--- description: The singer paid tribute to the victims of France's recent attacks title: Watch James Taylor Sings "You've Got a Friend" with John Kerry image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcfd0142dc2aad8f/69877a5a35ba6f38e5c068d4/james-taylor-john-kerry.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch James Taylor Sing 'You've Got a Friend' Beside John Kerry in Paris by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 16, 2015 2:14 PM CUT  Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo (C) and US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) listen to US musician James Taylor at Paris City Hall on January 16, 2015. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo (C) and US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) listen to US musician James Taylor at Paris City Hall on January 16, 2015.Joel Saget—AFP/Getty Images by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 16, 2015 2:14 PM CUT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and President Francois Hollande to offer condolences on the terrorist attacks that killed 17 people in Paris last week — and he brought a friend. James Taylor joined Kerry onstage at city hall, where the singer performed a rendition of Carole King’s “You’ve Got a Friend” in tribute to victims of the attacks. Before arriving in Paris, Kerry said of the trip, “My visit to France is basically to share a big hug for Paris and express the affection of the American people for France and for our friends there who have been through a terrible time.” _Read next:_ [_Barack Obama and David Cameron Are Going to Play a Cyber Attack War Game_](http://time.com/3671345/barack-obama-david-cameron-cyber-attack-war-game/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3671375/james-taylor-john-kerry-paris/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3671375/james-taylor-john-kerry-paris/"},"headline":"Watch James Taylor Sing 'You've Got a Friend' Beside John Kerry in Paris","datePublished":"2015-01-16T14:14:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:38:33.166Z","description":"The singer paid tribute to the victims of France's recent attacks","url":"https://time.com/3671375/james-taylor-john-kerry-paris/","keywords":["France","europe","John F. Kerry"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcfd0142dc2aad8f/69877a5a35ba6f38e5c068d4/james-taylor-john-kerry.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcfd0142dc2aad8f/69877a5a35ba6f38e5c068d4/james-taylor-john-kerry.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo (C) and US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) listen to US musician James Taylor at Paris City Hall on January 16, 2015.","caption":"Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo (C) and US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) listen to US musician James Taylor at Paris City Hall on January 16, 2015.","creditText":"Joel Saget—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3671375/james-taylor-john-kerry-paris/","name":"Watch James Taylor Sing 'You've Got a Friend' Beside John Kerry in Paris"}}]}] ```