Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song) "Hush Little Baby" in the lyrics of his single "Mockingbird" from his 2004 album "Encore". In The Simpsons episode "Three Gays of the Condo" (2003), Marge and Homer sing the opening from the James Taylor/Carly Simon version of the song after Marge finds a puzzle piece that has James Taylor's face that is part of a jigsaw puzzle that the Simpsons put together. British singer Dusty Springfield performed the song as a duet with Jimi Hendrix on a 1968 episode of her ITV variety show, "It Must Be Dusty". No high quality versions appear to have survived to present day,
Long Ago and Far Away (James Taylor song) melody of "Long Ago and Far Away" and that of "Sunny Skies," a song from Taylor's prior album "Sweet Baby James". Journalist Peggy Mulloy Glad regards it as an example of how Taylor can use his vocal and guitar playing to "communicate the pain, melancholy and desires that most people experience but few can express." Author Dave Thompson described the song as "slight." But Rudis considers it a "nice dreamy number." Author Ian Halperin regards it as the most daring song on "Mud Slide Slim". Thirteen years after its initial release, critic Doug Robinson called it a "lesser known gem."