Carly Simon - Haven't Got Time For The Pain

[Pet Shop Boy]

This is possibly my favourite Carly single ever. It's between this and Why?.

It was the second single from her fourth album Hotcakes and it hit the top 20. The lyrics are just so uplifting and inspiring.

It kinda reminds me of a Bee-gees production, what with the rather high pitched backing vocals.

The strings are also wonderful. In my opinion it's just a perfectly crafted song. Should be better known.

[MikeCheck12]

I love Carly. Her voice is so smooth, and she sounds great on this track. My all-time favorite is still You're So Vain, but this one is up there, too.

[BillboardBoy]

This was in some kind of aspirin commercial. Tylenol or Bayer or Anacin. Can't remember which.

[Hervard]

billboardboy said:

This was in some kind of aspirin commercial. Tylenol or Bayer or Anacin. Can't remember which.

I remember that. The commercial was on back in late 1986 or so, right? But I can't remember which brand of aspirin the commercial was for. I do know it was a man singing the song, though.

[cartman2002]

Haven't Got Time For The Pain reached #14 on the Hot 100 in 1974

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Great song!