Don't forget the Cadence part of it was just an exercise that Steve was doing in the studio, while they were deciding what to do. And they just decided to use it
Thanks for the great love and support you show me as a special fan of mine, I hope you won't stop listening to music, and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my music❤️❤️may god bless you.
In 1979, when I was 7 years old, my uncle Maher, who is a musician/artist, made a recording of me singing "hop on the bus gus, no need to discuss much..." while he played the the music on an Oud, which is an Arabic guitar. I'm 48 years old now, and still have that recording.
Nice It might be picky But the oud is older than the guitar by a few centuries, and perhaps better known than you think To be really picky: both are part of the lute family
Thanks for the great love and support you show me as a special fan of mine, I hope you won't stop listening to music, and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my music❤️❤️may god bless you.
I heard this song 30yrs ago when I was a child. I was sick, had chicken pox , and was listening to an oldies station when I went to bed. It's one of those inconsequential moments in your life that for some reason never forget. The "Hop on the bus Gus, don't need to discuss much" line has stuck in my head my entire life, having never heard the song again after that night. Finally, 30yrs later the line popped into my head again and I finally searched and found this song. I feel like I was teleported back to my childhood bedroom as a 7yr old kid as soon as this song started playing. The human mind is a funny thing sometimes.
Awww! Love your story! How about this... my brothers name is Gus! We sang this song growing up and I was so happy his name was in it. Haha. We are in our 50s now and we have a ministry together. The great part of my story is... we own a bus and my brother drives it. When we do ministry concerts or go to events, I yell out the bus door to my brother... "HOP ON THE BUS GUS!" Everyone laughs! I think we have this record from back in the day. Anyway, just wanted to tell you all that. Glad you recovered from the chicken pox back then. Now I am off to search for the song A MILLION TO ONE by the Donny Osmand! Haha! You know it? Peace and a prayer to you! God bless! Lynne🍃💜🍃
@@lynnecarnivale5085 .... Your story is sweet too! I found it because I came to listen to this song to refresh my memory ... because I'm in the process of "re-writing" the lyrics for a parody song - "Fifty Ways to Flee Corona!" I figure if we don't keep laughing through times of trouble, we'll succumb to all the fear-mongering. So far, the verse with your brother's name in it goes like this: "DON'T hop on the bus, Gus, Be sure you DON'T touch much, Disinfect all your keys, Lee, And keep yourself free! Just stay home and chill, Jill, And head for the hills, Bill, DON'T go to your job, Bob, And DON'T touch a door knob! There must be fifty ways to flee Corona - fifty ways to flee Corona!" :-) God bless you, Sister!
That is so true. It was in January of 1976, when I first heard this song, visiting my late grandmother on Xmas/New Year's break from elementrary school. I'm 53 now, 46 years later sound just as good, just timeless.
I love Steve Gadd’s drumming! The military sound gives the song a sense of defiance. Like Paul or the subject of the song is on a mission to find the answer to their problem. The bass is on point too!
In college, I took ASL classes. At the end of the semester you had to pick a song to interpret in sign language. I feel like this would have been a REALLY fun song to pick. My teacher was deaf person, but she used to be hearing. She lost it while in college for music. And after coping with losing music as she knew it she became a teacher and to stay in touch with the thing she loved she had us do these projects. I get stage fright but she used to say to us: it’s not about you. This project isn’t about you it’s about allowing a deaf person like me to experience music. And because this song tells a story I think she would have loved us picking it.
My mom used to turn this song up when it would come on the radio and sing along like she had a memory instilled deeply within her that was important, or dear to her. The last time I broke it off with a girl before meeting my wife of 12 years now I walked to my car, turned the key, and this song played upon the radio. A song and memory unlocked to me as of recent that I had forgotten. My moms been gone for 12 years now and I never had the chance to ask her about this song, or so many other things, but she didn’t leave until she met the woman I still love today. Anytime this song plays I can’t help but ride down memory lane of her singing to me going down those back roads with the corn growing tall and the sun shining brightly as the innocence of childhood shone inside me at the time.
My mom when she used to drink her Julio Gallo loved crankin up Neil Diamond and" I am Woman hear me roar." By Helen Reddy... I miss n LOVE HER. She died in Sept 2019. I was grounded ALOT before I hit 18. NOW, I know why and I'm 52 now.. 💘
My parents divorced when I was 9. I spent every other weekend with my dad but being a daddy's girl, it was never enough for me. He was a big Paul Simon fan and we sang along to his music in dad's car every Sunday when he took me to my mom's. This was always my favorite of all the songs and now that my dad is gone, it always reminds me of him. Thank you for uploading it!
+Kat Rich Yes, I miss my dad (even though it's only been a month and a half, it feels like a year) too, and I was also a Daddy's girl. I can't imagine what a divorce would've been like though, I'm so sorry that you had to experience that. My dad also liked this song though, and many other songs I enjoy listening to, so I'll always have those to remind me.
