Best Line in "Graceland"
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
Paul will approve of this placing. Inexplicably I didn't vote for it, god knows why as it's sublime. If you can check out the 'Classic albums' doc on this just so you can hear the Everly Brothers backing vox unadorned.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
challops: You Can POLL Me, Al: Paul Simon's "Graceland"
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
Bravo and hooray for Lamp and for this poll! This is gonna be a thread worth reading back over, and the Spotify playlist makes about as good of a Simon "best-of" as you could ask for.
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:14 (twelve years ago) link
the TOP 40 as voted on by you, ilx:
#40 - FAKIN' IT#39 - THE LATE GREAT JOHNNY ACE#38 - THE 59th STREET BRIDGE SONG (FEELIN' GROOVY)#37 - AT THE ZOO#36 - KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED#35 - MY LITTLE TOWN#34 - TRAIN IN THE DISTANCE#33 - STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS#32 - SO LONG, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT#31 - GUMBOOTS
#30 - SCARBOROUGH FAIR/CANTICLE#29 - HOMEWARD BOUND#29 - BORN AT THE RIGHT TIME#27 - AMERICAN TUNE#25 - A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER#25 - THE COOL, COOL RIVER#24 - PEACE LIKE A RIVER#23 - I KNOW WHAT I KNOW#22 - SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY#21 - RENE & GEORGETTE MAGRITTE WITH THEIR DOG AFTER THE WAR
#20 - THE SOUND OF SILENCE#19 - I AM A ROCK#18 - YOU CAN CALL ME AL#17 - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER#16 - MRS. ROBINSON#15 - LATE IN THE EVENING#14 - HEARTS AND BONES#13 - KODACHROME#12 - 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER#11 - MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION
#10 - THE BOXER#09 - THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE#08 - DIAMONDS ON THE SOLES OF HER SHOES#07 - CECILIA#06 - THE OBVIOUS CHILD
#05 - AMERICA#04 - DUNCAN#03 - ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD#02 - THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK#01 - GRACELAND
― Lamp, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:15 (twelve years ago) link
YAY!!!!
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
It won by a mile. It's brilliant, true, but then so is everything else.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:19 (twelve years ago) link
Great poll! "Only Living Boy" at #2 is a huge surprise for me. Thanks, Lamp, well run!
― any major prude will tell you (WmC), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:20 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah great work lamp, thanks.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:20 (twelve years ago) link
i didnt vote for 'graceland' but its p undeniable i have a bunch of sentimental faves from that album that i voted for instead but its a wonderful song. it was also on like 3/4 of the ballots i got
as much as i was hoping for a slightly broader spectrum of simon's career i really like this list and the pre-folkie stuff and the most recent album are probably p marginal compared to the stuff itl.
― Lamp, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:21 (twelve years ago) link
my #1 was #1. thanks for the poll, lamp! nicely done.
here's my ballot. can't believe i didn't put julio there. but i guess it had plenty of votes.
1. Graceland2. Hearts and Bones3. Homeward Bound4. Mother and child reunion5. Duncan6. Peace like a river7. Dazzling Blue8. Slip Slidin Away9. So Long Frank Lloyd Wright10. Only Living Boy in New York11. Rene & Georgette Magritte12. You Can Call Me Al13. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes14. Boy in the Bubble15. Obvious Child16. Duncan17. Train in the Distance18. Late In The Evening19. Kodachrome20. Born at the Right Time
― tylerw, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:21 (twelve years ago) link
1. The Only Living Boy in New York2. Graceland3. Still Crazy After All These Years4. Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard5. Mrs. Robinson6. Late in the Evening7. The Boxer8. At the Zoo9. Save the Life of My Child10. Mother and Child Reunion11. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover12. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright13. I Am A Rock14. The Myth of Fingerprints15. America16. Gumboots17. Cloudy18. Crazylove Vol219. Punky's Dilemma20. Slip Slidin' Away
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
My ballot:
1. Duncan2. The Obvious Child3. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard4. 50 Way To Leave Your Lover5. A Hazy Shade Of Winter6. The Boy In The Bubble7. Graceland8. A Poem On The Underground Wall9. Can't Run But10. Gumboots
11. Bleecker Street12. A Simple Desultory Phillippic13. I Am A Rock14. The Only Living Boy In New York15. Somewhere They Can't Find Me16. American Tune17. Born In Puerto Rico18. I Know What I Know19. El Condor Pasa20. Darling Lorraine
The things I had to leave off... I shoulda had Think Too Much, Crazy Love and a few more later cuts on there, but I ain't complaining.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
