"Music should be holy. When it becomes a business and the music is designed to make money, then the music doesn't do what it's supposed to do." ... Jerry Garcia.
There are many forms of holy culture & occupation that have become buisness and are underpaid and are suffering additionally of becoming „more effective“. And when the buisness get‘s questioned become a holy icon itself and you get called out being a communist/enemy so nothing will change as long as there is no revolution in the mindset
At 71, I'm hearing this for the first time in decades. Every word of the lyrics came singing out of me. Those were the days of spending days listening and memorizing the lyrics from the album cover. Every word.
Fun Fact.....Paul Simon was asked to perform this song on the first SNL after 9-11. The show opened with Simon surrounded by NYC First Responders. I sobbed my eyes out. This song is an anthem for standing strong and holding on to your dreams. Great reaction. ❤❤
And at the opening of the 911 Memorial, Paul Simon was asked to sing as well. he sang the sound of silence. It was one of the most moving moments. I can remember in music history.
Even though I'm 72 years old, my son introduced me to some good rap music and I understand that rapping is just another form of poetry. I think rappers can truly appreciate Paul Simon, one of the best poets and lyricists of this century. Telling each other stories is a very old tradition going back to the stone age. This story of the boxer who has been beaten by life but still stands is profound to me.
Rhyming does not automagically make poetry. There's more to understanding what poetry is than rhymes and calling it poetry. "Rap" fails in that its uninformed writers believe that rhyming is sufficient to make poetry, so they overdo the rhyming. Listen to Bob Dylan -- "Pawn in Their Game" is an example -- for how it's done.
No comments on the Lyrics? Paul Simon is a genius lyric writer, a poet and you guys went on and on about sounds and defending the use of sampling. This song was as valid a commentary on urban struggles as any rap or hip hop song. Take it out of the context of what you know and listen to the song as it is, how it's constructed. Unusual uses of percussion, Using a bass harmonica (bet you never heard the use of that instrument before). You were looking at what the song could be instead of what it was. The album that included The Boxer and Bridge Over Troubled Waters was at one time the biggest selling record album of all time and you hardly commented on the actual song
You are so right in your comments. Paul Simon is the greatest American singer/songwriter of the 20th Century. This song is one of my top three favourites of any artist.
It's fair. Each person is attuned to music differently. Some hear the lyrics so much that they can't track the musical components, yet others will struggle with lyrics on their first hearing because their brain tracks the musical elements. I think Krizz is attuned to the musicality, while Black Pegasus seems to be able to hear both of them simultaneously, whichever one grabs him in the moment.
I think it’s great to hear modern day musicians paying homage to older artists: it’s like discovering those older tunes again. Perhaps some of the younger listeners will be inspired to go back to some of those older tunes and learn to appreciate a wider diversity of music.
I look at music being sampled by other artists as a compliment!! Some of my favorite memories is having a grandchild saying "listen to this" then I identify where the sample came from and play the source song for them. GOOD TIMES ❤❤❤❤
They were of their time ,not ahead people have just forgotten the craft . The way the cymbals are used as punches is brilliant. I always thought each hit was life taking a shot at him ,knocking him around
I heard an interview once where it was revealed that the "cymbal" sound was actually a snare drum being struck in an empty elevator shaft. It made the exact sound they were looking for
The loud drum sound was created by their producer, Roy Halee, who had someone hit the drum in an elevator shaft to get the huge echo. Halee was a genius at creating all sorts of new sounds for Simon & Garfunkle.
@@fayesouthall6604 Nope - urban myth. Hal Blaine recounted the recording process: "There we were with all these mic cables, my drums, and a set of headphones," says Blaine. "When the chorus came around-the 'lie-la-lie' bit-Roy had me come down on my snare drum as hard as I could. In that hallway, by the elevator shaft, it sounded like a cannon shot! Which was just the kind of sound we were after."
This is from my day. I think that you must agree to the strings and the vocals can't be beat. The harmony is wonderful and even the humming is in perfect sync. They are great
A 63 yr old rock fan here. Not a big hip-hop fan (no insult intended), but I LOVE it when you hip-hop guys listen/sample rock. Music is for EVERYBODY! You bring perspectives to the music I NEVER would have thought of. Keep it up!!!!
