Hey Justin, Great analysis of this timeless classic. It was one of Hal’s masterpieces. This one the music was done in LA. The one I’m going to recommend, I searched and couldn’t find, The Boxer. Both Hal and Joe were flown to NYC to record it a CBS. I’ll let you choose the track you want to do, just don’t pick a live one. Hal is on the record. It’s a unique sound. What I’m going to link is Hal in a Wrecking Crew interview correcting the many mistakes about how the sound was created. It’s a priceless interview and typical Hal. I think this will make for a great song and history lesson combined. Joe th-cam.com/video/Osd9phfASSI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CwwuFfOi-kUtDzq6
Art Garfunkel's shining moment...although Paul Simon sings a passage on this it' mostly Artie, and what a performance. Truly one of the most beautiful records I've ever heard.
In my semi-retirement, I have been a part-time substitute teacher for almost twelve years now. In the lower grade classes, the kids like to ask a lot of questions, which works for me as a way to introduce myself to them. When I am asked what my favorite song is, this is always the answer. And always will be. It is, in my book, a perfect song.
Stay safe, JP. Sending you and your family many good thoughts. And oh goodness, this song makes me so emotional every time, so thank you for visiting it today.
So glad you got to hear this song in a moment of uncertainty in your life. Sometimes music is such a poignant and powerful support to our lives like nothing else
Everything about this song is perfection. The lyrics, the voice, the arrangement, the build up and crescendo. Just perfect. Listening to it is like wrapping yourself up in a warm, snuggly blanket. ❤ I love that the friend goes from being a 'bridge over troubled water 'in the first part of the song to 'sailing right behind' in the second part. Taking more of a back seat as the 'silver girl 'becomes stronger. Or at least that's my take on it. Stay safe!
@@JustJP Larry Knechtel on Piano and Joe Osborn on bass guitar (oh, and don't forget Hal Blaine!). Three of the legendary members of the Wrecking Crew!
One of my first albums as a kid - you need to check out The Boxer next. I learned to play the piano part in Jr High. The piano was performance and arranged by Larry Knechtel, who is probably most famous as the bass player for Bread.
I was 11 when that song came out, and not yet paying much attention to popular music, but it was everywhere. The arrangement has the impact of a much longer epic, but was short enough to play on the radio unedited (Top 40 radio at the time wouldn't play anything very long). Besides the personal message in the song, it reflected the troubled waters of the Vietnam War, giving the song even more popular resonance.
I wish I could have been in the audience during the infamous Simon and Garfunkel concert in which Art Garfunkel suddenly turned into Garfunkel Hulk. One moment he was singing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" with that pristine voice of his, and the next moment he was an 8-foot-tall snarling green mass of raging fury. Many believe it was the emotional depth of the song which triggered the transformation. Anyway, as one might expect, the audience was really surprised when this happened and fled in terror as Garfunkel Hulk smashed the stage and sound equipment to smithereens, ultimately flinging Paul Simon himself high into the rafters where the fire department had to rescue him after Garfunkel finally reverted back to his normal self.
A terrific song with great production. I've always loved the way the bass comes in in the middle and then the buildup with drums and orchestration. Great song, great album. Stay safe out there!
Art has one of the most beautiful voices that I have ever heard . Had the privilege to see him a few years ago in Glasgow , his voice was still as amazing !
Wishing the best to you and others; glad you've prepared. Definitely this song was a monster hit for them back then. As for "gospel feel", I wouldn't at all be surprised if this didn't get played in some churches despite the S & G being jewish (but hey, that jesus guy and all his followers were jewish, too, as I recall). Too bad the duo couldn't stay together after this album. Folks, stay off those bridges for now, too (this is one of those times to shelter away from water and low-lying spots).
Great song of friendship and encouragement. We're in Thailand right now, but our home is in East Orlando, I'm hoping everyone there will be safe and get through this storm unscathed. 🙏
Great reaction JP! Not my #1 S&G track (that's Sound Of Silence), but it's close. Such a beautiful tune - Garfunkel's voice is just perfection. Stay safe! Hope it's not as severe as they've predicted!
