Enjoyed this, thanks.
1. “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)” (40)2. “Mrs. Robinson” (36)3. “At the Zoo” (33)4. “April Come She Will” (30)5. “Mother and Child Reunion” (28)6. “The Only Living Boy in New York” (26)7. “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” (25)8. “Scarborough Fair/Canticle” (24)9. “Cecilia” (23)10. “America” (22)11. “Blues Run the Game” (21)12. “Fakin’ It” (20)
My "Blues Run the Game" vote was for the song more than the version--so good that it's able to withstand a real mismatch.
― clemenza, Sunday, 25 March 2012 03:16 (twelve years ago) link
From jaymc's private-room karaoke outing:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/543724_10150598764961222_502961221_9497716_2972910_n.jpg
― (Dre) vs. (Eazy), Sunday, 25 March 2012 14:41 (twelve years ago) link
Haha awesome
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 25 March 2012 17:09 (twelve years ago) link
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/528526_10150598892951222_502961221_9498278_750281925_n.jpg
― (Dre) vs. (Eazy), Sunday, 25 March 2012 17:45 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuOt03id6jM
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Monday, 26 March 2012 02:07 (twelve years ago) link
So can we explain all the photos now?
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_40Fakin.jpg#40 - FAKIN' IT
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_39TheLate.jpg#39 - THE LATE GREAT JOHNNY ACE
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_3859th.jpg#38 - THE 59th STREET BRIDGE SONG (FEELIN' GROOVY)
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_37AttheZoo.jpg#37 - AT THE ZOO
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_36Keep.jpg#36 - KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_35MyLittleTown.jpg#35 - MY LITTLE TOWN
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_34Train2.jpg#34 - TRAIN IN THE DISTANCE
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_33StillCrazy.jpg#33 - STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_32SoLong.gif#32 - SO LONG, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_31Gumboots.jpg#31 - GUMBOOTS
#30 - SCARBOROUGH FAIR/CANTICLE
#29 - HOMEWARD BOUND
#28 - BORN AT THE RIGHT TIME
#27 - AMERICAN TUNE
#26 - 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
I'll start:
#40 - FAKIN' IT -
#39 - THE LATE GREAT JOHNNY ACE -
#38 - THE 59th STREET BRIDGE SONG (FEELIN' GROOVY) - Officially known as the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, f.k.a. the Queensboro Bridge, f.k.a. the 59th St. Bridge, currently not called the Ed Koch Bridge by anyone except Ed Koch.
#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 - The Heller House
#31 - GUMBOOTS -
#30 - SCARBOROUGH FAIR/CANTICLE -
#29 - HOMEWARD BOUND -
#28 - BORN AT THE RIGHT TIME -
#27 - AMERICAN TUNE -
#26 - 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 -
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 26 March 2012 03:21 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, not allowed to post more than 10 photos at a time, eh? Hold on a minute...
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 26 March 2012 03:23 (twelve years ago) link
p sure theyre all just gis results
― lag∞n, Monday, 26 March 2012 03:28 (twelve years ago) link
Search terms: "museum" "wizard" "short" "drug lord"
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 26 March 2012 03:29 (twelve years ago) link
i don't think you need to do this, the pictures aren't hard to find
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Monday, 26 March 2012 03:29 (twelve years ago) link
the picture of 'my little town' is of a little town. it is in black and white.
the picture of 'train in the distance' is a train in the distance. it is in black and white.
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Monday, 26 March 2012 03:31 (twelve years ago) link
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_30Scarbrough.jpg#30 - SCARBOROUGH FAIR/CANTICLE
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_29Homeward.jpg#29 - HOMEWARD BOUND
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_28BornAt.jpg#28 - BORN AT THE RIGHT TIME
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_27AmericanTune.jpg#27 - AMERICAN TUNE
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_26AHazy.jpg#26 - A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_25TheCool.jpg#25 - THE COOL, COOL RIVER
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_24PeaceLike.jpg#24 - PEACE LIKE A RIVER
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_23IKnow.jpg#23 - I KNOW WHAT I KNOW
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_22Slip.jpg#22 - SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_21ReneGeorgette.jpg#21 - RENE & GEORGETTE MAGRITTE WITH THEIR DOG AFTER THE WAR
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 26 March 2012 03:31 (twelve years ago) link
'still crazy after all these years' is a young gerald ford.
