by Frog 23 Replies latest jw friends
S&G are special. Since the 60's, other than the Everly Brothers....who do you know that were a TRUE duo? I'm not talking of a singer with a backup singer ( such as Brooks and Dunn).......but someone who sings HARMONY together.
It's hard to find a true duo in Modern music. I don't suppose anyones heard of the O'Kanes have they? They were good but only had a couple of hits and petered out.
Gumby
I think Simon and Garfunkel pretty much top the list in my book, both musically and lyrically. What an amazing, one of a kind duo. On top of that, Paul Simon is also unbelievably good on his own. I could quote them all day long. One that comes to mind lately is "Blessed". Anyone know that one? One of the best lines in that song is "church service makes me nervous"
How about Fakin' It ?
Such a dubious soul
And a walk in the garden
Wears me down
Tangled in the fallen vines
Picking up the punch lines
I've just been fakin' it
Not really makin' it
Is there any danger?
No, no, not really
Just lean on me
FANTASTIC DUO!!!!!!! Musical and lyrical geniuses. I also LOVE their music. "Bridge Over Troubled Waters", "Cecelia", on and on. And Paul Simon - great music. How about the Righteous Brothers?? Love them too!! "You've Lost that Loving Feeling", "I Need Your Love".
Oh boy, nostalgia time. Fleetwood Mac, the English invasion of the 60's, Motown, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh take me back!! To me the upheaval of the anti-war movement and anti-establishment stands, civil rights movement were NOTHING compared to the *hit going on now.
There are so many whackos now and selfishness is to the extreme. Politics, ugh!
"IMAGINE" - John Lennon "WOMAN" - Lennon "STRANGE DAYS INDEED" - Lennon and on and on and on
I'm 56 so I'm sure a lot of you "baby boomers" can relate. In fact we can listen and enjoy a lot of our childrens' music whereas our parents freaked out over our stuff, heh?!! I remember when the Beatles were on the Ed Sullivan show and my parents went crazy over their LONG hair!!! What is this world coming to they said. You know what? As teens they did a lot of the same *hit, but it wasn't talked about.
Got an idea for a new TOPIC. See ya around, juni breeze~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I am just a poor boy and my story’s seldom told
I’ve squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises
All lies and jest, still the man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest, hmmmm
When I left my home and my family, I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station, runnin’ scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters, where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know
Li la li...
Asking only workman’s wages, I come lookin’ for a job, but I get no offers
Just a comeon from the whores on 7th avenue
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there
Now the years are rolling by me, they are rockin’ even me
I am older than I once was, and younger than I’ll be, that’s not unusual
No it isn’t strange, after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same
After changes we are more or less the same
Li la li...
And I’m laying out my winter clothes, wishing I was gone, goin’ home
Where the new york city winters aren’t bleedin’ me, leadin’ me to go home
In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down or cut him
’til he cried out in his anger and his shame
I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains
Yes he still remains
Li la li...
I love their music, all the ones mentioned plus THE SOUND OF SILENCE; I think bridge of trouble water has got to be my favorite then the sound of silence closely behind
ya, you're right, that is a beautiful song.
:)
TS
Like "The 59th Street Bridge" I am feelin' groovey!
I really love S & G too. One of my many favorites of theirs is "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" - anyone remember that one?
I’ve always liked S&G, however I’ve only recently begun to collect they’re songs. So I’m sure that there’s a lot out there that I haven’t heard yet.
I hear the drizzle of the rain Like a memory it falls Soft and warm continuing Tapping on my roof and walls And from the shelter of my mind Through the window of my eyes I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets To England where my heart lies My mind's distracted and diffused My thoughts are many miles away They lie with you in your sleep And kiss you when you start your day And this song I was writing is left undone I don't know why I spend my time Writing songs I can't believe With words that tear and strain to rhyme And so you see I have come to doubt All that I once held as true I stand alone without beliefs The only truth I know is you And as I watch the drops of rain Weave their weary paths and die I know that I am like the rain There but for the grace of you go I
