Paul Simon - American Tune (1975)

Al parecer este tema fué emitido en 1975, en la BBC TV durante una entrevista de Michael Parkinson a Paul Simon.
Single en 1973 del LP "There Goes Rhymin' Simon" e incluido en 1974 en el magnífico directo "Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin", es de obligada inclusión en sus directos (en solitario o con Art Garfunkel).

[@marcatkinson75]

He came from a decade of American thinkers, beautiful man . Come back thinkers.

[@MrNcgy]

Yes please, come back.

[@AlANDSHAN]

“We come on the ship they call The Mayflower We come on the ship that sailed the moon We come in the age's most uncertain hours And sing an American tune.” What a line.

[@Rexer73]

I sang this song for my daughter every night for years, she is now grown up and has moved out. So now sometimes I sing it too my dogs before we go to sleep.

[@jamesgannon6192]

A Beautiful Memory ❤️. We can always hope that life will be better

[@BA-ng9bx]

❤

[@trevorvigfus]

It's alright.

[@MrNcgy]

How lovely, thanks for sharing that.

[@garettxanyn8076]

For her sake I hope you have a good singing voice lol.

[@more444store6]

The words are so deep, and 50 years later, they fit our times....

[@DoctorPecker]

50 years isn't a long period. People still live their lives based on a book of fairy tales written thousands of years ago.

[@MrNcgy]

Maybe more now than ever. "Still, when I think of the road we're traveling on, I wonder what's gone wrong, I can't help but wonder, what's gone wrong."

[@mattlugg1185]

If any singer should have received the Nobel prize for literature it should have been this guy.

[@alexlevine2522]

Can't complain, though, about Bob Dylan's getting the nod.

[@michaelkenna2024]

@@alexlevine2522 Now it’s Paul’s turn 🎉

[@karelcuchal5852]

This is partly protestant song.

[@bdiefendorf11]

Yes and chuck berry

[@fletcherrhoden]

No, Dylan earned it. Great song though, this one.

[@EPA18]

If that song was true in 1975, how much more so in 2023!

[@NWNative147]

I just lost a friend to drugs, he loved this song and would quote it often. I wish he could have won the battle within himself.

[@BA-ng9bx]

❤

[@walfredswanson]

The melody is a Lutheran hymn “O Sacred Head Now Wounded", taken in turn from a song by Hans Leo Hassler. It shows up a couple of times in Bach’s works. The lyrics written as they were around 1973, captured the weariness settling in on the country as Vietnam wound down and OPEC caused us to cancel even Christmas lights that winter. That hymn title adds a layer of meaning, saying something about the loss of innocence and optimism that had defined America after World War II. I don’t remember this song being wildly popular at the time, but it spoke to me. America still doesn’t like being brought down to reality. Simon’s lyrics strangely gave me a sense of hope that the nation would mature, despite the sadness, but that has not been the case.

[@jleahwren5160]

Wise.

[@SpeedRacer.No11]

Excellent take on the song. Thank you, for the information. It conveys the feeling I got off this song, perfectly. I came to the states in '74 and the 1st place we lived was formerly home to a bunch of hippies whom were in a band, of sorts. In an attic above an attic I found a treasure-trove of musical instruments, as well as records and equipment they just left behind in a hurry. I would sit there w the skinny windows cracked open to allow the shaded rays of the sun to fill the room while listening to American music of the time, most of it being Simon and Garfunkel, Dylan, as well as other folk-rock artists of that time. I was still learning the language and having found a notebook w a lot of the songs' lyrics really helped me along. I never realised how much this music influenced me 'til lately, now 58 years old I hear this song and it takes me right back to that attic of my youth. Those were the impressions I had of my time in that house from 1974 til '76. In hindsight, I wished I'd taken the guitars, basses, and amps with me, but as a child in the 70s my dad was totally against that hippy music, ie: anything electrified, distorted, and LOUD! I would connect everything together and just let the feedback of the guitars totally engulf my very being. Later in life I learned bass and vocals and had a great side career playing in local cover bands. Had I known then what I know now.

