Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy in New York (Audio)

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  • @davidosborn146
    @davidosborn146 ปีที่แล้ว +951

    My dad played bass on this and it's been four years since he died.
    I can just now listen to his work and not fall apart. Miss you Dad..

    • @rafaelpretto292
      @rafaelpretto292 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      What a great bass player. May he rest in peace.

    • @macandrewes
      @macandrewes ปีที่แล้ว +73

      I was just thinking gosh you know the bass on this song is fabulous. Really makes the song. Then I saw your comment. Your dad was a master you should be proud. Peace and love from Toronto Canada

    • @josiahp.6960
      @josiahp.6960 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Like... Really?

    • @davidosborn146
      @davidosborn146 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@macandrewes
      You're very kind, thank you

    • @adrianbray4025
      @adrianbray4025 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      You must be very proud that your dad played such a sublime bass on this beautiful song. So brilliant!

  • @PaulMartin-i4i
    @PaulMartin-i4i 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Nothing compares to thier greatest hits album. Transcendant

    • @keithjones7390
      @keithjones7390 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      First album l ever bought, still got it

  • @barbaradoyle6093
    @barbaradoyle6093 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    This song is a sudden time warp… sitting upstairs doing my homework, sounds of dinner being made, my dad’s deeper voice, everything is sort of a fuzzy yellow or orange color… warm.
    Wish I could live there for just one more day. See them again.

  • @philiphamer5959
    @philiphamer5959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +369

    One of the greatest songs ever written. Difficult to believe that these guys are 80. Genius, pure and simple

    • @catnapgee5357
      @catnapgee5357 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wow, i think I've read your comment under every great song ever written!

    • @aljabirxiju9475
      @aljabirxiju9475 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      whats so difficult to believe about the process of aging in the material world?

    • @countchoculitis1528
      @countchoculitis1528 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Ironic that this song is basically PS venting his frustration with Art just before their breakup lol

    • @dickmann1979
      @dickmann1979 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      they were not 80 when the song was written xD.

    • @lennylipe6434
      @lennylipe6434 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Like Tom from their original Tom & Jerry??

  • @thomascleary6151
    @thomascleary6151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1563

    My dad passed away this year during the first lockdown. We weren't allowed to go and see him or anything during his last couple of months alive. I remember this song from a mix tape he made us when I was about 6 and that 'here I am' always resonates with me. As a youngster I imagined it was him saying it and it's even more powerful now. Sorry, I don't usually comment stuff like this on TH-cam, but tonight is just one of those nights

    • @Paulco67
      @Paulco67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Peace to you and may your Dad always live on in your heart.

    • @LuziferDiabolus
      @LuziferDiabolus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I'm sorry for your loss. Sometimes it just helps to share your story with others - so don't apologize for that. Much peace to you and your family!

    • @allforjak8074
      @allforjak8074 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      I'm so sorry to hear about the injustice perpetrated upon you and your family. God bless! you nor he deserved to not see each other in fact its inhumane what is taking place. I am a man on my wife's TH-cam acct listening to this and your story brought me to tears as I listen to this. I will never forget reading this and I'm sorry for your loss. You are definitely in my prayers so be blessed!

    • @jamescourt4703
      @jamescourt4703 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Rip to your father tom. Its special to remember all the great memories you had with him in the past.

    • @samhughes5437
      @samhughes5437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      This song reminds me of my dad too who has been gone for 20 years but it still makes me cry x

  • @janjones4959
    @janjones4959 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Paul Simon is a musical genius ❤

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      to make that statement,I'd have to know the Man fairly well,the music alone does NOT profess...GENIUS

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He had HELP

    • @janjones4959
      @janjones4959 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@hmackie6823 He wrote all the songs he had help singing them yes but look how long his career has lasted and his body of work it speaks for itself.

    • @alancumming6407
      @alancumming6407 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That sounds about right.

    • @luanngips9365
      @luanngips9365 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Paul knew who to ask for the best help. That was part of his genius. He orchestrated all the back up.

  • @lhart99
    @lhart99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +970

    A near and dear high school friend and I used to argue about what was the better Simon & Garfunkel song, this song or The Boxer. I used to say this song mainly out of spite, but also because I loved this song. Years later, my friend has passed on and I'm stuck here not even livin' just existing. I wish I could go back in time. Words cant describe how valuable my friend Josh was to me. Now a days I just sit back and realize how great both songs are. Cheers. :-)

    • @happybergner9832
      @happybergner9832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Be grateful to be alive. Grow some each day. I think we are each in that ring....never give up. Don't go gently....!!! (Dylan Thomas)

    • @happybergner9832
      @happybergner9832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@briankent1176 ❤️ it sounds like you have depression.

    • @darktower74
      @darktower74 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      The past is pain, that's all there is to it. If it was a bad time in the past, it's pain. If it was a glorious, legendary time in the past, it cores out the heart with a melon-baller because that memory has such a sheen to it - it blinds.

