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| Author | Comment | jefferson street
Aug-12-2004, 19:48 GMT
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USA - United Staates America
 | okay, now i would Love to hear everyones thoughts on Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. this is the album that got me started on Paul Simon. it has some of my favorite songs of all time. Cloudy, Homeward Bound, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin´ Groovy), The Dangling Conversation, and, Arts shining moment, For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her are all great songs that i fell in love with and listened to a thousand times each.
i actually like the ´weird´ paul simon more than the bland. paul is an incredible artist and art a lot of times calls for abstract thought and representation. he finds new ways to say things and also new things to say. i think that Seven O´clock News / Silent Night is a beautiful and horrifying representation of what was/is happening in the world, through pauls eyes.
to me, this is S&G´s ´Rubber soul´, if you will. its when they really started saying something. it ranks at my number 3, but it often jumps up to my number 2. | | | | David
Aug-12-2004, 19:57 GMT
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Germany
 | Number five. At the bottom. It´s too nice. Mostly background music.
SFair is a classic of course, but is too busy in this version.
Homeward is just a live version of an Old song. The Dangling is clever but introvert and you need at least an "O-Level grade B" in english to have a clue what he´s talking about.
Cloudy is a classic and does well as does 59th. ASDPhilippic is a Dylan piss take and Pauls attempt to get the longest track name in history.
For Emily belongs on an ArtG solo album.
FNBWR is very good and gives hope.
Finally Patterns and APOTundergroundW are fantastic and should grace every greatest hits collection (and frequently do!).
Although I believe this to be the weakest album, it is also one of the best albums I own. (I am a fan after all!) So although I like to "tear it to pieces" in a forum like this....believe me...I still Love it. I just love the other four even more!! | | | | JEC
Aug-12-2004, 21:05 GMT
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USA - United Staates America
| This album is hard for me to listen to because it brings back memories of when I was fourteen and listened to this album every night. It was a scary time in my life.
I like most of the songs but I do prefer the other albums for some reason.
Scarborough Fair is okay, but I get sick of hearing it after awhile.
Patterns is awesome. Just because.
I like the lyrics to Homeward Bound a lot but it doesn´t stand out that much to me.
Flowers Never Bend...is cool because of the tune and lyrics but way too pretentiously poet-y for me.
I like A Simple Desultory Philippic even though that title is really pretentious but it´s funny. I feel bad asking this but...which one of them sings it? | | | | David
Aug-12-2004, 21:28 GMT
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Germany
| Paul. | | | | JEC
Aug-12-2004, 21:42 GMT
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USA - United Staates America
| That´s what I thought, but I was confused because of the "communist ´cause I´m left-handed" line because I know Art is a lefty. | | | | David
Aug-12-2004, 22:21 GMT
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Germany
| Oh I see. No, definately Paul. He also mentions that he has been "Art Garfunkel´d" !!
The original "Paul Simon Songbook" version however has different lyrics. In the Songbook Paul says he has been..... "Mother, Father, Aunt and Uncled, Tom Wilson and Art Garfunkel´d".
However by the time we get to PSRT, 5 years later, the lyrics have changed "Mother, Father, Aunt and Uncled. Roy Halee and Art Garfunkel´d"
Obviously deep gratitude to Roy!
In fact, the Paul Simon Songbook also has an error on the listing on the rear cover. (At least the new official CD release does). Paul clearly states this song to be titled "A Simple Desultory Phillippic - or How I Was Lyndon Johnson´d into submission". However to title on the rear of the Paul Simon Songbook gives the title as it is on the back of PSRT, namely "A Simple Desultory Phillippic - or How I Was Robert McNamara´d into submission".
Robert McNamara was the american secretary of state for defense in the mid sixties and, although not "opposed" to the Vietnam War was certainly a thorn in LBJ´s side.
But quite why the lyrics were change from LBJ to RMcN I have no idea.
Jesus, sorry for turning this into a history lesson!!
I have no idea who Rob | | | | JEC
Aug-13-2004, 00:01 GMT
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USA - United Staates America
| Wow, interesting! | | | | Micky
Aug-13-2004, 00:03 GMT
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United Kingdom
 | Well, this is an album I still enjoy, although it´s not my number one favourite. Not saying what that is yet.
I ahve always Love Dangling Conversation, but maybe it helps I know who Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost are, but then again I´m a poetry fan, who also writes.
I´ll share one here that is about Paul AND was published too.
I love Paul´s guitar play on For Emily, the way he lifts the lyrics. I have a small titbit about this song.
About 10 years ago BBC Radio 2 did a series of 7 programmes about Paul. And in one of them Artie spoke effectionately about For Emily and Pauls guitar playing. ALthough I did think it was funny HOW he complimented Pauls playing.
He said that he felt Paul was a loving and generious lover because he was generious with his playing and knew just where to lift the lyrics with the pluck of a cord on the 12 string.
Scarborough Fair....Paul and Artie, after recording, lit candles in the studion, layed down and smoked joints whilst it played back, echoing around the studio. They loved it and so do I. I can´t help but see them in my minds eyes getting stonned to this...lol. I also lived in Scarborough for about 5 years and it is still a place I love. It´s just a wonderful song.
Well, that´s it for now...other things to do.
Hugs
Me | | | | |
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