I started this with it's actually quite simple - One not written by Paul Simon...
"The Sun is Shining" - a beautiful melody perfect harmonies soothing lyrics until "Death comes in a Blinding Flash..." still in the perfect harmony and beautiful melody in a song about nuclear destruction.
Then I thought but what about "Wednesday Morning 3 a.m."? "Kathy's song"? "A poem on the Underground wall"? or "The Dangling conversation"with my favourite line "we note our place with bookmarkers, which measure what we've lost"? "He was my Brother"? or "Silent Night/The Nine O'clock news"
And that's before you dig into the standards so the answer is actually yes it is difficult to pick the best Simon and Garfunkel song!
There's a great story about Kathy who was Paul Simon's Girlfriend who now lives in Wales and astounded her grandkids when she told them that several of his songs are dedicated to her.
Posted By: Ruttles on September 9th 2021 at 10:46:50
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- It’s very difficult to choose the best Simon & Garfunkel song. (n/m) (General Chat) - Biggles, Sep 9, 07:38:20
- El Condor Pasa. Reminds me of walking down Gentlemans Walk (n/m) (General Chat) - NorwichDave, Sep 9, 11:15:28
- My Little Town is fantastic. Beautifully bleak. (General Chat) - phelans tash, Sep 9, 10:47:17
- I started this with it's actually quite simple - One not written by Paul Simon... (General Chat) - Ruttles, Sep 9, 10:46:50
- Paul Simon is a complete genius as well as a multi instrumentalist. (General Chat) - Biggles, Sep 9, 21:20:41
- Bridge over troubled waters for me followed by Mrs Robinson and The Boxer. (n/m) (General Chat) - Biggles, Sep 9, 09:43:07
- Laugh about it shout about when you've got to choose. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 9, 08:48:26
- Don’t take our words for it - try Rolling Stone magazine (General Chat) - BigGrantHolt, Sep 9, 08:26:08
- I am a rock, homeward bound, sound of silence, bridge over troubled water... (General Chat) - Old Man, Sep 9, 08:24:17
- So I instantly think of America. The lyric and meaning make one of the greatest songs ever (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Sep 9, 08:04:03
- I instantly think of being 16 (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 9, 08:49:57
- Sound of silence. Whacked up to volume zero for full effect. (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Sep 9, 07:54:55
- Cecilia is the most annoying (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Sep 9, 07:52:41
- Really? More so than At the Zoo? I mean, where is the evidence that zee-bras are (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 9, 09:09:46
- … (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Sep 9, 07:54:34
- The Boxer (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Sep 9, 07:46:05
- Amazon music labels the Boxer as "explicit" (n/m) (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Sep 9, 08:23:41
- Jesus christ. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 9, 08:31:36
- Amazon music labels the Boxer as "explicit" (n/m) (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Sep 9, 08:23:41
- The Boxer (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Sep 9, 07:45:37
- I like Greatest Hits (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 9, 07:44:01
- It is,I am a rock,homeward bound probably my favourites. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 9, 07:42:38
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