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Gareth listens to Simon and Garfunkel...
Patrick:
My singer adores that song, he's been trying to transpose it to guitar and I cannot wait until he does.
Chad K.:
I was given the same S&G compilation as a gift in college and had a remarkably similar response. I had their "greatest hits" on tape (because I'm old), which I loved. I complained about the world switching to cds rendering my tape obsolete (see previous comment) and was provided with this "gem." My take- some of the songs like "Richard Cory","A Simple Desultory Philipic" and "Overs" are amazing and should have been widely released as singles. There are other things that were too weird to be widely released but are really good. But, there's a lot of bad stuff. Like, really bad.
Here's the thing- I think with Simon & Garfunkel, you have ot give each song a few listens. Some of them really grew on me after bit. Some, not so much. I think it's just a little shocking to hear stuff that isn't immediately accessible, and radio-ready since we're talking about Paul Simon.
henri bemis:
--- Quote from: Gareth on 04 Dec 2012, 10:11 ---I LOVE 'You Can Call Me Al,' so hard.
--- End quote ---
I was just going to say that 'You Can Call Me Al' is possibly my favorite of theirs. The lyrics are so depressing, the music is so upbeat. I love it. I'm going to dance through my anguish, goddammit!
(But I also love Everybody Hurts, especially if I'm watching the video).
I'm by no means a S&G afficionado - I pretty much only know the singles. But I've also been fond of 'The Only Living Boy in New York' (my being from NY, originally, may influence that) and 'The Boxer.' Basically, I love their sad songs.
Chad K.:
"Only Living Boy In New York" is an amazing song.
Thrillho:
It most certainly is. I am finding more and more songs that I love.
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