    • @mikegalvin9801
      @mikegalvin9801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Someone once said that of all the potential tragedies we fear in our youth the one that never occurs to us is that we will outlive our friends. I also think Steven King was spot on in the last line of Stand By Me "I never again had friends like I did back then. Does anyone?"

    • @happybergner9832
      @happybergner9832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@mikegalvin9801 I found one ..at age 67...and I still have my bestie from the
      3rd grade.

  • @lylecampbell9036
    @lylecampbell9036 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    I was 8 years old when this came out. I shared a room with older brother who was a senior in high school. He played this album all the time and it brings back memories of him being there one day then going off to college the next. The music bring me joy but yet reminds me of him leaving. Although I saw him again for Christmas ect, the album still has the effect on me. My brother went on to be a Sergeant Airborne Ranger and later an Attorney for Sacramento County. He died in 2004 from lymphoma. I miss him so much. He was my hero.

    • @michaelmcnabb9357
      @michaelmcnabb9357 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "Was?" Me thinks he still is. And, btw. Now. YOU are the HERO for that brief, but amazing comment.

  • @janjones4959
    @janjones4959 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Paul Simon is a genius.

    • @katehowarth6229
      @katehowarth6229 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He certainly is. Better songwriter and singer ever ❤

  • @matthewjaime1884
    @matthewjaime1884 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Amazing how powerful this songs seems to be for those of us who have lost our fathers.

  • @sheshenq
    @sheshenq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1242

    How can a song be that wonderful? I have been playing this song on repeat for ten years and I'm still not tired of it. I simply refuse to believe that this song exists.

    • @MrJim3166
      @MrJim3166 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Agree, the harmony should never end in this song.

    • @jonwiedman8041
      @jonwiedman8041 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      My favorite song is "The Only Living Boy In New York" by Simon and Garfunkel, and has been since I first heard it in 1969 (49 years!). It is the "B" side of Cecilia, the 45 RPM I bought in 1969. The very first time I heard that song, I played it again continuously on my Admiral record changer/player for about 4 hours straight (I was in the Ping Pong room at my parents house in Farmington, Michigan practicing Darts). Played that song till my arm was so sore, I couldn't throw the darts anymore!

    • @LoveAndPeaceOccurs
      @LoveAndPeaceOccurs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I do understand ... there is Something ... very, very, extraordinary about this song on many levels ... I have never grown tired of it either and lately is seems to be the song that comforts most ... and I Love lots of songs.

    • @johngrunwell6101
      @johngrunwell6101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Back in 2011 or 2012 I saw Paul Simon perform at Washington D.C.'s famous small venue, 9:30 Club, with a maximum capacity of 2000 people, and I was right in front of him the entire concert. I imagine that everybody present had a great deal of life history and emotion tied up in his songs, and when he performed this song, it's hard to imagine how amazing it felt to be part of a 2000-person chorus singing the choral sections. Perfectly. Like, it practically sounded like the studio version. Enough musically astute people to do the multiple parts (it's really only two or three melody lines), and it was extraordinary. It was a real blessing to be present and participating. I just saw Paul Simon's "Final" tour last night, and he's just as powerful, and songs like this demonstrate that he is directly to the universal well of creativity that inspires all the greatest art.

    • @davidberry8808
      @davidberry8808 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      John Grunwell : Seen Paul 4 times in the last 15 years & he performed this on each occasion & on each occasion I struggled to hold back tears . Beautiful & yet a little bit haunting .

  • @ericfoster8411
    @ericfoster8411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    The harmonies on the “ahhhh. Here I am” part are otherworldly. It’s absurd to think two humans did this

    • @alansommer
      @alansommer ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Two humans and the sound engineer. lol

    • @barbaradoyle6093
      @barbaradoyle6093 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I always think of that as coming through the wind blowing in New York.

    • @sebastien1063
      @sebastien1063 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      True, we are never alone... Angels or evils are always here to help us acting, we just have to decide in wich way.

    • @geob3963
      @geob3963 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love when the combination of people create “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” magical phenomena in music.

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Mainly Paul Simon's vocals layered over and over. Garfunkel can be heard on the last couple of choruses, but vocally this song is Paul Simon's as Garfunkel was off on a movie set leaving Paul and the engineer to mostly craft this album without him.

  • @ronaldchives2486
    @ronaldchives2486 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

    This must be one of the most beautiful tracks ever recorded

    • @rogbrown1458
      @rogbrown1458 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Most definitely agree.Rog.Pacific Sunset( LA)

    • @Pamela-s7e
      @Pamela-s7e 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      How right you are!! I could listen to this over and over again - "the only living Senior citizen in Portland Oregon" 😂😊😂❤😊

    • @ronaldchives2486
      @ronaldchives2486 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Pamela-s7e I often do 🙂

    • @NeilAngus-we2gh
      @NeilAngus-we2gh หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Do you research

    • @amramjose
      @amramjose หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is one of those perfect songs in every way...

  • @palendromebob
    @palendromebob 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1817

    When my father dies nothing; his funeral nothing. Then, some 3 months later I played this and within minutes I was sobbing. I don't mean this as a negative, it was a release. The power of music.

