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great basic tunes that I remember (almost) learning on guitar when i started out.

 

Paul Simon's music is similar to James Taylor's in that songs that sound like they would be very simple to play, are not very simple at all.

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I love 'The Boxer', it's probably my the one I think is closest to perfection, but 'I Am A Rock' defined me when I was an adolescent, and it will always be important to me.

 

I knew a guy who hated Simon and Garfunkel because when he was a kid, and being sort of an introverted loner at the time, was teased by other kids at summer camp by being called "Rock" and having "I Am A Rock" sung when he was around. He didn't really care that it really wasn't Paul Simon's fault. Anyway, I can't hear that song now without thinking of that guy.

 

I had a stoic demeanor and didn't look outwardly marginalized in any way so I didn't get teased much. But I felt like I didn't fit into the available circles at the time. I didn't seek the associations so I guess I missed the hard part. That would suck to actually be defined by others, I can see hating the music after that.

Do you still feel always on the outside looking in?

Yes.

 

Oh...were you asking me?

No, I wasn't, but I'm shocked that you, of all people, feel that way.

Really? I'm very good at faking social comfort. I did it professionally for 30 years, after all! :LOL:

Yes, really.

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I love 'The Boxer', it's probably my the one I think is closest to perfection, but 'I Am A Rock' defined me when I was an adolescent, and it will always be important to me.

 

I knew a guy who hated Simon and Garfunkel because when he was a kid, and being sort of an introverted loner at the time, was teased by other kids at summer camp by being called "Rock" and having "I Am A Rock" sung when he was around. He didn't really care that it really wasn't Paul Simon's fault. Anyway, I can't hear that song now without thinking of that guy.

 

I had a stoic demeanor and didn't look outwardly marginalized in any way so I didn't get teased much. But I felt like I didn't fit into the available circles at the time. I didn't seek the associations so I guess I missed the hard part. That would suck to actually be defined by others, I can see hating the music after that.

Do you still feel always on the outside looking in?

 

I'm comfortably in my niche, now. :)

 

But of course that will always be a part of me.

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I love 'The Boxer', it's probably my the one I think is closest to perfection, but 'I Am A Rock' defined me when I was an adolescent, and it will always be important to me.

 

I knew a guy who hated Simon and Garfunkel because when he was a kid, and being sort of an introverted loner at the time, was teased by other kids at summer camp by being called "Rock" and having "I Am A Rock" sung when he was around. He didn't really care that it really wasn't Paul Simon's fault. Anyway, I can't hear that song now without thinking of that guy.

 

I had a stoic demeanor and didn't look outwardly marginalized in any way so I didn't get teased much. But I felt like I didn't fit into the available circles at the time. I didn't seek the associations so I guess I missed the hard part. That would suck to actually be defined by others, I can see hating the music after that.

Do you still feel always on the outside looking in?

Yes.

 

Oh...were you asking me?

No, I wasn't, but I'm shocked that you, of all people, feel that way.

Really? I'm very good at faking social comfort. I did it professionally for 30 years, after all! :LOL:

Yes, really.

I'm always surprised that my social discomfort doesn't come across. My wife tells me all the time how people love how I'm such a social guy, the life of the party. I pull it off, but it's never natural and feels like work.

 

Here's a quote from an INTJ (My Myers Briggs classification):

 

I try and talk to people as best I can, including my friends but it just breaks down due to shallowness of conversation and lack of direction. To escape, I let the music take me and dance. If I'm dancing I don't have to talk to anyone and can still "fit in". Plus I enjoy it. I think this also doesn't help in connecting with people (as most INTJ's report) because I come off as really enthusiastic and outgoing, and then the music stops and I'm thinking about how the latest in driverless technology will effect a martian civilisation.

 

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I love 'The Boxer', it's probably my the one I think is closest to perfection, but 'I Am A Rock' defined me when I was an adolescent, and it will always be important to me.

 

I knew a guy who hated Simon and Garfunkel because when he was a kid, and being sort of an introverted loner at the time, was teased by other kids at summer camp by being called "Rock" and having "I Am A Rock" sung when he was around. He didn't really care that it really wasn't Paul Simon's fault. Anyway, I can't hear that song now without thinking of that guy.