I’m 67 and don’t listen to any rap or hip hop but I appreciate Krizz’s knowledge and insights, especially when he points out something about a song that I’ve heard for decades but never noticed.
Simon and Garfunkle have been one of my favorite groups since I was 6 years old. I know every song by heart. I'm currently 62 and still absolutely love their music.
Old Irish lady here, i love when someone samples or rearranges old classics, it reminds me of the original and the new music shows me a different take and i see it as respecting the artist that inspired you. Great video
BP, Krizz, I think where some of us may get hung up on the "sampling" thing is this - covering was huge (and still is), but there are contracts involved and there used to be industry mags and papers that would do stories about who was covering who on certain songs. Many writers (such as Carol King) would write a song and then decide it would be perfect for someone else and pass it to them and they, in turn, would credit the writer on the album jacket. Yes, covering is huge, but the credits were mostly public and frequently acknowledged throughout the industry. When some see reactors listen to a song like Bruce Hornsby singing "The Way It Is" and saying "I never knew that is where Tupac's song Changes came from", it kind of indicates the OG is not getting the props and that tribute is not being paid to the original artists. They see a difference in covers with creds and sampling with no creds; there must be 20 or 25 reactors that I watched reacting to "The Way It Is" and not one of them knew that it was the song Tupac used for his. I believe this is where some get hung up on the idea of sampling.... in my humble opinion....
In fact, when BP reacted to The Way It Is by Bruce, he asked Why didn't Tupac's song lead me back to Bruce? Well, Bruce was given zero credit for his work is the explanation.
Another reason is the perception that if someone covers a song, they have to take the time to sit down and learn how to play it, get all the little fills and riffs just right, woodshed any really hard parts in the solo... while sampling, from a certain view, is just someone hitting record and dubbing themselves on top of someone else's pre-recorded work.
On the other hand, when people bought actual records or CDs, the liner notes often did provide credits. Now that so much music is digital, we can’t expect every song to be preceeded with the list of artists who were sampled.
@@derekhauffe7197yes, and if that list was complete as to who all were an influence to, say, the first eight measures, the list would take longer to read than listening to the whole composition. Why? Because the list would contain names going back over 500 years ago. Just in my lifetime (born 1/2/50) for instance, The Toys first recorded “A Lover’s Concerto” in 1966 then ‘The Supremes’ also covered it! The music actually was first written by Christian Petzold and was included in a collection of compositions be Bach! Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” became the’Lone Ranger) theme music. A couple other pieces: “Could it be Magic” - from a prelude by Chopin, “All by Myself” - a piano concerto by Rachmaninov! Music and lyrics have been ‘stolen’ or ‘borrowed’ for centuries! Why not? Some ideas are good enough they should be ‘shared’ for the rest of humanities existence!
Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water, I am A Rock, are amazing. .BP you've done Bridge over Troubled Water, however you never revisted the live version... Hope you do!
I love sampling. At my advanced age, 63, I’ve usually heard the originals. I think it’s fun to hear what hip hop and rappers do with certain riffs and lyrics. I think it is an homage to the originals. It’s not like the original artists weren’t inspired by someone else.
Black Pegasus!!! One of my favorite reactors!! Just watched Halestorm, I Miss The Misery, and it was a great reaction, then I saw you had a reaction with BP!! I'm here for it!!
I don't have any problem with sampling OR doing covers - it's just when people USE it and call it their own, or USE it without permission. It's the RESPECT factor, for me. LOVE THIS SONG!! Thanks for reacting to this one, Krizz!! :) HUGS to YOU & BP!!
Yea! Two of my very favorite reactors! If you guys like Simon and Garfunkel and if you have heard The Sounds of Silence, you need to hear Disturbs version! It is fantastic! I don’t mind covers as long as they are good.
I'm a 61 yr old guy, who loves your reactions together. Those of us old enough to remember the song, new or young, appreciate others younger than us enjoying/appreciating "our" music. The old self validation that we all seek in one way or another. I am constantly impressed with Krizz'z knowledge and ability to interpret and recount "our" music. You guys are best when together. IMHO Also, I am Chris, and my brother is Rob.