    • @scottmatthewson3140
      @scottmatthewson3140 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      So glad that you said this. Made me feel a lot better.

    • @MonsterM4sh
      @MonsterM4sh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      My father has yet to pass, but I feel your pain and I feel your release.

    • @HeinzWD-4057sauce
      @HeinzWD-4057sauce 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I am in the exact same boat as you. Pops passed. This one and the boxer get me every time. Those songs help me to feel like I'm getting an extra bit of connection with him.

    • @macaronidaddy944
      @macaronidaddy944 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Same thing happened with me. I had a very dear friend die and I broke down listening to in my life by the Beatles

    • @danielmicheli354
      @danielmicheli354 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Music has a strong healing power, man.

  • @jeffrey19771000
    @jeffrey19771000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    i wonder if paul simon realises how important his song writing has been to a simple fella like me.i better thank him while we're both alive.cheers paul.

    • @Paulco67
      @Paulco67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Don’t forget Art.. 😊

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Never Meet Your Heroes...they rarely live up to our expectations.

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      and yes,Paul Simnon was a Huge influence on me wanting to play guitar,I learned a few of his songs.

    • @JohnAnderson-fr2js
      @JohnAnderson-fr2js 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Paulco67 a!

    • @Nick-Emery
      @Nick-Emery 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m sure Paul Simon has just read this and is now well aware… I grew up on this album, strangely I remember my parents arguing over whose the record was when they split up 🤣 something very heavenly about this track 🤷‍♂️

  • @John-bo1sz
    @John-bo1sz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    I fell in love this song when I was 20. Am 51 now and still love it. It hits different now that my last parent, my father, passed on May 7th 2024. This song is now like a church hymn to me now. Unwordly beautiful.

    • @claireparker7093
      @claireparker7093 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's truly beautiful I absolutely agree

  • @鈴風清風
    @鈴風清風 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    東北の寒村の貧乏な家にうまれた私はあなた方の歌をラジオから聴くのが唯一の楽しみでした。 心が洗われる様な二人の声に冬の寒さを耐えていました

  • @pamelapalashewski9705
    @pamelapalashewski9705 5 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    This song was actually written as a farewell to Art, from Paul. Art went to Mexico to be in the movie, Catch-22. This song was written by Paul as a blessing to chase his dream, even tho Paul would be lonely during his absence. More meaning in this song than most people realize. Gets me choked up every time I hear it.

    • @maxmoon2254
      @maxmoon2254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pamela Palashewski Tom is Art. Tom & Jerry. It all makes sense now.

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The song So Long Frank Lloyd Wright was Paul Simon's farewell to Garfunkel.

    • @JAFO.
      @JAFO. ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@skylinerunner1695 Really?! ...and to think I thought it was a farewell to Frank Lloyd Wright.
      I was only 11 when I bought their LP but even at that tender age I was taken by the double entendre, "Architects may come, and Architects may go, and never change your point of view". I love it@!

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@JAFO. Yes indeed it was a veiled goodbye to Garfunkel, (who, incidentally, had an interest in architecture). The line 'all of those times we harmonised 'til dawn' is a clear reference to their youthful musical collaboration which had now run its course. Listen to the song with headphones and pay close attention to the final moments of the song, at around the 3 minute mark, you'll hear Paul Simon call out ´So long, already Artie!' deep in the mix. Garfunkel himself ruefully spoke about the joke being on him as he was unaware for a long time of the songs true meaning.

    • @JAFO.
      @JAFO. ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@skylinerunner1695 Oh yeah, I've noticed that last line since I was a kid. I didn't know of their rift back at that tender age so I imagined it was part of the production to make the point that many others outside of those directly highlighted in and by the song may also feel similarly, like strangers in the background.

  • @paulsouth2604
    @paulsouth2604 5 ปีที่แล้ว +391

    This song... it's devastating. It kills you, and then sends you to heaven.

  • @HashimotoTheBand
    @HashimotoTheBand 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I heard someone point out that most people have a few favourite Paul Simon lines - and the most favourite can change from time to time. I have a number but after knowing this song for decades, it was only last month that I really noticed the line "Let your honesty shine, shine, shine, like it shines on me". What an amazingly loving thing to say to someone. THAT is now officially my favourite Paul Simon line. Let your honesty shine, shine, shine.

    • @wmarkdyer
      @wmarkdyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think he was being factitious

    • @ozma7339
      @ozma7339 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That is a beautiful line though. Regardless of its intent you can he really loves Art as a brother.

    • @The_Not_So_Great_Cornholio
      @The_Not_So_Great_Cornholio ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It could be interpreted as being sarcastic.

    • @bobreams5178
      @bobreams5178 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      "I get the news I need on the weather report" is one of my fave Simon lines.

  • @denbenewyork3198
    @denbenewyork3198 7 ปีที่แล้ว +369

    Still rips my heart apart fifty years later...

    • @The19bikerbabe53
      @The19bikerbabe53 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Absolutely !

    • @dihett
      @dihett 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Mine too. I first heard this in the early 70's because my mom was a fan and played the music at home. It is still breathtaking to me.

