Simon & Garfunkel - BOOKENDS poll

Voted for "Save the life of my child". Bob Moog set up the bass synth patch himself to demonstrate how good his modular system was. And it sounds like it was recorded in an underground car park. And it's spooky as hell. I love the whole album but that one song is immense.

Never liked "Save the Life of My Child," and the loud synth in the beginning is far too jarring an intro after coming out of "Bookends."

But that's the reason it rules!

Should be remixed with the Doctor Who theme, or the Triple Triad music or something, that bouncy poingy Moog sound is just so awesome.

he wishes he was an english muffin. what more could you want from a song?

oh shit, yeah "save the life of my child" does kinda sound like dr who

America

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what a country!

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Woah - huge difference from the first poll.

I said, be careful, his bowtie is really Google Glass

Lol

'Voices of Old People' into 'Old Friends' and then 'Bookends Theme' ... aw man. Yet another masterpiece from 1968.

"old friends" is extremely haunting/sad

(to me)

I completely agree, the string arrangement sounds quite mournful... that part of the LP is a bit of an emotional journey for me.

Save The Life Of My Child is totally weird and cool

The bass synth and sound effects on 'Save the Life of My Child' after the opening 'Bookends Theme' too!

(x-post) Heh!

heck yeah, love that moog synth.

this is one of my all-time favorite fall records. i really love the sparse arrangements and shifting moods throughout. the whole album has that moody college bookworm feel to it.

fwiw i inherited a copy from my mom that she had when she was a kid so it has this wonderful hippie dippie flower doodle she drew in pencil on the inner sleeve. <3

Hard choice. Went with 'Fakin' It'!

― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Sunday, May 12, 2013 11:05 AM (four years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

can't remember if i voted in this or not but this may have been my vote too. i love the noisey ending. also when after singing "In a former life i must've been a tailor" it briefly cuts away to a time displacement sound collage like the song has just caught itself up in a daydream.

I think we pinpointed where that film dialogue comes from at some point?

Nevermind apparently it's donovan's wife? Lol

i have been listening to this record a lot lately.
might have voted for "at the zoo"

vocal work in "At the Zoo" is great. the lyrics are fantastic. that song is lovely.

it's a bit like their take on "Animal Farm" correct? i wonder if they heard the Kinks song.

i'm such a dubious soul

pickin' up a punchliiiiine

we shd do an ILX cover album

casually glancing at his toupee

about to make the most out of a toaster

Nevermind apparently it's donovan's wife? Lol

― Οὖτις, Thursday, November 9, 2017 12:41 AM (six hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Beverley Martyn, who was married to John Martyn, but Mr. Leitch refers to Donovan cuz it's his surname.

Wow, who ever knew Beverley Martyn was married to John Martyn and Donovan's surname was Leitch? Amazing.

I'd guess plenty of people who have late '60s/early '70s folk as a musical blind spot. Do keep it up though, Thomas.