My favorite song for ever. Paul was and is still a genius songwriter and singer.

@holysquire8989

3 жыл бұрын

just like a child longing to be told

'they've got a wall in china, it's a thousand miles long, to keep out the foreigners they made it strong...and i've got a wall around me, that you can't even see..it took a little time to get next to me"/ with so much "music" these days that is just noise, this musical poetry will stand the test of time for a thousand years. Thank you Paul Simon. When you couple that with the guitar work and the simple delivery it is magic in a bottle. Nothing else like it, effortless, as good as it gets. 40 years ago he sang it and I remember the phrase from memory, and I am 70 years old. Nothing compares.

@jillbursell4114

3 жыл бұрын

I am 73 years old and, during a power failure, I took my Annie Lennox CD and played it on my portable CD player. She chose this song and sang it so well. I had to come and get it from Paul himself. Have always loved this song. Yes, the lyrics are brilliant. I have spent years building walls around my heart and I never thought I would hear these emotions put to music so well. I think he has not been given credit due for his ability to say what is felt with words. So to the point and heartfelt. He has something that few people are ever gifted with. If you know "For Emily Wherever I May Find Her" you know what I'm talking about. Listen to it sometime "we walked on frosted fields of juniper and lamplight." If i am in a state of panic or anxiety, all I have to do is listen to something by Paul Simon and I am calm. Of course, the sweetness of Garfunkel's voice cannot be denied.

@dinorockwell7670

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, I'm right there by your side.

He's such a legend. So much respect for Paul.

Yes, the words"genius", and "top of his game" definitely fit here perfectly. What an amazing legacy of daring and unique songs he has. So diverse.....maybe more so than anyone in history.....it has to be between him and Dylan. Dylan's peaks were higher in some ways, but Paul is more consistent than anyone in quality of material and performance.

@sherrigoldman1033

10 жыл бұрын

I wish with all my heart that I could have produced a sound like he did, both instrumentally and vocally. If I could play an instrument, it would be a guitar. I thought about it once, but I didn't think I could ever play as well as I could sing. Paul Simon is a genius in his own right...WOW! Thank you for this....

@rainerrutka1515

4 жыл бұрын

don"t miss Neil Young. imo

Paul Simon at the top of his game What a treat What a great songwriter

Handsome man with wonderful voice :-)

HIs chords are sublime

What a talent, What a guitarist, What a song of soul striking. And one more thing, What a great guitar sound of his Guild f-30r special !

Paul Simon The Great!

The best piece of pop-music EVER (IMO!).

Time to say he,s a great guitarist also who influenced me to play.

genius

I knew Richard Tee and he was not only an incredible musician, but a wonderful human being. It showed when he played, i believe. I really miss him. Sometimes i see these videos and it suddenly hits me again and i do admit i shed a tear.

@chriskneifl3290

3 жыл бұрын

He really made this song and so many others. Can you imagine this song or "Still Crazy" without the Rhodes?

Best Songwriter EVER Period . good ole NYC boy

He's so young here. I love his music. The lyrics are amazing....so beautiful........so true.....

I haven't much knowledge of music but I suspect of all the wonderful songs he has written this is one of the most technically gifted songs.

Poignantly beautiful music.

Wonderful wonderful song beautiful lyrics! One of Paul Simon's best evers in my humble opinion!

Simply a masterpiece

Great song with some lovely jazzy chords. The electric piano blends beautifully with the seemingly effortless guitar playing, sweet singing and subtle self deprecating lyrics.

@davidkorneliussen5577

5 жыл бұрын

Is it Richard Tee on piano and Steve Gadd on drums?

@rbweinbaum1

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidkorneliussen5577 Yep.

This may be the greatest song he ever wrote. Brilliant!

@rainerrutka1515

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is 👍🏼

This deserves more than 192 views. A lovely song, a sweet love song. Paul Simon is a genius!

@robdisner

7 ай бұрын

How about 263k views?