1 The Only Living Boy in New York2 Bridge over Troubled Water3 The Boy in the Bubble4 The Sound of Silence5 Father and Daughter6 I am a Rock7 America8 Homeward Bound9 Late in the Evening10 The 59th Street Bridge Song11 A Hazy Shade of Winter12 You Can Call Me Al13 Getting Ready For Christmas day14 Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard15 Rene and George Magritte with Their Dog After The War16 The Late Great Johnny Ace17 Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes18 The Obvious Child19 Old Friends20 The Boxer
As said above, I should've voted for 'Graceland' otherwise a very enjoyable poll. Cheers, Lamps.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
1. Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War 2. Still Crazy After All These Years 3. Mother And Child Reunion 4. Train In The Distance 5. Kodachrome 6. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover 7. The Late Great Johnny Ace 8. Loves Me Like A Rock 9. American Tune 10. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright 11. Homeward Bound 12. Can I Forgive Him 13. The Boxer 14. Bridge Over Troubled Water 15. Duncan 16. America 17. Slip Slidin' Away 18. Hearts And Bones 19. Graceland 20. Under African Skies
― any major prude will tell you (WmC), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:28 (twelve years ago) link
1. America2. Hearts and Bones3. Adios Hermanos4. Bridge Over Troubled Water5. Born at the Right Time6 .Graceland7. The Obvious Child8. The Cool, Cool River9. Train in the Distance10. Long Long Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd8ePfu7_pg
11. Darling Lorraine12. Feelin' Groovy13. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover14. Old15. Gumboots16. Slip Slidin' Away17. Late in the Evening18. One Trick Pony19. Boy in the Bubble20. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
― "Flashy...hip" (Eazy), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
i made my ballot into a p sweet itunes playlist that ive jamming for a couple of weeks.
01 diamonds on the soles of her shoes02 lone teen ranger03 only living boy in new york04 50 ways to leave your lover 05 the cool, cool river06 dazzling blue 07 peace like a river 08 i am a rock09 the myth of fingerprints10 duncan 11 darling lorraine 12 anji13 the obvious child14 one man's ceiling is another man's floor15 lisa 16 think too much (a)17 play me a sad song 18 kodachrome 19 red rubber ball 20 cecilia
― Lamp, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:32 (twelve years ago) link
My ballot. Bold didn't place:
1. Duncan 2. For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her 3. Leaves That Are Green 4. American Tune 5. Armistace Day 6. The Sound Of Silence 7. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright 8. The Only Living Boy In New York 9. Something So Right 10. Old Friends 11. Paranoia Blues 12. Fakin' It 13. The Boxer 14. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover 15. Cecelia 16. Mother And Child Reunion 17. Kodachrome 18. One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor 19. Still Crazy After All These Years 20. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:36 (twelve years ago) link
not even going to post my ballot i hate it so much right now
― max, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:36 (twelve years ago) link
Question: could the winner in any other artist poll be a track made 30 years into their career?
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
1. Hearts and Bones2. Paranoid Blues3. Duncan4. I Know What I Know5. The Boy in the Bubble6. Kodachrome7. Run That Body Down8. The Cool Cool River9. Graceland10. Song About the Moon11. Congratulations12. Something So Right13. Can't Run But14. That Was Your Mother15. American Tune16. Late in the Evening17. Further to Fly18. Dazzling Blue19. Father and Daughter20. Train in the Distance
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
get over yr S&G boycott
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
poor max
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
my ballot:
KodachromeMe And Julio Down By The SchoolyardBleecker StreetCeciliaKeep the Customer SatisfiedMrs. Robinson50 Ways To Leave Your LoverThe Sounds of SilenceDiamonds On the Soles of Her ShoesScarborough Fair/CanticleA Hazy Shade of WinterEl Condor PasaThe BoxerThe Only Living Boy In New YorkAmericaLate In The EveningGracelandMother and Child ReunionRené And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The WarI Am a Rock
"bleecker street" is the song i most desperately wanted to see place that did not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PX9Bb-RsQw
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:41 (twelve years ago) link
You Can Call Me AlGraceland50 Ways To Leave Your LoverHearts & BonesAmericaTake Me To The Mardi GrasMother & Child ReunionKodachromeDiamonds On The Soles Of Her ShoesGumbootsThink Too Much (b)The Only Living Boy In New YorkThe Obvious ChildMy Little TownI Know What I KnowBorn In Puerto RicoCool, Cool RiverCrazy Love, Vol. IIKiller Wants To Go To College IICecilia
― Euler, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
I, a non-fan who did not vote, find the best music here to be the stuff polled at 25 - 15 (with a couple of exceptions, of course). And the Graceland stuff I don't like and Obvious Child which I don't like for the same reasons ("Paul Simon will now improve intellectually inferior yet compelling rhythmic musics with complex lyrics") did really well, so probably best that I didn't vote.
