It's tragic that whoever posted this video needed to use the word tragic to increase traffic to their channel instead of another word that reflects more accurately what the video is about.
They obviously needed each other at different times in their lives and for different things. We should all be pleased and honoured that in the times they were together they created some of the most iconic music for us all to enjoy.
I flew in from Germany to Los Angeles to attend a concert of S&G's 2003 "Old Friends" reunion tour. I will NEVER forget this night singing along my musical heroes for more than three decades with tears in my eyes.
The very best harmonious grassroots folk duo ever, so many brilliant artists in all genres seem tormented lost souls in real life . Fame and money rarely equal happiness . Their music is iconic and cultural , it always takes me back to places and people from the early 70's when they were part of everyones record collection.
They were the "sound" of an era. Simon shouldn't feel guilt in his old age - they both gave their all really and they don't owe the world anything more. We should let them gracefully back off and let us keep their wonderful legacy.
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.
I have loved their music since the early 70’s, one of the greatest, if not the greatest duo’s ever. I just wish that they had kept together and released more.
The greatest duo of all time and my favorite since I discovered them in the early 60’s to the present . I just hope that in spite of their turmoil and hits and misses; they are still my best.
"The Boxer" is my favorite Simon & Garfunkel song. It is a masterpiece and epic recording. Even though they have a turbulent relationship, I believe they are still friends. How could they not be after so many years?
Seriously, man.....IF yer a 'Fan', You 'Like' da music, hey? *You must Dig a touch Deeper, and Appreciate the Many, many other 'Treasures' beyond those "Overplayed" Hits.
There music is so beautiful it is very hard to believe we still do not listen to it today in stores or on the radio. It is hard to understand and believe this music is generational. The interesting texture of the arrangement of the instruments with the depth of the lyrics leaves a person like myself who is sappy and has not always seen life with a clear lens spell bound and mystified.
I attended Paul’s last show of his final tour at MSG. It was incredible. He had so many standing ovations and he was very humble about it. It was really something to stand there watching him and his band give their very best knowing this was it. It was an incredibly rare moment that aligned everyone’s mind together.
Two most talented gentlemen. There music was always inspirational. Super talented musicians. My thanks to both Paul Such man & Garfunkel. Always wonderful and heart warming music and songs.
What a legacy! My favorite is Sounds of Silence. Not because it's popular, but I love the harmonies, and then a couple of years ago, I got to learn how to play and sing it with another musician. During our rehearsals, we tried to understand what the song was really saying. After diagnosing every line, we determined the song is not about being silent, but about speaking up about things that matter to us all. That was happening among the public when it the song became known, and applies in today's era much the same way. Thanks for the video!
RU-vid! Do you seriously believe, that interrupting ads - often in the middle of a musical highlight - make people interested in those wretched products, they are trying to sell? NO! The ads are intrusive, loud, over energetic and directly off-putting! Drop them - make extra money elsewhere!
It’s not my favorite, but I live it. So glad he didn’t listen to all the critics that jumped on him when he was making those awesome music with the musicians in Africa.
I worked for both of them. Art Garfunkel was by far the biggest diva I’ve ever come across on the road. To say he was difficult is an understatement. However, the show he gave was stellar!
He sounded like an angel on Troubled Waters, I for one could never fall out of love with him after that. Sometimes the persona of a pop star is different from their true life, but they can "get" as well as have both sides and both were gracious enough with their audiences......
I just don't understand why people can't get along? Most musicians would kill to have a career like they had! Let alone written a song like Bridge over troubled water, and perform it like they did! But they will always be loved! S&G will live forever! Love you guys!!
And in this case it is also true. They are 5 years older than I am, so in 1966 I was in my senior year in High School when Sound of Silence was hot, they have been an important part of my life and I can still hear them and experience the feelings of my youth. And when you realize that all that brought just trouble, disturbance, depression in their individual and professional life that is truly tragic. They have given so much to the audience and got so little for their own comfort (and I am not talking about money, cars and houses)-
@@marcob4630 yeah! But what is extremelly sad is all hapiness, best music, freedom, carefree, etc.. are over with this plandemic. I was 14 when i used to listen to this duo 24/24. Makes me cry. We were very happy at that time. At that time they made my life a dream... 😭😭😭. Now my life is a nightmare. And you what do you feel inside? Friendship.
I went to one of Paul Simon’s reunion tour concerts in 2018... it was a beautiful experience. I would love to see Artie perform, but I fear that time is running out. I hope they both live to see a better time than the one we’re having now.
For me...it's the other way round...saw Artie perform live @ Glastonbury 2016, I was right in front singing along...would love to see Paul Simon, I'll be 69 in December...hoping for a reunion🎼☮️❤🇮🇳
Some things just have to end. What they did was great ... I remember them in the 60's... But this is not the 60's anymore... Everytime I see "The Graduate" the song is integral to the movie and brings back a lot of memories.. Don't worry about getting together again.. Let the greatness stand..
