Love how the crowd let him play and didn’t start annoyingly clapping to the beat

@skyhigh776

4 жыл бұрын

Or bloody whooping, like so many Americans seem so eager to do these days.

@RFederer25

4 жыл бұрын

Clapping on 1&3** 😂

@218maryland

4 жыл бұрын

@@skyhigh776 Yes, this is what I was waiting for. People have no etiquette for attending performing arts anymore

@michaelserby7697

4 жыл бұрын

This was in 'The good old days ' 💙 🇺🇸 🎵🎶🎶🎶🎵🎶 💖

@tomthalon8956

4 жыл бұрын

@@skyhigh776 Or sit dead with no appreciative expression, before, during, and after the performance, like the Brits.

He was excellent in No Country for Old Men too.

@mcmike100

4 жыл бұрын

But larger

@bmorebob6624

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@CygnusRoc

4 жыл бұрын

“Now is not a time, what time do you close?”

@OneManWolfpack79

4 жыл бұрын

slightly less masculine

@honeyblunt5150

4 жыл бұрын

Comment of the year 2020 goes to...

Paul was one of those geniuses who somehow naturally created the most memorable songs in our lifetime

When he starts singing he sounds so good! A completely different voice. Effortless. True legend

Love the 60's / 70's soft spoken accent.

@wurzelausc

5 жыл бұрын

sounds more civilian to my non native speaker ears -- time of midatlantic movie accent also

@kewkabe

5 жыл бұрын

TV was still new back then. Getting interviewed was considered like talking to someone else over a restaurant table, with unseen people maybe watching in. Now it's considered a performance where you have to be high-energy.

@slapmyfunkybass

5 жыл бұрын

kewkabe Still new? You’re looking at technology over 20 years old by this time.

@JudgeJulieLit

5 жыл бұрын

@K.D.P. Ross Television was invented about 1928, but not mass made and sold to the public until the very late 1940s. So this is about 22 years later.

@JudgeJulieLit

5 жыл бұрын

@K.D.P. Ross Eight years is not a "hair." Ask any seven year old.

My mom, Mrs. Robinson, was going through a hard time, (parents eventually split up), and was having a particularly bad day when she first heard this song. She had 3 kids at the time, eventually having 5 total. She had recently experienced a small breakdown and had just returned home after spending a week recovering at a woman's clinic. She was drinking a bit during this time and had just got her alcohol down from a high cupboard and poured herself a drink, exhausted from a bad day, at her wit's end when this song came on. You can imagine the trip she had when this song addressed her situation in every detail and by name. To this day, no one could convince her that this song wasn't God's way of helping to save her life; Though, who knows how many Mrs. Robinsons, and other wives and mothers, were helped by the personal message in this song. God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson....Yes indeed and God bless you Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel for volunteering your services for this specific mission. He does work in mysterious ways indeed.

Must say that when Paul starts the intro legit and goes into the first line, the chromosomes in the universe change. How can such a deceptively simple song be so incredibly moving? Those first chord progressions are sheer poetry.

it's not often that you can see a genius perform and let you in on his process right in front of you. what a classic interview Paul is so humble relaxed and welcoming Hes instantly likeable.

It's interviews like this that made me a Dick Cavett fan. Best show on late night and probably the best talk show ever. An intelligent interview with one of the best songwriters of my youth.

If he just played those riffs and that stuff just came" off the top of his head " as he says , that's just genius , pure and simple.

@marias7599

4 жыл бұрын

DAZZA6061 Songs are born that way all the time

@DJMiixOnline

4 жыл бұрын

But he's not wrong, Paul is a genius :D

@farnyone

4 жыл бұрын

Amen to that DAZZA

@imlost19

4 жыл бұрын

he just has a knack for alliterative lyrics and riffs and just says them outloud/plays them like a mathematician might recite prime numbers.

@mdarrenu

4 жыл бұрын

True Dat!

And this my dear friends, is what musical/poetic genius looks like. Thank you Mr. Simon.

We needed a complete solo acoustic version of Mrs. Robinson by Paul. Just these little snippets are so wonderful.

That man is an honest to goodness, national treasure.

Simon is a great person with beautiful voice and talent .

There's such a childlike-innocent-genius to how Paul Simon talks. Wow.

His soul expresses the music , and in so doing he shows the part of him that is normally private.

On top of being a legendary composer he is easily one of the best live acts I ever saw.

@JanStrojil

5 жыл бұрын

John Maritato Yes! His live shows were always top. So much energy, so much fun. I had the pleasure of seeing him play live some 8 times and each and every one of those concerts were among the best. What a privilege it has been.