But I'm a Los Lobos fan, so I don't have a lot of goodwill left over for Mr. Simon.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
Spotify playlist is up-to-date, if anyone wants an-hour-and-a-bit of pure pleasure.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
Paul Simon will now improve intellectually inferior yet compelling rhythmic musics with complex lyrics
uhh
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
1 Obvious Child2 Graceland3 Duncan4 The Boy in the Bubble5 Mother and Child Reunion6 Hearts & Bones7 Me and Julio Down by the School Yard8 Born at the Right Time9 I Know What I Know10 Allergies11 Peace Like a River12 Under African Skies13 Mrs. Robinson14 All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints15 Kodachrome16 Gumboots17 Spirt Voices18 Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes19 Proof20 You Can Call Me Al
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
btw i was just putting together a playlist of the results and i found an hilarious sinatra cover of mrs robinson complete w/surprise additional verse lmao
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
so am I but David Hidalgo comes off at best naive and at worst a moron in That Incident.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
"...with his complex lyrics" I meant to say. I suppose I should add that that is me mocking Simon's position.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
wow really thx 4 tip
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
Dunno what you think was moronic about Hidalgo there. Naive I can see, but only naive in expecting a dick not to be a dick.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
of course, Paul calls him "David Hilldegger" in his version... (xposts)
― Mike Love Costume Jewelry on Etsy (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:53 (twelve years ago) link
ohhhhhh u were mocking simons position ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
― max, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:54 (twelve years ago) link
Oh shut it.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:54 (twelve years ago) link
Take away a zingerbator's favorite zing and three lame ones grow in its place.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
go now plz, youve done enough
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
what are u even
― max, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:57 (twelve years ago) link
pardon my lazy non-googling but what is Los Lobos/Paul Simon 'incident'?
or is this a bad time
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:57 (twelve years ago) link
for interest i have #41 - #60 after that its p much just stuff that got 1 or 2 votes each #60 - A POEM ON AN UNDERGROUND WALL#59 - BORN IN PUERTO RICO#58 - STRANDED IN A LIMOUSINE #57 - ALL AROUND THE WORLD (THE MYTH OF FINGERPRINTS)#56 - BLEEKER STREET#55 - PAPA HOBO#54 - PARANOIA BLUES#53 - FATHER AND DAUGHTER#52 - ST. JUDY'S COMET#51 - DARLING LORRAINE
#50 - ARMISTICE DAY#49 - THINK TOO MUCH (B)#48 - APRIL COME SHE WILL#47 - OLD FRIENDS #46 - THINK TOO MUCH (A)#45 - EL CONDOR PASA (IF I COULD)#44 - DAZZLING BLUE#43 - RUN THAT BODY DOWN#42 - CAN'T RUN BUT#41 - SOMETHING SO RIGHT
― Lamp, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:58 (twelve years ago) link
whoa, so if you'd combined both "Think Too Much"s, where would they have ended up?
― Euler, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:59 (twelve years ago) link
hilarious sinatra cover of mrs robinson
"Jilly loves u more than u will know"(Jilly was a restaurateur pal of Frank's)
I saw Los Lobos at Carnegie Hall circa '85, and spotted Paul heading backstage after the show.
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Friday, 23 March 2012 20:59 (twelve years ago) link
paul simon said mean things about los lobos' mom back in the 80s
― tylerw, Friday, 23 March 2012 20:59 (twelve years ago) link
Scroll down a bit for the Lobos version: http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/teenage-kicks/los-lobos-on-paul-simon-do-you-1/
― Three Word Username, Friday, 23 March 2012 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
paul simon made los lobos drummer play drums, it was... terrible
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
"Paul Simon will now improve intellectually inferior yet compelling rhythmic musics with complex lyrics"
jesus christ, where the fuck would you have to start to have this be your takeaway?
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Friday, 23 March 2012 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
Hidalgo/Los Lobos are pissed that Simon took full credit for the "Myth of Fingerprints", claims they had the track finished and all he did was come in and sing on it, then months later release it on his record and took credit for it.
xp
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 March 2012 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
the los lobos song ('myth of fingerprints') is really fantastic but idk the whole story seems p w/e. i mean thanks to all the wiki research i did for this poll i know simon has been getting into songwriting accreditation fights with people since his early 60s pop days but i guess i dont really care
also @Euler it wouldve been #30 knocking 'fakin' it' off
― Lamp, Friday, 23 March 2012 21:03 (twelve years ago) link