I Went To Scarborough Fair With Simon and Garfunkel
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One word: PERFECTION. That is all.
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You listened all the way through without pausing. Don't think I've seen that before. It's a mesmerizing piece.
And as a result, this video is almost certain to get copyright blocked.
This song is SO difficult to pause partway through, though! I take that as her being truly immersed in it (which is the correct response, hah!)
@@briantrash Not so sure, we'll see. The suffocation on reaction videos only happened with certain copyright holders and artists
No its not@@briantrash
She's done that before
This song has waited 59 years for someone with your knowledge and musical scholarship to appreciate it as well as you do. ❤
And I'm 59 now. Loved this song since I was a baby.
Well said! I was 10 when this song came out, I loved it right away. I always noticed and I'm sure Amy did too, without saying it. When she points out the line in the canticle, "a solder cleans and polishes a gun" and she says the song is getting darker... The harmony on the word "mine" (and the only time) in the refrain drops an octave. Beautiful.
Scarborough had importance in Medieval times as a major Royal Castle , half way between London & Edinburgh, with a safe harbour created in the shelter of the Castle headland. Hemmed in by a range of hills the town had little agricultural hinterland so it's economy was based on sea going trade. The town had an unusual double borough, with a 'Newborough' added to it's original walled area in the early 13th century. Scarborough Fair was an annual event held over 40+ days through August & September, one of the longest of such fairs, which in most towns lasted for 1 week only. In effect this made the place a summer resort, the role it has played 'officially' since the 17th century. The Fair was held on the seafront below the cramped streets of the early settlement of fishers cottages.
(Between the salt water & the sea strand). Among the goods traded at the Fair were spices (Parsley Sage Rosemary & Thyme) & exotic items from all over Europe & beyond, including cloth of silk & other sorts (a Cambric shirt). It was a major landing place for the red wines from the English Kings fiefdom in Aquitaine & Gascony , & salted fish in great quantity, for the many monasteries & religious houses across the north of England, who needed these for their Mass & food regulations. For export was the massive production of wool, the mainstay of the English economy, from those monastic & Lordly estates that comprised much of the country. In Scarborough itself was produced a fine green glazed pottery, decorated with figures of knights & horses etc which was traded out of the place, to be found in ports & settlements scattered all around the North Sea & coasts of Europe, through the 13th & 14th centuries. So it is a suitable place for such a famous song to belong to, especially as the setting of the town itself is very fair & beautiful. As a Scarborian I would ask you to pronounce the name of my home town correctly. It is 'Scarbrah' Fair, not to be called Scarborrow, please.
Worthwhile correction on the pronunciation of Scarborough as "Scarbrah". But parsley, sage rosemary and thyme are herbs not spices, ("'erbs" to Americans)
I always wondered why I had such a fascination with Great Britain. When I did my DNA test I found out the largest percentage of my ancestry was 34% mix of English/Scottish/Irish. The rest was Polish and more European mix. So yes, I’m a mutt. But a mutt with a Brit, Scot, Irish heart. As I was born in the USA, please don’t hold that against me, to parents who didn’t want me, I was adopted so my info is limited as to exactly where my British heritage comes from. I’m still trying to find out and being almost 70 I’m running out of time. Thank you for the correct pronunciation of the name of the town. If I say it enough, I’ll remember it.
Thanks for such a lovely and picturesque description of the whereabouts of Scarborough and its fair providing both insight, perspective and a scent of herbal mixtures in the air. Made me both curious of the site and wanting to make a visit. Is the fair still present?
Cheers from Stockholm, Sweden
Thanks for such a lovely and picturesque description of the whereabouts of Scarborough and its fair providing both insight, perspective and a scent of herbal mixtures in the air. Made me both curious of the site and wanting to make a visit. Is the fair still present?
Cheers from Stockholm, Sweden
Wonderful information and THANK YOU for taking your time to share it!
Two small points: 1) Parsley, sage etc are herbs, not spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cardomom, cloves etc) and
2) were we to honor your request and pronounce the name of your fair city properly, it would not fit the melody: your pronunciation has two syllables, whereas the melody has three notes. Shall we agree that poetic license be allowed in the song, whereas in normal speech, we will try to use the correct pronunciation?