[@hmackie6823]

is difficult with a complicit media

[@hmackie6823]

GOOD is more powerful than EVIL

[@hmackie6823]

and contrary to popular belief,GOD does choose a side

[@rickdagger2209]

This song is a masterpiece. Paul Simon's contribution to music is immeasurable But this one speaks to me on a personal level.

[@ronvazzano1835]

It is a stolen song. Simon took it from Bach! and the Catholics added lyrics. Simon did the bridge. He's talented of course, but he has a tendency to rip off from other cultures and not give them credit.

[@NaturaLy50]

@@ronvazzano1835 I am so sick and tired of hearing this "cultural rip-off" tirade. This is the very nature of art. Would there have been a Beethoven without Bach? A Mozart without Vivaldi? The greatest artists find inspiration, and then inspire others who will follow.

[@peterhammer6915]

I love Paul Simon but this is a full copy of St Matthew Passion. I doubt Paul ever claimed this to be his own song.

[@karelwolfs5715]

@@peterhammer6915 In 16th, 17th ,18th, 19th century it was normal for composers using music elements from other composers.

[@danbrock1843]

I felt this way after the Trump election

[@alexisliane316]

I watch this video before bed every night. I love Paul Simon

[@jamesgannon6192]

I’m doing the same tonight….looking for some solace ❤️

[@Longjohnsilver180]

If you are an American you must be very proud to call this great performer your fellow countryman

[@maggiemenzel123]

Paul Simon is a National Treasure. His lyrics are so profound. His musical creativity is above the rest.

[@annedunne4526]

I would call him an international treasure. I remember when 9/11 happened and I found myself singing this song. He reminds us of the good things the USA have brought to our world far from the diviseness and nastiness of today.

[@willdwyer6782]

His lyrics are profound but the melody is from a hymn titled O Sacred Head, Now Wounded.

[@danielpike7458]

@@willdwyer6782 And that Bach tune was adapted from an earlier tune, “Mein G'müt ist mir verwirret,” by Hans Leo Hassler. All three are excellent composers...

[@osmadchlo]

And especially these days in 2022. This made me cry this morning.

[@hank1519]

@@willdwyer6782 Any idea where Bach used this tune? It sounds very familiar.

[@deninetate]

Ever though this was written in the '70's, it fits perfectly what we're experiencing right now.

[@tedspens]

The chorus of this song has been stuck in the back of my mind since long as I remember. Only recently did I discover, totally by accident, it's an old Paul Simon song called American Tune. I never was much at discography. Something about this song is so nostalgic, so heartwarming, so soothing, yet so alarming. It's like he was telling us, way back then, to appreciate what we have now. The Statue of Liberty sailing away to sea... Anyone else feeling this?

[@rhonataylor85]

Paul is STILL under-appreciated. He’s a genius.

[@bigrobtheactor]

One of America's greatest song writers - a gift to all humanity.

[@LindaCasey]

+bigrobtheactor I agree. Not a bad singer/guitar-picker either :)

[@donotrevolt6562]

yep, poetry put to amazing music

[@TheMUBUMINER]

Asdrubale Porretto b

[@scottsheridan1533]

GamerGuy88 your right

[@vortexgaming7519]

Top notch for all these years

[@chrisf1575]

"The ages' most uncertain hour", America, you must come together and sing an American tune!

[@lorijohnson2348]

When I stop crying, I will join you. 😢

[@MD-ev9hs]

@@lorijohnson2348 I know!!!! And I wasn't even born in the U.S.A. This song is SO VERY DEEP, and has so many layers...

[@raymondkmatz9967]

you know how great he is when the world we live in people only post hate and anger. none of that here. so refreshing

[@kathleenduffus3821]

I'd forgotten how beautiful this song is, and the lyrics are so intelligent and evocative. Paul Simon was the songwriter for our generation, and all generations that follow.

[@happybergner9832]

💕💕💕💕

[@k2thepeak]

I could not agree more. And this one? One of the best!

[@iriselsdon570]

He should get the nobel prize for literature.

[@christinepersak1801]

2024 and this song is still relevant and so is Paul Simon's music.

[@JM.5387]

Written in the wake of Watergate, and even more relevant today. Thank you, Paul Simon.