'graceland' is the entrance to area 51, famous "x-files" hot spot
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Monday, 26 March 2012 03:32 (twelve years ago) link
'slip slidin' away' is the travolator, a notable slip 'n' slide
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Monday, 26 March 2012 03:33 (twelve years ago) link
'peace like a river' is the opening scene of the big chill
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Monday, 26 March 2012 03:34 (twelve years ago) link
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_20Sounds.jpg#20 - THE SOUND OF SILENCE
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_19IAmARock.jpg#19 - I AM A ROCK
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_18YouCanCall.jpg#18 - YOU CAN CALL ME AL
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_17BridgeOver.jpg#17 - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_16MrsRobinson.jpg#16 - MRS. ROBINSON
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_15Latein.jpg#15 - LATE IN THE EVENING
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_14Hearts.jpg#14 - HEARTS AND BONES
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_13kodachrome.jpg#13 - KODACHROME
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_1250Ways.jpg#12 - 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_11Mother.jpg#11 - MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 26 March 2012 03:34 (twelve years ago) link
'i am a rock' is rock heberly, notable pianist
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Monday, 26 March 2012 03:35 (twelve years ago) link
'kodachrome' is a big ol butt
think that's all of them
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Monday, 26 March 2012 03:36 (twelve years ago) link
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_10TheBOxer.jpg#10 - THE BOXER
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_09TheBoy.jpg#09 - THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_08Diamonds.jpg#08 - DIAMONDS ON THE SOLES OF HER SHOES
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_07Cecelia.jpg#07 - CECILIA
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_06TheObvious.jpg#06 - THE OBVIOUS CHILD
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_05America.png#05 - AMERICA
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_04Duncan.jpg#04 - DUNCAN
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_03MeJulio.jpg#03 - ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_02Only2.jpg#02 - THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee366/lamp11/th_01Graceland.jpg#01 - GRACELAND
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 26 March 2012 03:37 (twelve years ago) link
Yes I do. I'm insufferably anal.
Thank you and good night.
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 26 March 2012 03:40 (twelve years ago) link
You can tell because Kevin Costner isn't in it.
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 26 March 2012 03:42 (twelve years ago) link
This thread got me listening to a bunch of Psul Simon (& Garfunkel) much to the elation of my husband, who'd been working on me for the last 7 years. I'm in love! I also feel like a ~genius~ because he put on April Come She Will and told me how sad it was and at the end I said 'ahhh, hurry to us summer!' and looked at him and he had this 'omg of course' look on his face. To be fair he heard most of these songs as a child. Still. Thanks for this thread guys!
Please don't call me Al though. Lex only!!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 26 March 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
how many of these were about Carrie Fisher btw?
I read a recent interview with CF; it said they "saw" each other off and on for years after their marriage.
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Monday, 26 March 2012 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
really? wow...
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 26 March 2012 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
Great poll, too bad I forgot to vote in this. I've been listening to Paul Simon nonstop for the past couple of days and it's amazing how great he still sounds at age 70.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 30 March 2012 12:20 (twelve years ago) link
lol@ Bridge placing #17. ILM contrarianism rides again.
― Cunga, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 23:41 (eleven years ago) link
I guess I was a contrarian as a 10 yo then, cuz it has always been my least favorite song on the album. Bombast at the end is just too much.
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 23:42 (eleven years ago) link
Bombast at the end? Come on -- maybe--maybe--the orchestra climb to the final chord is over the top. But Artie's vocal climax is powerful as hell.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 23:49 (eleven years ago) link
I'd think it'd be every single artist covering it at some point in the 70s that'd turn you off of it forever.
― Cunga, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 23:52 (eleven years ago) link
I started watching the Harmony Game documentary about the making of Bridge Over Troubled Water
Guh. The problem is that now that Simon & Garfunkel are two of the most celebrated singers in the universe and they know it and they kind of like it...listening to them talk about the process is GROSS because they can't do it without subtly referring to how awesome they are and Garfunkel is so FULL of himself and oh it was so depressing.