Robert, you are my sons age. I love these reactions from you, Krizz, Wifey, Don?, your young rapper friends. My musical tastes have always been what I like, not who or what genres. Seeing how this music effects each of you touches my heart. And I talk to you all the time hoping you can telepathically hear the historical information in trying to share. I think this is an absolutely beautiful omage that so much art is being shared with new generations. And the song you wrote for your daughter brought me to tears. So you're bringing new art to me as well. Thank you all!!!❤
Rapper just did what we always would do when listening to this wonderful song, sing along with the La La La......thanks for this. Couldn't sleep, so up at 4:00 a.m., catching up with Robert.
Mon Dieu! I've heard this song thousands of times and never heard "lie" as in falsehood. You opened my ears and mind, @elaines5750, and I thank you for the provocative reading. What a treat to hear this real songwriting again. Such a role Simon^Gar's songs had in the background of our lives in their time.
My mom played a lot of Simon and Garfunkel when I was young, so I was familiar with a lot of their catalogue. There is a pretty cool fast tempo punk version of The Boxer by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Me First is a band comprised of guys from other bands who get together and do albums full of cover songs in a pop-punk style. Each album usually has a theme, like 70's Pop, or country, etc. They do this song pretty well. (though my favorites from them are either their cover of Sweet Caroline or Rocketman, there was a video of their I Believe I Can Fly too.
S&G had a string of hits together including "I Am A Rock", "Homeward Bound" & "Cecilia". Paul Simon's later songs never had the same lyricism - if Art Garfunkel wasn't a co-author than he must have been the muse. The Boxer (1969) is such a melancholy song with such deep emotional lyrics.
Sampling is a compliment. The crashing sound is intended to sound like a boxer's glove making contact on their opponent. And the instrument you asked about is an oboe, a wind instrument.
Sampling can be a compliment. There is a lot of skill required to take parts of a song, and retell them in a different way. I would estimate it is 5% of the skill required to create the song from nothing.
When I think of sampling I immediately think of The KLF. They took sampling to a whole another level! True masters of making something new out of a lot of great old stuff.
Regarding your point about inspiration, Krizz, did you ever see that interview with Dr. Dre about 25 years ago where he said, "The two biggest influences on my music have been Ozzy Osborne and and Freddie Mercury. They taught me how to be a performer and how to own the stage. Without those two men, there would never have been an NWA"? That has stuck with me since.
When I got married, this was the song I chose for my video of me growing up at the reception. Went great with my story of a poor boy, enlisting in military, leaving home, even fighting professionally afterwards.
Great reaction, guys. Simon and Garfunkel have SO many songs for you to check out. Paul Simon went on to have a hugely successful solo career. More great songs to react to. And speaking of sampling, you should definitely listen to I Keep Forgetting by Michael McDonald. Michael also has a beautiful duet with Patti LaBelle called On My Own.
I’ve never really thought about the sampling, but I’ve heard lots of rock, country singers interviewed on tv. They always talk about the kinds of music and other musicians that influenced them naming names.
Everybody samples and/or covers, from hardcore gabber music to rap & hip-hop and from classical music to pop, funk and punk, it's as old as music itself.
Shout out to Rapper's Delight!!! @5:55 Just might have to put that vinyl back on the spinny thing for a twirl tomorrow and take me back to high school!!
If I was to keep it 100% I have zero problem with hip hop artists sampling, that said when they sample from white artists and still shout that hip hop is black music and white people need to respect that I get a bit pissed. JS I love that you show immense respect to music no matter the genre. You meet the music where it is and that shows a mature ear for the soul behind all music. After checking your past videos it seems you need to be introduced to Loggins & Messina. Either Danny's song (touching) or Angry Eyes (Jam session) depending on what mood you want brother. Thanks for the Music & Reactions 8:26 What is that instrument? Harmonica
That's where I agree with you if you're going to sample someone give them the credit as well as the royalties they're due and you are correct music influences music and inspires others
Sometimes I think that you should just enjoy the song. Listen to the story being told and the voice and music. This is just my opinion . I enjoy your reaction
Couple of ideas.....Grateful Dead, Cornell, May 8, 1977...Morning Dew (post-apocalyptic) and Dancing in the Streets (Jerry hitting the funk); Rush 2112 (entire 1st side of the album); Led Zeppelin (pretty much any song but try Kashmir or The Lemon Song); Genesis - Suppers Ready (so much more); Yes - Close to the Edge; Rush - La Villa Strangiato (instrumental) or Tom Sawyer (or anything pre-1983) ; Judas Priest; Iron Maiden; Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd!!! Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon & Garfunkel
And so many artists have used earlier licks. There are few original themes. They’re re-used, re-spun, re-interpreted, and re-embraced. Each incarnation has its own spin.