[@jemimallah2591]

"looks like those clowns in congress have done it again. boy, what a bunch of clowns"

[@darbyheavey406]

What Obama did makes Watergate look like children’s play.

[@ericcrimson]

I am proud to be a high school student in Japan who loves this song!

[@weebunny]

You have very good taste in music 🙂 So many young people have never explored the music that was created long before they were born -- but there is a treasure-trove of meaningful music that stretches backwards in time 50 years and more. Best of luck with your studies! Sincerely, A middle-aged American woman who loves music ☺️

[@lovermanowherecanube]

Happy 80th birthday Paul Simon. My favorite song of his.

[@steveweinstein3222]

Wow, now I really feel old.

[@joem.6319]

Impossible!

[@hmackie6823]

some of the simplest songs feel closest to our hearts

[@kingrichard1759]

I was blown away when I heard this song the first time in 1975 on SNL and here I sit in 2022 listening to it again. Their are some performances that just stay with you. The lyrics alone are amazing!

[@Rezzzzzz]

You can’t be forever blessed. Still tomorrow’s going to be another working day, and I’m trying to get some rest. WOW!!!

[@pcatful]

Yeah. That's how I feel about this country today. I'm afraid for the future, but just have to go on working at what I think is right.

[@nancygibney9327]

Only part I do not like. We are only unblest if we go the wrong way.

[@michellejohnson5910]

My absolute favorite! When my sister was dying...still difficult to state but it was our song. Paul Simon is a national treasure.

[@BA-ng9bx]

❤

[@nancywarren7331]

Paul is a brilliant and soul giving artist who shared his most intimate moments in his songs. Thank you. We love and appreciate every thought and song.❤

[@maryliu5154]

Such a relevant message and lyrics for today's world.

[@blackdogbite]

@Thomas H sadly true. Brings tears. We are not United states any more... Statue of liberty sailing into the sea....

[@EPA18]

@Thomas H The song was not appropriate for 1975. It was a despicably anti-American. But in 2020, especially if "Harris/Biden" wins, it works.

[@WakaWaka2468]

Such a generic comment. Watch how terrible America will get if, God forbid, that creep Biden wins

[@stephengroskritz3750]

@@blackdogbite Hopefully we will be again........................eventually.

[@vincentdiange6553]

He just recently recorded a video of this song from his home. It made me cry because of its relevance to conditions of our current world

[@Freespeech141]

This song is about us all dealing with life as its harshness hits us. It’s about survival amidst greed and chaos. It’s also about old values being trodden on, leaving us desolate, the way I feel right now. A perfect gem for humanity.

[@jemimallah2591]

which "trodden upon...old values" is mr simon singing about here, specifically?

[@MelissaR784]

@@jemimallah2591 The Vietnam War. Where our Government lied to the public, creating chaos and mistrust that lead to protests. "Don't know soul who's not been battered. Don't have a friend who feels at ease." Does describe the past few years too. Only this time, it's on a global scale.

[@marilynisaacs7739]

I feel the same way....

[@123thof]

@@jemimallah2591 The hope that comes from shared love of a country. The hope that good things in a country are arriving from the past and going forward into the future.

[@slg3219]

@@jemimallah2591 - Paul Simon wrote this in 1973. Among other things, Martin Luther King Jr. and RFK were shot in 1968, we were embroiled in an unwinnable war, one in which thousands of young Americans were dying while the world watched on TV, the Kent State shooting of protestors was 1970, and the Watergate fiasco was at high pitch with almost daily revelations of Nixon and his inner circle's lies and crimes. Troubled times, which are indirectly alluded, including the lyrics, "High up above I can clearly see the Statue of Liberty sailing out to sea." He also sings of hope for better days ahead. It was the perfect song for its time, and has many parallels to American problems today. It's a timeless American Tune.

[@valgal5753]

This is one of his best works amongst so many others..watching Homewood Bound right now. Omg such a beautiful songwriter. He sang this song on one of the 9/11 tributes. I cried then and crying now. I love you Paul Simon..we all do. Keep on keepin' on! ❤️

[@Penthor]

Paul Simon is a national treasure. No one writes better lyrics.

