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Simon and Garfunkel.
The Sound of Silence. Simon and Garfunkel.
Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:32 PM EST
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There's a message in there somewhere....
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#1 - Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:33 PM ESTA good song :)
Some of us..back in the day..thought that we had to speak up about political issues at the time and the message that if we stayed silent ...not a good thing. :)
- 5 votes
Yep -- that's what it's about -- when good people stay silent -- they evil people take over. A great song. Thanks for the reminder, Dennis. Garfunkel had one of the most angelic voices ever in rock.
- 8 votes
Oh, the memories this stirs. I, too, was won over the first time I heard this song, and have been a hard and fast S&G fan ever since.
How ironic is it Dennis, that it was my high school art teacher who first exposed me their music. She had an 8-track player in her classroom, and insisted on playing music during her classes. I'm grateful to her, the lessons I'd learned, and to you, for reawakening some very pleasant and fond memories.
Kindest regards
- 9 votes
This song, along with Dock of the Bay, are my 2 most emotional memories of my high school years. Actually, Simon & Garfunkle all the way to the end.
- 8 votes
I'm a huge S&G fan. Simon is one of the best song writers/lyricists/poets in the music industry. My favorite verse from the linked song...
"Fools", said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed
In the wells of silence
Fantastic :).
- 10 votes
#2 - Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:07 PM ESTThat's my favorite verse, too! The song brings back memories....
- 6 votes
This is, by far, one of the best songs ever written. I love to hear them sing, thanks for posting!
- 7 votes
#3 - Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:52 PM ESTHi, Dennis. Great song. Love your new avatar, too.
:)
Thanks for posting this video!
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#4 - Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:55 PM ESTThey were the mellow guys mellow guys strived to be. Good song, great group!
- 5 votes
#5 - Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:26 PM ESTThanks for posting this, Dennis. Back in the day, I listened to Simon & Garfunkel until the records were practically worn out.
I'm not quite sure what it was about their music that resonated so deeply, but it affected lots of other people the same way.
- 6 votes
#7 - Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:52 PM ESTThe whole package was something special. After all, what sort of sense can you possibly make out of the lyrics of "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme"? And that song is still one of my absolute favorites. Many of Paul Simon's lyrics conjure word pictures, and when you couple that with the often hypnotic music the effect is powerful.
It probably needs to be noted that when I say "hypnotic music" I mean the music alone; I was young and green, and used no drugs of any description.
- 4 votes
After all, what sort of sense can you possibly make out of the lyrics of "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme"? And that song is still one of my absolute favorites.
Actually, "Scarborough Fair" comes from a 15th century English Ballad. Paul Simon may have been intrigued by it, as it's certainly close to his own style of writing.
Kind regards
- 6 votes
...all added to his gift as a wordsmith.
Indeed, this is a key factor in my appreciation for their music. It exemplifies a lesson my old art teacher impressed upon us as students: never overstate yourself, seek the eloquence in simplicity.
Kind regards
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Yeah, I looked up the traditional lyrics for "Scarborough Fair" and the intertwined song they referred to as "Canticle," trying to make sense of them, back when I was young and obsessive. I was disappointed that there wasn't really any there, there. In the recorded version, the phrases "scarlet battalions" and "generals order their soldiers to kill" were prominent, but as I recall they didn't really mean that much if you read the originals.
I've just deleted over three paragraphs of bloviation. It's easy for me to get carried away over stuff that I once cared so very passionately about. The essence of it all is that as an awkward, somewhat isolated teenager, I found comfort and kinship in that music. And most of it was beautiful, too.
"For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her" hit me like a ton of bricks the first time I heard it, and it still has an effect on me that I don't want to analyze too closely, lest I spoil it.
- 6 votes
#8 - Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:11 PM ESTA quick google search shows I'm not the first person to think that Will Ferrell would be perfect as Art Garfunkel.
- 4 votes
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