 

I had a stoic demeanor and didn't look outwardly marginalized in any way so I didn't get teased much. But I felt like I didn't fit into the available circles at the time. I didn't seek the associations so I guess I missed the hard part. That would suck to actually be defined by others, I can see hating the music after that.

Do you still feel always on the outside looking in?

Yes.

 

Oh...were you asking me?

No, I wasn't, but I'm shocked that you, of all people, feel that way.

Really? I'm very good at faking social comfort. I did it professionally for 30 years, after all! :LOL:

Yes, really.

I'm always surprised that my social discomfort doesn't come across. My wife tells me all the time how people love how I'm such a social guy, the life of the party. I pull it off, but it's never natural and feels like work.

 

Here's a quote from an INTJ (My Myers Briggs classification):

 

I try and talk to people as best I can, including my friends but it just breaks down due to shallowness of conversation and lack of direction. To escape, I let the music take me and dance. If I'm dancing I don't have to talk to anyone and can still "fit in". Plus I enjoy it. I think this also doesn't help in connecting with people (as most INTJ's report) because I come off as really enthusiastic and outgoing, and then the music stops and I'm thinking about how the latest in driverless technology will effect a martian civilisation.

 

https://www.reddit.c...tjs_at_parties/

You don't come across as a social man, just someone who has the ability to get along with everyone and to somehow be on two sides of a discussion at the same time. The latter is a real feat.

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I love 'The Boxer', it's probably my the one I think is closest to perfection, but 'I Am A Rock' defined me when I was an adolescent, and it will always be important to me.

 

I knew a guy who hated Simon and Garfunkel because when he was a kid, and being sort of an introverted loner at the time, was teased by other kids at summer camp by being called "Rock" and having "I Am A Rock" sung when he was around. He didn't really care that it really wasn't Paul Simon's fault. Anyway, I can't hear that song now without thinking of that guy.

 

I had a stoic demeanor and didn't look outwardly marginalized in any way so I didn't get teased much. But I felt like I didn't fit into the available circles at the time. I didn't seek the associations so I guess I missed the hard part. That would suck to actually be defined by others, I can see hating the music after that.

Do you still feel always on the outside looking in?

Yes.

 

Oh...were you asking me?

No, I wasn't, but I'm shocked that you, of all people, feel that way.

Really? I'm very good at faking social comfort. I did it professionally for 30 years, after all! :LOL:

Yes, really.

I'm always surprised that my social discomfort doesn't come across. My wife tells me all the time how people love how I'm such a social guy, the life of the party. I pull it off, but it's never natural and feels like work.

 

Here's a quote from an INTJ (My Myers Briggs classification):

 

I try and talk to people as best I can, including my friends but it just breaks down due to shallowness of conversation and lack of direction. To escape, I let the music take me and dance. If I'm dancing I don't have to talk to anyone and can still "fit in". Plus I enjoy it. I think this also doesn't help in connecting with people (as most INTJ's report) because I come off as really enthusiastic and outgoing, and then the music stops and I'm thinking about how the latest in driverless technology will effect a martian civilisation.

 

https://www.reddit.c...tjs_at_parties/

You don't come across as a social man, just someone who has the ability to get along with everyone and to somehow be on two sides of a discussion at the same time. The latter is a real feat.

Thanks, Lorraine. I'm a natural observer.
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dangling conversation

Which album is that on?

Parsley, Sage, rosemary and Thyme according to google.. Haha. I had to look it up. Summer of 1966 it was out, I love it!

A gem, for sure!
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I can see why Simon & Garfunkel split up.

It was all about Paul. This picture says it all.

Simon_and_Garfunkel%2C_Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_%281970%29.png

Garfunkel was actually the better singer of the two.

Bridge Over Troubled Water is the best example of this.

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So many! Never mind picking a favourite, I wouldn't be able to do it, but Homeward Bound is the very first song that I have a distinct conscious memory of hearing. I was 4 or 5 and it's one of the few things I can think of that makes me actually remember the feeling of having an experience as a small child.
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