[@paddybpaddyb9940]

Penthor Agreed. A national treasure. Question; who have you got over there these days who at best could be described as a National Trinket? or perhaps a national bauble?

[@anthonyhoey6394]

I remember buying Paul Simons greatest hits in 1987 and been in awe of this genius musician and the first time I seen him was with Art Garfunkel in concert in 1982 i was just 14 and I seen him again with Art around 2004,he's certainly one of the greatest,greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪.

[@ThePI533]

i started to listen to this video in 2011, when i was very lost in my life. And i felt so far away from home. Now 2023, i found my home. But i still listen to the song, because i think the emotion are so powerful. Only a guitar and voice.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

He is a poet's poet. His importance to our national treasure CANNOT be overestimated. May he have long life and happiness. I love you Paul!

[@justingarman]

This may be one of the most beautiful songs ever written.. And this version is incredible

[@zeldalicious]

Paul Simon is one of the finest singer songwriters of our generation. We are very lucky that we have him.

[@stephenmcewan2460]

Very true. Deaths of "Celebrities" don't normally affect me, but Paul's will. That'll be a sad day.

[@nielsen7444]

An incredibly beautiful and amazing song from the song writing collective of Hassler, Gerhardt, Bach & Simon ;-)

[@lennykarat]

Beautiful song with lyrics that are so, so apt. A wonderful tribute to the American Dream...

[@usedforspam37]

THUMBS UP IF YOU CAME HERE AFTER SEEING PAUL SIMON SING THIS SONG ON THE COLBERT REPORT!!!!!!

[@common_myrtle]

Immediately after hearing this song, I came back when I was 18 years old. I got a lot of comfort from your song. When I remember when I was young, I cry. Your song has always saved me. And that was also the teaching of life.

[@Philanderthal]

I feel the same way......weep at the lost youth.....revel in the youth around me......

[@samspade8612]

All I can say is WOW!!! I pity today's kids and what they call music. We were truly blessed with great artists male and female in the 50's, 60's, and 70's. Artists like Paul Simon raised the bar for music perfection.

[@davidrosenblit9935]

Paul you are a great gift to mankind

[@peggysinclair3202]

What a masterpiece written by one of the best songwriters to grace the music world. This song still gets to me after all these years. Thank you Paul Simon.

[@FlanaganOnSet]

+Peggy Sinclair Ha, I am so of the Simon & Garfunkel mind right now because when you said "this song still gets to me after all these years" I immediately busted into "Still Crazy After All These Years." Another great one!

[@jackconklin5588]

+Allison Flanagan Teresa Brewer Teresa Brewer

[@dhaaa123]

bach

[@tsopuaifa]

Word.

[@Leinemusic]

Did you know the original chords and melody were by Bach? Check out the theme from the Matthäus Passion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqm5hGxqZZismJo

[@cornstorm666]

" I wonder what's gone wrong" can't help but wonder what's gone wrong "

[@dreamwell2020]

Paul Simon puts alot into his music. It works out good for the rest of us. Here, for instance, solace is available to all humanity for rest of eternity.

[@larryprimeau7738]

still so young. this is from 1975 when Simon and Garfunkel changed to just Paul Simon. this is one of Paul's best tunes and that has that subtle Simon sound which is his musical handwriting. Art G. had a voice in only that one area, and paul began to sing better/fuller that Art wasn't even that much better. still a good act from the 1960s. 1969 The Graduate. my brother Mr. Moneybags was caught up in "cool" music of the late 1960s. he wanted to see The Graduate to see what it was all about. he asked my father to go.well....this movie was the signature work of the late 60s and there did sit my dad in a movie theatre along with my brother. Plastics, Anne Bancroft in her underwear, a rich kid out of college who doesn't know much about life but at least he wants to learn. I want to see it again m

[@pcatful]

Art Garfunkel had a beautiful voice. Paul Simon's voice is wonderful for what he does and he uses it excellently, but Art's was phenomenal. You just can't keep doing the same thing year after year and Paul Simon clearly had some territory to explore that was definitively his own.

[@saskiaknijft9745]

How relevant nowadays.. stay strong over there all of you in America also!!

