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  • “The Only Living Boy in New York” by Simon & Garfunkel
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    Lyrics:
    Tom, get your plane right on time
    I know your part'll go fine
    Fly down to Mexico
    Do-n-do-d-do-n-do and here I am,
    The only living boy in New York
    I get the news I need on the weather report
    I can gather all the news I need on the weather report
    Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile
    Do-n-doh-d-doh-n-doh and here I am
    The only living boy in New York
    #SimonAndGarfunkel #TheOnlyLivingBoyinNewYork #FolkRock
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  • @davidosborn146
    @davidosborn146 Před rokem +814

    My dad played bass on this and it's been four years since he died.
    I can just now listen to his work and not fall apart. Miss you Dad..

    • @rafaelpretto292
      @rafaelpretto292 Před rokem +47

      What a great bass player. May he rest in peace.

    • @macandrewes
      @macandrewes Před rokem +60

      I was just thinking gosh you know the bass on this song is fabulous. Really makes the song. Then I saw your comment. Your dad was a master you should be proud. Peace and love from Toronto Canada

    • @josiahp.6960
      @josiahp.6960 Před rokem +12

      Like... Really?

    • @davidosborn146
      @davidosborn146 Před rokem +25

      @@macandrewes
      You're very kind, thank you

    • @adrianbray4025
      @adrianbray4025 Před rokem +33

      You must be very proud that your dad played such a sublime bass on this beautiful song. So brilliant!

  • @thomascleary6151
    @thomascleary6151 Před 3 lety +1523

    My dad passed away this year during the first lockdown. We weren't allowed to go and see him or anything during his last couple of months alive. I remember this song from a mix tape he made us when I was about 6 and that 'here I am' always resonates with me. As a youngster I imagined it was him saying it and it's even more powerful now. Sorry, I don't usually comment stuff like this on CZcams, but tonight is just one of those nights

    • @Paulco67
      @Paulco67 Před 3 lety +61

      Peace to you and may your Dad always live on in your heart.

    • @LuziferDiabolus
      @LuziferDiabolus Před 3 lety +40

      I'm sorry for your loss. Sometimes it just helps to share your story with others - so don't apologize for that. Much peace to you and your family!

    • @allforjak8074
      @allforjak8074 Před 3 lety +46

      I'm so sorry to hear about the injustice perpetrated upon you and your family. God bless! you nor he deserved to not see each other in fact its inhumane what is taking place. I am a man on my wife's CZcams acct listening to this and your story brought me to tears as I listen to this. I will never forget reading this and I'm sorry for your loss. You are definitely in my prayers so be blessed!

    • @jamescourt4703
      @jamescourt4703 Před 3 lety +15

      Rip to your father tom. Its special to remember all the great memories you had with him in the past.

    • @samhughes5437
      @samhughes5437 Před 3 lety +24

      This song reminds me of my dad too who has been gone for 20 years but it still makes me cry x

  • @lhart99
    @lhart99 Před 2 lety +926

    A near and dear high school friend and I used to argue about what was the better Simon & Garfunkel song, this song or The Boxer. I used to say this song mainly out of spite, but also because I loved this song. Years later, my friend has passed on and I'm stuck here not even livin' just existing. I wish I could go back in time. Words cant describe how valuable my friend Josh was to me. Now a days I just sit back and realize how great both songs are. Cheers. :-)

    • @happybergner9832
      @happybergner9832 Před 2 lety +27

      Be grateful to be alive. Grow some each day. I think we are each in that ring....never give up. Don't go gently....!!! (Dylan Thomas)

    • @happybergner9832
      @happybergner9832 Před 2 lety +8

      @@briankent1176 ❤️ it sounds like you have depression.

    • @darktower74
      @darktower74 Před 2 lety +22

      The past is pain, that's all there is to it. If it was a bad time in the past, it's pain. If it was a glorious, legendary time in the past, it cores out the heart with a melon-baller because that memory has such a sheen to it - it blinds.

    • @mikegalvin9801
      @mikegalvin9801 Před 2 lety +21

      Someone once said that of all the potential tragedies we fear in our youth the one that never occurs to us is that we will outlive our friends. I also think Steven King was spot on in the last line of Stand By Me "I never again had friends like I did back then. Does anyone?"

    • @happybergner9832
      @happybergner9832 Před 2 lety +11

      @@mikegalvin9801 I found one ..at age 67...and I still have my bestie from the
      3rd grade.

  • @ronaldchives2486
    @ronaldchives2486 Před měsícem +18

    This must be one of the most beautiful tracks ever recorded

    • @rogbrown1458
      @rogbrown1458 Před měsícem +1

      Most definitely agree.Rog.Pacific Sunset( LA)

  • @ericfoster8411
    @ericfoster8411 Před rokem +210

    The harmonies on the “ahhhh. Here I am” part are otherworldly. It’s absurd to think two humans did this

    • @alansommer
      @alansommer Před rokem +15

      Two humans and the sound engineer. lol

    • @barbaradoyle6093
      @barbaradoyle6093 Před rokem +11

      I always think of that as coming through the wind blowing in New York.