As a 70's teen, I must of had at least 50 cassette tapes of songs off the radio. Somehow, I managed to have "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" multiple times on multiple tapes❤ I still have them in 2024!
I'll be 60 in a month and a half and I keep trying to nail down the first song I learned all the words to from beginning to end. It's down to either Billy Don't Be A Hero or 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover. And I made a LOT of those tapes too!
My favorite drum intro on any song ever made. Masterpiece by Steve Gadd. Came here because it's Steve's birthday, and wanted to listen to one of his best.
Hey, I appreciate that you credited him. In so many instances there are background musicians and singers that make the song - not just the artist alone.
@@jameseveritts8113 There's something to be said for both precision as well as writing it into a tune in such a way that it fits perfectly. I appreciate it even if it's "basic!"
..Not plausible, two of the same objects can make a different sound & even knowing that sound if put with an object of a different class like a spoon or knife will not necessarily makes or differ in sound..... it needs movement and a strong vibration, gotta set the mood & atmosphere Boy's ... 😀
17 y/old band dork here. My father sat me down behind his Drumset and had me learn the intro drum beat. I am very, very glad he did; such a fun rhythm.
So much of this song is so good... • Gadd's groove, first • Paul Simon's signature soft singing - crystal clear vowels, soft and soothing consonants, singing lyrics like he's talking • Great, subtle unison backup singing until that powerful "discuss muuuuuuuuch" • The droning single-note soft finger picking of the acoustic guitar during the chorus • The luscious acoustic guitar chords in the verses, with nicely chosen spare string groups • Gorgeous, gorgeous recording and mix with lots of space left for quiet
You're forgetting a young Tony Levin on the bass providing both the thumping groove during the chorus *and* the ethereal counterpoint during the verses.
Thanks. I used to love listening to this song when I heard it on the radio, when I was about 10-11 years old. I had thought it was funny then, and there was a nice woman who helped out our family, and she sometimes took me with her, when there was no one else available, and this song was playing on the radio in her car, so she sang along with it, and smiled looking at me. I always used to like to watch the adults who were driving back then.
No one writes songs this good anymore so It couldn’t be released today but I just heard this song on So You Think You Can Dance so hopefully it’ll be reintroduced to this generation to appreciate a master song writer!
I still have the 45 nearly 50 years later and proud to show my age by saying it. lol Still one of my all time favorites from my youth. I thought about framing it years ago, but decided to keep it locked up in a safe place. It sure takes me back to a time when Life seemed to be so much simpler, even though it really wasn't in so many ways. Thank you so much for the great memories!!
The distress of having to end a relationship. The cynicism of being on the giving end of hurt instead of the receiving one. It's never comfortable when you actually care. It's hard to describe but the tone of this song does come close. Rhymin' Simon is one of history's greatest balladiers.
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Sang myself to sleep with this song while in a abusive relationship 30 yrs ago.... I could not leave as I just had a baby. But as soon as I was able I left ! That was 29 years ago and I never looked back ! Was divorced 1.67 in my pocket 2 small babies under the age of 2. Today they are college grads and successful.
Absolutely adore this song. Heard it a few years ago, when breaking up an abusive relationship. It reminds me to love myself, to be free, to let die what hurts me (even though it is good in some other ways). Life is too short to put yourself in second place :)
I've been listening to the tune for almost 50 years. Just as entrancing then as it it now and will be in another 50 years. Steve Gadd put his stamp on it.
I was a little kid when this song came out. I and everyone else loved then, just like people LOVE this song today. I think it came out in the early 70's
Born in '51. I agree totally. But we are lucky...it is now easy to listen to the music of our time. I think life was better before the advent of the internet., but being able to listen to the music is great.
This song was really ahead of its time, in that it acknowledged that men could be stuck in toxic relationships as well as women and also had the right to tell someone and leave. Also, it's fun and catchy as hell.
It's about a guy cheating on his spouse. Nothing suggests anything toxic, nothing suggests his spouse is to blame at all. The only thing we hear is that he is talking to his mistress who wants to convince him to end that relationship and stop two-timing. So not really "ahead of its time", just a basic criticism of age old behaviour.
@@DrZaius3141 nah, it sounds like someone who he's having a deeper conversation with, the fifty ways to leave your lover sounds somber and understanding
@@aferinx4931 She kisses him and invites him to sleep with her that night. She said why don't we both Just sleep on it tonight And I believe in the morning You'll begin to see the light And then she kissed me And I realized she probably was right
@@DrZaius3141 This is what we call interpretation. Our life experiences, culture and understanding of the language the song is in can drastically change our interpretations of it. One of the reasons music is so great
The "Hop on the Bus. Gus/you don't need to discuss much," reminds me of a Bible story we were being taught about in such as February 1976, exactly when this song came out.
This was the first Paul Simon single I can recall buying. I loved the drums. Growing up in the singer-songwriter era of the early 70's gave me some great songs that would prepare me for adulthood.
There is absolutely NO other drummer that could 'compose' the drum part to this Iconic tune...It matches the lyrics and carries the right rythm with the tune. Pure Genious to Steve Gadd.
