<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Space Captain" (1971) </Td> <Td> "Sweet Inspiration" / "Where You Lead" (1972) </Td> <Td> "Sing a Song / Make Your Own Kind of Music" (1972) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Space Captain" (1971) </Td> <Td> "Sweet Inspiration" / "Where You Lead" (1972) </Td> <Td> "Sing a Song / Make Your Own Kind of Music" (1972) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Where You Lead" is a song written in 1970 by Carole King with lyricist Toni Stern, introduced on King's iconic 1971 album Tapestry . A Top 40 hit for Barbra Streisand in both a studio and a live version--the latter in a medley entitled "Sweet Inspiration / Where You Lead"'--the song has also served as theme song for the television series Gilmore Girls (2000--07) in a lyrically revised version recorded by Carole King and Louise Goffin . </P> <P> "Where You Lead" is one of two Carole King / Toni Stern collaborations featured on Tapestry, the other being the #1 single "It's Too Late". King had written the music and the majority of the lyric for "Where You Lead" when she solicited the assistance of Stern, saying: "I can't write the bridge to this: if you can figure out the bridge you can get (co-writing) credit for the song ." Disliking the arguably servile stance of the song as written by King so far, Stern swiftly conceived lyrics for its bridge which she felt expressed a more empowered narrative voice . The lyrics Stern submitted to King included the lines: "...if you want to live in f * * * king New York City / Honey you know I will": King herself deleted "f * * * king", then sought Tapestry producer Lou Adler's approval of the "New York City" reference; Adler's approval was forthcoming and the lyrics for "Where You Lead" were thus complete . </P>

Who sings where you lead i will follow