    • @counterstriving
      @counterstriving 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too!

    • @integrity1st.12
      @integrity1st.12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amen!!!

    • @alicelovell3905
      @alicelovell3905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same, even more now seeing thru the lense of Time

  • @Nately22
    @Nately22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +605

    The human spirit lives in this song.

    • @StevenCarinci
      @StevenCarinci 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Holy!

    • @dereksherer7202
      @dereksherer7202 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Truth

    • @zetetick395
      @zetetick395 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're so right.....May I humbly offer another song that moves me in this same way of shared Human truth - th-cam.com/video/yYufv3Q_N08/w-d-xo.html

    • @nicholascariddo4158
      @nicholascariddo4158 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No there comment ever need be made about this song - you summed it up perfectly.

    • @nicholascariddo4158
      @nicholascariddo4158 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      *other

  • @MrJim3166
    @MrJim3166 6 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    The harmony on this song is so angelic i wish it didnt stop. listen to this song on a beautiful day and just stare up at the sky smile and float.

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      listen to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am being serious

    • @sallynaylor5538
      @sallynaylor5538 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I always listen to this album on flights looking out the window in the clouds its transcends you to another world.

  • @silverwinterskies
    @silverwinterskies ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The most beautiful Simon and Garfunkel Song ever written ! Can't stop listening to it, and can't stop cryin' while i do.
    Lyrics
    Tom, get your plane right on time
    I know your part'll go fine
    Fly down to Mexico
    Doh-n-doh-de-doh-n-doh
    And here I am
    The only living boy in New York
    I get the news I need on the weather report
    Oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report
    Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile
    De-doh-n-doh-de-doh
    And here I am
    The only living boy in New York
    Half of the time we're gone
    But we don't know where
    And we don't know where
    Ahhhhhhhhhhhh
    Here I am
    Half of the time we're gone
    But we don't know where
    And we don't know where
    Tom, get your plane right on time
    I know that you've been eager to fly now
    Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now
    Doh-n-doh-de-doh-n-doh
    Like it shines on me (Here I am)
    The only living boy in New York
    The only living boy in New York
    Ahhhhhhhhhh
    Here I am
    Ahhhhhhhhhh
    Here I am....

    • @jeffwylie5899
      @jeffwylie5899 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I totally agree! Absolutely brilliant! And thanks for the lyrics!

  • @paddycool
    @paddycool 5 ปีที่แล้ว +658

    there is something ethereal about this song

    • @CeeCeeB.
      @CeeCeeB. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Definitely

    • @BilisNegra
      @BilisNegra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@CeeCeeB. And, so good for us all, it's there in a good bunch of other Simon's tunes

    • @pinball1970
      @pinball1970 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BilisNegra yeah man

    • @canttellyoucuzurastranger9400
      @canttellyoucuzurastranger9400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ya think

    • @meganruby8164
      @meganruby8164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Check out josh turner guitar cover of this it’s very good

  • @rogerscollier7424
    @rogerscollier7424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    This only Simon and Garfunkel album I purchased in my life as a teenager. The most beautiful music that I’ve heard in my life as a 17 year old in 1970. The album “Bridge Over Troubled Water” is masterpiece of recording history.

    • @missasinenomine
      @missasinenomine 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes indeed. Just a pity it has such a crappy photo on the cover. Could't they have done any better than that?

  • @67NewEngland
    @67NewEngland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Joe Osborne on bass, incredible melodic baseline. A legend.

    • @stevemercer6976
      @stevemercer6976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Joe's line on this is sublime. One of his best.

    • @strangejerry
      @strangejerry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And Billy Strange on guitar!

    • @Michael-mm3fm
      @Michael-mm3fm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Drums fantastic

    • @hqhq4611
      @hqhq4611 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, that bass line is to die for.

    • @minty_Joe
      @minty_Joe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And Hal Blaine on drums!

  • @Timekeeper1200
    @Timekeeper1200 2 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Art Garfunkel's backing vocal takes the song to another dimension 👼

    • @feelgood662
      @feelgood662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The backing vocals are sung by Paul and Art together.

    • @Divocwax
      @Divocwax ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was quite happy with just Paul Simon for this song(released 1970 - I was 14 hearing it on vinyl old fashioned platter and on AM radio). I always thought Simon was the main singer, main composer, main guitar player of the duo called Simon and Garfunkel. His solo career confirms it. Duos of friends were quite popular back then. The era still had "folk" music, before Rock rode over everything with sheer power. Simon and Garfunkel were friends since boyhood.

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's Paul Simon's voice layered over and over to create that astomishing wall of harmonics. Garfunkel was off trying to be a movie star leaving Paul and the engineer to craft this album without him. Yes, Garfunkel can be heard briefly on the final choruses on this track, but vocally this song is Paul Simon's show.

    • @the_trooper_72
      @the_trooper_72 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@skylinerunner1695I'm certain that part was recorded in an echo chamber.. Either way, it's sounds heavenly.. 👌🏻

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@the_trooper_72 Oh really? Cool. It does sound phenomenal for sure.