After 10,247 listens and this song still has me fighting back tears, and, yes, the Swan Silvertones are well worth listening to. A little surprised you're first hearing this classic, and thanks for the upload.
This song was my introduction to S + G back in 1970. I didn't realise at the time it was their swan song. PS just wrote the first couple of verses as a simple gospel song. It was his production team who persuaded him to big it up with a concluding verse, and it took the song to a different level. Opening track on a fantastic collection of songs. The album was in the charts for years. Hope you do the rest of them. I'll be looking for them.
Good luck with the storm. I have family that lives near you, and they evacuated yesterday. I hope this portends a listen to the whole album. It’s a great one.
One of the greatest songs and greatest recordings ever made. I hope everything is alright where you are. I stayed briefly in St.Petersburg years ago. A lovely place. A shame to see things so devastated right now.
Great song, great recording, great reaction, thanks. I read somewhere that to get the huge sound, Hal Blaine took his snare down to the end of a long hallway and started hitting it as hard as he could. I think this is just about a perfect song and record. Take care.
One of the first songs(if not the first) to build and take the listener on a journey and though, long satisfying so much so that you don't notice so much time has gone by. I feel better for having listened to it. I would say similar in dynamics as tracks like child in time , and stairway to heaven (not saying musically)
Quite simply one of the greatest songs ever recorded. Paul Simon wrote it with Aretha Franklin in mind, and she did record it later, but the S&G version is definitive. The rest of the album is great too.
This album was the first one I ever loved and borrowed, from my best friend’s MOM, to play in secret on MY mom’s record player. At least it had two speakers! I was under the age of 10, so you can imagine the impact of the many incredible songs contained herein. ❤❤❤
Justin, seriously: my biggest request right now - of so many - is some JAMES GANG music. Especially Funk #49. A trio, a great riff, perfect percussion (he's one of my favorite drummers in life) and a brilliant bass (bassist is another favorite in life and bassline is no different.) Anyway, I hope everything goes well over there. Here in Brazil we recently went through some weather problems too.
Powerful song. I let my mind drift and was nearly in tears. So aspirational in theme. That I could only be for my wife half the man as are these lyrics. (Best wishes with this storm Justin.)
Paul wanted Cecilia as the 1st singie but the producer thought it should be bridge. Paul said its too long and should remain an album track. The producer went to Columbia Records president Clive Davis to convince Paul otherwise sighting Hey Jude for the legnth of the song.
Hang in there, man. I'll do my part for y'all from where I am in the first calm of autumn. Red Cross, donate blood. I have another friend out yer way, too.
Hope you get through ok. Scary stuff. I can't imagine what those winds are like to experience: we don't have those in the UK. This comes from one of the major albums of that time period. Almost like a full stop (US period) at the end of the 1960s before music moved on to other things. The Beatles Abbey Road, this album, George Harrison's All Things Must Pass. The end of an era.
Lyrically and musically this song should be considered United Nations World Heritage. (but only if we feel it, and act accordingly, in the present. Not in a supposedly future that never comes. The idea of heritage... The river is being drought in various parts of the world. No friend is reaching those places at this precise moment. Ah, and what about the bridge? Destroyed long ago, along with hospitals, schools and everything, basically)
Can not believe you have not heard this inspired S&G tune before now. (oh dang.....you just used 'inspired'. Oh, well. Just another example of great minds thinking alike) LOL
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One of the most beautiful moments in pop music - "Sail on silver girl."
Yup. Goosebumps and choked back tears every time.
Yeah, Paul wrote it and gave it to Art to sing like a going away present, but when their voices combine then, it's magic.
Ironically, it’s that break that Simon never liked himself.
This song builds beautifully to a monumental crescendo.
Pianists Lerry Knechtel. Paul and Art spent hours trying to come up with that piano intro
An absolutely angelic vocal performance by Garfunkel.
Hey Justin,
Great analysis of this timeless classic. It was one of Hal’s masterpieces. This one the music was done in LA. The one I’m going to recommend, I searched and couldn’t find, The Boxer. Both Hal and Joe were flown to NYC to record it a CBS. I’ll let you choose the track you want to do, just don’t pick a live one. Hal is on the record. It’s a unique sound. What I’m going to link is Hal in a Wrecking Crew interview correcting the many mistakes about how the sound was created. It’s a priceless interview and typical Hal. I think this will make for a great song and history lesson combined.