[@SamuelAging]

Thank you. We love you.

[@RobertPater]

I read that Paul Simon said he wrote this the night that Richard Nixon was elected, where Simon was disheartened. Kind of gives ironic perspective to what's happening now.....

[@Kilches]

Thank you so much!

[@anthonystroman8407]

I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it.

[@ThunderAppeal]

Were find. Mind your own fucking business. Fix your third world country first.

[@19west57]

How could you not love Paul It’s alright forever blessed

[@jazz185]

Perhaps the greatest singer songwriter ever?

[@lindaberg1695]

Paul Simon is a magical wordsmith and I agree, this song is a masterpiece and it also touches me deep to my soul.....Bless you Paul for the beautifully insightful music compositions over the years. There are none better. ♥

[@lisabailey6656]

Just that simple guitar accompaniment and that pure beautiful voice!! I love this so deep in my soul ❤️

[@murphycormac3089]

Hello Lisa 👋 Happy New Year

[@happybergner9832]

Me too

[@Boblobblaw88]

not that simple!

[@lisabailey6656]

@@Boblobblaw88 good point

[@lisabailey6656]

@@DoctorPecker yes!!!!! ❤️

[@likable72]

American Tune ..... how relevant this song is now to America .

[@dorisfoitzik7001]

Paul Simon ist ein super sympathischer..etwas schuechterner Singer Songwriter mit wunderschoenen braunen Augen..ey..toll der Mann..American tune hoere ich oft..

[@rodolforagonesi7838]

Paul Simon's music brings back some of my fondest memories as a child. I remember at around 8 years old pretending to be asleep under the blankets after bedtime with an ear phone connected to my little transistor radio that my dad had got me for my birthday, and at around 11.00 pm the DJ decided to play 4 Simon and Garfunkel hits back to back. When I heard those 4 songs I felt that I had died and gone to heaven. I heard American Tune for the first time as a teenager and it was another love at first listen. It immediately became one of my favourite songs of Paul Simon and one of my favourite of all time. Nothing shaped me more in my youth growing up than Paul's Simon's music and poetry. He is truly a legend of the 20th century.

[@seektruth8662]

Don't know a soul that's not been battered, Don't have a friend who feels at ease, Don't know a dream that's not been shattered or driven to it's knees

[@nat00ben06]

Paul Simon is diffinately one of those people that have carved a huge niche in the history of the mankind. What a phenomanol talent.

[@eyesuckle]

I know! But I took Phenomanol® for years and I still can't write a song to save my life.

[@happybergner9832]

And in my heart too

[@tazador793]

I am 57, I heard this song as a kid. Now during this time and today I have listened various versions, it is the words of today.

[@debrabiderman4275]

I can't believe how pertinent and timely this song Is in 2021.

[@proudgram61]

I love this song, with or without words. I grew up with "O Sacred Head surrounded, by crown of piercing thorns, O wounded Head" ......I know it was composed in the 17th century, with the same tune and different words. But it will always remind me of the passion of Christ during the Easter season. It is a healing song for all.

[@ThePrion23]

Thank You

[@eshebang]

Thanks for the reference to the 'original' song. I knew about the inspiration but didn't know it was by G.O.A.T J.S. Bach.

[@kidflersh7807]

@@eshebang technically, the song was written by Hans Leo Hassen, Bach just arranged it into the Passion of St. Matthew.

[@wendirozsa]

I don't believe a song could get any more powerful than this. The timing, the pauses, those chord progressions make my heart and soul ache and provide the perfect bed for the weary poet's words. This is surely to be my next cover to respectfully learn and share. A song such as this must be handled with delicate care so as not to overwhelm it's spirit with ego or performance. Many thanks, Mr. Simon for. All your timeless art and this song in particular today.

[@Wonderhussy]

Share your cover, when you do it! We would love to hear it :)

[@wendirozsa]

@@Wonderhussy thanks. I will

[@ThePrion23]

He set his words to a very old tune , from 1600 evidently. I think he chose perfectly.

[@mrstommorain]

The greatest song from the greatest song writer alive

[@artnardone]

This song has never meant so much to my soul right now at 60 , in this trucked up world.