God to have things like Mrs. Robinson just pop into my head.....

What a fantastic clip. What a phenomenal songwriter.

@davidcopson5800

4 жыл бұрын

Completely agree.

The intensity of Paul Simon can’t be denied.

Love the way that Dick let's Simon keep talking. We need that today. Interviews with the artist's a true story not the spiced up version of things interviewers are forced to dig for these days (ironically, you got more spice the old way anyway)

@jeffpower6473

4 жыл бұрын

Miguel Urdaci sadly most “artists “ being interviewed aren’t “artists “ at all just pretty faces that sing someone else’s songs. The real artists are not being interviewed at all.

@michaelgasiciel9317

4 жыл бұрын

I wish the rest of this interview after the commercial break was available somewhere. I loved DC when he had his own show.

@seniorlocalguide

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Simon voted for Hillary...

@ankihansen2489

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, idiots like Jimmy Fallon would be laughing at every word he said.

@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeffpower6473 singing is art on its own.

Raw talent oozing

@sandraborg4084

3 жыл бұрын

i am a subscriber to you aha

I love to hear stories behind a well written song.❤️

Saw him in Dunedin, New Zealand 2013. Still had the voice at 71 and had everyone singing along, as you would.

Singer/songwriters that actually PLAY an instrument are a dying breed.

WOA! just Woa! One of the greatest composer of our time. That man gave so much to humanity. I dont think people really fathom how much. God bless you Simon!

@kshepard52

6 жыл бұрын

Many of those who recorded with him called him a total fucking PRICK! But yeah, he's a talented prick.

@jeffthewhiff

6 жыл бұрын

Paul is a great musician and has written so many great songs. I think it is cool how he explains how the song "Mrs. Robinson" was written in this video too.

@jrtruthguy

5 жыл бұрын

So right!

@ryanpurplenintendoeater9869

5 жыл бұрын

He don’t even know why he’s writing what he’s writing though is that how most song writers are ?

@monoped8437

5 жыл бұрын

calm down big boy

A genius of a songwriter, great guitar player and a great vocalist.

@kjcorder

4 жыл бұрын

and a supporter of human rights.

@patcola7335

2 жыл бұрын

@@kjcorder Human rights as opposed to what other rights ?

Compared to today's pop artists who just sing and dance to a song created on an iPad, this is like from another planet.

When Paul Simon talks I listen to every word... Pure genius.

I was just playing a fill... when you're a genius, this stuff just pours out of you.

@shimarlie1

4 жыл бұрын

When you're a genius, they let you do it.

I love Paul Simon I've seen him three times in the last 20 years. He sounded just as great back in the 90s as he did in 2018

He is such a genius,i cant help myself but cry just trying to admire his songs

if this interview date is correct (8 April 1970), thus was one day before the infamous supposed press release where Paul McCartney announced he had quit the Beatles, which makes Dick's comment that the Beatles don't perform much anymore much more interesting to me

@lucyfoster4082

6 жыл бұрын

Whoa.

@andydixon2980

6 жыл бұрын

I was JUST thinking, as Dick Cavett mentioned the Beatles in the 'present' tense. Not for much longer sadly...

@tedpeterson1156

6 жыл бұрын

Andy Dixon They had quit touring in 1966, pathetic really.

@andydixon2980

6 жыл бұрын

Pathetic? in what respect?

@JeffRebornNow

6 жыл бұрын

They couldn't hear themselves play. The teenage fans screamed so loudly they couldn't even hear their own music. Also, you have to remember they toured constantly for 6 years, ever since they went to Germany in 1960. They'd rarely been off the road, except to go into the studio or to make a movie. They'd had no time off, no personal life. Hadn't they given enough?

Dick Cavett is the best interviewer I have ever heard. Not sure if we will ever see and hear anyone like him again.

Don’t know why but I always like the little ‘bop’ Paul does at 3:37 to make sure he’s singing in tune.

@sgtbetter

4 жыл бұрын

Hadn't even picked up on it :) Nice!

@hikaushik

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly just brilliant

Mrs Robinson and April Come She Will are two my favorite Simon and Garfunkel's songs

A genius is a genius, is a genius. no othr word to describe him....lovely to hear him speak...intelligent men both here

@kshepard52

6 жыл бұрын

He's been described many times as a total PRICK by those who had the misfortune to work in the studio with him.

@OthO67

6 жыл бұрын

Bob the Avenger Sources please.

