Paul Simon

What got me thinking about him was this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXBlY5CImUU&feature=player_embedded#at=11

I have to admit that I cried when I watched this.

OK, maybe he isn't exactly IDM. He is fucking awesome though.

Graceland is one of the best albums ever.

If I was Joyrex, I'd give him an honorary LTM account.

Discuss.

also...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBEomCtCujw

This song was played at a friend of mine's memorial service recently. So perfect.

  On 5/15/2011 at 8:10 PM, jefferoo said:

OK, maybe he isn't exactly IDM. He is fucking awesome though.

Graceland is one of the best albums ever.

Couldn't agree more!

incredible.

  On 5/15/2011 at 8:10 PM, jefferoo said:

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBEomCtCujw

one of my favorites as well.

and this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W773ZPJhcVw

my dad always played simon & garfunkel in the car when i was a kid. it brings me straight back there every time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG-0BWLybIQ

the intro break is fucking awesome and sampleable.

how did Simon find Garfunkel? Or the other way around? Im mean seriously. How did they find each other? My Dad was a singer in the 60's and he met Garfunkel in the lobby of RCA victor (or was it the offices of Huge and Luge?, anyway). Garfunkel was staring at a stone he found. In total rapture over this stone he found in the street. He looked up and mentioned to my Dad how amazing the stone was to him.

He was probably high on all kinds of LSD. Either that or he was just a complete moron.

I think they basically met when they were kids.

I know he really didn't contribute anything to Paul Simon's songwriting.

He couldn't just tag along forever, kinda like Andrew Ridgeley.

why hate a tag-a-long if they don't fuck it up,

and maybe even add a bit or two?

no way art was a tag along! that voice, those harmonies... the perfect match for simon's song writing genius (few can tell a story like PS can in 3 minutes).

i've got a raging soft spot for them and have all their releases on vinyl. they remind me of long summer holiday road trips with my family in the early 80's. wasn't really into paul's solo stuff but graceland is another retrospective slice of my dad's car journey sound tracks.

wednesday morning 3am is a special song for me and 'the girl that i love' ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtAx4scHawQ&feature=related

Ok, maybe he wasn't a tag-along. Sorry about that.

He really was a great element to have in the songs.

You have to admit though, he basically got paid to sit on a stool and sing while Paul did the hard stuff.

  On 5/17/2011 at 6:17 PM, keltoi said:

wednesday morning 3am is a special song for me and 'the girl that i love' ...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtAx4scHawQ&feature=related

fuck yes

edit: it was actually wednesday morning 3am when i started typing that post!

  On 5/18/2011 at 4:01 AM, kaini said:

edit: it was actually wednesday morning 3am when i started typing that post!

I have a (possibly) irrational hate for Paul Simon but I just think he's a cunt from the very core of his being. I think this all goes back to a Parky interview I saw many years ago where he came across a bit smug, which I have nostalgically blown out of all proportion but I'm sticking with it.

hells yea.

i grew up listening to Graceland on my tiny tape recorder. perfect album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w3CBdLfGqw