Real music 40yrs old that is still relatable to how I feel at this moment. I'm 50 ❤️ hop on the bus Gus, don't need to discuss muchhhhh!💯 I believe in the morning you'll begin to see the light!!!! My favorite lines
Thanks for the great love and support you show me as a special fan of mine, I hope you won't stop listening to music, and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my music❤️❤️may god bless you.
+David Biggart Your grammar conveys exactly the opposite of what you want to say. Using 'but' means 'anything except pure genius'. Which means that it was not a work of pure genius.
+Napoleon4778 The comma makes his meaning unambiguous.. (The technical acceptability of this brand of sentence-to-fragment comma splice in a casual context is left as an exercise for the reader, but to be perfectly honest there are better exercises.)
This reminds me of driving around with my Dad in his blue Chevy Blazer, off-roading on a hot summer's day with this album playing on the 8-track. True story.
Masterpiece. And also I realise the ambiguity of who the 'lover' is here- the woman he's seeing or the woman he's with. After all the advice...he could just turn around and stay. Love ya Mr Simon.
Here is another bit of beautiful English language just open ur front door and tell the person to p off don't come back did that forty yrs ago he got the. Message. X
I was born on Fathers Day in '71 (June 20). I remember my Mom and Dad singing the song, not at the same time, when I was a kid. This might sound like a preliminary to a common sad story, but they are still married. I guess sometimes you need more than 50.
I'm a 13 year old boy and my parents had me at a crazy old age my mom was 50 yrs old and my dad was 59, as such, their great music taste was transferred to me and here i am, a teenager in 2022 that likes music 40 yrs older than me.
I think there are just some songs that just are timeless they transcend time and genres. I think they are rare but this is one of them. Paul Simon has many great songs I think you will enjoy as you get older you'll enjoy them much more.
figure out what mgtow is kid... it will save your neck in the future. In the meantime, enjoy your teenage years! Take excellent care of your teeth, ironically avoiding all cavities in your teeth will keep you healthy for much of your life. and follow redpill philosophy.
By the time your parents had u they were entering that time in life where we've learned patience and we know what really matters. I liked yur post bc I'm learning about current artists. I've teen aged grandkids and they're surprised what I know 😅. We should never have opinions on anything until we research...not including Brussel sprouts of course. 😅 Keep your mind learning and you will never be bored. My 2 fav S&G songs are At the Zoo and Why Don't you Write Me. Obscure and never hits buy they're funny imo..
Excellent songwriting!!!! "It's really not my habit to intrude, furthermore I hope my meaning won't be lost or misconstrued." These words are SOOOOOO DARN COOL!!!!
My dad used to sing this fairly often, especially the line "hop on the bus, Gus" when he and I would take the bus together. I completely forgot about this entirely for many years until this morning when my boss gave my a ride to work really early in the morning just as the sun was coming up. He turned on the radio and this came on and I was like wow, how did I forget about this song.
Last year in rehab, this passed by. First time i had shed tears for about 21 years. Was as if my Aunt, 1of3 who'd raise me. Spoke all those words and Hazed years got clear AF. Very sobering.
I remember hearing this song on the radio when I was a little kid. When I was 14 I started playing drums. This was the first beat my teacher taught me. He had me read music and I was in love with the rudiments. He wrote out the drum part for the verses. The chorus is simpler but grooves so good. My introduction to Steve Gadd and Jazz/Fusion. Paul Simon is a phenomenal musician and songwriter. He is all about groove and different world rhythms. 33 years later and I still play drums
STEVE GADD....iconic drum groove. This is a legendary song in the drumming community.
Don't forget the Cadence part of it was just an exercise that Steve was doing in the studio, while they were deciding what to do. And they just decided to use it
Somehow I'm only just learning about and I get the hype. It's awesome.
Love those drums
Gadd is a drum god, i even thought it was Tony Allen in the first part
A good drummer friend of mine passed away a week ago today and Steve Gadd called his son to offer his condolences. That was so nice and thoughtful.
I woke this morning with this song in my head. Decided to find and play it. I'm 71yrs now and this was a favorite of mine in my youth .
I did the same. My dad listened to it when I was a child. I haven't heard the song in years, but woke up with it stuck in my head this morning.
69…here
72 here . Bought it when it came out. The first thing that his me was Steve Gadds remarkable drumming on this cut.
Thanks for the great love and support you show me as a special fan of mine, I hope you won't stop listening to music, and thanks for your sincere
Compliment and love towards my music❤️❤️may god bless you.
Me too, 62
In 1979, when I was 7 years old, my uncle Maher, who is a musician/artist, made a recording of me singing "hop on the bus gus, no need to discuss much..." while he played the the music on an Oud, which is an Arabic guitar. I'm 48 years old now, and still have that recording.
Very very cool, thank you for sharing. Uncles back then… mine was gonna take me dinosaur hunting in the morning, I was like 3, to be a kid.❤️🙂👍
That's fun, and awesome!
