Kodachrome was one of the first color films available to the public. Before that everything was in black and white. Seems like a thousand years ago.
@ptr2507 ай бұрын
Kodachrome was used as movie stock film and then adapted for 35mm slide film. It has brilliant colors and never fades, but needed toxic chemicals to develop and thus was put in the dustbin of history/
@bryanfouts2877 ай бұрын
It’s so much more tho…it’s metaphorical. I don’t know if it was supposed to be, but goddangit it is…
@RicoCosta3177 ай бұрын
@@bryanfouts287 Simon never wrote a single song that wasn't metaphorical, nuanced or ironic. This is definitely not an ode to color film but instead it's about how his memories and imagination are better than any stark reality. The line that sells his theme is "you know they'll never match my sweet imagination, and everything looks worse in black and white". IMO Simon should be studied in schools as are classic poets like Dickinson, Frost, Browning etc.
@Neillybob637 ай бұрын
@@RicoCosta317 Amen, brother. Simon's poetry in songs such as 'The Boxer' and 'La Condor Pasa' easily stand toe to toe with your aforementioned greats of history. Pure Genius.
@kelleewolfe28347 ай бұрын
Cool, I didn't know that. I always assumed it was a brand of camera! I've loved this song since the first time I heard it.
@unclebobunclebob22 күн бұрын
The musicians on this session were the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Paul Simon - vocals, acoustic guitar Pete Carr - acoustic guitar Jimmy Johnson - electric guitars David Hood - bass guitar Roger Hawkins - double-tracked drums Barry Beckett - Wurlitzer electronic piano, Hammond organ, tack piano Uncredited - horns
@tjrivers7 ай бұрын
There’s another Paul Simon song that’s so fun…”50 Ways to Leave Your Lover“…! Love this one! Kodachrome was film, old school!
@georgetaxi81797 ай бұрын
Yes, with the great Steve Gadd on drums!
@cherrypickerguitars7 ай бұрын
I believe it was titled “50 Ways to Love Your Leaver” - a solo love song! lol
@tjrivers7 ай бұрын
@@cherrypickerguitars love your leaver! Lol
@GottaDance567 ай бұрын
Paul Simon is an American treasure, a musical genius, and a 16-time Grammy winner. A thorough study of his work, from his time with Art Garfunkel to his last album released in 2023, is a worthwhile use of your time.
@kamatae412 күн бұрын
My all time favourite Paul Simon album.
@ML-un1oi7 ай бұрын
Yes, it was recorded at Muscle Shoals with the swampers. Great song from a great artist! Keep up the great work, fellas! Excellent reaction 👌 👏 ❤❤😊
@andythrush33417 ай бұрын
Yes, Muscle Shoals, but all writing and composition was Paul.
@philipmccarthy61757 ай бұрын
Time to review the Still crazy album.
@mojorider84557 ай бұрын
Paul Simon is one of the best songwriters of his generation...what knocks me out is he actually said in an interview that he took theory and composition later because he wanted to improve! And that is born out by the intro chord progressions to his song "Still Crazy After All These Years"...maybe not to the sophistication of Steely Dan, but what a creative use of chords rather than the bland stuff we get today, the boring 1-6-4-5
@dillpiklz22 күн бұрын
I signed up for membership just to edit this comment and request American Tune from this album.. There Goes Rhymin' Simon is one of my favorite records of all time. He had a Gospel quartet called the Dixie Hummingbirds that are featured on the songs Loves Me Like a Rock and Tenderness, y'all should definitely check those out. Also, One Man's Ceiling is Another Man's Floor is a great song from that record! Just like Graceland was South African sounds, this LP was New Orleans style. The timeless lyrics of Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (from Graceland) and American Tune hit pretty hard here in the US in January 2025. Was lucky enough to see him twice, once on the Rhythm of the Saints tour, which was his Brazilian themed album, with Steve Gadd, that's right, the drum solo on Steely Dan's AJA😳 leading like 5 other Brazilian percussionists with a whistle in that Brasi drum line biz. Hope you enjoy!!