[@Chrisdavies33]

If there’s ever been a better written song than this I will stand to be corrected 😎

[@AA-sn9lz]

Bob Dylan's entire discography

[@PapagenoMF]

@@AA-sn9lz Not even close. Paul Simon runs circles around Sir Croakiness.

[@thomasmillott8061]

Why does everything have to be 'better than'. What horseshit. I suspect Paul would roll his eyes and hope for more intelligent listeners.

[@Brianbeesandbikes]

@@thomasmillott8061 thank you ... elites win when we bicker

[@WakaWaka2468]

Blackbird by The Beatles is another beautiful acoustic song. Summer Highland Falls by Billy Joel too

[@brendonfitzgerald8166]

Paul Simon. May he live forever.

[@TheFloridaPappy]

I can’t believe he hasn’t been appreciated for his guitar playing. So elegant and he plays it effortlessly.

[@JAGUITARPLAYER]

This is because he is superb in songwritting, I think is the BEST songwritter Who plays guitar The best

[@twangbarfly]

The great Belgian harmonica player and guitarist Toots Thielemans was once asked who was the best guitarist he'd played with. He said Paul Simon - who night after night when they were on tour would play fantastic guitar without Toots ever hearing him make a single mistake. When you look at the complexity of some of his guitar work while he sings, this is an astonishing feat. It's also an amazing accolade from Toots when you realise how many incredible musicians he played with.

[@lesberkley3821]

He has. He won several "best guitarist" awards.

[@eyesuckle]

@@lesberkley3821 Did not know that! Thank you.

[@sattwa2]

He has been well appreciated for his guitar playing.

[@Tantalus52]

Paul Simon--the poet of urban melancholy. It doesn't get any batter than this

[@eyesuckle]

Nicely put!

[@LeoraLaGraffe]

Absolutely. 👏👏👏

[@LeoraLaGraffe]

P.S. you have a typo in the word “better” you may wish to correct. Probably autocorrect fault I am assuming.

[@simononlyforme]

I was at the S&G concert in Melbourne two days ago (25-Jun-09). The man (Simon) is a genius. The words and music he wrote are absolutely dripping with genius. I'm obsessed with his music.

[@mycowboyways915]

One man and a guitar. Beautiful.

[@j.s.m.5351]

The middle part of the song is one of the most beautiful things ever.

[@jenniferwesson1777]

America at this moment-weary and not forever blessed. Amazing song writer.

[@christinawhite7534]

This moves me so much. The musicality is stunning and the lyrics say so much. I'm grateful to such a marvellous artist.

[@suzannewelch758]

It came on the radio the other day and I burst into tears! Hadn't heard it in so many years! Seems more relevant than ever today. Love you Paul Simon!

[@marilynisaacs7739]

This song always brings tears to my eyes, too.

[@Boblobblaw88]

I love you for your comment, Suzanne. Bless you.

[@kathleenphillips6445]

Same, but I heard it in Grocery Outlet and started singing along -no kidding- just as an American serviceman in full uniform walked past me, next to the potato chips.

[@ThePrion23]

'..you can't be forever blessed..' Man , that one cuts to the quick.

[@davidmuirhead6722]

Very relevant today, considering that Donald T remains a free man.

[@rhondaolenick1404]

Thank The Almighty for Paul Simon... ❤

[@dianaclarke3227]

I cry with emotion every time... And the song is over half a century old..

[@user-qj4yi4rl7y]

My favorite P.Simon song ever. It is a classic!

[@janewalton2901]

It’s a very strong contender for every other favourite lol I love Hearts and Bones and Bridge over troubled waters and and and ❤

[@jeffreygranger6913]

What a respectful audience. No clapping, interrupting of any kind. Just listened to the end and THEN went wild.

[@susandyssegard914]

“Still, you don’t expect to be bright and non vivant so far away from home” - just some of many brilliant lyrics throughout this song ❤

[@lorijohnson2348]

I keep coming back to this song after January 6. 😢

[@lotusalivelight24]

As a Senior in H.S., i could not stop playing this song, over & over, & singing along. It was the Spring of 1974, & we have come so much more deeply into so many things we never expected since then, or at least, that i did not expect, but the song still sings itself, in me, & maybe in you, b/c we’re proud, in spite of ourselves.💜

[@brianlund4567]

Me too.