Joe
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Art Garfunkel's shining moment...although Paul Simon sings a passage on this it' mostly Artie, and what a performance. Truly one of the most beautiful records I've ever heard.
What about "Bright Eyes"?
Simply one of the greatest vocal performances ever recorded.
One of the most beautiful songs from this wonderful duo.
One of Art Garfunkel's greatest performances so far, if not the best.
Keep a stiff upper lip when the storm is coming through! Cheers!
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Be Safe bro!
Gives me chills every time. There aren’t too many songs that hit the feels as strong as this, especially when someone’s hearing it for the first time.
A song that seems to have been with me my whole life and it's hard to imagine it isn't the same for everyone. One of my favourite vocals of all time.
I find it impossible to believe that there was a time before this song existed.
Welcome to the world of beauty that Simon and Garfunkel brought to the world.
In my semi-retirement, I have been a part-time substitute teacher for almost twelve years now. In the lower grade classes, the kids like to ask a lot of questions, which works for me as a way to introduce myself to them. When I am asked what my favorite song is, this is always the answer. And always will be. It is, in my book, a perfect song.
Garfunkel's voice leaves no dry eye in the house.
Stay safe, JP. Sending you and your family many good thoughts. And oh goodness, this song makes me so emotional every time, so thank you for visiting it today.
So glad you got to hear this song in a moment of uncertainty in your life. Sometimes music is such a poignant and powerful support to our lives like nothing else
Everything about this song is perfection. The lyrics, the voice, the arrangement, the build up and crescendo. Just perfect. Listening to it is like wrapping yourself up in a warm, snuggly blanket. ❤ I love that the friend goes from being a 'bridge over troubled water 'in the first part of the song to 'sailing right behind' in the second part. Taking more of a back seat as the 'silver girl 'becomes stronger. Or at least that's my take on it. Stay safe!
The reverb on those drums was achieved by positioning Hal Blaine in front of an open elevator shaft!
Ohhhh, thats a great idea
@@JustJP Larry Knechtel on Piano and Joe Osborn on bass guitar (oh, and don't forget Hal Blaine!). Three of the legendary members of the Wrecking Crew!
@@RadCenter they did that for the boxer
May your waters not be troubled, JP...prayers for all Floridians tonight.
One of my first albums as a kid - you need to check out The Boxer next. I learned to play the piano part in Jr High.
The piano was performance and arranged by Larry Knechtel, who is probably most famous as the bass player for Bread.
I was 11 when that song came out, and not yet paying much attention to popular music, but it was everywhere. The arrangement has the impact of a much longer epic, but was short enough to play on the radio unedited (Top 40 radio at the time wouldn't play anything very long). Besides the personal message in the song, it reflected the troubled waters of the Vietnam War, giving the song even more popular resonance.
The great Hal Blaine brings in the snare with the huge echo in the last third
Stay safe. By the way this is Simon and Garfunkel’s greatest song. Thanks for your reaction. 🙏🏼👍
I wish I could have been in the audience during the infamous Simon and Garfunkel concert in which Art Garfunkel suddenly turned into Garfunkel Hulk. One moment he was singing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" with that pristine voice of his, and the next moment he was an 8-foot-tall snarling green mass of raging fury. Many believe it was the emotional depth of the song which triggered the transformation. Anyway, as one might expect, the audience was really surprised when this happened and fled in terror as Garfunkel Hulk smashed the stage and sound equipment to smithereens, ultimately flinging Paul Simon himself high into the rafters where the fire department had to rescue him after Garfunkel finally reverted back to his normal self.
Garf"hulk"el?
I hope you will all be okay, Justin! Great reaction to a real classic!
Paul Simon wanted a gospel feel. That's why he wrote it for Art Garfunkel to sing, he has the angelic voice.
A terrific song with great production. I've always loved the way the bass comes in in the middle and then the buildup with drums and orchestration. Great song, great album. Stay safe out there!