@greenbeagle13

6 жыл бұрын

@ Bob - So what album were you in there working on...?? Yeah, that’s what I thought...smdh

@JB-dm5gm

4 жыл бұрын

Dude he is Not a genius. He was good man. Talented ok Shut up with the genius crap man

@teresamurrypetersonhikes4591

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah Jessie James

Great interviewing where you are learning more about the artist and their insights on recording. Much different then how interviews are conducting today where we are wrapped in their celebrity rather than their talent and ways of thinking.

I was born in June of 1963, this is the first song that I can actually recollect hearing.

@johnhamilton6485

5 жыл бұрын

I was also born in June of '63. I think the first song I remember is "Do You Know The Way to San Jose?".

@stobbinsboy

5 жыл бұрын

born in 63...wasn't that an amazing time to be a child musically? Classical Gas, Herb Alpert, Take Five, Mas Que Nada all poured into our spongey brains. We will never forget those tunes.

@chrischampagne4307

4 жыл бұрын

Inagodavida baby

What a rare gift he has. Genius. When he starts to play Mrs. Robinson -- it's just undeniably great. He could have played it on a banjo and a kazoo -- wouldn't matter.

A peek into the mind and method of a creative genius. Dick Cavett was great.

This guy is a freaking genius!

Paul is a musical genius and I love how he just starts playing Mrs. Robinson in this interview. It is also cool the stories behind the songs he has written!

Such a smart man. How difficult things are for some people, some people just have that gift

@UndeadSmurf7

4 жыл бұрын

Hard work > being gifted

One thing the 60s and 70s gave us was great talk shows. They were just so much more interesting then. Cavett, Carson, and Griffin in particular.

@stuartbear922

2 жыл бұрын

Fewer commercial breaks for starters.

That look by Cavett at the end is priceless. He knows he just got a great treat.

Paul, you have influenced my life in a way you could not possibly ever appreciate

@beckym8245

4 жыл бұрын

Bongo Zozo same here

A good insight into how a true genius musician comes up with lyrics!

Simon always had a nervous aloofness about himself, that was both intriguing and calming. And his complex personality is reflected perfectly in his music and in the complexity of his writing. It is probably most evident (and at its peak) in his song - Still Crazy. > Paul Simon - an honest artist.

@whollyman

4 жыл бұрын

What I was recently amazed at was Paul Simon's intimate knowledge and technical understanding of music - he knew exactly what every one of his choices were in any chord progression, how and why to resolve to which chord, reminiscent of how George Martin contributed his musical savvy to the Beatles sound.

That talented. And that insecure. The man is a damn national treasure.

Amazing era...sad that it is forever gone but in our memories.

@nealsausen4651

4 жыл бұрын

tigerbalm : So true.... So true!

Oh my goodness! ! Thank YOU Paul Simon!!!

Paul Simon has a great sense of humor.

What an absolutely amazing artist. Where have you gone Paul Simon, our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you. Woo Woo Woo.

Talk shows were great back then. Great hosts. Great guests. Good questions. Guests were allowed to answer. I was a kid back then & loved watching them!

Wow... I haven’t known of Paul for very long but he’s quite an interesting man to listen to

It enchants me

I have a lot of memories of simon and garfunkel.There never will be anything to match the feel and hope there music gave me.It's beyond anything humans will ever produce again at least for me.

@ArvisTatom

Жыл бұрын

I know exactly how you feel.

It's awesome to watch people who can play music well do that.

Back then, great musicians and great interviewers not interrupting the Artist

Paul has great pleasing personality that makes him enjoyable to interview, Dicks shows are always entertaining

WOW !!! my gosh . Loved him.growing up and still do

Undoubtedly my favourite KZread video ever

Fun to watch Paul Simon's brain work. Pretty smart guy and fantastic musician and songwriter. Bob Dillon still performing today in 2020... Who would have thunk!

@davidcopson5800

4 жыл бұрын

Okay, but what is Bob Dylan doing?

@Kearflex1

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidcopson5800 touring

Very talented and well-spoken young Paul Simon.

this brought a smile to my face musical genius at work

..that's what talent looks and sounds like..

Here's to you, Mrs. Roosevelt, and to Paul and Art.

This was awesome and mesmerizing to listen to the history of the songs.

Great to witness such a humble genius.

Paul Simon is right up there with the best of them as a song writer. Lennon McCartney, Jagger Richards, Dylan, Springsteen....

@practicalwerewolf

5 жыл бұрын

No one needs to exclaim what you have!... Everyone knows Simon is on that level!