It reminded me of trying to watch the Classic Albums episode of Fleetwood Mac's Rumors -- I like the album so much I forgot 'oh wait they're kind of assholes now this is going to suck'
so I gave up. :(
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 15 July 2012 20:28 (eleven years ago) link
I guess I was a contrarian as a 10 yo then,Just a 10 year-old contrarian,Contrary as can be.My mama'd take me too the parkAnd try to buy me ice creamI said Mama, no, no ice cream for me.
― Odd Spice (Eazy), Sunday, 15 July 2012 21:57 (eleven years ago) link
Once I was down in ChinatownI was eatin' some Lin's Chow FunI happened to turn aroundAnd when I looked I seen my Chow Fun's gone
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 1 November 2012 02:04 (eleven years ago) link
I'm really surprised by the high regard for "Graceland." Always thought it was one of the weaker moments on the album, myself. Regardless, let it be said that Paul Simon is probably the greatest American songwriter of the past 50 years.
― Poliopolice, Thursday, 1 November 2012 03:16 (eleven years ago) link
I kind of agree -- and was really interested to see him say on that Classic Albums special that he believed it was the best thing he ever wrote. His discussion of the song is a great sequence on that.
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 1 November 2012 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
I didn't know there were enough Paul Simon die-hards on here to conduct a Paul Simon poll.
― turds (Hungry4Ass), Thursday, 1 November 2012 17:48 (eleven years ago) link
got some news for ya
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 November 2012 17:50 (eleven years ago) link
and wtf is Homeward Bound doing at 29. there's no fucking way DUNCAN beats that
― Poliopolice, Thursday, 1 November 2012 18:06 (eleven years ago) link
IIRC, "Duncan" doesn't sound like a museum.
― 50 Shades of Greil (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 1 November 2012 18:17 (eleven years ago) link
Homeward Bound almost made me cry on bus home to Toronto after SImon & Garfunkle (& Pulp)-laden NYC trip. <3
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 1 November 2012 18:50 (eleven years ago) link
Duncan wasn't really bigged up that much on the voting thread either; I like the unexpected consensi that these polls throw up.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 1 November 2012 19:06 (eleven years ago) link
Been listening to a Simon & Garfunkel compilation in the car the past couple of days. I think "America" might be the most obvious, self-important bid for a work of genius in the history of pop music that is an actual work of genius...I'm amazed at and moved by how good it is, and puzzled as to why I didn't have it higher on my ballot here. "Kathy, I'm lost"--between that and the Joe DiMaggio line in "Mrs. Robinson," I think Simon, in a much quieter and more writerly (self-consciously so, yes, and easy to make fun of) way was as inside that moment as Weekend or "Gimme Shelter" or anything.
― clemenza, Saturday, 17 June 2017 03:35 (six years ago) link
this was a fun poll, i automatically think "sounds like a museum" whenever i hear S&G now
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 19 June 2017 01:36 (six years ago) link
^^^
― ﴿→ ☺ (Doctor Casino), Monday, 19 June 2017 04:23 (six years ago) link
'Late Great Johnny Ace' is so great, lovely take from Letterman in '82. https://youtu.be/HmJJZVXOeKA?t=858
― Dan Worsley, Monday, 5 March 2018 21:46 (six years ago) link
5+ years since this poll! my god, seems like just yesterday. "and he idly thumbs through the pages..."
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 5 March 2018 22:12 (six years ago) link
I've been listening to lots of 21st century Simon lately. Obviously these polls are never going to feature later work much, and he was already pushing 50 when he released Rhythm of the Saints, which is featured on the top 40. But I do think he has some strong 21st century songs that could be contenders for the list - songs like Wartime Prayers, Father and Daughter, The Afterlife, Wristband are all contenders for my Simon top 40.
― aphoristical, Monday, 5 March 2018 22:22 (six years ago) link
xpost thanks for posting that version of "Late Great Johnny Ace." he's an underrated acoustic guitarist as well.
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 6 March 2018 01:00 (six years ago) link
"the obvious child" placed staggeringly high, but yeah. bummer for "capeman" onward.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 6 March 2018 03:48 (six years ago) link