    • @sebastien1063
      @sebastien1063 Před rokem +4

      True, we are never alone... Angels or evils are always here to help us acting, we just have to decide in wich way.

    • @geob3963
      @geob3963 Před rokem +5

      I love when the combination of people create “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” magical phenomena in music.

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 Před rokem +16

      Mainly Paul Simon's vocals layered over and over. Garfunkel can be heard on the last couple of choruses, but vocally this song is Paul Simon's as Garfunkel was off on a movie set leaving Paul and the engineer to mostly craft this album without him.

  • @janjones4959
    @janjones4959 Před 11 měsíci +68

    Paul Simon is a musical genius ❤

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 Před 2 měsíci

      to make that statement,I'd have to know the Man fairly well,the music alone does NOT profess...GENIUS

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 Před 2 měsíci

      He had HELP

    • @janjones4959
      @janjones4959 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@hmackie6823 He wrote all the songs he had help singing them yes but look how long his career has lasted and his body of work it speaks for itself.

  • @barbaradoyle6093
    @barbaradoyle6093 Před rokem +214

    This song is a sudden time warp… sitting upstairs doing my homework, sounds of dinner being made, my dad’s deeper voice, everything is sort of a fuzzy yellow or orange color… warm.
    Wish I could live there for just one more day. See them again.

  • @philiphamer5959
    @philiphamer5959 Před 2 lety +340

    One of the greatest songs ever written. Difficult to believe that these guys are 80. Genius, pure and simple

    • @catnapgee5357
      @catnapgee5357 Před rokem +2

      wow, i think I've read your comment under every great song ever written!

    • @aljabirxiju9475
      @aljabirxiju9475 Před 11 měsíci +1

      whats so difficult to believe about the process of aging in the material world?

    • @countchoculitis1528
      @countchoculitis1528 Před 8 měsíci +4

      Ironic that this song is basically PS venting his frustration with Art just before their breakup lol

    • @dickmann1979
      @dickmann1979 Před 7 měsíci

      they were not 80 when the song was written xD.

    • @lennylipe6434
      @lennylipe6434 Před 5 měsíci +3

      Like Tom from their original Tom & Jerry??

  • @palendromebob
    @palendromebob Před 5 lety +1732

    When my father dies nothing; his funeral nothing. Then, some 3 months later I played this and within minutes I was sobbing. I don't mean this as a negative, it was a release. The power of music.

    • @scottmatthewson3140
      @scottmatthewson3140 Před 5 lety +41

      So glad that you said this. Made me feel a lot better.

    • @MonsterM4sh
      @MonsterM4sh Před 5 lety +35

      My father has yet to pass, but I feel your pain and I feel your release.

    • @HeinzWD-4057sauce
      @HeinzWD-4057sauce Před 5 lety +36

      I am in the exact same boat as you. Pops passed. This one and the boxer get me every time. Those songs help me to feel like I'm getting an extra bit of connection with him.

    • @macaronidaddy944
      @macaronidaddy944 Před 5 lety +22

      Same thing happened with me. I had a very dear friend die and I broke down listening to in my life by the Beatles

    • @danielmicheli354
      @danielmicheli354 Před 5 lety +16

      Music has a strong healing power, man.

  • @user-mk2cw1jx9m
    @user-mk2cw1jx9m Před 3 měsíci +21

    When I was a small kid my dad would sing this and I recall him strumming his guitar singing this. Every time I hear this I remember the beauty of being young

  • @janjones4959
    @janjones4959 Před rokem +21

    Paul Simon is a genius.

  • @hpn909
    @hpn909 Před měsícem +8

    A song about the breakup of Simon&Garfunkel. One great song.

    • @asburystan
      @asburystan Před 7 dny +1

      No, it's not. It's about Paul missing Art while he was filming Catch 22 in Mexico.

    • @jajaleco
      @jajaleco Před 4 dny

      ​@@asburystanSame thing

  • @John-bo1sz
    @John-bo1sz Před měsícem +6

    I fell in love this song when I was 20. Am 51 now and still love it. It hits different now that my last parent, my father, passed on May 7th 2024. This song is now like a church hymn to me now. Unwordly beautiful.

  • @Timekeeper1200
    @Timekeeper1200 Před 2 lety +150

    Art Garfunkel's backing vocal takes the song to another dimension 👼

    • @feelgood662
      @feelgood662 Před 2 lety +14

      The backing vocals are sung by Paul and Art together.

    • @Divocwax
      @Divocwax Před rokem +1

      I was quite happy with just Paul Simon for this song(released 1970 - I was 14 hearing it on vinyl old fashioned platter and on AM radio). I always thought Simon was the main singer, main composer, main guitar player of the duo called Simon and Garfunkel. His solo career confirms it. Duos of friends were quite popular back then. The era still had "folk" music, before Rock rode over everything with sheer power. Simon and Garfunkel were friends since boyhood.