Art has one of the most beautiful voices that I have ever heard . Had the privilege to see him a few years ago in Glasgow , his voice was still as amazing !
The song won five Grammys and the album won the Grammy for Album of the Year. Hope you and your family are safe Justin!
Wishing the best to you and others; glad you've prepared. Definitely this song was a monster hit for them back then. As for "gospel feel", I wouldn't at all be surprised if this didn't get played in some churches despite the S & G being jewish (but hey, that jesus guy and all his followers were jewish, too, as I recall). Too bad the duo couldn't stay together after this album.
Folks, stay off those bridges for now, too (this is one of those times to shelter away from water and low-lying spots).
Great song of friendship and encouragement. We're in Thailand right now, but our home is in East Orlando, I'm hoping everyone there will be safe and get through this storm unscathed. 🙏
I sang this at church a year ago! I did the Art Garfunkel part. I got a standing ovation afterwards!
Tough act to follow! Congrats
@@lancealrick6898 Thank you! Sometimes I surprise myself at what I can do.
Great reaction JP! Not my #1 S&G track (that's Sound Of Silence), but it's close. Such a beautiful tune - Garfunkel's voice is just perfection.
Stay safe! Hope it's not as severe as they've predicted!
Art Garfunkel's solo album "Watermark" is in my top 10 of all time, each song is like a painting in a gallery.
After 10,247 listens and this song still has me fighting back tears, and, yes, the Swan Silvertones are well worth listening to. A little surprised you're first hearing this classic, and thanks for the upload.
That’s a bunch. Almost twice a day since it came out. Impressive.
Bless your home and family. Awesome reaction!
Thanks gl🙂
Re: gospel, Aretha recorded shortly after S&G. Also, Paul recorded it with the gospel group the Jessy Dixon singers on his live album (Live Rhymin’).
Great description of the shift in tone/style. Was a pleasure seeing a first time reaction to a song I've known forever.
This song was my introduction to S + G back in 1970. I didn't realise at the time it was their swan song.
PS just wrote the first couple of verses as a simple gospel song. It was his production team who persuaded him to big it up with a concluding verse, and it took the song to a different level.
Opening track on a fantastic collection of songs. The album was in the charts for years. Hope you do the rest of them. I'll be looking for them.
Thank you Andy
Bests to you and yours sir. not only is this one of the best songs, possibly of the century, but the top 50 at the time was brimming with talent.
This song without doubt includes my all time favorite pop piano performance.
That's Larry Knechtel, who was one of the original members of The Wrecking Crew, and also at one point a member of the band Bread.
You GOTTA listen to “The Boxer.” It’s even more beautiful imo
Fun fact. It originally had 2 versus but Simon wrote the third in the studio An hour or so right before recording.. or so the legend goes .
It was Art's idea. He told Paul the 1st 2 verses were like a plane going down a runway and now it needs to lift off and soar into the sky
In Sweden was this the best selling album for 7 weeks and among the best 20 for 57 (!) weeks (Feb 1970 - Mar 1971).
Brilliant song from a brilliant writer.
Wishing you all the best and safe harbor, JP!
Good luck with the storm. I have family that lives near you, and they evacuated yesterday. I hope this portends a listen to the whole album. It’s a great one.
Thanks so much for your sincere reaction. I've heard this song so many times and it still awes me.
One of the greatest songs and greatest recordings ever made. I hope everything is alright where you are. I stayed briefly in St.Petersburg years ago. A lovely place. A shame to see things so devastated right now.
Made it through ok, appreciate that Thomas
Stay safe!
Beautiful insightful review! Stay safe and as a fellow Floridian I feel ya bro
Great song, great recording, great reaction, thanks. I read somewhere that to get the huge sound, Hal Blaine took his snare down to the end of a long hallway and started hitting it as hard as he could.
I think this is just about a perfect song and record. Take care.
What a great selection for this troubled day. You do indeed have many people on your side, praying for you, and the state of Florida.
One of the first songs(if not the first) to build and take the listener on a journey and though, long satisfying so much so that you don't notice so much time has gone by. I feel better for having listened to it. I would say similar in dynamics as tracks like child in time , and stairway to heaven (not saying musically)
Quite simply one of the greatest songs ever recorded. Paul Simon wrote it with Aretha Franklin in mind, and she did record it later, but the S&G version is definitive. The rest of the album is great too.