His guitar playing is excellent.

The best song writer of our generation Bridge over troubled water is incredible and this tune. Amazing.

the words, the feel--wish I could go back in time; would pay all my savings just to see him play that night ...

I woke up this morning with this wonderful tune bringing me into the brand new day. "How wonderful", I thought... I'd like to share it with as many of you as I can, so that it may also rub off onto you too. And I hope it does. With every day that passes, I seem t be becoming more grateful. Yes, there are some nasty things happening in the world around us, BUT when I look at how much I can be grateful for, much of that just seems to fade away. I have tried to become more of an "open book" & you know what ! It's great. Why shouldn't I ! If I was, I'd be scared to share & that would be a travsety of why I & yes you, are here. Even a little bit of sharing is good & for those who don't have it can seem to be a LOT ! Try it. The more we share, according to our means of course, the more the joy that comes from it grows. Love you guys ! You know it don't ya ! Thanks Paul Simon for this wonderful song & having such a nice way of putting many things into perspctive ! Love you too ! Bet you knew that too !

@coramarquez6400

3 жыл бұрын

That's a likely way to put it. Life is short, take everrything in stride and enjoy the ride.

@luizotavio2363

Жыл бұрын

Com certeza, música boa não tem prazo de validade, é pra sempre, que Deus o abençoe sempre que tenha muito sucesso pela frente, muito obrigado!

I love this Song ❤❤❤❤and this cute little man, so handsome and talented🎉🎉🎉🎉

I was just listening to this on my iPod and came here to find a video. Thanks for posting this.... one of his most beautiful songs.

lyrically, harmonically, tonally... genius.

Pure genius

Paul Simon is the man

Incredibly beautiful.

Soooo sweet...! ♡

@maslick

9 жыл бұрын

indeed :)

@corneliamartens9187

9 жыл бұрын

Pavel Masloff :)...incredible concert!

@rubyprinz2508

9 жыл бұрын

Paul Simon is my first love :)

@corneliamartens9187

9 жыл бұрын

Leonie Löwenherz :))

What a great song always been a one of my favorite Paul Simon songs and I trying to learn it on guitar at the moment but it's hard what a genius Paul Simon really is.

@JAGUITARPLAYER

3 жыл бұрын

Go on!! Im just achieving It, many yeara after playing , but The enjoy is superb

Always come back to this

I have one favourite song after the next from Paul's albums, this song I is a special song - love him very much!

Stunning performance of a lovely song.

Beautiful

quintessence of the class 😙

Love the song❤❤❤Always a blessing to hear the thoughtful words and amazing voice. Giving thanks💐🙏⭐️

Jesus H. Christ - What a performance. I'll think I'll go and faint now!! This guy's artistic talent was kissed by God himself!!

there's another one in concert from Chicago, 1980 which i really think is the greatest version of this beautiful tune :)

You're sweet Paul!💖

I love simon so much!~~~

Haunting.❤️🎼

This is a brutally difficult song to play on guitar. It's like he threw in as many chords as possible. The result is, of course, splendid. :)

@glitteringmultitude5268

9 жыл бұрын

***** Yuck, don't know why you had to take my comment to somewhere so low. I'm straight anyway, so I don't want a female.

@pottythepirate

7 жыл бұрын

Paul Simon mostly writes stuff that falls very easily under the fingers. When you see the TAB, you'll find this one is really not so hard. Check it out: www.paul-simon.info/PHP/showsongtab.php?songnummer=147

@chrismorgan4375

2 жыл бұрын

I bet 7 years ago you that the chord sequence was 100% lifted from Bach

To the earlier question: There's a pickup in the guitar, and he's transmitting wirelessly via a transmitter mounted on the guitar strap (behind his back). If you watch him pick up the guitar at the beginning of the clip, you can see it as he puts the strap over his head.

Ever notice how Paul's fans are so familiar with his songs that he needs to play the fewest notes for them to recognize the song? I am proudly one of them.