Nice
It might be picky
But the oud is older than the guitar by a few centuries, and perhaps better known than you think
To be really picky: both are part of the lute family
@@nowhereman4041 ur Uncle is a legend & my hero💋😻😽
A few years ago I quit a toxic job, and this song was playing as I walked out of the building for the last time. Perfect timing. Almost cinematic.
Thanks for the great love and support you show me as a special fan of mine, I hope you won't stop listening to music, and thanks for your sincere
Compliment and love towards my music❤️❤️may god bless you.
Fifty ways to leave your employer.
I can picture it! Good for you!
Good for you! F#*k em.
yehawww sister/
I heard this song 30yrs ago when I was a child. I was sick, had chicken pox , and was listening to an oldies station when I went to bed. It's one of those inconsequential moments in your life that for some reason never forget. The "Hop on the bus Gus, don't need to discuss much" line has stuck in my head my entire life, having never heard the song again after that night. Finally, 30yrs later the line popped into my head again and I finally searched and found this song. I feel like I was teleported back to my childhood bedroom as a 7yr old kid as soon as this song started playing. The human mind is a funny thing sometimes.
Awww! Love your story! How about this... my brothers name is Gus! We sang this song growing up and I was so happy his name was in it. Haha. We are in our 50s now and we have a ministry together. The great part of my story is... we own a bus and my brother drives it. When we do ministry concerts or go to events, I yell out the bus door to my brother... "HOP ON THE BUS GUS!" Everyone laughs! I think we have this record from back in the day. Anyway, just wanted to tell you all that. Glad you recovered from the chicken pox back then. Now I am off to search for the song A MILLION TO ONE by the Donny Osmand! Haha! You know it?
Peace and a prayer to you!
God bless!
Lynne🍃💜🍃
@@lynnecarnivale5085 .... Your story is sweet too! I found it because I came to listen to this song to refresh my memory ... because I'm in the process of "re-writing" the lyrics for a parody song - "Fifty Ways to Flee Corona!" I figure if we don't keep laughing through times of trouble, we'll succumb to all the fear-mongering. So far, the verse with your brother's name in it goes like this:
"DON'T hop on the bus, Gus,
Be sure you DON'T touch much,
Disinfect all your keys, Lee,
And keep yourself free!
Just stay home and chill, Jill,
And head for the hills, Bill,
DON'T go to your job, Bob,
And DON'T touch a door knob!
There must be fifty ways to flee Corona - fifty ways to flee Corona!"
:-) God bless you, Sister!
It blows my mind the completely random crap I remember from childhood lol
@@dwoodard5717 Me too
Sounds like me, I used to love the oldies station as a kid, at night
There are certainly 50 ways to love Paul Simon!
These are the kind of songs that stay with you all your life, regardless of what genre you are into...absolute top quality
That is so true. It was in January of 1976, when I first heard this song, visiting my late grandmother on Xmas/New Year's break from elementrary school. I'm 53 now, 46 years later sound just as good, just timeless.
🔥🦋~*💛.*~
The woman in the song...what a bad lady. Troublemaker.
Paul Simon is one of a handful of song writers that stands head and shoulders above the rest.
My life anthem!
They don't call him "Rhymin' Simon" for nothing. By far one of the greatest lyricists who ever lived.
Check rhymin and stealin beastie boys.
and a bullshit music thief. He stole music from Los Lobos, and when confronted about it, his response was basically "sue me".
@@kind2311 That was the time every single artist/band stole of every other one. And they all said "sue me" when it was pointed out.
Happy 80th birthday Paul Simon!!!
This song was the #1 song on the charts on the day I was born
Bitchin 🌸
Delicate, beautiful, tormented. Everything we expect from Paul.
I slipped out the back Jack. Saved my life. I lived this song and love this song.
UGO Girl!!! Best of Luck to you! Stay safe!
More likely you are delulu and have no discipline in your life. You live in 2024.
Paul Simon's lyrics are like poetry.
Because they literally are😮
And the word of the prophets were written on the studio wall.
All good
@Joseph Brennan Poets can.
💯💯💯🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
god i love how genuine the delivery of the "I appreciate that" line at 2:05 sounds.
As a kid, that was always my favorite line of the song because of this reason
I think it's annoying. :D
@@lorenzmuller3542 I think it's annoying he should have matched it with the chorus
@@bigdawg6308 Agreed
@@lorenzmuller3542 not the best fit with how smooth the rest of the song is, but it feels heartfeltso I give it a pass
I love Steve Gadd’s drumming! The military sound gives the song a sense of defiance. Like Paul or the subject of the song is on a mission to find the answer to their problem. The bass is on point too!
I believe thats Tony Levin (king crimson) playing Bass. I know who Steve Gadd is. I play drums
It really makes the song. Might also have something to do with Steve playing drums for the army for a few years. : )
@@danscott3880 Steve Gadd
@@danscott3880 Saw an interview between Rick Beato and Steve Gadd. Gadd's drums, here.