I saw Simon and Garfunkel in early 1967 at the Carousel theater in West Covina, Ca. on the same bill with the Buckinghams. It was a small kind of circle theater and I got a seat (about $5 as I recall) about a couple rows back from the stage They just blew me away with their sounds --loved it. They took a break and I was in the lobby and saw Art by himself leaning against the wall having a smoke. I walked and chatted with him a bit before some girls saw him and that was it. But, I witnessed their true music talent that night, before they moved on to the big time.
We might not even know about them, had it not been for producer Tom Wilson, who overdubbed The Sound of Silence with electric instruments, turning the track into a #1 pop hit, helping to launch the folk-rock genre. Simon and Garfunkel, who had already split, re-united after the hit, and the rest is history.
Interesting video, snd partly a sad story. But their legacy of wonderful music will remain. And their music will until I die, to be a part of my life. Mostly the music with them together - Simon and Garfulnkel music.
Well they are human beings like us, who can judge them, life has many ups and downs. We just enjoy their music so much but behind their songs is another story to tell
Paul Simon has done Great things, notably 'Graceland' , 1987. Garfunkel had Very little input besides 'Harmony singing'. Paul 'Wrote it, Played it, Sang it, Created it' especially Afterwards.
I can't imagine how their success affected their lives for good and bad. I'm sure there are parts of the story will be private forever, as it should be. Not everything needs to be public knowledge.
Two years ago, a friend of mine played a song from Art Garfunkel’s “Some Enchanted Evening” album. It was an instant love affair! I hadn’t listen to any of their songs in decades so I didn’t know who the artist was until he told me. The songs and Art’s voice is a perfect match.
My life is so tragic I have a Daughter 46 years old and I’ve never been allowed to know her and the guy she calls her father in public is the guy that gave me his sisters hand in marriage at an LRY Conference in Toronto Canada 🇨🇦
She is from 4,447 miles Northwest of where I live and her first CD 💿 called Pieces of You and Song Foolish Games is a song about me and I’m the Strange Fruit 🍎 that fell in her song Enter from the East
Loved Simon & Garfunkel songs and music singing together, since arriving in NYC in 1960. Sorry that they lost each other, and the way to actually enjoy music and do what made them happy, together.
Yes saying they are stars places them on a pedestal. A star is literally millions of miles away from us. It puts us in a position where it feels as tho they're better than us and we can never catch up to them that they are too far away and unreachable.
I always loved Simon & Garfunkel. They went to the college where I lived & worked that was close by, & attended. But, not at the same time they were there. It was still impressing. 😎
@@henryijeoma love that song....but would only think of it as a top fav. if mood was right....kind of an unfair question. love playing it on guitar and vocal range is comfortable.
These guys are near and dear to my heart, even though I never met them or even saw them perform in person. It's a strange phenomenon, our electronic media age. We all must understand that for any projects with a high public profile, and associated with considerable fame, that jealousy is endemic, normal, and routine. The higher profile the media, the greater the jealousy.
My mother did payroll for a small town factory. When she picked me up after school she said we were going back into town to the music shop. There was a song that played over the radio that day. Bridge Over Troubled Water! It was the first time our local station had ever played it. She bought the album, and started my love for Simon and Garfunkel. I was 8 at the time.
Yeh! In Canada, legal now, 'They' still have 'Dumb Labels' on everything. Warning: "Psychotic episodes ...*possible* , Warning: People who do Weed every day, Usually develop 'Social Problems'....Et cetera, blah, blah....idunno, but 'i' Do Not believe Most of it is remotely True!
Merci pour la vidéo avec la traduction, c'est rare!... pour nous les Français! 😉 j'ai adoré le duo dès leur début, en suite j'ai suivi toute la carrière de Paul Simon ( pas facile quand on habite à des milliers de kilomètres ). Dans la période S&G mes chansons préférées sont American Tune, Bridge over troubled water, The Boxer... Mais Paul Simon nous a offert de véritables joyaux, pas une semaine, pas une journée sans une de ses chansons. Pour moi , c'est le meilleur Auteur-Compositeur-Interprète. Concernant leur mésentente, peut-être qu'elle était nécessaire ? Nous n'aurions pas eu le plaisir d'écouter Graceland, The Rhythm of The Saints... Une dernière petite chose, j'ai beaucoup aimé l'album One-Trick Pony surtout Jonah et j'ai toujours une pensée pour Richard Tee 🌹.
It would be fantastic to see them reunite one more time before they die. I just watched a video of Art Garfunkel singing with his son. Both have beautiful voices. Stay Blessed 🙏
Thank you guys! You taught me harmony , beauty and you touched my heart many times with your words. Both of you! I sing many of your songs when I play my own background gigs. Bless you!
Wednesday Morning, 3AM is probably my favorite S&G album. It is sooo good! We want a reunion Paul! Pick up the phone and call Artie! Do it for the fans ❤️