Loved your insights. I also love the concept of being inspired by musicians, and then taking the time to learn what they did on their instrument, then taking it in a new direction. But to just copy and paste! any nerd can do that.. Apologies to the nerds reading this..
The bang you hear is a metal filing cabinet was thrown down an elevator shaft and recorded and looped into the chorus. Hip hop took from soul, steely dan, yacht rock.
Paul Simon was probably the most poetic of the songwriters. The song Scarborough Fair/Canticle is a blending of poem Scarborough Fair and an anti-war song Canticle. The imagery in Dangling Conversation is amazing. The anger and desperation of Patterns is portrayed beautifully "Like a rat in a maze the path before me lies and the pattern never alters until the rat dies". As touring musicians you would probably identify with Homeward Bound
"Music should be holy. When it becomes a business and the music is designed to make money, then the music doesn't do what it's supposed to do." ... Jerry Garcia.
Amen!
The same could be said about the news business.
Same for sports
Yes, R.I.P Jerry 😢
There are many forms of holy culture & occupation that have become buisness and are underpaid and are suffering additionally of becoming „more effective“. And when the buisness get‘s questioned become a holy icon itself and you get called out being a communist/enemy so nothing will change as long as there is no revolution in the mindset
That instrument is a bass harmonica, also that crashing sound is an old metal lift shaft door.
At 71, I'm hearing this for the first time in decades. Every word of the lyrics came singing out of me. Those were the days of spending days listening and memorizing the lyrics from the album cover. Every word.
They were still in their 20's when they did this fantastic music. They both just turned 83 years old.
They’re such geniuses that I get emotional every time I hear them
Fun Fact.....Paul Simon was asked to perform this song on the first SNL after 9-11. The show opened with Simon surrounded by NYC First Responders. I sobbed my eyes out. This song is an anthem for standing strong and holding on to your dreams. Great reaction. ❤❤
And at the opening of the 911 Memorial, Paul Simon was asked to sing as well. he sang the sound of silence. It was one of the most moving moments. I can remember in music history.
Even though I'm 72 years old, my son introduced me to some good rap music and I understand that rapping is just another form of poetry. I think rappers can truly appreciate Paul Simon, one of the best poets and lyricists of this century. Telling each other stories is a very old tradition going back to the stone age. This story of the boxer who has been beaten by life but still stands is profound to me.
Rhyming does not automagically make poetry.
There's more to understanding what poetry is than rhymes and calling it poetry.
"Rap" fails in that its uninformed writers believe that rhyming is sufficient to make poetry, so they overdo the rhyming. Listen to Bob Dylan -- "Pawn in Their Game" is an example -- for how it's done.
Boxer is my favorite song of theirs.. the multilayers of instruments is perfection.
The writing and story line are phenomenal. Listen again while reading the lyrics.
Agree. Disappointed they didn't talk about the song at all.
No comments on the Lyrics? Paul Simon is a genius lyric writer, a poet and you guys went on and on about sounds and defending the use of sampling. This song was as valid a commentary on urban struggles as any rap or hip hop song. Take it out of the context of what you know and listen to the song as it is, how it's constructed. Unusual uses of percussion, Using a bass harmonica (bet you never heard the use of that instrument before). You were looking at what the song could be instead of what it was. The album that included The Boxer and Bridge Over Troubled Waters was at one time the biggest selling record album of all time and you hardly commented on the actual song
The lyrics say so much. Love this song.
I figure the lyrics should matter to a rapper of all people.
You are so right in your comments. Paul Simon is the greatest American singer/songwriter of the 20th Century. This song is one of my top three favourites of any artist.
It's fair. Each person is attuned to music differently. Some hear the lyrics so much that they can't track the musical components, yet others will struggle with lyrics on their first hearing because their brain tracks the musical elements.
