3.29.2010
History Lesson: Simon and Garfunkel
As the weather heats up and the sun finally comes out, I thought I would give a shout out to one of the greatest folk bands of all time, a band that epitomizes the carefree joy of summer. I'm sure you've heard of them. Any acoustic indie band in the last 50 years owes a whole lot to this duo, whose fantastic guitar playing and close harmonies continue to wow our generation. Interestingly enough, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel met in elementary school, and, despite having broken up, still play together today. I chose to post the first three four (thanks, Wink) upbeat and chill songs (one only by Simon) that came to mind, and all of them are fantastic, a real testament to their skill as musicians and storytellers. Also, for those of you confused as to the completely different musical direction the blog has taken, sit tight because I'm sure more good hip-hop will come soon.
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8 comments:
Taaaannnnerrrrr-you're breaking my heart, you're shaking my confidence baby.
Oh Taaannnerrrrrr-I'm down on my knees, I'm begging you please to come home. Come on home.
Cecilia reference. Please post ASAP (this stands for As Soon As Possible)
Haha what the hell how did I forget Cecilia?
Wink you beat me to it. Cecilia and America are two of my favorite songs by Simon & Garfunkel. Don't forget Sounds of Silence from the scene where Will Ferrel gets tranquilizered in Old School. And unfortunately for most I love that this blog encompasses not only hip hop by my favorite music as well
Yeah Peter, there like ten more Simon and Garfunkel songs that I could've posted (The Boxer? Bridge Over Troubled Water?) but I just limited myself to the first few that came to mind in order to not spend hours agonizing over which songs to post.
Hell yeah. Problem solved. And I second Mike Napoli's Forearm: if anything, I would move away from hip-hop. Last, but certainly not least, I've listened to MGMT's new album a lot, and, despite my initial misgivings, I actually like it. I am now going to enjoy these ten minutes of infinite bliss, especially the 2:55 of Cecelia.
I'm not gonna stop posting hip-hop, but as my music knowledge increases I can be more selective with the hip-hop I post because I now have alternatives (there's a great song I'll be posting in the next few days which I have been really enjoying for a while).
Wink you and me are on the same page. MGMT's new album is something i really like after initially putting them off. The song congratulations although having the same chord progression as The Band's The Weight is a sick song.
I'm very glad you added Cecilia. It is both mine (and Karen's) favorite Simon and Garfunkel song.
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