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 Před rokem +9

      It's Paul Simon's voice layered over and over to create that astomishing wall of harmonics. Garfunkel was off trying to be a movie star leaving Paul and the engineer to craft this album without him. Yes, Garfunkel can be heard briefly on the final choruses on this track, but vocally this song is Paul Simon's show.

    • @the_trooper_72
      @the_trooper_72 Před rokem +3

      ​@@skylinerunner1695I'm certain that part was recorded in an echo chamber.. Either way, it's sounds heavenly.. 👌🏻

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 Před rokem

      @@the_trooper_72 Oh really? Cool. It does sound phenomenal for sure.

  • @pamelapalashewski9705
    @pamelapalashewski9705 Před 5 lety +93

    This song was actually written as a farewell to Art, from Paul. Art went to Mexico to be in the movie, Catch-22. This song was written by Paul as a blessing to chase his dream, even tho Paul would be lonely during his absence. More meaning in this song than most people realize. Gets me choked up every time I hear it.

    • @maxmoon2254
      @maxmoon2254 Před 4 lety +2

      Pamela Palashewski Tom is Art. Tom & Jerry. It all makes sense now.

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 Před rokem +5

      The song So Long Frank Lloyd Wright was Paul Simon's farewell to Garfunkel.

    • @JAFO.
      @JAFO. Před rokem +3

      @@skylinerunner1695 Really?! ...and to think I thought it was a farewell to Frank Lloyd Wright.
      I was only 11 when I bought their LP but even at that tender age I was taken by the double entendre, "Architects may come, and Architects may go, and never change your point of view". I love it@!

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 Před rokem +7

      @@JAFO. Yes indeed it was a veiled goodbye to Garfunkel, (who, incidentally, had an interest in architecture). The line 'all of those times we harmonised 'til dawn' is a clear reference to their youthful musical collaboration which had now run its course. Listen to the song with headphones and pay close attention to the final moments of the song, at around the 3 minute mark, you'll hear Paul Simon call out ´So long, already Artie!' deep in the mix. Garfunkel himself ruefully spoke about the joke being on him as he was unaware for a long time of the songs true meaning.

    • @JAFO.
      @JAFO. Před rokem +4

      @@skylinerunner1695 Oh yeah, I've noticed that last line since I was a kid. I didn't know of their rift back at that tender age so I imagined it was part of the production to make the point that many others outside of those directly highlighted in and by the song may also feel similarly, like strangers in the background.

  • @stephenbutler5512
    @stephenbutler5512 Před 3 měsíci +8

    I'm not sure that there's anything more beautiful in pop music than the 'Here I am' vocal overlays on this track.

  • @lylecampbell9036
    @lylecampbell9036 Před 7 měsíci +20

    I was 8 years old when this came out. I shared a room with older brother who was a senior in high school. He played this album all the time and it brings back memories of him being there one day then going off to college the next. The music bring me joy but yet reminds me of him leaving. Although I saw him again for Christmas ect, the album still has the effect on me. My brother went on to be a Sergeant Airborne Ranger and later an Attorney for Sacramento County. He died in 2004 from lymphoma. I miss him so much. He was my hero.

  • @gerardarrillaga7450
    @gerardarrillaga7450 Před 8 měsíci +16

    My dad passed 4 yrs today . He introduced me to this band. Thank you dad

  • @gregoryross9428
    @gregoryross9428 Před 11 dny +2

    How is this not the most beautiful song. Just stunning.

  • @paulsouth2604
    @paulsouth2604 Před 4 lety +379

    This song... it's devastating. It kills you, and then sends you to heaven.

  • @sheshenq
    @sheshenq Před 6 lety +1235

    How can a song be that wonderful? I have been playing this song on repeat for ten years and I'm still not tired of it. I simply refuse to believe that this song exists.

    • @MrJim3166
      @MrJim3166 Před 6 lety +26

      Agree, the harmony should never end in this song.

    • @jonwiedman8041
      @jonwiedman8041 Před 6 lety +58

      My favorite song is "The Only Living Boy In New York" by Simon and Garfunkel, and has been since I first heard it in 1969 (49 years!). It is the "B" side of Cecilia, the 45 RPM I bought in 1969. The very first time I heard that song, I played it again continuously on my Admiral record changer/player for about 4 hours straight (I was in the Ping Pong room at my parents house in Farmington, Michigan practicing Darts). Played that song till my arm was so sore, I couldn't throw the darts anymore!

    • @LoveAndPeaceOccurs
      @LoveAndPeaceOccurs Před 6 lety +37

      I do understand ... there is Something ... very, very, extraordinary about this song on many levels ... I have never grown tired of it either and lately is seems to be the song that comforts most ... and I Love lots of songs.

    • @johngrunwell6101
      @johngrunwell6101 Před 5 lety +34

      Back in 2011 or 2012 I saw Paul Simon perform at Washington D.C.'s famous small venue, 9:30 Club, with a maximum capacity of 2000 people, and I was right in front of him the entire concert. I imagine that everybody present had a great deal of life history and emotion tied up in his songs, and when he performed this song, it's hard to imagine how amazing it felt to be part of a 2000-person chorus singing the choral sections. Perfectly. Like, it practically sounded like the studio version. Enough musically astute people to do the multiple parts (it's really only two or three melody lines), and it was extraordinary. It was a real blessing to be present and participating. I just saw Paul Simon's "Final" tour last night, and he's just as powerful, and songs like this demonstrate that he is directly to the universal well of creativity that inspires all the greatest art.