I think Krizz is attuned to the musicality, while Black Pegasus seems to be able to hear both of them simultaneously, whichever one grabs him in the moment.
The solo was actually a pedal steel guitar manually doubled with a piccolo trumpet. This is a brilliant produced record from end-to-end.
I think it’s great to hear modern day musicians paying homage to older artists: it’s like discovering those older tunes again. Perhaps some of the younger listeners will be inspired to go back to some of those older tunes and learn to appreciate a wider diversity of music.
One sure sign of song-writing genius....you're singing along with a song the first time hearing it.
The ending with the cymbals clashing every few seconds like the boxer slamming his opponent over and over out of rage. Totally brill.
Life changer. Elevating music that breathes.
I enjoy watching you young folk react to the music of my youth, they were great days with great music.
Sampling adds to the richness of our musical tapestries.
Yes, that instrument. It is the seldom used and beautiful Bass Harmonica.
I look at music being sampled by other artists as a compliment!! Some of my favorite memories is having a grandchild saying "listen to this" then I identify where the sample came from and play the source song for them. GOOD TIMES ❤❤❤❤
They were of their time ,not ahead people have just forgotten the craft . The way the cymbals are used as punches is brilliant. I always thought each hit was life taking a shot at him ,knocking him around
I heard an interview once where it was revealed that the "cymbal" sound was actually a snare drum being struck in an empty elevator shaft. It made the exact sound they were looking for
The loud drum sound was created by their producer, Roy Halee, who had someone hit the drum in an elevator shaft to get the huge echo. Halee was a genius at creating all sorts of new sounds for Simon & Garfunkle.
I believe it was the sound of a metal filing cabinet hitting the bottom of the elevator shaft.
@@fayesouthall6604 Nope - urban myth.
Hal Blaine recounted the recording process: "There we were with all these mic cables, my drums, and a set of headphones," says Blaine. "When the chorus came around-the 'lie-la-lie' bit-Roy had me come down on my snare drum as hard as I could. In that hallway, by the elevator shaft, it sounded like a cannon shot! Which was just the kind of sound we were after."
@ I heard it in a bbc documentary.
@@fayesouthall6604 Hilarious that they got it so wrong.
Nice reaction. Simon & Garfunkel have been there for me when I needed music to reflect on and reflect to. Their harmony sounds like angels singing.
Harmonies smooothe as butter cream... what a classic Simon and Garfunkel ❤
I’ve never been angry about that , people turning it into another sound is great. We all learn from each other. I love all kinds of music.
This is from my day. I think that you must agree to the strings and the vocals can't be beat. The harmony is wonderful and even the humming is in perfect sync. They are great
A 63 yr old rock fan here. Not a big hip-hop fan (no insult intended), but I LOVE it when you hip-hop guys listen/sample rock. Music is for EVERYBODY! You bring perspectives to the music I NEVER would have thought of. Keep it up!!!!
I agree with you , it is cool to see the young appreciate our music from the past, even if it is a totally different genre for them...
I’m 67 and don’t listen to any rap or hip hop but I appreciate Krizz’s knowledge and insights, especially when he points out something about a song that I’ve heard for decades but never noticed.
gotta love that bass harmonica
Simon and Garfunkle have been one of my favorite groups since I was 6 years old. I know every song by heart. I'm currently 62 and still absolutely love their music.
It's just another epic song by Simon and Garfunkel folks! Enjoy the great tune "America" next by these two great singers! We all tell ourselves lies.
The boxer for me was always like a message embedded in a real world drama, a dream.
Closer to 60 years ago. Impeccable production.
Paul is a three time grammy winner for album of the year. incredible song writer. you guys need to do some reactions to Graceland.
My favourite Simon & Garfunkel song is called "I Am A Rock"... great music and lyrics
Paul Simon's lyrics are excellent and so emotive.
Old Irish lady here, i love when someone samples or rearranges old classics, it reminds me of the original and the new music shows me a different take and i see it as respecting the artist that inspired you.
Great video
I love you two together! This is one of my favourite songs by S&G.