@@ChristopherKelsall Yes, a great interview with a great drummer. He'll be 78 in three weeks and still playing like he's 28!!!!
In college, I took ASL classes. At the end of the semester you had to pick a song to interpret in sign language. I feel like this would have been a REALLY fun song to pick. My teacher was deaf person, but she used to be hearing. She lost it while in college for music. And after coping with losing music as she knew it she became a teacher and to stay in touch with the thing she loved she had us do these projects. I get stage fright but she used to say to us: it’s not about you. This project isn’t about you it’s about allowing a deaf person like me to experience music. And because this song tells a story I think she would have loved us picking it.
My mom used to turn this song up when it would come on the radio and sing along like she had a memory instilled deeply within her that was important, or dear to her. The last time I broke it off with a girl before meeting my wife of 12 years now I walked to my car, turned the key, and this song played upon the radio. A song and memory unlocked to me as of recent that I had forgotten.
My moms been gone for 12 years now and I never had the chance to ask her about this song, or so many other things, but she didn’t leave until she met the woman I still love today. Anytime this song plays I can’t help but ride down memory lane of her singing to me going down those back roads with the corn growing tall and the sun shining brightly as the innocence of childhood shone inside me at the time.
That's beautiful. Thanks for sharing the memory.
My mom when she used to drink her Julio Gallo loved crankin up
Neil Diamond and" I am Woman hear me roar." By Helen Reddy...
I miss n LOVE HER. She died in Sept 2019. I was grounded ALOT before I hit 18. NOW, I know why and I'm 52 now.. 💘
I love you dude, thank you
and was ur lover ok or do u not care
What a beautifully descriptive memory.... Your mum sounded like a wonderful woman..
I feel like this song could be released today and it would still make the charts
Definitely! 👍
❤🦘🐨
And most the songs today wouldn't make the charts back then.
Not with people’s horrible taste in music these days.
@@Anthony-Viincent The chords are absolutely gorgeous. I'd imagine there'd be more of an 'atmosphere' as most ballads have these days.
THIS SONG IS STILL A PURE CLASSIC AFTER 47 YEARS.
crazy after all these years
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT CHRIS.
GOD BLESS
That's two years after my mom and dad got married, two years before I was born.
@@barbaragentry1188I’m happy they didn’t take the songs advice ❤️🩹
The song is probably a homage to all the girls that he Had and then dumped...
An apology.
(Lamenting)
Love those drum rolls at the intro. This piece of music is inspired.
Steve Gadd at his best .
My parents divorced when I was 9. I spent every other weekend with my dad but being a daddy's girl, it was never enough for me. He was a big Paul Simon fan and we sang along to his music in dad's car every Sunday when he took me to my mom's. This was always my favorite of all the songs and now that my dad is gone, it always reminds me of him. Thank you for uploading it!
+Kat Rich days come and days go. all we will ever have are the memories. keep them alive
+Kat Rich Yes, I miss my dad (even though it's only been a month and a half, it feels like a year) too, and I was also a Daddy's girl. I can't imagine what a divorce would've been like though, I'm so sorry that you had to experience that. My dad also liked this song though, and many other songs I enjoy listening to, so I'll always have those to remind me.
+Kat Rich Thumbs up.
+SnowLeopard84 fangirl im a single dad
+Kat Rich Thats the beauty of music huh? :) good story
As a 70's teen, I must of had at least 50 cassette tapes of songs off the radio. Somehow, I managed to have "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" multiple times on multiple tapes❤ I still have them in 2024!
I'll be 60 in a month and a half and I keep trying to nail down the first song I learned all the words to from beginning to end. It's down to either Billy Don't Be A Hero or 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover. And I made a LOT of those tapes too!
Man, he was brilliant in that era. His 70's songs have an ambience that is all his own. Cooler and more world weary than his 60's incarnation.
Paul Simon is an American treasure
My favorite drum intro on any song ever made. Masterpiece by Steve Gadd. Came here because it's Steve's birthday, and wanted to listen to one of his best.
Hey, I appreciate that you credited him. In so many instances there are background musicians and singers that make the song - not just the artist alone.
Steve Gadd is a phenomenal drummer. I love his contributions to Steely Dan tracks like "Aja."
@@makeadifference4all Aja is epic. He’s been so good for so many years. Easily one of my favorites.
First time hearing it today and as soon as it started I was like "oh yeah idk what this is but its a gem"
50 ways to love Gadd..
My parents were married over 65 years until they passed. But my mom loved singing this song because her name was Lee. 💖
the drum 🥁 role on this song is dope
Look up Steve Gadd four sticks. He’s the drummer and is just fucking awesome.
So good!!!
No not really any high school music drummer can play it I do that in my sleep it is very basic
@@jameseveritts8113 There's something to be said for both precision as well as writing it into a tune in such a way that it fits perfectly. I appreciate it even if it's "basic!"
James Everitts this drum beat is not basic
One of the greatest song ever written.
No one talking about the drums at the beginning. Steve Gadd is awesome.