    • @davidberry8808
      @davidberry8808 Před 5 lety +17

      John Grunwell : Seen Paul 4 times in the last 15 years & he performed this on each occasion & on each occasion I struggled to hold back tears . Beautiful & yet a little bit haunting .

  • @paddycool
    @paddycool Před 5 lety +650

    there is something ethereal about this song

  • @jeffrey19771000
    @jeffrey19771000 Před 4 lety +186

    i wonder if paul simon realises how important his song writing has been to a simple fella like me.i better thank him while we're both alive.cheers paul.

    • @Paulco67
      @Paulco67 Před 3 lety +6

      Don’t forget Art.. 😊

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 Před 3 lety +6

      Never Meet Your Heroes...they rarely live up to our expectations.

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 Před 3 lety +4

      and yes,Paul Simnon was a Huge influence on me wanting to play guitar,I learned a few of his songs.

    • @JohnAnderson-fr2js
      @JohnAnderson-fr2js Před 2 lety

      @@Paulco67 a!

    • @Nick-Emery
      @Nick-Emery Před 2 lety

      I’m sure Paul Simon has just read this and is now well aware… I grew up on this album, strangely I remember my parents arguing over whose the record was when they split up 🤣 something very heavenly about this track 🤷‍♂️

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 Před 4 měsíci +14

    This album ws HUGE back then,many ppl may not realize that.

  • @davekampbell7525
    @davekampbell7525 Před 2 lety +38

    Why has Paul Simon never been awarded the Nobel Prize for literature? 🤷‍♂️

    • @sh230968
      @sh230968 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Paul doesn't deserve it. Neither did Bob by the way but they just gave it to Bob.

    • @abneryokum
      @abneryokum Před 4 měsíci

      @@sh230968 Because he's not some foreign-language writer than barely anyone has heard of, let alone read? Clown.

    • @FreeSpeech101-pb3lg
      @FreeSpeech101-pb3lg Před měsícem +1

      ​@@sh230968 Even if Bob Dylan didn't survive his motorcycle crash in 1967, his body of work from 1961-66 transformed lyrical writing around the world, and made him the gold standard lyricist by which everyone after was subsequently judged.

    • @jackiecarson859
      @jackiecarson859 Před měsícem

      @@FreeSpeech101-pb3lg Absolutely.

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 Před měsícem +1

      He writes lyrics not stories...but I see where ur going with this

  • @colin8007
    @colin8007 Před 2 lety +31

    New York does have a gentle side. Paul Simon’s music embodies it.

  • @67NewEngland
    @67NewEngland Před 3 lety +76

    Joe Osborne on bass, incredible melodic baseline. A legend.

  • @oldskool731
    @oldskool731 Před 2 měsíci +3

    my favourite simon & Garfunkle song

  • @johnknottenbelt2502
    @johnknottenbelt2502 Před 4 lety +52

    Those lines, "Half of the Time we're Gone, But We Don't Know Where, We Don't Know Where".... Still blows me away.... even after 50 years of first hearing them !

  • @annberrios9759
    @annberrios9759 Před 3 měsíci +3

    "How terribly strange to be 70" - Old Friends. Now they are close to 80! I have loved them since I was in the 7th grade.

  • @Jay_Flippen
    @Jay_Flippen Před 5 lety +635

    I always like to admire Garfunkel's magnificently large Fu Manchu mustache on this album cover.

  • @keithespinoza2064
    @keithespinoza2064 Před 4 lety +320

    My Dad played this song all day long the day after my older Brother was accidentally shot to death by his best friend in Jan 1972. I still remember my brother singing the line “half of the time we’re gone, but we don’t know where, and we don’t know where.” Garfunkel’s harmony is so beautiful yet haunting, and nearly 50 years later it still brings out very vivid and powerful images and emotions. Talk about bitter/sweet! 🎼😄❤️😭💔🙏🏼 🎶

  • @chinaman612
    @chinaman612 Před měsícem +5

    Such a tremendous sense of loss and abandonment in this sing.

  • @Gopherbee
    @Gopherbee Před 5 lety +40

    Paul Simon is a national treasure

  • @HashimotoTheBand
    @HashimotoTheBand Před 2 lety +54

    I heard someone point out that most people have a few favourite Paul Simon lines - and the most favourite can change from time to time. I have a number but after knowing this song for decades, it was only last month that I really noticed the line "Let your honesty shine, shine, shine, like it shines on me". What an amazingly loving thing to say to someone. THAT is now officially my favourite Paul Simon line. Let your honesty shine, shine, shine.

    • @wmarkdyer
      @wmarkdyer Před rokem

      I think he was being factitious

    • @ozma7339
      @ozma7339 Před rokem +6

      That is a beautiful line though. Regardless of its intent you can he really loves Art as a brother.