Amy never ceases to amaze me, the way she connects with the songs and the reading she does. It's a fantastic sensitivity.
we are so lucky to have her
A gem is being revealed before us.
Paul Simon is a musical genius
And a poet.
This was my introduction to Simon Garfunkel, when my parents bought the album for me in the 1960s; we sat and listened to the whole thing together. Our father, who was a Spaniard of views so conservative we said they were pre-1492, instantly recognized two groups as great: the Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel. This has, for so long, been a favorite tear-wringing song for me.
I was always curious about why the particular herbs chosen in the refrain, so I look into it. In medieval times Rosemary was associated with love & remembrance; Thyme was associated with bravery and courage; Parsley for comfort and Sage was symbolic of wisdom and strength. So in Scarborough Fair these herbs made sense. These also with the Canticle. I always thought that both parts speak to love that can never be fulfilled. The Simon & Garfunkel arrangement is simply beautiful. Thank you for teaching me the reasons why this piece is so special.
Old songs and poems often had a double meaning: a surface innocent meaning, and a deeper, more trenchant meaning.
It may well be that Parsley was substituted by Paul Simon. All copies of the original lyrics I have come across are Savoury, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.
"John Barleycorn Must Die" is another traditional English folk tune recorded by Traffic in 1970. Not as melodic as S&G but worth the listen none the less.
"Two part harmony is the best" - Art Garfunkel ...couldn't agree more.
Three part harmony even better - S&G performed this with Andy Williams on the Andy Williams show ... goes to 11. There are several versions available on YT.
@@tkengathegrateful4844 "goes to 11" from spinal tap lol. just watched that yesterday. 3 part harmony didn't work out well when they were at elvis' grave. will check out S and G with williams,thanks. i was quoting art from their reunion on SNL in 1975.
Beautiful song. Another gorgeous piece no one ever listens to but should is called “For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her.”
Probably the most perfect song i have ever heard. And I am 70 years old.
I listen to it! It’s the first one I thought of as a recommendation after this one!
Absolutely. Two of the most haunting songs I've ever heard.
Yes!! Such a stunning, beautiful song!!
I can’t help but remember the song resonated with the protests of the Vietnam war.
For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her -- a MUST!!!
It's "Whenever"
There is a context to remember. This was written during the Vietnam War. Every evening, we were seeing scenes of incredible violence on the evening news. Thousands of young men eighteen, nineteen, twenty years old were being returned to their families in coffins. Many of them so badly mutilated that the coffins had to be kept closed during the funerals. Other young men had disappeared without a trace, some assumed to have been taken prisoner, others left to rot away in some jungle place.
To me this song represented a young soldier pausing during the battle to remember the girl he had loved back home and realizing that the possibility of his returning home to her alive and undamaged was as unlikely as her chances of reaping a field with a leather sickle.
Thanks for putting this into perspective. I remember watching the war recaps every evening with my parents and wondering if I’d be drafted when I came of age.
@@dstonetprs I was of draft age, but I enlisted to get electronic training. By the height of the war protests, I had finished my service. I have never gone to The Vietnam Memorial. I am afraid of what names I would see there. All of those thousands of names were real people with faces, families and horribly ended lives. Not just the men and women that I served with, but also classmates that I hadn't known enlisted or were drafted. my high school class graduated in 1965, just in time to serve in the worst of it.
@@emmitstewart1921 Tough memories friend,but important for younger generations. Thank you for telling this story. The war ended before I graduated high school, so I lucked out. I wasn’t a “fortunate son” so I’d probably have been a name on that wall.
I agree with your take..... the SCARBOROUGH FAIR portion, to me, reflects also the citizens of the country going about their daily lives unaware of the trials the WARRIORS are facing, as described in the CANTICLE portion/lyrics..... an epic dichotomy of views weaving back and forth, between home, and the front lines.
What a powerful comment, emmitstewart1921... thank you.
I want to give props to Carol Kaye, who tastefully played the bass on this song. I wouldn't know where to start or how to handle this piece as a bass player. She could have easily overwhelmed this song if you've listened to the thousands of other songs she recorded with various artists during this era, but she held back and gave this song a good foundation.
"Washes the grave with silvery tears" has a cascading harmony in the background that sounds like the voices are washing over the shore...
I have loved this song (and Paul Simon) for almost 60 years. What a treat to hear someone appreciate it as deeply and thoroughly as you have.
Thank you.
@@StephenB-f2wShe also played on Homeward Bound on the same album... another beautifully understated bass line that enhances the song without overwhelming it
One of the best words I can think of to describe the song is "ethereal."
Sort of similar to what Enya does on just about all of her songs.
So I just have to comment, this review of this classic is the best I have ever seen, I have loved watching every minute of it. You’re musical knowledge has opened the whole thing up so the the viewer can get lost inside the song. The way you picked it apart and commentated on every aspect was just stunning and beautiful and that you let it play all the way through before you went back to open it up. It’s just amazing to watch, thank you for gifting us with this wonderful insight into an utter classic piece of music.
Their live performance of this song with Andy Williams on his TV show is priceless. Andy’s voice blends beautifully with their’s.
Ewan MacColl was a leading light of the folk music scene in post-war Britain; he wrote, amongst others, the songs: ' The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', 'Dirty Old Town' and 'The Shoals of Herring'. Bob Dylan first visited England, to act in a TV play, before he became very famous, he made a lot of contacts in the British folk scene. It was through these contacts that he picked up the melody of 'Scarborough Fair', which formed the basis (along with some of the lyrics) for his song 'Girl from the North Country'. Ewan was the father of Kirsty MacColl, who duetted with Shane McGowan on the Pogues' song 'Fairytale of New York'.
This was the first song I ever fell in love with. I was in grade school when our music teacher played it for the class. All five albums from Simon & Garfunkel are excellent and belong in every music-lover's collection, but this one is still is my favorite.
Totally agree.
Paul McCartney and Paul Simon are two living legends and true treasures for all music lovers.
Couldn’t agree more…. Funny how maybe the 2 best songwriters of the 20th century are Pauls
Amen and amen
They've been soothing my soul almost all my life
I've been to Scarborough many times, and have heard this song often over the years, but I've never ... REALLY LISTENED ... to it before. Wonderful.
Flower Symbolic
Parsley stands for : doing something nice for the love interest
Sage stands for : Wisdom + Clarity
Rosemary stands for : Love + Commitment + Devotion
Thyme stands for : reviving long dead love
In the Original lyrics which has 11 stanzas it is a back and forth between man (4 stanzas/2nd - 5th stanza) and woman (4 stanzas/7th -10th stanza) both demanding things from each other in order to revive their lost love for each other + 3 stanzas sung together (1st stanza, 6th stanza, 11th stanza).
Basically the whole song is solely about "demanding from the partner something nice (actually unsolvable tasks) to be done (=Parsley) done with wisdom and clarity (=Sage) and done with love and commitment&devotion (=Rosemary) in order to revive our long dead love for each other (=Thyme)"
Ending with the words sung by both together in the last stanza:
If you say that you can´t, then I shall reply
Parsley, Sage Rosemary and Thyme
Oh let me know at least you will try
Or you´ll never be a true love of mine.
Well done. As a child of the 60s I can tell you this still brings tears.
i'VE LOVED THIS FOR ALMOST A LIFETIME. ONE OF THEIR MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS. i'M IN THE UK SO SO SCARBOROUGH IS A REAL PLACE FOR ME. GIVES A PERIOD OF HOW THINGS WERE IN THE PAST - A KINDER ERA!
It isn’t often that we’ll see a TH-cam reaction video this deep and edifying. Thank you. ❤
To me it's always been just another simple S & G masterpiece. I never before considered all the complexities behind it.
Another old traditional (Irish) folk song that was adapted into a popular rock track and international hit by the Irish rock group Thin Lizzy was "Whiskey in the Jar". I think you would enjoy that as well.
It's the angelic voice of Art Garfunkel that creates the atmosphere.
Not only that. Guitar arrangement, harpsichord, the xilophone, reverb effect on voices etc...
It's just as magical as the first time I heard it. And now more special because it brings me back to that time.
Outstanding analysis of a beautiful song. Thank you.
3:51 Wrong way round. Mark Anderson was the retired lead miner, born in 1874, who knew the melody. Ewan McColl was the folk-song collector (and performer - a major figure in the British folk revival of the 50s and 60s) who collected it.
You should react to Simon and Garfunkel's "The Dangling Conversation". I know you'll enjoy it.
The sense of space in that recording is vast, ethereal, and reverberant, almost like it’s unfolding in a cathedral or a deep, open hall. The layered production, with Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s interwoven vocal lines, creates an otherworldly effect, where the voices seem to float in a large, resonant void, contributing to the sense of the attachment that you described.
This is likely achieved through a combination of studio reverb and double-tracking, giving it a sense of depth and immersion. The Canticle counter-melody, with its haunting quality, enhances the feeling of an expansive, almost mystical space-like an ancient memory echoing through time.
My wife used to make what she called Simon and Garfunkel stew - it was a basic beef, carrots and potato stew seasoned with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. She started making it back when this song came out, which shows in an odd way just how much this song touched her. Back in the day, Paul Simon [with or without Garfunkel] and Leonard Cohen where her two favourite singer/writers. When we first met, we talked about music a lot - I know this song was one of the first ones we ever spoke of, I'm not positive, so long after the fact, but I believe either this, or Cohen's Suzanne was the first song we talked about.
This is the third time I have been brought to tears listening to your channel [it's not a bad thing, don't worry] the previous 2 I almost commented but ended up not being able to. I'm glad I found your channel. My wife also liked it, though she only heard a few of your videos.
Great background info Vlad, and great history lesson Amy on the preservation of old folk tunes. Interesting connection you have with the English folk song itself through performing and teaching it. I agree, the harpsichord and guitar worked so well together. Great reflections on the lyrics, both the original and secondary layer of the Canticle lyrics, and how they blended well together thematically and sonically, with the absurdity of the impossible tasks in the original and the absurdity of fighting a war over a forgotten cause in Canticle. Great reaction and I'm glad you found this to be a gem that you will return to again, which is certainly a personal benefit to you in going on this journey discovering new music.
Typical of you, Lee: leaving a thoughful comment. Here's a link to a 6+ minute version:
Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair/Canticle (Original Long Version) 6.19: th-cam.com/video/lkpMr8CG9dQ/w-d-xo.html
One of the favorite songs of my life. Utter beauty to me.
One of my all time favorite songs. I get chills still. First heard it in high school. Am now 63.
There is a longer version from the soundtrack to the movie The Graduate that is even more mesmerizing.
This song helped The Graduate be a fantastic movie. A must see film!
yep great soundtrack, though glad I heard the album before seeing it
This was the first time many of the general public were exposed to beautiful traditional folk music. The weaving of Canticle into the song is just brilliant in concept and execution.
When I first listened to this some sixty years ago I thought it was the most beautiful sound I had ever heard.
There is manic in this music. Beauty in your omniscient understanding. Joy in you giving moments to us
Her face looks extra beautiful in this vid, I don't know how or why
I have heard this song countless times but never appreciated it until now. Thank you
Thank you, Amy. I've always loved this S & G song since I was a baby, and I'm 59 now.
Simon is truly genius, this song proves it!!
It is such a beautiful melody.
The guitar play weaves a magical spell upon the listener.
Paul's and Art's vocals also weave their spell upon our ears.
The lyrics of the two songs are also weaved in a way that the two very different songs... somehow become one.
Amy - you are so right... "It's an old thing - and a new thing... all at once. And to me that's just incredible. It's beautiful - it's amazing... and a real treasure. It's a gem - in my book... and one that I will enjoy returning to many times."
I agree with everything you had to say about this wonderful track. I fell in love with it the first time I heard it back in late 1966... and have come back to it hundreds of times over the last 59 years. The song still thrills me... and leaves me with a sweet joy that is tinged with a melancholy sadness. In the end... I think the thing that touches my soul the most deeply - is the wonderful vocal performances by both Art and Paul. They were truly magical together.
Ewan McColl is really important. He wrote “Dirty Old Town” and “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face”. Very important pieces of music.
I was going to post that. He was also Kirsty McColl’s father.
@@richardlovell4713 Never knew either of those things.
Right. She thought Ewan was the one from whom it was collected, but he was the one doing the collecting.
His birth name was Jimmy Miller. He was a leading figure in the English folk movement (both musical and political) in the 1950s and 60s, writing many modern folk standards. He married Peggy Seeger, for whom he wrote The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
I just heard McColls version for the first time. In all honesty it's effectively a different song - just with the same lyric. It's been so much improved by the Roberta Flack version, the chord structure and melody. Looking into this, this musical reworking was apparently created by Roberta Flack herself, in collaboration with session musicians and producer. Regardless, hopefully it kept Ewan and Peggy in a few bucks for a few years,
I felt I was listening in to a Masters' dissertation, Amy. I was not quite a teenager when this album came into my life, and I barely had the context to understand why it touched so deeply. It is a song that comes to mind unbidden from time to time as it defined the artistry of Simon and Garfunkel for me. You illuminated it magnificently for me, and for that I thank you.
"War bellows blazing in scarlet battalions". A very English imagery of war in a very English folk song.
The world needs more harpsichord ornaments.
One thing that stands out to me among the sadness and (regret?) in this song is that he sets out all the impossible tasks for her in order to be a true love of his and then, she once was a true love of mine. In other words she performed the impossible and still they are not together. And the deepness of the why for me. This juxtaposed with the soldiers song makes me wonder if one or the other of them is not already passed, or so ruined by the experience of war that they can no longer connect to even, or especially, this perfect and impossible love. The effect of this song has for me upon listening is so often tears at the beauty and tragedy of it. Thank you for covering it so thoughtfully.
One another note, While you are on Simon and Garfunkel folk songs. El Condor pasa might be a lovely next choice .
I have always understood that the singer has died, probably killed in a war, which is why she can no longer be his true love.
What an enjoyable reaction. Thank you!
This review is perfection! This is how you should do every song from now on. First time, just listen and take it all in. Then, with your knowledge and musical understanding, take the piece of music apart and give your idea of how it is structured. You do it so well.
My favorite song by Simon And Garfunkel.
I've always loved the finger picked intro, that guitar riff...! So beautiful
I'd like to see what you think of Pentangle, The British folk group.
Apart from the pronunciation of "Scarborough", it's lovely.
Yeah, rabbits live in burrows.
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To see your delight and amazement in this song was so fulfilling. This song is about as old as I am, and I grew up knowing the song because it was popular in the sixties and seventies. Back then, I had no idea it was two songs melded together. As a child, I thought that the secondary lyrics echoed and augmented the first. For instance, I took the line "blazing in scarlet battallion" to be a poetic metaphor for fall foliage, since that fit with the earlier lines "sprinkling of leaves" and "deep forest green." It wasn't until I was an adult that I learned that it was this traditional folk song and Simon and Garfunkel's "Canticle" combined, and it wasn't until you pointed out the thematic similarities line by line that I fully appreciated how appropriate the two songs are to be layered together. Wonderful analysis. Thank you so much. You are a true teacher.
Anything Paul Simon touches is gold.
a beautifully done song that is timeless...
An incredibly beautiful MUST HEAR Classic song which also provides us with a very important message,, Ralph McTell "Streets Of London" ❤
I always loved them since I was a kid. I also love April,come she will. They are so unique.❤
Such a powerful song. I think the anti-war message of Canticle is stronger in couterpoint to the pastoral innocence of Scarborough. Even though it was written about the Vietnam war, they use the images of war from a time consistent with the folk song. I love Skyboat song, too.
Thank you so much for not pausing. I loved watching your expressions as you listened to this beautiful song.
"Kathy's Song" is a great one too.
This is one of her best, most informative analyses yer!
The line "Scarlet battalions" even alludes to the the British military of Victorian or earlier English times.
"Scarlet battalions" refers to the color of their coats...
...and their blood
Ewan McColl 1915 - 1989 was a central singer/collector/songwriting figure in the English folk movement, so I suspect it was he who "collected " it in 1947 He was a contemporary of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. (see his Wiki page for details)
Instantly made me remember The Graduate. S&G were so beloved by we Boomers, their music was so special.
A masterful conception and performance. One of the loveliest songs ever.
I love how you break down why this piece is so beautiful. Thank you! 🩵
My fav song of theirs- its amazing :) I love the 2 overlapping stories and their amazing harmonies with each other.
Paul Simon's opus is a treasure trove. You will find many a gem in it.
I'm watching and hadn't realized you just posted this! What a touching and detailed analysis and reaction to what i have always thought is one of the most beautiful contemporary (edit: and yet, not contemporary 😊) songs ever written.
Next S&G: "April come she will" and "My Little Town." Then, Art Garfunkel's "All I know" and many Paul Simon solo songs. The Graduate movie is a must, with its amazing use of S&G music.
‘Removed from the world we live in’, so true! But it takes us back to what once must have been. Thanx Amy.
Bravo! Best reaction. Ever.
One of a few perfect songs we had in this world.
It often happens in music, that fusion produces something greater that the sum of it's parts. Here the old folk song melody, which itself is really beautiful, has inspired an astonishing cornucopia of intertwining melodies, sung and played. This just fondles my brain every time, although I have heard this many times over the decades. One of the perfect songs.
such a beautiful song....almost brings tears....
Almost?
This is one of my all-time favorite songs! BUT I only ever heard the one from "The Concert in Central Park" album. The original is even more beautiful! I STILL have goosebumps. I have a small set of songs I sing acapella every so often (when no one is around), and this one is on the rotation. Amy only just finished listening. I haven't heard the rest of the video yet. I'm already so glad she reviewed one.
Amy looks like shes channelling her inner Princess Leia
Not Lucy from Peanuts?
It's been beautiful having you analyze something I've loved since I was a child.
So, so complete that even with your wonderful dissection of the piece, locating the fullness and beauty that this song conveys is nigh impossible. This is a 'butterfly' of a song and sets a high standard for folk arrangement and sentiment.
How profoundly beautiful great music is , great reaction to a masterpiece by maestro`s Amy
This has become, by far, the best reaction channel. Thanks, Amy. You must go deep on Nightwish music. It must be awesome watching you analise Tuomas's skills in composition and poetry.
That is probably the best review and analysis of this song I've ever heard. And yes this song is very magickal.
In Middle Ages the spices such as: parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme were connected to personality traits.
They were something together, weren't they? Thank you for sharing another of their treasures, Amy.
For me, this is the greatest thing they ever did that Paul Simon didn't completely write himself. It's HAUNTING.
When I first heard the song on the radio as a youngster; I called it the Renaissance faire song.
I am loving your growing enjoyment and appreciation of Paul Simon's genius. I reckon us oldies just had the best music to enjoy. Outstanding and innovative musicians creating a wonderful background to our lives. What a thoughtful and deep analysis bringing us a new awareness to songs we thought we knew.
Such a beautiful song! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for turning your classical training its way and helping those of us who just know a good song to have a better understanding of why it’s a good song !
I love Simon and Garfunkel's music. They unabashedly introduced beauty into Rock's musical conversation.
And I love your insightful commentary. And your joy in good music. Greetings from Eastern Washington State
🎉🎉🎉 I adore this piece ❤️💐
boy I haven't listened to that since I was a kid, incredibly moving music. yes, disappointed you didn't jam along, would love to hear you do a cover of this arrangement for harp! something to consider. I knew you'd dig this. it is a gem. holy cow. anyone who doesn't love this needs therapy or something.
Amazing Analysis, tanks you! 👏👏👏👏👏
The start, I think the word you need is "ethereal"!😉
Brilliant analysis of a brilliant composition.
I am looking forward to Simon and Garfunkel. Two extremely tallented musicians, Art Garfunkel with his beautiful voice!
I hope and lookforward to an analysis by you Amy of the Moody Blues, inparticular Nights in white satin, complete with the poem at the end. Although Forever Autumn wasn't writen by the Moody Blues, this is another song performed by the Moody Blues. This beautiful song, beautifuly performed by Justin Hayward with amazing musical arrangements, from the album, War of the Worlds by Jef Wayne is a must listen, I believe, Amy you will give these songs all the credit they deserve. I Await in anticipation🥂
Thank you. I enjoyed this in depth analysis by you immensely. This is for me, your best work.