Steve Gadd put down a drum line that sounds so simple but is anything but, pure genius!
Steve Gadd on drums...
Indeed. Tasty and understated.
.. it's just not my voice your hearing... Because others are around the television too......it's not just me,
Confused.. abit.
Exactly. The snare section has two distinct but subtle beat variations.
..Not plausible, two of the same objects can make a different sound & even knowing that sound if put with an object of a different class like a spoon or knife will not necessarily makes or differ in sound..... it needs movement and a strong vibration, gotta set the mood & atmosphere Boy's ... 😀
This is Steve Gadd‽
17 y/old band dork here. My father sat me down behind his Drumset and had me learn the intro drum beat. I am very, very glad he did; such a fun rhythm.
Tell your wonderful father just how much you love him every chance you get. And, you're not a dork. At the most a geek, maybe. 😄
Of all the incredible songs Paul Simon has written, this is probably my favourite. ❤
Aww. My fav. Is step on the bus, Gus 👍👍
Living legend here folks. World class song writer. Thanks for the music, Paul!
That damn drum line is iconic
Hal Blaine one of the best session drummers ever.
@@thomasgary1219 Steve Gadd was the drummer on this recording.
@@travismiller4707 I stand corrected, I knew Paul Simon worked with the wrecking crew alot, and Hal Blaine was their drummer.
@@thomasgary1219 Blaine is one of the best, so you're not wrong. :)
@@travismiller4707 Thanks my friend
So much of this song is so good...
• Gadd's groove, first
• Paul Simon's signature soft singing - crystal clear vowels, soft and soothing consonants, singing lyrics like he's talking
• Great, subtle unison backup singing until that powerful "discuss muuuuuuuuch"
• The droning single-note soft finger picking of the acoustic guitar during the chorus
• The luscious acoustic guitar chords in the verses, with nicely chosen spare string groups
• Gorgeous, gorgeous recording and mix with lots of space left for quiet
You're forgetting a young Tony Levin on the bass providing both the thumping groove during the chorus *and* the ethereal counterpoint during the verses.
Thanks.
I used to love listening to this song when I heard it on the radio, when I was about 10-11 years old.
I had thought it was funny then, and there was a nice woman who helped out our family, and she sometimes took me with her, when there was no one else available, and this song was playing on the radio in her car, so she sang along with it, and smiled looking at me.
I always used to like to watch the adults who were driving back then.
There's so much beauty in simplicity.
45 years later, this remains timeless. Few songs hold up so well through the years.
My goodness. When you actually listen to this treasure along with the Instrumentals It reveals a lot. This song is real deep.
Just now realizing how much this song has been sampled in hiphop, from common, eminem, and 2pac. Such a great song
Every beat, every note, every lyric...... perfect.
Thanks you, Mr. Simon for the eternal grooves!!!! ❤❤❤🤙🏽
I don’t know what to do with myself anymore I
No one writes songs this good anymore so It couldn’t be released today but I just heard this song on So You Think You Can Dance so hopefully it’ll be reintroduced to this generation to appreciate a master song writer!
I just read that the back up singers were Phoebe Snow, Valerie Simpson and Patti Austin. Wow! What an all star line up.
I NEVER knew this
Wow
I still have the 45 nearly 50 years later and proud to show my age by saying it. lol Still one of my all time favorites from my youth. I thought about framing it years ago, but decided to keep it locked up in a safe place. It sure takes me back to a time when Life seemed to be so much simpler, even though it really wasn't in so many ways. Thank you so much for the great memories!!
Here after Paul Davis made me appreciate the chord progression!
4 ;)
5!
So am I :)))
I guess I'm 7
I guess I'm 7
that drum line.... 100% gold!
Listen '' requiem pour un con'' serge gainsbourg...
Steve Gadd
The distress of having to end a relationship. The cynicism of being on the giving end of hurt instead of the receiving one. It's never comfortable when you actually care. It's hard to describe but the tone of this song does come close. Rhymin' Simon is one of history's greatest balladiers.
Right on brother.
True greatness, Paul Simon , personified. Art too!
Aahh Yesterday, when life would last forever. Funny how fast 40 yrs goes by.
That thought has run through my mind a lot lately. I agree with DFS54.... Funny and scary.... and sad.... then funny again.. lol
Ain't that the truth..?!
Are you still crazy after all these...
You got that right
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Nearly fifty years on still sounds as cool as ever.
The definition of timeless
I'm 51 in November and you're right. Timeless.
My god, I don't think I've ever heard this song except on an a.m. radio. I never noticed those chords on the verse. They are *magic.*
I absolutely love this song...All old school music
Three *fantastic* women on backing vocals here 1:15 ... Patti Austin, Valerie Simpson, and.. Phoebe Snow !! 🥰 🎤 ❣️
0:14 0:15
Thanks, I missed that
2022 and I'm discovering this song for the first time. The wait was worth it. Love it!
Me too! I agree!
Where you been, Ken?
I also was just discorvering this today. top 10 best songs of all time
There must be, fifty ways to find a gold song
Congrats!