    • @The_Not_So_Great_Cornholio
      @The_Not_So_Great_Cornholio Před rokem +1

      It could be interpreted as being sarcastic.

    • @bobreams5178
      @bobreams5178 Před 5 měsíci +1

      "I get the news I need on the weather report" is one of my fave Simon lines.

  • @silverwinterskies
    @silverwinterskies Před rokem +28

    The most beautiful Simon and Garfunkel Song ever written ! Can't stop listening to it, and can't stop cryin' while i do.
    Lyrics
    Tom, get your plane right on time
    I know your part'll go fine
    Fly down to Mexico
    Doh-n-doh-de-doh-n-doh
    And here I am
    The only living boy in New York
    I get the news I need on the weather report
    Oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report
    Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile
    De-doh-n-doh-de-doh
    And here I am
    The only living boy in New York
    Half of the time we're gone
    But we don't know where
    And we don't know where
    Ahhhhhhhhhhhh
    Here I am
    Half of the time we're gone
    But we don't know where
    And we don't know where
    Tom, get your plane right on time
    I know that you've been eager to fly now
    Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now
    Doh-n-doh-de-doh-n-doh
    Like it shines on me (Here I am)
    The only living boy in New York
    The only living boy in New York
    Ahhhhhhhhhh
    Here I am
    Ahhhhhhhhhh
    Here I am....

    • @jeffwylie5899
      @jeffwylie5899 Před rokem +1

      I totally agree! Absolutely brilliant! And thanks for the lyrics!

  • @richem4386
    @richem4386 Před 5 lety +379

    Simon wrote this to express his heartbreak about Garfunkel leaving to take up acting. Read Garfunkel's autobiography for the whole story. Remember, they started out as Tom & Jerry, so Simon addresses Garfunkel as Tom. It's a song that sears the heart alright.

    • @wmarkdyer
      @wmarkdyer Před 4 lety +10

      I personally detect a bit of irritability.

    • @PianoSoulos
      @PianoSoulos Před 4 lety +10

      Yeah, this is a big FU to Art, he'll get the news from the weather report, nothing more to do today than smile, he's essentially saying take care Art, could care a less if we talk again.

    • @martinclarke7748
      @martinclarke7748 Před 4 lety +66

      @@PianoSoulos this is not a FU to Art but a song about his love for Art and to let him go and do what he wants to. "Let your honesty shine" he sings, "Like it shines on me."
      The 2 had been arguing for a while as Simon was trying to make the Bridge album and Art had filming commitments down in New Mexico. One day Simon realised that this was it, the final album, they will never be the same again. He can choose to curse Art or let him do what he wants to. From that thought came this wonderful song.
      "Nothing more to do today than smile" is Simons realisation that this is the right thing to do. He's happy for Art in his wanting to move on, he's no longer angry.
      "I get the news I need from the weather report" means that if it's bad weather, the plane won't fly and he can get Art in the studio

    • @nibora4895
      @nibora4895 Před 4 lety +25

      I just watched the show Breaking the Band on the Reelz channel about Simon and Garfunkel and I guess the whole album Bridge Over Troubled Water was dedicated to Art because of how depressed Paul was with him being in Mexico filming that movie. So just about every song on the album was about Artie Breakin Paul's heart.

    • @helenhanley4123
      @helenhanley4123 Před 4 lety +21

      @@martinclarke7748 Garfunkel was filming Catch 22 down in Mexico and the weather was unusually bad for the time of year and filming was delayed. This caused frustration for both as they desperately wanted to finish what became their seminal work.
      So, the only news Simon was interested in was the weather reports in Mexico.

  • @Nately22
    @Nately22 Před 6 lety +599

    The human spirit lives in this song.

  • @user-ck9os3fv4j
    @user-ck9os3fv4j Před 2 lety +2

    東北の寒村の貧乏な家にうまれた私はあなた方の歌をラジオから聴くのが唯一の楽しみでした。 心が洗われる様な二人の声に冬の寒さを耐えていました

  • @robertcavalier6133
    @robertcavalier6133 Před rokem +10

    If you lived in New Jersey like I did from 1973 to 1976 -- then this song is meaningful! Love it! The vibe is right on! Thanks, Lawrenceville School, NJ! * Cav *

  • @Sarah-zr1nj
    @Sarah-zr1nj Před 4 lety +21

    I’m sure it has been said a million times, and I hate to sound cliché, but Garfunkel has the voice of an angel.

  • @rogerscollier7424
    @rogerscollier7424 Před 4 lety +79

    This only Simon and Garfunkel album I purchased in my life as a teenager. The most beautiful music that I’ve heard in my life as a 17 year old in 1970. The album “Bridge Over Troubled Water” is masterpiece of recording history.

    • @missasinenomine
      @missasinenomine Před 8 měsíci +1

      Yes indeed. Just a pity it has such a crappy photo on the cover. Could't they have done any better than that?