  • @gerardarrillaga7450
    @gerardarrillaga7450 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    My dad passed 4 yrs today . He introduced me to this band. Thank you dad

    • @effjay8010
      @effjay8010 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lost my dad recently and I think of him with each "here I am" in this song.

  • @williamtennent6882
    @williamtennent6882 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Classic song off a classic album.Cant believe its over 50 years ago.

    • @jenski5338
      @jenski5338 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Top 3 albums of all time.

  • @JazzyJonas
    @JazzyJonas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Stone cold classic. Easily one of the greatest albums of all time.

  • @alanadair8154
    @alanadair8154 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    This will always be my favourite track of the very first album I owned back in 1970 when I was 12. Perfection.

    • @stevesnodgrass7434
      @stevesnodgrass7434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I stole.this album from my brothers when our parents divorced. It got through a bad time. We still steal it from each other. Love you brother.

    • @roberthill799
      @roberthill799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      First album I bought as well.

  • @patrickk.6295
    @patrickk.6295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY TO THE ONE AND ONLY LIVING LEGEND PAUL SIMON! This is my absolute favorite track by him, along with "Bridge Over Troubled Water". It's crazy how easily his amazing songs can connect with the human soul. No matter if you're a toddler to elderly, there's just something about his music that hits you right at the center. Making timeless songs for over six decades is unheard of and he's transcendental just The Beatles, Elvis, Bob Dylan's etc. Kids will discover Simon and Garfunkel as well as Paul solo generations from now just like they do with the other artists mentioned. ❤️🤍👍🎂

    • @jpmcmotor6890
      @jpmcmotor6890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep and dont forget Leonard Cohen!

    • @patrickk.6295
      @patrickk.6295 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jpmcmotor6890 oh I never would forget about Mr. Cohen but I seem to have here. My fault for the overlooking of Leonard

  • @johnknottenbelt2502
    @johnknottenbelt2502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Those lines, "Half of the Time we're Gone, But We Don't Know Where, We Don't Know Where".... Still blows me away.... even after 50 years of first hearing them !

  • @Sheerkat7
    @Sheerkat7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Such an ethereal song. Starts out so simply and then goes into another dimension.

  • @itsmememe3489
    @itsmememe3489 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So many people on here have such profound and sad memories with this song 😢, God Bless x

    • @peterchuck4077
      @peterchuck4077 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I need this music to mourn. So, it’s a way of remembering my brother and his wife who sang folk music so beautifully.

  • @deemic1551
    @deemic1551 7 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    Forgotten how beautiful and haunting this song is.
    Nice to be reminded.

  • @noname1st139
    @noname1st139 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    1:18 could happily put this harmonising on loop for 10 minutes to make the most of the goosebumps,truely stunning 👌

  • @mic3700
    @mic3700 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    A masterpiece from an album I bought 50 years ago. A wonderful song that never fades in me.

    • @skarasik4021
      @skarasik4021 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No, it can’t be 50 years! 😮 seems like it was just yesterday.

  • @lynby6231
    @lynby6231 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This song is so atmospheric, I love Paul’s voice and the choral arrangements are so haunting

  • @JayDee-dn8gc
    @JayDee-dn8gc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Achingly beautiful. "Here I am"

  • @JupiterJulia
    @JupiterJulia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Paul Simon's songwriting always has this way of making u feel the pain along with him... it's like he's opening up his soul..

  • @keithespinoza2064
    @keithespinoza2064 5 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    My Dad played this song all day long the day after my older Brother was accidentally shot to death by his best friend in Jan 1972. I still remember my brother singing the line “half of the time we’re gone, but we don’t know where, and we don’t know where.” Garfunkel’s harmony is so beautiful yet haunting, and nearly 50 years later it still brings out very vivid and powerful images and emotions. Talk about bitter/sweet! 🎼😄❤️😭💔🙏🏼 🎶

    • @katelennon6869
      @katelennon6869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bless you. X

    • @shenlyglenn5958
      @shenlyglenn5958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thanks for sharing this. Wishing you the best.

    • @08pixiedust
      @08pixiedust 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm so sorry. It's a beautiful song.

    • @sandylee6025
      @sandylee6025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ❤💔❤

    • @henrycastle1
      @henrycastle1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ✔️Sorry from U.K ❤️

  • @Gremlins1957
    @Gremlins1957 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I've been playing it for over 40 yrs. This song is amazing.

  • @gregoryross9428
    @gregoryross9428 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    How is this not the most beautiful song. Just stunning.

  • @done1675
    @done1675 6 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I am happy that this song is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

  • @colin8007
    @colin8007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    New York does have a gentle side. Paul Simon’s music embodies it.

  • @blankfrancine
    @blankfrancine หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My favorite from an album with so many standout tracks!