This album was the first one I ever loved and borrowed, from my best friend’s MOM, to play in secret on MY mom’s record player. At least it had two speakers! I was under the age of 10, so you can imagine the impact of the many incredible songs contained herein. ❤❤❤
How to write a perfect song. Timeless classic.
Be safe. It's not that bad here in Ft. Lauderdale. But friends in Port St. Lucie have been slammed by tornadoes!
Justin, seriously: my biggest request right now - of so many - is some JAMES GANG music. Especially Funk #49. A trio, a great riff, perfect percussion (he's one of my favorite drummers in life) and a brilliant bass (bassist is another favorite in life and bassline is no different.)
Anyway, I hope everything goes well over there. Here in Brazil we recently went through some weather problems too.
Powerful song. I let my mind drift and was nearly in tears. So aspirational in theme. That I could only be for my wife half the man as are these lyrics. (Best wishes with this storm Justin.)
Sending aloha and best wishes for a safe night (and day if the storm goes on that long) to you and yours Justin.
Thank you MT, i really appreciate that :)
From the same album…try The Only Living Boy in New York….another great one.
Hey Justin! Classic S&G. It's a masterpiece. 👍😎
Great song choice for the situation. Take care you, your wonderful wife and your cat.
a top 10 song in recorded music.
Ohhhh, stay safe, Justin!
Will do! Ty Sarah
Take care Justin, praying for everyone to get through this.
Paul wanted Cecilia as the 1st singie but the producer thought it should be bridge. Paul said its too long and should remain an album track. The producer went to Columbia Records president Clive Davis to convince Paul otherwise sighting Hey Jude for the legnth of the song.
This song is Simon & Garfunkel at their very best. Fantastic song!
Praying for you and your family.
Hang in there, man. I'll do my part for y'all from where I am in the first calm of autumn. Red Cross, donate blood. I have another friend out yer way, too.
Appreciate your kindness monk, ty :)
Good luck through the storm, Brother!
you should have listened to "here comes the flood" by Peter Gabriel. Good luck. We in Houston know all about hurricanes...[keeping my paws crossed]
JP, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 stay safe!!! ♡
Hope you get through ok. Scary stuff. I can't imagine what those winds are like to experience: we don't have those in the UK.
This comes from one of the major albums of that time period. Almost like a full stop (US period) at the end of the 1960s before music moved on to other things. The Beatles Abbey Road, this album, George Harrison's All Things Must Pass. The end of an era.
Ty SH! Yeah, definitely not a great sounds outside. Like constant trains😬
Wishing you the best, dude 🙏🏽 There was a tornado near me and we're not even in the cone! Stay safe ❤
Hope all stays well for you.
Great reaction video as always. Stay safe.
Take care out there my thoughts are with you and everyone out in Florida today
I hope you all got through the storms safe and dry.
Utter perfection.
Cheers. Stay safe
Here's hoping your waters do not get too troubled and the power stays on!
Halfway through, the instrument you're probably hearing in the background is a vibraphone, similar to a marimba.
Stay safe tonight ♥️
Hope you stay safe Justin
Hope you’re safe… praying for you.
Lyrically and musically this song should be considered United Nations World Heritage.
(but only if we feel it, and act accordingly, in the present. Not in a supposedly future that never comes. The idea of heritage...
The river is being drought in various parts of the world. No friend is reaching those places at this precise moment.
Ah, and what about the bridge?
Destroyed long ago, along with hospitals, schools and everything, basically)
One of the greatest song ever. Love Sound of silence more.
Hope you all got clean and safe through the Hurricane!
We did! Ty :D
Stay safe dude
Sail on silver tones….
Good luck with Milton…!
The greatest pop song ever written in my humble opinion.
Stay safe.
Can not believe you have not heard this inspired S&G tune before now. (oh dang.....you just used 'inspired'. Oh, well. Just another example of great minds thinking alike) LOL
What a melody, huh?
Stay safe, Justin.
Ty David🙂
The Boxer is just as good.
You will never wear this song out.