When I was a kid, I wanted to grow up to be Dick Cavett. I once heard him described as "witty and urbane" and I said, yep, that's for me. Fabulous dinner parties at their big house on Long Island with interesting guests, drinking Compari and soda while working the NYT crossword poolside, caviar and cigarettes, well versed in etiquette, extraordinarily nice. But I digress. With regard to the style of talk shows in the 70's, Cavett once said that he very overwhelmed at the beginning and he called Steve Allen for advice. Mr. Allen said, "don't conduct an interview, just have a conversation". It is evident from the above example that the advice resonated with him.

@c.r.stewart9434

3 жыл бұрын

Lovely nod to Freddie.

Thank you for posting this.

creativity at his best, how beautiful it is!

I love this guy.....wonderful music he wrote

It’s videos like this that I love sending to my dad.

@davidcopson5800

4 жыл бұрын

Wish I could still send anything to me dad!

So awesome how Dick Cavett didn't interrupt, and allowed Paul Simon to go on at length explaining how he got involved with The Graduate !!! This was a magical interview!!!

@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea

5 жыл бұрын

Dick Cavett is a wonderful interviewer.

@michaelgasiciel9317

4 жыл бұрын

Colder beer you and the other person are right Dick Cavett was so great. I was 13 when this aired but loved Dick Cavett’s show so much. But you’re right. Look how he is as host/ interviewer. Not like Letterman,et.al who make it about themselves. I loved his shows

I love Paul’s grin when he talks about Mel Brooks

Outstanding!

Dick Cavett simply had the best talk show. Ever. Paul Simon is one of the best song writers. Ever.

Love him!

I can't love this enough..

That was full of interest.

such a talented man!!!

Genius at work. He's right up there with the very best.

Some people are interesting to talk with while others are not. I enjoyed this little video clip.

Dick Cavett was one of the best interviewers of all time because he asked the questions about thing we all have wondered about.

Just beautiful.

I love this clip..wish there was more to see "after the break". Watching Mr. Simon describe how he created a classic hit song for the ages...fascinating.

The Joe DiMaggio reference coupled with that melody evokes a feeling that I don't get with any other song.

5:13: >48yrs later!: Dylan, McCartney, Ringo, the Stones, & Paul Simon still tour.

@coolmacatrain9434

4 жыл бұрын

But none of them has written a truly great song in over 40 years!

@kaboomerty1638

4 жыл бұрын

Lee McDaid - Donegal 60fps dylan’s albums from 1997-2000’s had some really well written stuff

@coolmacatrain9434

4 жыл бұрын

@@kaboomerty1638 Nothing great though.

@hans-joachimbierwirth4727

4 жыл бұрын

@@coolmacatrain9434 Well, i guess they had already done that. To me it is a strange idea to demand other songs. Aren't you pleased by those already in existance?

@kyle857

4 жыл бұрын

@@coolmacatrain9434 Paul Simon has written tons of amazing songs solo.

Musical Genius at work.

Right up there with Zappa, Dylan, Lennon and Bowie as some of the most singularly intelligent musicians ever.

@davidcopson5800

4 жыл бұрын

True indeed.

What a gifted guy!

Holy! So impressed the audience let PSimon actually play whilst the explanation!! Just plain gold!! Try that now and all heaven would break loose!!

A historic interview with The 28 year old Paul Simon in his cutest prime.

I've always identified with this comment regarding Joe Dimaggio.. I always imagined this as a nostalgic reference to lost heroes... ie Joltin' Joe has left and gone away. In the present age there were no heroes more...

@gargantuaism

6 жыл бұрын

I remember an interview with Paul in the 80's and he said then that he wanted to put Mickey Mantle in the song but Dimaggio just sounded better. He said Joe never really liked the song and to him it was just "hippies making fun of him."

@subg8858

6 жыл бұрын

The iconic hero had become insufficient to mask reality

@imannonymous7707

6 жыл бұрын

Charles Foreman ya a time when lines werent so blury...the simple things in life were more important......lol idk i took a shot...great song

@godbluffvdgg

6 жыл бұрын

Joe DiMaggio was NOT a hero...He was a baseball player...The real heros, of which there are millions, worldwide, are police, firemen, teachers, doctors, emergency responder teams, on and on and on...Some day; they'll get their song...

@lucyfoster4082

6 жыл бұрын

I think young Paul really looked up to ball players.

thanks for posting this,, so fun!

How cool would it be to sit with Paul Simon and have him go through his creative process...

@davidcopson5800

4 жыл бұрын

It would be like cool water when your fever runs high.

I wish I could have words and music come to me just like that.