@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea

5 жыл бұрын

He writes unique intros though. The opening to The Boxer for example is just iconic. His earliest works in the Simon & Garfunkel aren't as distinguishable.

A magnum opus. He has so so many great songs in his remarkable repertoire that I've loved for over 60 years, but this one to my mind, is the most sublime. The chord changes are magical and the melody and lyrics equally so. The bridge is almost another song in its own right.

Ooh Gosh! Amazing!

The max,and cute here.

Wow.. All this time I thought Annie Lenox was the original singer of this song. I loved her version so much I would put it on repeat. His original is a masterpiece.

Vastly underrated song by the Maestro.

You are right, I didn't know. But thanks for putting this up. If you have extracts from the concert, including the atmosphere between songs, I'd love to see it. I've seen Paul do this song on TV many times, but this is the most beautiful rendering of the song I've ever heard.

Legend.

Paul Simon,,,,,,,Your Music is a 'gift',,,Your humble personality,,,humor,,,regular dude ways,,all i'd like to say,,,,,Im SO thankful. Pls. My Brother,,,hang in there,,,,Cuz, u know this country we call America,,,it was built on God,,and DARN,,MI FRIEND,,,i extend an invitation of friendship,,in The Heavenly Kingom,,,,,,,God Loves You......music will carry us,,,,,as we accept a NEW WORLD must come,,,,,,,may God's Protection be with you,,,,,,and may His Angel's guide you,,, SHALOM

thanks maslick for taking the time to post this....it is just so very good. this is one of the best song paul wrote and he has written some of the best songs of all time.. thanks again

My favourite bit is where he sings "Some people never say the words I love you..." An incredible artist

i suppose you don't even know how:) each concert consists (along with lovely music and great voice and guitar play) of warm atmosphere and very very funny jokes!!!

Love this❤👋🏽🎸

Wow, this brings back memories. I remember watching this concert on HBO, and I videotaped it (unfortunately the old VHS tape is unplayable now), and I also had this portable Panasonic tape recorder that I held up to the TV so I could record the audio on these crappy Certron cassette tapes. I used to go to sleep listening to this concert...

What a song!

Hi maslick, yes i did. We were close friends. He was someone who could light up a room with his smile and such a gentle and sweet soul. It's hard to watch these videos sometimes.

One of my fav PS tunes........so beautiful

Takes me back to my days on Mayor Ave. in St.John's.

great find xxxxxx

One of my all time fave PS tunes!

Cheers to great message song!

Love, love, love…💜

Thank you for the answer!!

Sublime.

What a beautiful song and performance. Thank you for posting.

he was in a grrrreatttt mood this night!!

i love this song, as i often feel that way how the song describes....

Un astro de la música. Genio Paul Simon

Great song

Thanks Jerry. EXCELLENT LESSON

I like paul simons music - and i like this song!!!

My favorite song.

pure genius!

i absolutely agree with you. hearing this melody you can lay back and just follow your thoughts..... thats why i like this song

Best song he ever did

He's / Something So SWEET!

I can't hear this song without crying

Songwriting at its best.

a great song

this entire show is on netflix! :)

If anyone knows of more songs from this particular concert, it would be GREAT to see the rest of THIS show.~ Please post ~ By the way, we know this is Paul but it's REALLY ART :)

Mesmirising

genius . גאון

Very beautiful song. I see Richard Tee whith his fender rhodes.

yes sir!! :)

I'm not a Paul Simon fan but i like this one of his :-)

I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Eu te amo!!!!!!

hi! so very good?! :) smth so right:)))))) as far as i know Paul has written the words to this marvellous tune, or i might be mistaken.. Still it's my favourite song and i'm collecting all of its live performances. I like the arrangement of the 1993 Lifetime tour very much!!! :)

I like that ... you've got a good mind.

I agreee

I once read that he wrote this in a class room....for song writers

😍😍😍😘😘😘❣️

I wish I was that person who could hop up there with him o: