America - Simon and Garfunkel Cover by Foxes and Fossils
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"America" is a song performed by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel, which they included on their fourth studio album, Bookends, in 1968. The song was written and composed by Paul Simon and concerns young lovers hitchhiking their way across the United States, in search of "America".
In this Foxes and Fossils remake, recorded live at Bella's over 50 years later, Tim sings lead vocals and guitar and features Maggie and Sammie on backup vocals, Darwin on guitar, and Scott on bass.
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Could you imagine stumbling in some rando place for some pizza because you’re hungry, lost and lazy - and this is what you are greeted with while you eat your $9 pizza.
Pure gold
This is when I wish I could hit the like button twice.
And Bieber gets millions…..😖. This is spectacular. Terrific bass work should not go unappreciated among the precise harmonies
Yes, the vocals are ethereal....the guitars played classily, tight harmonies....but that BASS.....just like in Suite Judy, absolutely carry the tune....incredible job man, thanks for the post!!!!
Scott is the best!!!
Yes!
I couldn't agree more as a bassist myself. Scott lays down some very melodic and studio quality bass lines that augment the songs completely.
"Ear Candy" is a most inadequate description. I've always loved this S&G song, this re-read into more than two part harmony is bewitching, at least.
Just on the song, ages ago Mick Jagger was interviewed by "Rolling Stone" magazine (yeah, cool, right?) and was asked which of anyone else's lyrics he wished he'd have written. He said "Laughing on the bus, playing games with the faces, she said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy, I said be careful his bow-tie is really a camera".
Just a shout-out to Scott and his bass playing. Easy for it to be overlooked behind the spectacular singing and the other guitars. He adds so much musical interest and texture to the songs. And while, yes, the core competency and beauty of the group's music is the singing and harmonies, we have to remember that it is the bass notes, supplied by Scott, that tell the group what the chords and harmonies are. I also believe that having Scott's bass lines present makes the vocal harmonies that much easier to sing well.
And they changed the key on him without telling him…. Catch him giving Tim and Dar’s capo position the eye near the beginning….
RIP Scott! Jan 2022. . . .thanks for the memories.
@@user-dk4ir6hn9n My own family has not drawn the tears that Scott has.
As a bassist myself, I was going write a similar comment, but it wouldn't have been nearly as eloquent as yours. RIP, Scott King! 😢
@@kimghanson That is truly sad.
It doesn’t matter if it was today, 10 years ago or even 50. Great performance and we’re still on looking for America!
Tim,
You are correct, y’all truly are “Ear Candy”! May F&F continue releasing great music! Thanks for the joy you bring to your fans.
Tim doesn't get mentioned as vocalist as often as the Foxes, but holy cow...
YES! Exactly!
Tim is an awesome vocalist and there are quite a few F&F and Mustangs videos on this channel that make it clear. If you haven't already heard it, check out "Penny Lane."
Totally agree. His Jackson Brown cover of Doctor my Eyes. Stunningly good.
I’ve always thought he doesn’t get the credit he deserves for his vocals.
I noticed that disparity. Tim rocks!
HOW did they manage to be this perfect on their first performance! F&F always astounds!
I don’t give a flip when this was recorded, I am just thankful to be able to enjoy it now.
The girls were 15&16 amazing
Amen to that!
I'm shadow banded by TH-cam... Today is my birthday. Love the Foxes and Fossils. Enough said...!
@@nancysmith8095 Lord, has it been so long? They are brilliant...!
@@dudleydeplorable5307 Happy Birthday, Dudley!
Incredible. I think every guy who has ever sung that song has the same look Tim has after singing the line "Cathy, I'm lost, I said, though I knew she was sleeping." That is such an emotional line so well delivered, Tim. Harmonies and guitar were beautiful and that bass work was sublime.
Yep, 100 % in what you say about the words and the performance,few songs these days will be resung in fifty years time.
I think this is truly a great, great song. Sometimes a great song has a a few bars that take it to beyond anything even the songwriter hoped for.
Your live recordings are better than major groups with their limitless funds for recording live. Whoever recorded these live Foxes Fossils performances did an amazing incredible job. Thanks to your recording professional(s).
I agree, producing in a live performance many years ago, oh my. Great sound and video. Just think if you did this version at home, it would roar in greatness!.
Amen...!
Mr Terry Heinlein with his late wife Roberta and Maggie's dad Larry on the other cameras . Toby Ruckert did the live sound and recording . Terry continues to be their videographer with help from Darwin and others on some of the studio recordings during covid.
Shame the video quality is not to the same level
@@dudleydeplorable5307 What does "Amen" mean?
I get chills when I hear this song, when it's sung well like this. It happens around that one line: "'Kathy, I'm lost' I said, though I knew she was sleeping." The song has an epic visual feeling to it and you captured it well
I’ve loved this song for years and now I have more reasons to love it . Well done !
Like a Christmas gift when your 10 years old !
you're
The whole band is great but so glad the camera finally turned onto the superb bass playing near the end. Respect from an old timer 60s bassist. Beautiful playing.
Agreed!
I was pleasantly surprised when the camera was on Scott. The reasons (as I was the videographer) was 1) this was videoed as a momento of the occasion for Tim at his request. This event was originally solely ABOUT THE GIRLS!!! Who would have known 11 yrs ago that ever band member would have become stars in their own right!!! 2) Scott is indeed a phenomenal bass player. But he usually is a bit further stage left and is not usually in a group frame shot except on a center camera. Scott also tends to move around and goes in and out of a frame. In later Twisted Taco vids, he was also blocked a lot by equipment on stage left.
And while I don’t remember exactly, I am guessing that as I was shooting from stage left at Bella’s I took a chance on this shot of Scott, hoping that the other two cameras would have a good shot to use in editing -so I could actually shoot Scott doing his thing.
@@TerryHeinlein If “Stage left” is from the performer’s perspective, that is exactly where you were. I remember.
My musical world has been turned upside down. Only tonight have I discovered and fallen into the mesmerizing universe of F&F. It's hours later and I cannot pull myself away from the extraordinarily beautiful rendition of everything they offer. I am honored to bask in the purity and quality of this musical energy. Thank you is so inadequate, but I offer it nonetheless...
😎🎶🎵🎶🎵❤
Welcome to one of the best clubs in the Universe
Said everybody who tumbled into that parking lot…
Damn! How are they not the most famous group on the planet? Terry, welcome.
@@kimghanson
Well they are certainly TH-cam famous which counts for a lot in my book . Id like to recommend some additional TH-cam musicians that you might enjoy. Joshua Lee Turner, Reina del Cid , Sugar Lime Blue and finally The Petersons.
P.S. im 62 years old and im a retired attorney. Now I have plenty of time to pursue my hobby/passion of being a hobbyist guitarist. It is never too late to learn to play an instrument if you don't already do so! Have a wonderful blessed Sunday 😊🎸
Originally on Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bookends” album in 1968, your version is Fabulous ! Goosebumps on a hot summer day ! Thanks a Million ! Love your covers !
Counting the cars on the NJ Turnpike, they've all gone to look for America - this lyric always gives me a little shiver
I've been a FF fan for quiet a while now and yet everytime I hear them they're just better. "America" is one of my favorite Simon and Garfunkel songs and they nailed it.
I love the little glances they give each other during songs, it's almost as if they are reading each others minds and they just harmonize perfectly.
They never stopped exchanging those glances. ❤️
Really amazing that even at this point, the Tim/Sammie unison is almost indistinguishable from a single voice. Very sweet!
If you haven't seen their cover of Seven Bridges Road, Sammie/Tim sing the bridge and you get the same vibe. It's tough to find two voices.
@@robertisbell3262 Yeah, I commented about their unison on that one some time back.
From a Brit who grew up listening to songs like this as I was growing up this is one of the definitive American songs of my lifetime. I was lucky enough to hear Paul Simon play this tune on his last UK tour, which was a very special experience. This song has some massive shoes to fill but these guys nailed it.
How on Earth did you keep that in the vaults all these years. Wonderful!
I really like this song and how well you sang it. Very great work .
Thanks From. Frank
Was wondering the same thing, this is obviously from the same gig that "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" is from.
This was my exact thought . . . . WHERE has this one been? WOW . . . wonderful.
I know right! This may be their best one.
@@BAMBAMMcDaniel Exactly, I thought I had listened to all there covers. I love S & G and then F&F throws this gem at us.
So grateful that Tim had this performance recorded and posted on TH-cam. We get to experience the birth of a special musical group that has breathed life back into so many songs from our past that may have been forgotten
These ladies would kill it singing Hold Me by Fleetwood Mac or Roam by B-52's. Harmonies are their specialty
Roam would be GREAT!
Definitely FM!
Great ideas for songs! Hopefully F&F will take the hint!
Would love a performance of "Oh Well"... From the Peter Green era...
Have advocated on their website countless times for them to try Roam.
Absolutely beautiful.
What a great song by Paul Simon...I know this is an old recording but I'm so glad they brought it back. Super job as usual!
Well, actually by Hamilton Camp. S&G covered it.
@@dkatcher - Hmm. I checked Wikipedia and it read "written by Paul Simon", based on a trip he & his girlfriend made in 1966. Wiki has been wrong before, but I read Wiki's profile of Hamilton Camp & it made no mention of his writing "America". Are you sure about that, dkatcher?
@@juan1946er1 Upon further review, it appears you are correct. Thanks for the catch. I guess I just liked the Hamilton Camp version better.
Thank you, Bass Player for making such a tasty back line. Wow. very nice!
3:45 You guys bring back so many wonderful memories. I'm glad that you're keeping the older music alive. You're all excellent! You are all true musicians! You're all excellent singers. The combination of Foxes and Fossils gives a great balance to the old and the new music. As a musician myself I can appreciate how hard it is to balance the harmonies, singing while you're playing, getting along with everyone else you work with. You all are true Professionals in every sense of the word. And you just sound FANTASTIC🎉 3:10 !
Happy July 4th and let's look for America. 🇺🇲
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike.
I cried. Thanks for keeping this song alive.
I can only think of one word to describe that performance of this song " America " ... that word is " Perfection "! So beautifully covered by the " Foxes and Fossils "! 👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 🤠
Tim said, "I don't know how well we're doing tonight... I hope it's coming across that way."
Trust me - and the other 50M F&F viewers on YT - it is.
Love the harmonies
It is amazing the Maggie and Sammie are only 16 and 15-years old respectively when this was filmed. Combined with the band’s performance of Sweet Judy Blue Eyes during the same evening and you have TH-cam GOLD!!!
That 👆 comment needs MORE thumbs up.
I believe this was their first live performance, how lucky 🍀 was thar crowd 😀
Simply amazing.
I wish i'd been there. These guys are truly fantastic!
Most definitely, they are the best cover band that I’ve heard in my lifetime.
I have been listening to F&F for several years now and I never get tired of listening to this first outing.
Scott made playing bass look effortless. RIP until we meet again.
Even when Tim and Darwin played it in a different key than they rehearsed it, and Scott adjusted on the fly .
How in the world do you guys not have a million subscribers? Everyone that sees this needs to share this... these guys are awesome!
I was just thinking this. I was sure they would be at a half million or so by now! Couldn't believe it's at 175K, but very respectable, for sure.
In July 1983, I was fortunate to attend the S&G concert at the Silver Dome in Pontiac, MI…just down the road from Saginaw. I still remember the crowd going wild when they sang “It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw”. Good times. Wonderful rendition F&F!!
In the video of their Central Park concert around the same year, the crowd cheered at the mention of the NJ Turnpike. Brought a tear to my eye. Sure wish I could see/hear what you saw/heard in Pontiac!
The words for this song are painted under the bridges here in Saginaw.
I've come to expect nothing less than near perfection from F&F and their rendition of this magnificent song doesn't disappoint. Tim is amazing, harmonies are incredible and the musicianship is truly world class!
Great rendition of this wonderful classic, the best I’ve ever heard. Thanks for sharing your your talents with us.
Can it be anymore beautiful/perfect than this.
F&F just captures the poetry of the song and brings it to life.
What a track !
And the bass playing is maybe the best I've heard- ever..anywhere.. For real.
Mr Scott King on bass. (RIP)
agreed
Tim has a wonderful quality in all his vocals. Such a pleasure to listen to him!
He phrases lines very well I will say
A version of this song is on one of their CDs, but Tim's live performance here is far better to my ear. More passionate.
The passion of Tim comes across in his vocals in this song. The ladies are amazing as usual, especially for being teenagers but I really appreciate the risk taking of Tim in his choice of covers. This was the night of Suite: Judy Blue Eyes as well. Don't stop taking on vocally challenging songs, Tim. You got the chops for it!
You'll be pleased with their next offering.
@@lynwessel2471 Everyone will be pleased with all of them.
Yes, quite a difficult song to sing. I'm pleased with the result.
Simply wonderful! You never disappoint.
Truly sensational..With headphones on the BASS and everything else went through the roof
The harmony on “the moon rose over an open field” gives me chills!
"Be careful, his bowtie is really a camera" did it for me!
@@rhark25: Yup. Listen to the difference between this rendition (Tim's arrangement) and S&G, either on the original recording or, say, at the Concert in Central Park. That line stands out as simply awesome.
Kathy I said as we boarded the Greyhound in Pittsburg. Michigan seems like a dream to me now. It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw.
@@TheGeonam toss me a cigarette I think there is one in my raincoat …
That "counting the cars on the new Jersey turnpike" line melody is one of my favourites in any song ever
I continue to watch and re-watch your videos. Stunning, amazing talent. I'm truly left speechless.
That was just beautiful. Tim's voice sounds absolutely divine here. Thank you for sharing this one! I would just love to see you all live one day!
This was a PLEASURE to listen to! Happy 4th and thanks for a great way to start the weekend off!!!
A great cover of one of the greatest songs of all time.
This song is done so well by F&F. 135,160 views in 17 days - Nearly 8,000 a day.
Whoever was in that audience that evening, I hope you realized what amazing talent you were witnessing. I would have loved to be in that club that night!
First live shows for five years coming up this week. Tickets from their website. Not many left!
Special secret sauce provided by Darwin Conort and Scott King.
I have fallen down the F&F rabbit hole and I don't want to climb out. What a treat!
I just listened with some really good headphones for the first time. Wow. Wow. Wow. The bass is so buttery good.
I don’t care if it’s old! I love hearing everything old and new! My favorite group ever!
i don't care about the "thumbs-downers". This is a fabulous recording of a timeless Simon & Garfunkel song. If you listen in the right frame of mind it will bring tears to your eyes; as so many of their songs do. Thank you Tim, Darwin, Scott, Maggie and Sammie. And, by extension, Toby, Johnny and Chase. And Terry, for this fabulous recording. Blessings on you all!
Absolutely love this ... can't hear it enough!!
Indeed! I would love to hear them cover "American Tune" as well. That one always makes me cry. It's just lovely but never gets any coverage.
@@anneanne3846 in full agreement
It's about Kathy again.
Oh wow. Yeah, this one touches something and again I have another favourite.
When I was in college my friend and I would act out parts of this song whenever we heard it - like pretending to be spies, or taking pictures with our bowtie cameras 😉 This song always brings back those memories for me 😊 Also, I love singing the harmonies on S&G songs.
Friday afternoon and I just got home from work. Tough week. I crack a glass of white to have with my catholic fish Friday , sit down to eat n check out Utube. First thing I see is my fav cover band posted one of my fav songs of all time.For a few minutes I was in nirvana and the troubles of the world went away.Thats what this band means to me!!
Scott King....this proves you were always a star
Darwin is the fossil who knew Scott the longest, mid 1980s. Said he was amazed at Scotts talent the first time he heard him play, despite being distracted by the rooster comb spiked " flock of seagulls" hair he had at the time.
I continue to be totally blown away by this song! The harmonies from Maggie and Sammie are just amazing...not taking ANYTHING away from the music....I was just imagining this being on some huge BIG SCREEN at a stadium with 80,000 people singing along...
Just listened again....Scott's bass, the guitars, vocals.....so good. I'd like to hear them all separately.
Absolutely fantastic....Sammi and Maggie so young and so professional. And Tim, what a vocal range 😁✌️
Somehow this sounds better each time I listen/watch it!
all in one night. first take each. amazing.
20 songs
Once again ~ like so many here ~ I am your biggest fan ~ any tract you record or perform. I LOVE IT ! Note: I had my own world wide FM Radio show (streaming) for years until just recently: F & F are top notch professionals ! It is not even debatable ~ AMEN !
"Imagine that we were singing well."
I'm doing a helluva job, let me tell you!
I've been playing music for 55 years..and like many..have heard countless acts...but the heart..soul..and pure talent of F and F..completely move me..good luck to all
This is an absolute stress buster....the accoustic...the voices...and lo!...I'm in another dimension of peace and tranquility!!!....Thank you for the music!....and oh yes...the angelic voices!!
I love this song so much. It reminds me of travelling with my family when I was kid. No phones, no computers, no dvd players or game systems in the car. You were fully immersed in the experience of travelling. Playing travelling games with whomever was in the car with you, checking out the new scenery. Thanks Tim for releasing this little gem, the world is a better place because of it.
I totally agree. But without a computer you and I and a million people would not have heard this version by Foxes and Fossils. Check out this cover, if you have not heard it, by First Aid Kit in Sweden too. It was sung for Paul Simon who was in the audience and he just got up and applauded.
I've seen a lot of your videos. Scott is a hell of a bassist.
he is fantastico
omg I'm in love! I used to be able to play all the Simon and Garfunkel songs a zillion years ago and always loved this one! (zillion years meaning '66-'70)
Awesome! Also one of my all time favorite songs. Vocals were spot on as usual, loved the harmonies! Great taste has no age limit. Thanks for sharing.
Perfect performance. Definitely ear candy
As this was the first song on the first CD, I was disappointed that it was never on TouTube.....'TIL NOW!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! On my top five F & F list.
I always want to give you a standing ovation...so...here it is !!!!!
You've been sitting on this for 10 years!! SMH that's just cruel. Thanks for posting.
March 14,2010.
Let's listen to it often during the next ten years. 🙂
This song has been available on the Foxes & Fossils live CD. But it is certainly great to finally see the video!
Tim's sitting on six more from the Bella's performance. Hopefully they'll be released over the next few months.
Um, you mean the first track on the CD I bought a year ago that’s been sitting on my shelf? That CD? (I need to get off TH-cam).
Oh, it's coming across TIm, it's coming very very across.
Stunning. Just perfect. Truly great, great song done with justice
I think Paul and Art would approve of this interpretation....beautiful!
An anthem for our troubled times…rendered beautifully.
Interesting, I assume it was the same gig, to see the TV's on when playing Suite Judy Blue Eye's and now the TVs are off. They figured out pretty quickly nothing on TV would compare to what you guys were playing.
Yup. It is the same gig, the very first public performance by F&F.
@@dougsalzmann2752 What year was this gig performed ??
@@gerard2620: 2010
Yes...great selection, great performance...you all are the best!
There's no better cover band. Their performance is perfection, their voices and harmonies are mesmerizing.
WOW!!! What a fabulous cover of this iconic song! F&F continues to floor me with their music!
You all so good!
America's BEST band.
Tim’s comment from the live chat: “This is a special video to me. Darwin and I put our capos on the wrong fret. Scott had a really great bass part he had rehearsed, but in the key of F (which was correct). Darwin and I played it in F#. You can see the look of horror on Scott’s face right after the intro. He made an incredible adjustment as you will see and hear.”
The key confusion over F and F# is analogous to the new group name "F and F."
I saw the look and wondered what it was about. As consummate professionals do, they didn't miss a beat.
@@rhark25 Another day at the office for Scott. I heard he missed a beat once in 1973, but it's only a rumor.
@@dougsalzmann2752 lol 😀
What do you do to make the adjustment. Do you use a capo also?
Stunningly wonderful voices.
wonderful voice!!! Tim's voice dives into my heart straight !
love from japan.
2:00. “Laughing on the bus…” perfectly synchronized hair flip…
I'm a 60's baby...raised in the 70's into the mid 80's....I love Simon and Garfunkel....this was a beautiful and powerful rendition of this song....had a tear in my eye as I listened....I tried to sing along but couldn't keep up! LOL
This song is America's second national anthem in my opinion.
Just magical! RIP Scott King.
I hate to keep saying this but every music post you do is my new favorite performance. Just amazing 4 part harmony and that bass line was off the charts. Oh to have been a fly on the wall.
What a treat! And how appropriate. Seems like we're all gone to look for America right now.