BP, Krizz, I think where some of us may get hung up on the "sampling" thing is this - covering was huge (and still is), but there are contracts involved and there used to be industry mags and papers that would do stories about who was covering who on certain songs. Many writers (such as Carol King) would write a song and then decide it would be perfect for someone else and pass it to them and they, in turn, would credit the writer on the album jacket. Yes, covering is huge, but the credits were mostly public and frequently acknowledged throughout the industry. When some see reactors listen to a song like Bruce Hornsby singing "The Way It Is" and saying "I never knew that is where Tupac's song Changes came from", it kind of indicates the OG is not getting the props and that tribute is not being paid to the original artists. They see a difference in covers with creds and sampling with no creds; there must be 20 or 25 reactors that I watched reacting to "The Way It Is" and not one of them knew that it was the song Tupac used for his. I believe this is where some get hung up on the idea of sampling.... in my humble opinion....
In fact, when BP reacted to The Way It Is by Bruce, he asked Why didn't Tupac's song lead me back to Bruce? Well, Bruce was given zero credit for his work is the explanation.
You had to buy the rights to a song you covered, and the songwriter got paid,
Another reason is the perception that if someone covers a song, they have to take the time to sit down and learn how to play it, get all the little fills and riffs just right, woodshed any really hard parts in the solo... while sampling, from a certain view, is just someone hitting record and dubbing themselves on top of someone else's pre-recorded work.
On the other hand, when people bought actual records or CDs, the liner notes often did provide credits. Now that so much music is digital, we can’t expect every song to be preceeded with the list of artists who were sampled.
@@derekhauffe7197yes, and if that list was complete as to who all were an influence to, say, the first eight measures, the list would take longer to read than listening to the whole composition. Why? Because the list would contain names going back over 500 years ago.
Just in my lifetime (born 1/2/50) for instance, The Toys first recorded “A Lover’s Concerto” in 1966 then ‘The Supremes’ also covered it! The music actually was first written by Christian Petzold and was included in a collection of compositions be Bach! Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” became the’Lone Ranger) theme music.
A couple other pieces: “Could it be Magic” - from a prelude by Chopin, “All by Myself” - a piano concerto by Rachmaninov!
Music and lyrics have been ‘stolen’ or ‘borrowed’ for centuries! Why not? Some ideas are good enough they should be ‘shared’ for the rest of humanities existence!
Never heard this s&g song but it was really good, i really enjoy watching you dive into all these old songs 👍🏽👍🏽
Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water, I am A Rock, are amazing. .BP you've done Bridge over Troubled Water, however you never revisted the live version... Hope you do!
I love sampling. At my advanced age, 63, I’ve usually heard the originals. I think it’s fun to hear what hip hop and rappers do with certain riffs and lyrics. I think it is an homage to the originals. It’s not like the original artists weren’t inspired by someone else.
Sampling is talentless theft
Black Pegasus!!! One of my favorite reactors!!
Just watched Halestorm, I Miss The Misery, and it was a great reaction, then I saw you had a reaction with BP!! I'm here for it!!
Paul Simon is a musical and lyrical genius, enough said (agree with you on the sampling point you made as well).
I don't have any problem with sampling OR doing covers - it's just when people USE it and call it their own, or USE it without permission. It's the RESPECT factor, for me. LOVE THIS SONG!! Thanks for reacting to this one, Krizz!! :) HUGS to YOU & BP!!
Yea! Two of my very favorite reactors!
If you guys like Simon and Garfunkel and if you have heard The Sounds of Silence, you need to hear Disturbs version! It is fantastic! I don’t mind covers as long as they are good.
One of my favorites and been playing on guitar and singing it for over 50 years.
I believe that instrument was a bass harmonica.
If Hollywood ever wants to turn back from the abyss they should start making movies like this (again). What a gorgeous gritty song.
I'm a 61 yr old guy, who loves your reactions together. Those of us old enough to remember the song, new or young, appreciate others younger than us enjoying/appreciating "our" music. The old self validation that we all seek in one way or another. I am constantly impressed with Krizz'z knowledge and ability to interpret and recount "our" music. You guys are best when together. IMHO Also, I am Chris, and my brother is Rob.
I must have been 7 or 8 when I heard this for the first time. It has stuck in my memory my entire life! Great song, great reaction, thanks!
My favorite Simon and Garfunkel song, sheer poetry perfection.