  • @allmanbro71
    @allmanbro71 Před 4 lety +25

    When I was in Afghanistan for a year, Simon and Garfunkel kept me alive. A little bit of humanity, of love, of peace. There is nothing else to say.

    • @kalmia01
      @kalmia01 Před rokem

      💗

    • @kosmogabri
      @kosmogabri Před rokem

    • @dchapero6929
      @dchapero6929 Před rokem +1

      I feel you, brother. I had my songs, too.
      Hope you’re holding up.

    • @lynnallen1585
      @lynnallen1585 Před 9 měsíci

      Where were you in Afghanistan? What years? I was in Uruzgan Province in 2007-08; Laghman Province in 09-10; Kabul in 2010-11, and; at Shindand Air Base in 2013.

  • @ericka8958
    @ericka8958 Před 3 lety +117

    I'm only 15 but listening to this song makes me feel nostalgic about a whole life I've yet to live.

    • @leonardoblevins1371
      @leonardoblevins1371 Před 2 lety +4

      It’s because yer an old soul

    • @mikelecss
      @mikelecss Před 2 lety +4

      There is a specific name for that nostalgic feeling :) you are not alone!

    • @cravog.silveira4601
      @cravog.silveira4601 Před 2 lety +4

      I like your comment. As for myself I was 17 when I first heard Simon and Garfunkel. I really miss those days of my youth... There were friends and happiness and life was yet to be lived...
      Now...

    • @chrisb6943
      @chrisb6943 Před 2 lety +2

      Agreed...... same as you are... I enjoyed listening this music since I was 15 back in 2004.

    • @garethstanden3732
      @garethstanden3732 Před 2 lety +2

      So how’s it going so far…?

  • @denbenewyork3198
    @denbenewyork3198 Před 6 lety +369

    Still rips my heart apart fifty years later...

    • @The19bikerbabe53
      @The19bikerbabe53 Před 5 lety +6

      Absolutely !

    • @dihett
      @dihett Před 5 lety +15

      Mine too. I first heard this in the early 70's because my mom was a fan and played the music at home. It is still breathtaking to me.

    • @counterstriving
      @counterstriving Před 4 lety +1

      Me too!

    • @integrity1st.12
      @integrity1st.12 Před 3 lety +2

      Amen!!!

    • @alicelovell3905
      @alicelovell3905 Před 3 lety +7

      Same, even more now seeing thru the lense of Time

  • @ClassicRockLivesOn
    @ClassicRockLivesOn Před 3 lety +28

    There's a whole lot to praise about this song, but can we give a hand for the bassline?

    • @martylester5089
      @martylester5089 Před 2 lety +4

      yes! i had to google it to find out who it was. big hand for Hal Blane legendary drummer too!

    • @KurtRibakBass
      @KurtRibakBass Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah! I'm told it as Joe Osborne. What a cool part. It moves around a lot but also grooves really well.

    • @gdub999tub.
      @gdub999tub. Před 2 lety +1

      Wow I was thinking the same thing. You may be a bass player...? I am.

    • @KurtRibakBass
      @KurtRibakBass Před 2 lety +1

      @@gdub999tub. - yes I am.

  • @Sheerkat7
    @Sheerkat7 Před rokem +23

    Such an ethereal song. Starts out so simply and then goes into another dimension.

  • @namcat53
    @namcat53 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Everybody who was aware had this album when it was first released. We wanted to absorb all the great music that was coming out then. They were as unique and amazing as The Beatles. The sounds instantly became our touchstones; they were made by our friends, they were beautiful and we knew they had the power to help us through tough times. If you were in high school or college then, this was one of the great albums of all time.

  • @MrJim3166
    @MrJim3166 Před 6 lety +275

    The harmony on this song is so angelic i wish it didnt stop. listen to this song on a beautiful day and just stare up at the sky smile and float.

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 Před 2 lety

      listen to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 Před 2 lety

      I am being serious

    • @sallynaylor5538
      @sallynaylor5538 Před 8 měsíci

      I always listen to this album on flights looking out the window in the clouds its transcends you to another world.

  • @patrickk.6295
    @patrickk.6295 Před 2 lety +96

    HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY TO THE ONE AND ONLY LIVING LEGEND PAUL SIMON! This is my absolute favorite track by him, along with "Bridge Over Troubled Water". It's crazy how easily his amazing songs can connect with the human soul. No matter if you're a toddler to elderly, there's just something about his music that hits you right at the center. Making timeless songs for over six decades is unheard of and he's transcendental just The Beatles, Elvis, Bob Dylan's etc. Kids will discover Simon and Garfunkel as well as Paul solo generations from now just like they do with the other artists mentioned. ❤️🤍👍🎂

    • @jpmcmotor6890
      @jpmcmotor6890 Před 2 lety +2

      Yep and dont forget Leonard Cohen!

    • @patrickk.6295
      @patrickk.6295 Před 2 lety

      @@jpmcmotor6890 oh I never would forget about Mr. Cohen but I seem to have here. My fault for the overlooking of Leonard

  • @kenennis6287
    @kenennis6287 Před 3 lety +7

    Thought it was the best song on the album then and I still do

  • @lynby6231
    @lynby6231 Před 2 lety +35

    This song is so atmospheric, I love Paul’s voice and the choral arrangements are so haunting

  • @don4287
    @don4287 Před 3 lety +14

    The anthem of anyone who's ever felt alone and abandoned.