  • @johnslaviero2080
    @johnslaviero2080 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    No one today could write and sing a song like this

  • @robertcavalier6133
    @robertcavalier6133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    If you lived in New Jersey like I did from 1973 to 1976 -- then this song is meaningful! Love it! The vibe is right on! Thanks, Lawrenceville School, NJ! * Cav *

  • @Bogframe
    @Bogframe 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    One of the best sounding, best written and best sung albums out there. Close to perfection!

  • @andrewphippsphillips1455
    @andrewphippsphillips1455 7 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Always end up with tears hearing this, either happy or sad, sometimes both

  • @cleopatra6912
    @cleopatra6912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Paul has such a beautiful voice!

  • @christopheradderley45
    @christopheradderley45 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    This is simply a track of pure beauty.
    My favourite Simon and Garfunkel track by some distance. Strange thing is that the older I become,
    the more I love it 🧡

  • @מקסיםבןחיים-צ2ר
    @מקסיםבןחיים-צ2ר 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    paul simon is a giant composer and the lyrics brings back memories. simply fantastic tune.

  • @tessabroad1299
    @tessabroad1299 6 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    I have MS and this song keeps me alive. x

    • @danielgolus4600
      @danielgolus4600 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Here's hoping your symptoms are mild and won't worsen.

    • @roconnor01
      @roconnor01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I have it too, stay strong.

    • @thomastuohy829
      @thomastuohy829 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Live Tessa

    • @ambriadaniels8786
      @ambriadaniels8786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      God bless you all here

    • @WilliamRMize
      @WilliamRMize 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Try Neurological Chiropractic if you haven't already. A Torque Release Technique Chiropractor or an Upper Cervical Specific Chiropracftor. They should be able to decrease yourt symptoms by about 30%. It's not a cure but it's a big help😅

  • @SebiSebastianB
    @SebiSebastianB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Paul Simon, what a beautiful voice!

  • @neilangus1363
    @neilangus1363 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This song is perfection and is timeless. So amazing. Paul's a genius musically

  • @johnmcgrath3304
    @johnmcgrath3304 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Hal Blaine RIP and thank you for your beautiful drumming on this track and hundreds of others.

    • @roconnor01
      @roconnor01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      One of THE very best drummers.

    • @nickrandles1102
      @nickrandles1102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right on. Hal was the best

  • @Gopherbee
    @Gopherbee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Paul Simon is a national treasure

  • @annberrios9759
    @annberrios9759 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    "How terribly strange to be 70" - Old Friends. Now they are close to 80! I have loved them since I was in the 7th grade.

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Paul turned 82 last October

  • @rahjule
    @rahjule 7 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    It gets no better than this.

    • @pixyrosejes7133
      @pixyrosejes7133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Indeed, this is as good as it gets.

    • @ambriadaniels8786
      @ambriadaniels8786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Morning you are so off on that list

    • @carattop
      @carattop 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It actually does. The Everything But The Girl cover tops it, imho.

  • @arturrodriguesbutignol3519
    @arturrodriguesbutignol3519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Art's voice is a diamond; Paul's writing is a chisel!

  • @johngulino2651
    @johngulino2651 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Phenomenal. They were from Forest Hills, Queens, which is where I grew up.

  • @jawoody9745
    @jawoody9745 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We would listen to this album when I was growing up and into my teens. This stuff helped me to become a musician. Art's singing "Here I am" gives me goosebumps.

  • @whitlowjohnonly1_2
    @whitlowjohnonly1_2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I've been a Paul Simon fan for at least 42 years. S&G the same. I have never heard this song until recently on a rural local radio station that plays the same songs everyday - so much so that you can set your watch to the day programming. Every morning on my way into work, this song comes on - the exact time it begins is 7:41 am. So, in recently discovering this incredible almost psychedelic tune. Starts my day off right and tight. Glad I stumbled upon this fine song!

  • @dmrd222
    @dmrd222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    This made me sob for loved ones lost, for the plight of this world today with the pandemic, for reading the pain in some of your posts and sharing. But.... there is always hope. And there is Hope in this song.

  • @namcat53
    @namcat53 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Everybody who was aware had this album when it was first released. We wanted to absorb all the great music that was coming out then. They were as unique and amazing as The Beatles. The sounds instantly became our touchstones; they were made by our friends, they were beautiful and we knew they had the power to help us through tough times. If you were in high school or college then, this was one of the great albums of all time.

  • @artemvsprime
    @artemvsprime หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Let your honesty shine! ❤

  • @Bizmark12000
    @Bizmark12000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Captivating, spiritual, and otherworldy. This is Paul Simon's favorite song of his very own and it's a favorite of mine, too. The beauty in this masterpiece lies in Paul Simon's vocals.

    • @LoveAndPeaceOccurs
      @LoveAndPeaceOccurs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      YES! ... only I can't say the beauty lies in Paul's vocal's ... although they are perfect. Other factors are perfect as well ... in fact what isn't perfect about this song. You are right it is spiritual, otherworldly and Captivating. Love & Peace & Great Music to All

    • @JamesRyerson-gd6il
      @JamesRyerson-gd6il 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      th-cam.com/users/clipUgkxZUdwRtWxwAVdfDH7GYwhaTh0CFtQ9YZd?si=XOknZBgx2QFDS_b7

  • @agutterfan
    @agutterfan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    My favourite song of theirs. Bliss.