Robert, you are my sons age. I love these reactions from you, Krizz, Wifey, Don?, your young rapper friends. My musical tastes have always been what I like, not who or what genres. Seeing how this music effects each of you touches my heart. And I talk to you all the time hoping you can telepathically hear the historical information in trying to share. I think this is an absolutely beautiful omage that so much art is being shared with new generations. And the song you wrote for your daughter brought me to tears. So you're bringing new art to me as well. Thank you all!!!❤
I’m a metal head and I have checked out your music and Krizz you are Badassery 🤘🏻
Rapper just did what we always would do when listening to this wonderful song, sing along with the La La La......thanks for this. Couldn't sleep, so up at 4:00 a.m., catching up with Robert.
This was the first album I ever bought and I nearly wore it out listening to it!!!🥰❤️🥰
KRIZZ!! Funky Drummer!!! James Brown.
The most sampled drumbeat of all time!! 🙏
What do we have here…? We have the best writing and singing duo from the 60s! I’m a metal fan, grunge, rock…but everyone loves S&G!! ☮️❤️😎🎼
I always enjoy it when you two react together.
Very significant that the chorus is "lie lie lie".....
Mon Dieu! I've heard this song thousands of times and never heard "lie" as in falsehood. You opened my ears and mind, @elaines5750, and I thank you for the provocative reading. What a treat to hear this real songwriting again. Such a role Simon^Gar's songs had in the background of our lives in their time.
The way the cymbals are used as punches is brilliant. I always thought each hit was life taking a shot at him ,knocking him around
Not sure why, but this made me think of Sublime.
So many songs, but I'll just name a few: April 29, 1992, Santeria, Smoke Two Joints...
Folk music pure and simple.👍🤗
Hey! We Rock & Roll guys sampled the blues. Good music influences good music.
Thank God! Best thing that ever happened to music!!
My mom played a lot of Simon and Garfunkel when I was young, so I was familiar with a lot of their catalogue. There is a pretty cool fast tempo punk version of The Boxer by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Me First is a band comprised of guys from other bands who get together and do albums full of cover songs in a pop-punk style. Each album usually has a theme, like 70's Pop, or country, etc. They do this song pretty well. (though my favorites from them are either their cover of Sweet Caroline or Rocketman, there was a video of their I Believe I Can Fly too.
S&G had a string of hits together including "I Am A Rock", "Homeward Bound" & "Cecilia". Paul Simon's later songs never had the same lyricism - if Art Garfunkel wasn't a co-author than he must have been the muse. The Boxer (1969) is such a melancholy song with such deep emotional lyrics.
Bridge over Troubled Waters and Sparrow. Great video!! ❤❤
Mumford and Sons has a great cover of this, definitely worth checking out. Really any Mumford and Sons song is worth checking out.
Love this reaction, Krizz. Keep up the excellent work!
Sampling is a compliment. The crashing sound is intended to sound like a boxer's glove making contact on their opponent. And the instrument you asked about is an oboe, a wind instrument.
Sampling can be a compliment. There is a lot of skill required to take parts of a song, and retell them in a different way.
I would estimate it is 5% of the skill required to create the song from nothing.
When I think of sampling I immediately think of The KLF. They took sampling to a whole another level! True masters of making something new out of a lot of great old stuff.
My wife is from Thailand and I love the music. I was born in 1971. So I enjoyed 20 years before me and up to 2000$.
Regarding your point about inspiration, Krizz, did you ever see that interview with Dr. Dre about 25 years ago where he said, "The two biggest influences on my music have been Ozzy Osborne and and Freddie Mercury. They taught me how to be a performer and how to own the stage. Without those two men, there would never have been an NWA"? That has stuck with me since.
I have spent many evenings with the headphones on, smoke rolled up lit, and the fine tunes of S&G to company me as I enjoy the experience.
When I got married, this was the song I chose for my video of me growing up at the reception. Went great with my story of a poor boy, enlisting in military, leaving home, even fighting professionally afterwards.
Great reaction, guys. Simon and Garfunkel have SO many songs for you to check out.
Paul Simon went on to have a hugely successful solo career. More great songs to react to.
And speaking of sampling, you should definitely listen to I Keep Forgetting by Michael McDonald. Michael also has a beautiful duet with Patti LaBelle called On My Own.