    • @ricardosilaban
      @ricardosilaban Před 2 lety

      Me..i never feel how to have a girlfriend ......

  • @noname1st139
    @noname1st139 Před 5 lety +58

    1:18 could happily put this harmonising on loop for 10 minutes to make the most of the goosebumps,truely stunning 👌

  • @scke3717
    @scke3717 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Drums and bass are the stealth stars of this one.

  • @JupiterJulia
    @JupiterJulia Před 3 lety +33

    Paul Simon's songwriting always has this way of making u feel the pain along with him... it's like he's opening up his soul..

  • @alanadair8154
    @alanadair8154 Před 2 lety +74

    This will always be my favourite track of the very first album I owned back in 1970 when I was 12. Perfection.

    • @stevesnodgrass7434
      @stevesnodgrass7434 Před 2 lety +2

      I stole.this album from my brothers when our parents divorced. It got through a bad time. We still steal it from each other. Love you brother.

    • @roberthill799
      @roberthill799 Před 2 lety +1

      First album I bought as well.

  • @JazzyJonas
    @JazzyJonas Před 5 lety +82

    Stone cold classic. Easily one of the greatest albums of all time.

  • @rbeygarcia
    @rbeygarcia Před 2 lety +7

    Jesus Christ, the sound engineering and production on this album. A masterpiece. Should be studied at any music school that teaches excellence.

  • @mic3700
    @mic3700 Před 2 lety +55

    A masterpiece from an album I bought 50 years ago. A wonderful song that never fades in me.

    • @skarasik4021
      @skarasik4021 Před 9 měsíci +3

      No, it can’t be 50 years! 😮 seems like it was just yesterday.

  • @arturrodriguesbutignol3519
    @arturrodriguesbutignol3519 Před 2 lety +12

    Art's voice is a diamond; Paul's writing is a chisel!

  • @jimothyhimony
    @jimothyhimony Před 5 lety +60

    Whenever I feel crushingly depressed, I know these two are always somehow able to make me feel something again.

    • @eddyrocks
      @eddyrocks Před rokem +2

      Hope you're in a good place now man

  • @user-vy3wf7to9q
    @user-vy3wf7to9q Před 4 měsíci +3

    Nothing compares to thier greatest hits album. Transcendant

    • @keithjones7390
      @keithjones7390 Před 4 měsíci +1

      First album l ever bought, still got it

  • @grankydank
    @grankydank Před rokem +4

    dude simon & garfunkel get me so emotional

  • @fuffthebucks7266
    @fuffthebucks7266 Před 2 lety +17

    This seriously might be one of the most beautiful songs ever made

  • @singlesideman
    @singlesideman Před 5 lety +27

    I've been playing this on repeat for 48 years. Since I was 3. I'm not joking. Otis Redding, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder - it's all every bit as brilliant as I remember it...

  • @itsmememe3489
    @itsmememe3489 Před rokem +5

    So many people on here have such profound and sad memories with this song 😢, God Bless x

    • @peterchuck4077
      @peterchuck4077 Před rokem +2

      I need this music to mourn. So, it’s a way of remembering my brother and his wife who sang folk music so beautifully.

  • @Bogframe
    @Bogframe Před 3 měsíci +2

    One of the best sounding, best written and best sung albums out there. Close to perfection!

  • @deborahpaley21
    @deborahpaley21 Před 10 měsíci +5

    I haven't heard this in over 4 decades. OMG how beautiful.

  • @koretmulder6316
    @koretmulder6316 Před 9 měsíci +5

    This is the quintessential sad break-up song. All love, all heart-break.

  • @johnslaviero2080
    @johnslaviero2080 Před 10 měsíci +9

    No one today could write and sing a song like this

  • @neilangus1363
    @neilangus1363 Před 11 měsíci +9

    This song is perfection and is timeless. So amazing. Paul's a genius musically

  • @ddmr44
    @ddmr44 Před 4 lety +73

    This made me sob for loved ones lost, for the plight of this world today with the pandemic, for reading the pain in some of your posts and sharing. But.... there is always hope. And there is Hope in this song.

  • @done1675
    @done1675 Před 6 lety +83

    I am happy that this song is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

  • @JayDee-dn8gc
    @JayDee-dn8gc Před 5 lety +34

    Achingly beautiful. "Here I am"

  • @semireckless
    @semireckless Před rokem +5

    "Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where." About as true of words as were ever written.

  • @cleopatra6912
    @cleopatra6912 Před 2 lety +11

    Paul has such a beautiful voice!

  • @Gremlins1957
    @Gremlins1957 Před 5 lety +49

    I've been playing it for over 40 yrs. This song is amazing.

  • @b.powell3480
    @b.powell3480 Před 3 lety +6

    Who remembers the huge concert Simon & Garfunkel did in New York central Park ? Back in the day, great concert!!