Sang myself to sleep with this song while in a abusive relationship 30 yrs ago.... I could not leave as I just had a baby. But as soon as I was able I left ! That was 29 years ago and I never looked back ! Was divorced 1.67 in my pocket 2 small babies under the age of 2. Today they are college grads and successful.
What a crazy cool drum groove. Steve Gadd laid down an absolute gem when he put this track down in the studio
Absolutely adore this song. Heard it a few years ago, when breaking up an abusive relationship. It reminds me to love myself, to be free, to let die what hurts me (even though it is good in some other ways). Life is too short to put yourself in second place :)
You will never know how much this post means to me. Thank you so much for sharing.❤ I'm not second place.
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Heard this for the first time on the radio today. That opening drum line is entrancing!
The drum line always gets me. I put it up there with anything Police (Stewart Copeland) for it being so timeless.
I've been listening to the tune for almost 50 years. Just as entrancing then as it it now and will be in another 50 years. Steve Gadd put his stamp on it.
Gadd's drumming on this entire track is iconic.
Such a smooth delivery. I get rhyming rude and crude, but slipping misconstrued between them without a hitch is just masterful.
this man has made some absolute bangers.
If anyone is wondering who is supplying the delicate and original drumming on this, it is the 'drummers legend' Steve Gadd x
..👍😀👍 🏆 !
I was a little kid when this song came out. I and everyone else loved then, just like people LOVE this song today. I think it came out in the early 70's
Born in 1960. Nothing like the Music in My Generation growing up.. Still Jamming to it in August 2024..😎
Amen!
Born in '51. I agree totally. But we are lucky...it is now easy to listen to the music of our time. I think life was better before the advent of the internet., but being able to listen to the music is great.
And there is 60+ years of more/different music.
I was also born in 1960 and I concur 💃🏽💃🏽😃😃👏🏽👏🏽
When you leave your lover man that's freedom. Thank you Paul for all the great advice. 😊
This song was really ahead of its time, in that it acknowledged that men could be stuck in toxic relationships as well as women and also had the right to tell someone and leave. Also, it's fun and catchy as hell.
I don't think it was ahead of it's time. To me it feels perfectly from the time it was released
It's about a guy cheating on his spouse. Nothing suggests anything toxic, nothing suggests his spouse is to blame at all. The only thing we hear is that he is talking to his mistress who wants to convince him to end that relationship and stop two-timing.
So not really "ahead of its time", just a basic criticism of age old behaviour.
@@DrZaius3141 nah, it sounds like someone who he's having a deeper conversation with, the fifty ways to leave your lover sounds somber and understanding
@@aferinx4931 She kisses him and invites him to sleep with her that night.
She said why don't we both
Just sleep on it tonight
And I believe in the morning
You'll begin to see the light
And then she kissed me
And I realized she probably was right
@@DrZaius3141 This is what we call interpretation. Our life experiences, culture and understanding of the language the song is in can drastically change our interpretations of it. One of the reasons music is so great
I'm only 26, but this song has helped me through two heartbreaking break-ups. Whenever I felt sad, I would just dance to this..and I got myself free.
discover islam religion and your heart will be most free from all live miseries
@@boudjellabatensik4788 JazakAllah khairan
@@biancaczifrak9729 you too
Boogie on...
Going through it right now ...Time to slip out the back jack...make a new plan stan...and get myself free....
The drumming in this is some of the best i've ever heard.
Great touch and authority!
Mr Steve gadd.
The "Hop on the Bus. Gus/you don't need to discuss much," reminds me of a Bible story we were being taught about in such as February 1976, exactly when this song came out.
Paul Simon is a natl treasure and must be protected at all costs.
This was the first Paul Simon single I can recall buying. I loved the drums. Growing up in the singer-songwriter era of the early 70's gave me some great songs that would prepare me for adulthood.
You don't get many artists covering Paul Simon songs, he has a unique voice, prob one of greatest composers ever
@@fernandoblanc Paul Simon is definitely a composer, you're referring to classical composers
@@LeterPerman A composer is anyone who writes music. Paul writes his music so he's a composer.
@@pirate89RAWR exactly
Kid cudi covered this and it was great
Lol Miley Cyrus has a good cover of this song
There is absolutely NO other drummer that could 'compose' the drum part to this Iconic tune...It matches the lyrics and carries the right rythm with the tune. Pure Genious to Steve Gadd.
Real music 40yrs old that is still relatable to how I feel at this moment. I'm 50 ❤️ hop on the bus Gus, don't need to discuss muchhhhh!💯 I believe in the morning you'll begin to see the light!!!! My favorite lines
Thanks for the great love and support you show me as a special fan of mine, I hope you won't stop listening to music, and thanks for your sincere
Compliment and love towards my music❤️❤️may god bless you.
REPEAL THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
My dad played this song in the car when I was a kid , my life now makes me appreciate it more than ever.😞 Lol.
Steve Gadd put down a drum line that sounds so simple but is anything but, pure genius!