I’ve never really thought about the sampling, but I’ve heard lots of rock, country singers interviewed on tv. They always talk about the kinds of music and other musicians that influenced them naming names.
Everybody samples and/or covers, from hardcore gabber music to rap & hip-hop and from classical music to pop, funk and punk, it's as old as music itself.
The “bass” and “What is that instrument?” is a harmonica. The solo was played on a pedal steel guitar run through a volume pedal.
Wish you both had reacted to the story line, words and music of The Boxer.
The words are more important than the music.
@@jaynebuchanan4612 Explain Smells Like Teen Spirit then. 😆
Shout out to Rapper's Delight!!! @5:55 Just might have to put that vinyl back on the spinny thing for a twirl tomorrow and take me back to high school!!
The sound you’re hearing thinking the speaker is blown is a bass harmonica.
And what a sound! I always anticipate reactors reacting to that.
I’m a rock guy and I understand sampling. Too many haters in this world. Go away
If I was to keep it 100% I have zero problem with hip hop artists sampling, that said when they sample from white artists and still shout that hip hop is black music and white people need to respect that I get a bit pissed. JS I love that you show immense respect to music no matter the genre. You meet the music where it is and that shows a mature ear for the soul behind all music. After checking your past videos it seems you need to be introduced to Loggins & Messina. Either Danny's song (touching) or Angry Eyes (Jam session) depending on what mood you want brother. Thanks for the Music & Reactions 8:26 What is that instrument? Harmonica
That's where I agree with you if you're going to sample someone give them the credit as well as the royalties they're due and you are correct music influences music and inspires others
Sometimes I think that you should just enjoy the song. Listen to the story being told and the voice and music. This is just my opinion . I enjoy your reaction
Couple of ideas.....Grateful Dead, Cornell, May 8, 1977...Morning Dew (post-apocalyptic) and Dancing in the Streets (Jerry hitting the funk); Rush 2112 (entire 1st side of the album); Led Zeppelin (pretty much any song but try Kashmir or The Lemon Song); Genesis - Suppers Ready (so much more); Yes - Close to the Edge; Rush - La Villa Strangiato (instrumental) or Tom Sawyer (or anything pre-1983) ; Judas Priest; Iron Maiden; Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd!!!
Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon & Garfunkel
Great song ,Check out Emerson lake and palmer- lucky man
Great song by a great band.
Excellent song!! 🎶❤️
And so many artists have used earlier licks. There are few original themes. They’re re-used, re-spun, re-interpreted, and re-embraced. Each incarnation has its own spin.
Part of the melody was used in Boygenius’s song Cool About It (also a great song). Paul Simon received a songwriting credit.
Loved your insights. I also love the concept of being inspired by musicians, and then taking the time to learn what they did on their instrument, then taking it in a new direction. But to just copy and paste! any nerd can do that.. Apologies to the nerds reading this..
They were ‘OF THEIR TIME’.
Everybody sample each other. No matter the style. As you said very well. It is inspired. That is what culture is about.
I see samples as paying homage to the original.Its a celebration and it is paid for,the original artist has been given blessings
Listen to El Condor Pasa..also Simon and Garfunkel..
The drum you hear was played in an elevator shaft. That's why it was so big and echo-y sounding. Really cool effect.
The bang you hear is a metal filing cabinet was thrown down an elevator shaft and recorded and looped into the chorus. Hip hop took from soul, steely dan, yacht rock.
Listening to your reactions is fun. I enjoy watching you discover the classics. It was a good time to be alive.
"Sampling" keeps a song alive. Taking it into another era is great. As long as it's done legally, it's wonderful.
Paul Simon was probably the most poetic of the songwriters. The song Scarborough Fair/Canticle is a blending of poem Scarborough Fair and an anti-war song Canticle. The imagery in Dangling Conversation is amazing. The anger and desperation of Patterns is portrayed beautifully "Like a rat in a maze the path before me lies and the pattern never alters until the rat dies". As touring musicians you would probably identify with Homeward Bound
Check out their live version of Scarborough Fair with Andy Williams; first class harmonization
The drummer on this song took the kit into the stairwell of the studio to get the heavy reverb on the snare hit.