I'm sorry but Paul Simon is so overrated

They brought him out to do "Sounds of Silence" at the 9/11 memorial.

it was Russell Davies who talked about the song, on the radio

I'd like to see that latest performance. saw James Taylor playing in a suit on BBC!

http://gawker.com/5839085/watch-paul-simon-perform-sound-of-silence-at-the-911-memorial

Not a bad version by the way.

Once in high school in the pitch black of a cold winter morning I heard the click of my clock radio alarm coming on and then those words "Hello darkness my old friend" and it freaked me out for a few minutes.

I, too, saw The Capeman on Broadway. Thought the music was going to have more of a genuine Latin feel given the vocalists involved and was disappointed by what it turned out to be, especially the second-rate Leiber and Stoller imitation "Shoplifting Clothes"- heck, back in the day Jerry and Mike were already borrowing from Latin music and it was a lot better than what PS came up with. My fellow theatergoer Quincy Jones liked it even less than I did, according to the conversation I overheard during the break.

Talked to a gal this weekend who thought for decades that the song was called "Coat of Chrome."

― The Freewheelin' Rebecca Black (Eazy), Monday, August 22, 2011 3:20 PM (2 weeks ago)

NOTHING BUT THE DEAD AND DYING BACK IN MY LITTLE TOWN

was just jammin rhythm of the saints, those later tracks they sneak up on you

yeah that album rules. "spirit voices"!

Loved his Simon & Garfunkel work... I never really delved too far into his solo work (I've heard the self-titled debut, Rhymin' Simon, Graceland and Rhythm Of The Saints), but it never really did that much for me aside from a few moments. I think 'The Coast' is one of the best songs he's ever written.

born at the right time through rhythm of the saints is an awesome stretch

http://i14.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/a9/c6/7bd0_2.JPG
this was the first concert t-shirt i ever got. 6th grade! i was so cool.

he def looks like he killed a man on that t-shirt

I love 'The Obvious Child', 'Proof', 'The Coast' (of course, this track is beautiful - and lovely guitar work), 'Born At The Right Time' and 'Spirit Voices'. The rest of the album kinda bores me.

rhythm of the saints is my favourite i think

you are my favorite!

Born At The Right Time ... For Me To Kill You

rolfz

♡U♡

(thats supposed to be a horseshoe in the middle)

how can you be bored by the "the cool, cool river"?

YES, BOSS

xp <3

i guess if you find almost painfully beautiful things boring

i feel like w/the later tracks on that album at first they seem beautiful but somewhat spacey and unstructured, then after a while the depth of the songwriting starts to reveal itself, its p subtle

cool cool river has the best moment on the album, when the horns come in, just amazing, religious experience if done right

can we start a commune devoted to listening to paul simon albums or what

brb going to listen to the cool cool river on repeat

i guess if you find almost painfully beautiful things boring

― horseshoe, Thursday, November 3, 2011 6:01 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark

It's not that I find 'almost painfully beautiful things boring', it's that I don't find 'The Cool Cool River' beautiful in the first place. I like the 'yes, boss' moment, actually, and it's unusual 9/8 time signature, they're neat ideas. Ultimately though, I find the track too meandering to engage me.

cool cool river has the best moment on the album, when the horns come in, just amazing, religious experience if done right

― max, Thursday, November 3, 2011 1:06 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

this this this this

there is nothing meandering about that song, its a fact of life so

Maybe not to you.

you didn't finish that last sentence D

Maybe not to you.

― Turrican, Thursday, November 3, 2011 7:59 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

no this is a universal established objective truth

If you say so.

These streets
quiet as a sleeping army

(Like "Quiet as a burglar/Who's stepped on a thumbtack")

Yeah, Cool Cool River is awesome, Simon doesn't often try to do 'sinister' but the ''SLIDes through the metal detECtor'' part pretty much nails it, love the whole song, live in central park version is good too IIRC.

the entirely real and valuable poster Alamac hasn't been on ilx much lately : (

I have a memory of liking 'the cool cool river'

I don't have a copy of this LP, now

how the heart approaches what it yearns

the entirely real and valuable poster Alamac hasn't been on ilx much lately : (
do you think paul simon killed him!? omg

cool cool river has the best moment on the album, when the horns come in, just amazing, religious experience if done right

on the '91 tour the horns, swathed in shadows, suddenly appeared, with the spotlights punctuating every stab. The crowd went nuts.

one of my favourite things of all time is the backing vocals on born the right time

he always has such good good backing vocal arrangements

like the oohs at the beginning of hearts and bones. this is something that attention should be drawn to i think.

There he goes, the Man Who Thought Paul Simon Overrated

his Chicago concert this evening is being streamed live right now, on WXRT. fyi

wxrt.radio.com

alright i had to do some serious deep cleaning the other day and in order to get psyched i made a lil psimon mix, guys this is not meant to be definitive so just lets all be cool ok, anyway some interesting insight emerged from the process which i would like to take a moment to share w/you:

1 i am really only into the albums graceland, paul simon, rhythm of the saints, and hearts and bones
2 he is really good abt starting off each album w/a banger, so many good 1st tracks
3 it is hard to make a paul simon mix because he has so many good songs and because u just want to put the entirety of graceland on there
4 i have never listened to any of his post rhythm of the saints music at all
5 garfunkel was a coward
6 i like generally his more up expansive songs
7 he has a sort of gross chummy mode that im really not that into

this is the mix - i didnt put any same album songs back to back just to challenge myself
Me and Julio Down by the School Yard
Mrs. Robinson
I Know What I Know
Mother and Child Reunion
Obvious Child
The Boy in the Bubble
Late In The Evening
Proof
Graceland
Allergies
All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
When Numbers Get Serious
Kodachrome
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
Born at the Right Time
Duncan
My Little Town

plz compliment my mix

who am I to blow against the wind?

didnt i meet u @ plain txt message bord

good upbeat simon mix, obvs you were cleaning so ballads/downers would need to be on another mix that would be used for mourning peyton manning.

rip

slip slidin' away