[@janjones4959]

@@brianlund4567 Me three, always loved Paul Simon x

[@alanrudolph9524]

Anomie put over an elegent melody and voiced by the incomparable troubadour whose musicianship gives truth to the maxim “a thing of beauty is a joy forever”. Thank you Paul

[@Boblobblaw88]

This song disappeared from the airwaves where I live anyway and I had forgotten all about it. WAY too good to be forgotten!

[@John-cq3hk]

I love how calm paul is , yet this song is so powerful to me. True power of poetry

[@fritzcat6198]

PURE GENIUS. I just fell in love. ❤

[@leejohnson1362]

2021 still need comfort music. It's good for the soul

[@lisamaccumber7607]

Magnificent

[@murphycormac3089]

Hello Lisa 👋 Happy New year 🎊

[@357HFC]

This Aussie, just loves this song. Beautiful music and lyrics. Paul Simon in the tops of composers of the 20th Century, ever!

[@breastlady]

For one year this was the only song I played on my guitar over and over, every single day. Got me through. Bless you Paul.

[@bryanchandler3486]

this comment is a decade old, but I hope you're doing better still.

[@happybergner9832]

Susan. 🕊️

[@alexisliane316]

Hands down one of my favorite Paul Simon tunes and a *perfect* performance

[@alexisliane316]

I posted a year ago. This song wrecks me. Still 😊

[@elaines5412]

There is nothing better than Paul singing his heart out. Seriously. Nothing better.

[@purplepelican69]

You said it! This great artist has maintained top quality for half a century. Absolute genius.

[@ras1sras1s]

purplepelican69 Passion, emotion, message, voice, guitar, tears.

[@paulbaransky4086]

Only thing better. Paul and Art singing their heart out. Check out this song on the live S and G album. That is brilliant.

[@happybergner9832]

Yep.

[@lizkasapos5605]

Have loved him and his music almost all my life from 1965. None better musically or lyrically and this is one of my absolute favourites. Moves me to tears.

[@happybergner9832]

Yes! I was 10 years tod, from the first time I heard them both sing💕

[@maungmaungmyothwin7066]

One n only Paul Simon! Thank you!

[@kevinconnolly3611]

America's GREATEST songwriter, bar none. In truth, nobody comes close. Paul Simon is THE American genius tunesmith and lyricist - the best for centuries to come. World-wide, his only rival is/was/will be fellow timeless genius Paul McCartney.

[@raulchavezromo315]

Neil. diamond..Bob Dylan..al. jewish

[@bdiefendorf11]

Irving Berlin?

[@Tpolloco]

during old ages , we should be able to play guitar and sing a few good songs like this one to our grand kids / loved ones , i know there is more to life than this but i think its beautiful and peaceful thing to do .

[@Louie1157able]

That's just tear-in-the-eye good! The lyrics, the singing, the playing...the genius that is Paul Simon

[@user-uk1pz6ec2s]

In coronavirus pandemics, this song stabs into the heart.

[@joecisneros6063]

Paul Simon is a musical genius

[@ronvazzano1835]

So was Bach whom he stole the melody from and never give him credit. Pretty shameful.

[@steamboatwillie7344]

​@@ronvazzano1835 and Bach in turn stole it from a bloke called Hans Leo hassler, who wrote it about a century earlier, for his lover as a madrigal ( excuse the spellings...something like mein gmuth is ...vervirret )

[@glenngonzales1548]

Every decade or so this song becomes revelent

[@jacquesgerbercosteau8358]

I noticed this song has received some one hundred negatives. I have to question,the intelligence and sanity of these people. Not only is this one of the most profound and melodically beautiful songs ever written,it also carries the arc of America's beauty and destruction by mankind,both metaphorically and literally.Fortunately ,there are over four thousand that understand and appreciate Paul Simon's genius.There are also over eight hundred people that felt moved enough,by this tune,to leave a reply.That gives me hope.