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Andrew
Nov-07-2011, 16:38 GMT
United Kingdom
 | Paul and Artie in ´imagine Simon & Garfunkel. An Arts programme on BBC1 Tuesday 9th November 22:35 - UK.
Documentary on the making of Bridge Over Troubled Water Album.
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scaaty
Nov-07-2011, 18:20 GMT
Ireland
 | radio or television? |
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scaaty
Nov-07-2011, 18:22 GMT
Ireland
| radio or television? |
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scaaty
Nov-07-2011, 18:24 GMT
Ireland
| I´ll answer myself its on TV except northern Ireland and Wales regional tv - so those of us in Ireland won´t see it.! |
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Scaaty
Nov-07-2011, 18:27 GMT
Ireland
| Ok I´ll stop whinging its on at 23.35 tomorrow evening on the NI BB1 |
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Brenda
Nov-07-2011, 22:15 GMT
Australia
 | It is a really great documentary Scaaty. So much detail in it about the making of Bridge. |
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Nick
Nov-08-2011, 10:36 GMT
United Kingdom
| Nick from Widnes England writes:
Scaaty
If you bought the Anniversary Edition of Bridge Over Troubled Water you get the complete documentary on the 3rd DVD Disc
Disc 1 Bridge Over Troubled Water
Disc 2 Live 1969
Disc 3 DVD Songs Over America (Special)
The Harmony Game (Making of BOTW)
Enjoy |
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Scaaty
Nov-08-2011, 13:53 GMT
Ireland
| Thanks nick yeah I do have the DVD but when it´s on tv then I can get the family to watch too:) |
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Scaaty
Nov-13-2011, 14:04 GMT
Unknown
 | The Irish times had this comment on the programme-:
ON THE RECORD: JIM CARROLLÂ on music
It comes down to talent. Forget about spending your time advocating for radio quotas for Irish bands, agitating against Spotify`s royalty rates and giving out about not getting support gigs. Those things are important, but not as important as having the talent to write a song that gets everyone singing.
Simon and Garfunkel: The Harmony Game , Jennifer Lebeau`s excellent documentary on the writing and recording of the duo`s Bridge Over Troubled Water , which was broadcast on BBC1 during the week, provided a masterclass in what talent is.
Paul Simon may have written the timeless title track, but it was Art Garfunkel`s voice that made the song soar. The song didn`t just appear overnight in Simon`s imagination. It took time to fashion that tune from a raw demo and rough idea into a recording that label boss Clive Davis knew on first listen was a once-in-a-decade tune.
Bridge over Troubled Water didn`t sound like anything else on radio at the time. When it was played, it stood out from what came before and after. While many acts and labels would baulk at the idea of releasing such a strange tune as a single, Simon and Garfunkel took a leap of faith and the rest is history.
For acts, there are plenty of lessons in this, but many will ignore them. After all, grumbling about not getting played on daytime radio is easier to do than writing a brilliant song.
After all, if Simon and Garfunkel had been only concerned about radio play, they`d probably never have arrived at Brid ge over Troubled Water in the first place. |
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Cher
Feb-27-2012, 21:30 GMT
USA - United Staates America
 | Where can I get this? |
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Matthew
Feb-27-2012, 22:50 GMT
United Kingdom
| Cher
http://www.amazon.com/Bridge-Over-Troubled-Water-A
nniversary/dp/B004ISVH7U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qi
d=1330379372&sr=8-1 |
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Richard
Feb-29-2012, 16:54 GMT
Unknown
| The link is to the two disk version. However, I am curious as to the 3 disk version mentioned above. I haven´t seen that for sale, do you know if it is available in the US? Thanks! |
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Scaaty
Feb-29-2012, 21:22 GMT
Ireland
| The 3rd disc is "live 1969" I got it from amazon.co.uk . Apologies in advance Joey if i haven´t the right name but Ive just finished a run and am too lazy to check it out!
I also recently got "songwriter" as I had won some amazon vouchers - it is a great collection of songs that work well together. It would be nice to think they are really Paul Simons choice.
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