    • @ORWELL_USA
      @ORWELL_USA Před měsícem

      Yes, I was there. Three amazing Brazilian percussionists and Baghete Kumalo on the bass.

  • @callumwoodward5265
    @callumwoodward5265 Před rokem +8

    Miss and love you dad! Gave me the best music Taste in the world will forever b grateful. ❤

  • @user-nk1ey5qs5q
    @user-nk1ey5qs5q Před 2 lety +14

    paul simon is a giant composer and the lyrics brings back memories. simply fantastic tune.

  • @gdalcorso1
    @gdalcorso1 Před 6 lety +11

    Paul's an utter genius.

  • @carlosvipe2765
    @carlosvipe2765 Před 4 lety +16

    No matter how tough I try do be, it's hard to listen to this song without some emotion or even some tear drops.

  • @christopheradderley45
    @christopheradderley45 Před 2 lety +40

    This is simply a track of pure beauty.
    My favourite Simon and Garfunkel track by some distance. Strange thing is that the older I become,
    the more I love it 🧡

  • @brianbeagley5114
    @brianbeagley5114 Před 3 lety +20

    This song will always live on forever

  • @34hedgehog
    @34hedgehog Před 5 lety +21

    RIP Joe Osborn, sublime bass player.

  • @johnmcgrath3304
    @johnmcgrath3304 Před 5 lety +45

    Hal Blaine RIP and thank you for your beautiful drumming on this track and hundreds of others.

  • @AlfredBrock_The_Wayne_Focus

    This song reminds me of being alive. It brings out the joy of creativity. The sound of a city on the move in the hearts of the people who live there!

  • @doncarlos2883
    @doncarlos2883 Před 2 lety +10

    Paul Simon, what a beautiful voice!

  • @41hijinx22
    @41hijinx22 Před 2 lety +4

    I had this album in 1970 and listened to it on a cheap plastic turntable and loved it. Little did I know 51 years later I would listen to it on a computer with head phones.

  • @woodpeckerpaul
    @woodpeckerpaul Před 3 lety +3

    Lovely bass playing on this track.
    RIP Joe Osborn.

  • @barbaratibbets8643
    @barbaratibbets8643 Před 2 lety +15

    I was 16 or 17 when this song came out and absolutely wore this album out on my record player. Still listing at almost 70 yo now. Still the best.

  • @milo6046
    @milo6046 Před 6 lety +90

    This song is bewitching... And the voices recorded in the reverb chamber are sublime. I am travelling back to 1970, wanna join ?

    • @danielgolus4600
      @danielgolus4600 Před 5 lety +4

      Already been there. I was 16. But it'd be great to go back and re-visit. Many good memories despite the Vietnam angst. So yes, sign me up!

    • @deelaine1769
      @deelaine1769 Před 5 lety +3

      I'm there! Can't help it, this is one song that takes me back to my high school days!

    • @cathieauld590
      @cathieauld590 Před 4 lety +3

      Yes please

    • @61dodgelancer
      @61dodgelancer Před 4 lety +7

      I wouldn't mind traveling back 50 years to 1970. When "The Only Living Boy in New York" was released, I had just gotten out of the Air Force the previous year and married the girl who is the love of my life. Those were the days my friend.

    • @coramarquez6400
      @coramarquez6400 Před 4 lety

      Just got there...amazing!

  • @susangrossman8431
    @susangrossman8431 Před rokem +5

    I think this is my favorite Simon and Garfunkel song. August 2022. Greetings from the USA!

  • @banditdave1200
    @banditdave1200 Před 4 lety +3

    "I gather all the news I need, from the weather report."That is it. Nothing more needs to be said. Best line Ever! Genius's!!

  • @reneleite1266
    @reneleite1266 Před 2 lety +4

    The best Simon and Garfunkel song to me

  • @aburke0823
    @aburke0823 Před 6 lety +151

    Every time I hear this I think of my Dad. I’ll see you again someday💜💜

    • @MrJim3166
      @MrJim3166 Před 6 lety +3

      Tears..Everytime you play it hes with you.

    • @StevenCarinci
      @StevenCarinci Před 6 lety +8

      "Death is but a momentary parting from those we love." W.B. Yeats

    • @scottbennett9441
      @scottbennett9441 Před 6 lety +2

      Me too

    • @markhiggins7955
      @markhiggins7955 Před 6 lety +1

      Andrea Burke he'll be looking down with love n pride for u my love xx

    • @JaneFeibelman
      @JaneFeibelman Před 6 lety +2

      True. It's a long moment while you're in it.

  • @shawni321
    @shawni321 Před 4 lety +143

    The power of this song reached an aching, 11-year old girl whose father left without a word 2 years prior. It helped me survive.

  • @Proctorhigh80
    @Proctorhigh80 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I grew up on their music. Born in 1962 and by 10yrs old I knew every word to all their music.

  • @ColinBarrett001
    @ColinBarrett001 Před 2 lety +3

    A truly wonderful song for my brother missing after 9/11 but thank God found.