"...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
I'm sorry but Paul Simon is so overrated <<lobos discusion
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 21:05 (twelve years ago) link
Alfred, wasn't it you on the voting thread who kept reminding us to check out "Obvious Child"? And it wound up missing your ballot! Maybe I'm misremembering who kept mentioning it.
― any major prude will tell you (WmC), Friday, 23 March 2012 21:06 (twelve years ago) link
El Condor Pasa is Simon singing over a pre-existing track. Mother and Child Reunion was done with Jimmy Cliff's backing band (including Cissy Houston). Simon's been doing this kind of thing his whole career. Probably as soon as he realized how much of an improvement the Tom Wilson's studio version of Sound of Silence was/how much $$$ was in it
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 March 2012 21:06 (twelve years ago) link
i voted for the myth of fingerprints, dig the examination of conspiracy theory culture
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 21:06 (twelve years ago) link
I remember my mom asking what that song was about when I was like 14 and me having to explain it to her lol
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 March 2012 21:07 (twelve years ago) link
the "myth" being that all fingerprints are different etc
ive seen them all and maaaaan
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
He paid out without question over El Condor Pasa once it was pointed out it wasn't a trad arr job
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 23 March 2012 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
I'm not knocking this approach at all fwiw
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 March 2012 21:11 (twelve years ago) link
thanks Lamp! a victory of sorts
― Euler, Friday, 23 March 2012 21:11 (twelve years ago) link
thanks for the backstory guys. Interesting!
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 23 March 2012 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
at least in the case of "parsely, sage, rosemary and thyme" the main credit goes to "traditional". and he didn't fight the claims that daniel robles wrote "el condor pasa".
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Friday, 23 March 2012 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
could the winner in any other artist poll be a track made 30 years into their career?
This wasn't rhetorical btw, I've been thinking hard and genuinely can't think of one. Okay Tom & Jerry is a slightly artificial extension, but even so who comes close? Possibly Madonna, but that seems a fluke compared to what Simon was putting out in that era.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 23 March 2012 21:16 (twelve years ago) link
Tom Waits?
― any major prude will tell you (WmC), Friday, 23 March 2012 21:18 (twelve years ago) link
George Clinton
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 March 2012 21:20 (twelve years ago) link
Even guys who went on forever like James Brown ran out of gas before they reached the equivalent era.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 23 March 2012 21:23 (twelve years ago) link
important worst song from the paul simon poll results
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 21:23 (twelve years ago) link
Which is a comment on the richness of this guy's catalog.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 23 March 2012 21:29 (twelve years ago) link
nice save
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 23 March 2012 21:31 (twelve years ago) link
I missed that 41-60 when it went up - I'm surprised The Coast isn't on there. Not that I'm a fan particularly, but I thought everyone else was.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 23 March 2012 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
#56 - BLEEKER STREET#45 - EL CONDOR PASA (IF I COULD)
vindication!
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Friday, 23 March 2012 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
41-60 is my favorite part of the results on this one! These are all faves (votes in bold):
#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#50 - ARMISTICE DAY#49 - THINK TOO MUCH (B)#46 - THINK TOO MUCH (A)#43 - RUN THAT BODY DOWN
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 23 March 2012 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
my ballot:
1) Peace Like a River2) The Cool, Cool River3) Duncan4) Hearts and Bones5) The Obvious Child6) Think Too Much (b)7) Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes8) The Only Living Boy in New York-S&G9) Born at the Right Time10) Papa Hobo11) Take Me to the Mardi Gras12) My Little Town13) That was your Mother14) Train in the Distance15) I am a Rock (solo version, if it matters)16) Stranded in a Limousine17) Something So Right18) The Afterlife19) Rewrite20) Have a Good Time
thank u, Lamp!!!
― horseshoe, Friday, 23 March 2012 22:41 (twelve years ago) link
Alfred, you voted for "That was your mother," too! come sit by me!!
― horseshoe, Friday, 23 March 2012 22:50 (twelve years ago) link
hmmm based on the rest of yr ballot i would take you for a think too much (a) voter
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 22:55 (twelve years ago) link
also i quoted it a lot itt! it was excruciating to cut it but i don't know, somehow "the smartest people in the world have gathered in los angeles to analyze our love affair and finally unscramble us" kills me.
― horseshoe, Friday, 23 March 2012 22:56 (twelve years ago) link
also my ballot is a bunch of nonsense, particularly the ranking which was almost arbitrary; i just knew i didn't have to vote for some songs. i think i might have cut out "only living boy" out of spite if i had known about the s&g avalanche because i am petty.
― horseshoe, Friday, 23 March 2012 22:58 (twelve years ago) link
sad i couldn't vote for "crazy love vol. whatever" and "tenderness" off of rhymin' simon and and and
― horseshoe, Friday, 23 March 2012 22:59 (twelve years ago) link
this poll if nothing else has revealed 'different ways of thinking abt paul simons career'
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 22:59 (twelve years ago) link
50 ways to think abt paul simons career
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 23:00 (twelve years ago) link
<3 fat charlie the archangel
― horseshoe, Friday, 23 March 2012 23:00 (twelve years ago) link