+David Biggart Your grammar conveys exactly the opposite of what you want to say.
Using 'but' means 'anything except pure genius'. Which means that it was not a work of pure genius.
+Napoleon4778 The comma makes his meaning unambiguous.. (The technical acceptability of this brand of sentence-to-fragment comma splice in a casual context is left as an exercise for the reader, but to be perfectly honest there are better exercises.)
AeolianSeventh Haha, perhaps. But people on TH-cam comments have a short attention span.
+Napoleon4778 fuck off, grammar nazi!
+AeolianSeventh It's a crappy sentence. The pure genius sentiment should have been expressed in a new sentence.
People need to hear more music like this we all have some how become numb to everything
When I am down and out... I listen to this guy
This reminds me of driving around with my Dad in his blue Chevy Blazer, off-roading on a hot summer's day with this album playing on the 8-track. True story.
Masterpiece. And also I realise the ambiguity of who the 'lover' is here- the woman he's seeing or the woman he's with. After all the advice...he could just turn around and stay. Love ya Mr Simon.
I’m about to be 44, but 60s and 70s music is my jam, and this is a classic piece of music
What a beautiful use of the English language. Amazing lyrics and music.
Here is another bit of beautiful English language just open ur front door and tell the person to p off don't come back did that forty yrs ago he got the. Message. X
What a wonderful song, yes even after all these years, bought this when it came. Still love it I’m 72 now. Utter class
I was born on Fathers Day in '71 (June 20). I remember my Mom and Dad singing the song, not at the same time, when I was a kid. This might sound like a preliminary to a common sad story, but they are still married. I guess sometimes you need more than 50.
eqsheiky Jesus this made me cry so hard.
Just keep making music Paul. Don’t stop!
I'm a 13 year old boy and my parents had me at a crazy old age my mom was 50 yrs old and my dad was 59, as such, their great music taste was transferred to me and here i am, a teenager in 2022 that likes music 40 yrs older than me.
I think there are just some songs that just are timeless they transcend time and genres. I think they are rare but this is one of them. Paul Simon has many great songs I think you will enjoy as you get older you'll enjoy them much more.
figure out what mgtow is kid... it will save your neck in the future. In the meantime, enjoy your teenage years! Take excellent care of your teeth, ironically avoiding all cavities in your teeth will keep you healthy for much of your life. and follow redpill philosophy.
By the time your parents had u they were entering that time in life where we've learned patience and we know what really matters.
I liked yur post bc I'm learning about current artists. I've teen aged grandkids and they're surprised what I know 😅.
We should never have opinions on anything until we research...not including Brussel sprouts of course. 😅
Keep your mind learning and you will never be bored.
My 2 fav S&G songs are At the Zoo and Why
Don't you Write Me. Obscure and never hits buy they're funny imo..
You’re 15 now. Hope life is good ❤
Oh Wow 😮😊
This is without doubt a beautiful song and for me one best from Paul Simon.
Paul Simon has an unbelievable music catalog
Paul Simon and disco don't mix well
Such a smooth tune. You just keep turning up the volume when you hear this classic.
As another has said here, few things feel as good as walking away from a bad job. I have done it more than once. Never regretted it.
Big City by Merle Haggard is my go to "I finally escaped from a crappy job" song.
Those sisters are killing it on background vocals.
My mom actually used to sing this to me and my sisters on our long car rides.back in the 70s.she had a beautiful voice. It seems like a dream..
Excellent songwriting!!!! "It's really not my habit to intrude, furthermore I hope my meaning won't be lost or misconstrued." These words are SOOOOOO DARN COOL!!!!
One of The best lyricists ever!
I always loved the sound of this song as a child. I'll never forget it!
Me either Brandon!
My dad used to sing this fairly often, especially the line "hop on the bus, Gus" when he and I would take the bus together. I completely forgot about this entirely for many years until this morning when my boss gave my a ride to work really early in the morning just as the sun was coming up. He turned on the radio and this came on and I was like wow, how did I forget about this song.
Thank you, Mr Simon for creating a soundtrack to my life.
Last year in rehab, this passed by. First time i had shed tears for about 21 years. Was as if my Aunt, 1of3 who'd raise me. Spoke all those words and Hazed years got clear AF.
Very sobering.
The lyrics are dope. The drummer awesome. The guitar...AWESOME
Steve Gadd on drums
@@lenadroks recognizable style from 1000
I think the drummer was Steve Gade
@@rc1564 you think?? no it's sure
I remember hearing this song on the radio when I was a little kid. When I was 14 I started playing drums. This was the first beat my teacher taught me. He had me read music and I was in love with the rudiments. He wrote out the drum part for the verses. The chorus is simpler but grooves so good. My introduction to Steve Gadd and Jazz/Fusion. Paul Simon is a phenomenal musician and songwriter. He is all about groove and different world rhythms. 33 years later and I still play drums
Shes amazing I dont think there's ever been a singer or celebrity that I fancied more than her in that outfit since ❤
Thanks Paul Davids. ❤