    • @dianthebray6379
      @dianthebray6379 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      agutterfan me too!

    • @caroledelejewski6881
      @caroledelejewski6881 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I just heard this song for the first time yesterday. It's like angels singing. Instantly in love!

    • @adilmohammed3859
      @adilmohammed3859 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Stuck in my head❤️

    • @paulofrias6630
      @paulofrias6630 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Does anybody know the year it was released?

    • @isobelmclean5235
      @isobelmclean5235 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      1970

  • @Sarah-zr1nj
    @Sarah-zr1nj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I’m sure it has been said a million times, and I hate to sound cliché, but Garfunkel has the voice of an angel.

  • @RBAILEY57
    @RBAILEY57 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    How beautiful it is! Paul was referring to "Tom" which was Art's moniker in "Tom and Jerry" the name they first performed under.
    Every track on this album is brilliant!

  • @oldskool731
    @oldskool731 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    my favourite simon & Garfunkle song

  • @milo6046
    @milo6046 6 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    This song is bewitching... And the voices recorded in the reverb chamber are sublime. I am travelling back to 1970, wanna join ?

    • @danielgolus4600
      @danielgolus4600 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Already been there. I was 16. But it'd be great to go back and re-visit. Many good memories despite the Vietnam angst. So yes, sign me up!

    • @deelaine1769
      @deelaine1769 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm there! Can't help it, this is one song that takes me back to my high school days!

    • @cathieauld590
      @cathieauld590 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes please

    • @61dodgelancer
      @61dodgelancer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I wouldn't mind traveling back 50 years to 1970. When "The Only Living Boy in New York" was released, I had just gotten out of the Air Force the previous year and married the girl who is the love of my life. Those were the days my friend.

    • @coramarquez6400
      @coramarquez6400 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just got there...amazing!

  • @fuffthebucks7266
    @fuffthebucks7266 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This seriously might be one of the most beautiful songs ever made

  • @Proctorhigh80
    @Proctorhigh80 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I grew up on their music. Born in 1962 and by 10yrs old I knew every word to all their music.

  • @davekampbell7525
    @davekampbell7525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Why has Paul Simon never been awarded the Nobel Prize for literature? 🤷‍♂️

    • @sh230968
      @sh230968 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Paul doesn't deserve it. Neither did Bob by the way but they just gave it to Bob.

    • @abneryokum
      @abneryokum 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sh230968 Because he's not some foreign-language writer than barely anyone has heard of, let alone read? Clown.

    • @FreeSpeech101-pb3lg
      @FreeSpeech101-pb3lg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@sh230968 Even if Bob Dylan didn't survive his motorcycle crash in 1967, his body of work from 1961-66 transformed lyrical writing around the world, and made him the gold standard lyricist by which everyone after was subsequently judged.

    • @jackiec859
      @jackiec859 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@FreeSpeech101-pb3lg Absolutely.

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He writes lyrics not stories...but I see where ur going with this

  • @Tonetwisters
    @Tonetwisters 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Incredible. I had forgotten how good this album was. IIRC up to this point, it sold the most albums that had ever been sold.

  • @LoveAndPeaceOccurs
    @LoveAndPeaceOccurs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    ... let your honesty shine, shine shine ... like it shines down on me May be in my top 10 of all time songs ... near perfection

    • @bernardfox9078
      @bernardfox9078 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No 1. Perfection !

    • @LoveAndPeaceOccurs
      @LoveAndPeaceOccurs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OK ... : )

    • @ianthomas5955
      @ianthomas5955 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Perfect bitter sarcasm!

    • @matholomewbrooksopoulos7085
      @matholomewbrooksopoulos7085 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ianthomas5955 You think this song is bitter?

    • @ianthomas5955
      @ianthomas5955 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@matholomewbrooksopoulos7085 Yes, it is indeed very bitter and sarcastic, masked slightly by Paul's cunning shroud of apparent affection. The acrimony that had developed gradually over the previous few years peaked at the time this album was made. The pair could not even bear to be in the same recording studio as each other and their contributions were made separately and mixed by skilful sound engineering. The problems seemed to revolve around Paul's objection to what he perceived as the unfair division of royalties, his point being that he wrote all the songs, played guitar and keyboards whilst Art's contributions were merely the voice and occasional advice on the musical arrangements. Paul also felt that Art's increasing interest in film acting was being prioritised over the duo's music. "let your honesty shine, shine, shine, like it shines on me" was an obvious swipe at Art's dubious integrity whilst the song "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" was a cynical reference to Art's architecture degree. A great pity that they fell out because they were a very important part of my teenage years. I saw them in concert at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester in April 1968 and it remains one of the most incredible experiences of my life.

  • @aburke0823
    @aburke0823 6 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    Every time I hear this I think of my Dad. I’ll see you again someday💜💜

    • @MrJim3166
      @MrJim3166 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tears..Everytime you play it hes with you.

    • @StevenCarinci
      @StevenCarinci 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "Death is but a momentary parting from those we love." W.B. Yeats

    • @scottbennett9441
      @scottbennett9441 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too

    • @markhiggins7955
      @markhiggins7955 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Andrea Burke he'll be looking down with love n pride for u my love xx

    • @JaneFeibelman
      @JaneFeibelman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      True. It's a long moment while you're in it.

  • @boratplease
    @boratplease 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    One of the best pieces of music I've ever heard. So moving. Saying that the whole album of Bridge Over Troubled Water every song has a meaning. My Dad loved Bridge Over Troubled Water {Track} I had it played at his funeral.... I hope he was proud of me that day when I tried my best to keep it together....

    • @GuitrDad
      @GuitrDad 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check out Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora's live version

    • @keithespinoza2064
      @keithespinoza2064 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My Dad played this song all day long the day after my older Brother was accidentally shot to death by his best friend in Jan 1972. I still remember my brother singing the line “half of the time we’re gone, but we don’t know where, and we don’t know where.” Garfunkel’s harmony is so beautiful yet haunting, and nearly 50 years later it still brings out very vivid and powerful images and emotions. Talk about bitter/sweet! 😭🤣❤️🙏🏼

    • @Polygor2
      @Polygor2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I happen to think BOTW is a perfect album

  • @joecooper2136
    @joecooper2136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I can't explain how much I love this song! My father used to play it all the time when I was young and it has stayed with me,my whole life 😊

  • @brianbeagley5114
    @brianbeagley5114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This song will always live on forever

  • @bentojunior9967
    @bentojunior9967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    One of my all time favourite Simon and Garfunkel tunes. A beautiful song that will always touch the hearts of many people! Simply, eternal and unforgettable song!

  • @Jay_Flippen
    @Jay_Flippen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +639

    I always like to admire Garfunkel's magnificently large Fu Manchu mustache on this album cover.

  • @jonfrancois1402
    @jonfrancois1402 7 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    After all these years it still hits me and sends me reeling

    • @charleydowney5011
      @charleydowney5011 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Jon Francois That’s because you’re still crazy after all these years.

  • @tumblewheed5994
    @tumblewheed5994 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Gifted....

  • @samuelbenitez4885
    @samuelbenitez4885 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Other than the boxer this is my favorite song of theirs , because I’m from New York City Spanish Harlem and this is the way I felt many times

  • @pycargue
    @pycargue 6 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    The Only Living Boy In New York
    Simon and Garfunkel, Paul Simon
    Tom, get your plane right on time
    I know your part'll go fine
    Fly down to Mexico
    Do-n-do-d-do-n-do and here I am,
    The only living boy in New York
    I get the news I need on the weather report
    I can gather all the news I need on the weather report
    Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile
    Do-n-doh-d-doh-n-doh and here I am
    The only living boy in New York
    Half of the time we're gone
    But we don't know where,
    And we don't know where
    Half of the time we're gone
    But we don't know where,
    And we don't know where
    Tom, get your plane right on time
    I know you've been eager to fly now
    Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine now
    Do-n-do-d-do-n-do
    Like it shines on me
    The only living boy in New York,
    The only living boy in New York
    Paroliers : Paul Simon

    • @davidwhitehouse7719
      @davidwhitehouse7719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you

    • @Max_j9578
      @Max_j9578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      how about the AHHHHAHHAAHHAHAHAHA here I am's?

    • @SuperC888
      @SuperC888 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      David Whitehouse i know THAT you’ve been eager to fly now

  • @randiedison4884
    @randiedison4884 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The most wonderfully written song in the world. And oh! that echo chamber sound! It is sublime.

  • @deborahpaley21
    @deborahpaley21 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I haven't heard this in over 4 decades. OMG how beautiful.

  • @ginog9684
    @ginog9684 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That's some great rhythm acoustic guitar on this track.

  • @semireckless
    @semireckless ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where." About as true of words as were ever written.

  • @singlesideman
    @singlesideman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I've been playing this on repeat for 48 years. Since I was 3. I'm not joking. Otis Redding, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder - it's all every bit as brilliant as I remember it...

  • @AlfredBrock_The_Wayne_Focus
    @AlfredBrock_The_Wayne_Focus ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This song reminds me of being alive. It brings out the joy of creativity. The sound of a city on the move in the hearts of the people who live there!

  • @chrisahern
    @chrisahern 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Harmony perfection....Goosebumps...... Hauntingly beautiful

  • @stevejohnman68
    @stevejohnman68 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    They realy were the perfect match with pauls brilliant writing and arts stunning vocal ability. Shame they had their differences at times. ❤

  • @marywatkins6798
    @marywatkins6798 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As years have passed, IMO it is clear that Paul Simon was a brilliant songwriter, and is underappreciated. This is a great song.

  • @abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz8060
    @abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz8060 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Very easily I am confirming this as my favorite Simon and Garfunkel song. "Half of the time we're going we don't know where, we dont know where." So timeless and excellent. Thank you forever for sharing something of you that no one else could give.