@workingman66817 ай бұрын
Loves Me like A Rock, 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover are a must reaction. Paul Simon had so many great songs. One of the greatest song writers ever🎶👍
@dannygoldstein16877 ай бұрын
I can't stand 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.😢 Felt like a really lazy effort by Paul Simon.
@danclark7457 ай бұрын
Duncan
@sandymiller35777 ай бұрын
Loved the reaction...Paul Simon is such a great artist. Lots of great music..."Me and Julio Down by the School yard"...
@2869may7 ай бұрын
Absolutely one of his best....! (With the Video)
@jimmyaye42047 ай бұрын
The piano player went nuts on this! Absolutely killed it. What a great recording. ❤
@rsw12277 ай бұрын
PAUL SIMON: "Late In The Evening" "Slip Slidin' Away"
@rick0630927 ай бұрын
They Already did LITE
@abreeden655 ай бұрын
You made me look it up Here’s what I found “Kodachrome” was the 1st single released from Paul Simon’s “There Goes Rhymin Simon” and was of course recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio with The Swampers. After 6 weeks on the Billboard and Cashbox charts the song peaked at #2. Look closely at the photo of the single and you will see that The Swampers recieved a Co-Production credit on the song.
@neilmartin997 ай бұрын
Kodachrome was a breakthrough camera film developed by Kodak somewhere around the 1960's. It produced more vivid colors and better contrast than previous color film.
@davidbeyea90067 ай бұрын
Important to add is that Kodachrome artificially brightened the colors, which ties into the message of the artificial and fake world Simon is speaking out against.
@fusiliers7 ай бұрын
It was introduced in 1935 and really took off after WWII during the boom of the 1950s and 60s. It's why so many snapshots from that period have the artificially brightened colors, analogous to the "good old days" reminiscences of that time.
@jimfrederick39077 ай бұрын
Kodachrome was for slides. Kodacolor was film for prints.
@courtneywallace8717 ай бұрын
He’s such a great songwriter.
@johne.tucats54937 ай бұрын
The basic tracks were recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and according to the Apple Music credits all four of the Swampers played on it…with Paul Simon and Pete Carr adding acoustic guitar.
@jenniferfoster16927 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@williamhenderson15217 ай бұрын
"Still Crazy After All These Years" is another banger!
@stuBdoc7 ай бұрын
Nikon cameras have been around for many decades, but were film before digital, like all cameras. Kodachrome was Kodak color film that made everything look brighter and more contrasty than reality, so he's using this as a metaphor for his imagination... everything looks worse in black and white (reality).
@cheripetty18057 ай бұрын
Did NIKON make Cameras back then? Oh, from the mouths of babes. Kids say the darndest things. Kodachrome...what's that? I love their naive innocence.
@ChasBeauregarde7 ай бұрын
I love the Art Linkletter reference, Old Timer - you know what I'm talkin' about! 😜
@dianel2222 ай бұрын
Great sing-a-long song!💜💜💜
@PauTay9427 ай бұрын
Paul is one of the great writers of music and lyrics in the Great American Song Book. He is a Gershwin Award Winner by the Library of Congress. That kind of says it all. Three Grammy Album of the Year.
@289hipo7 ай бұрын
He had so many great tunes off of that There Goes Rhymin Simon album along with Kodachrome > Loves Me Like A Rock, Tenderness, Something So Right, Papa Hobo, One Man's Ceiling, St. Judy's Comet, Mother And Child Reunion. I wore that record out, sang the songs over & over till I got them right. Masterpiece.
@lovman7 ай бұрын
It was the swampers. We visited the Muscle Shoals museum. They have the original sheet music for this song in the museum. If you listen again, when they switch to double time at the end, which Simon did not really want, Paul says "OK", or that's enough, but they kept it going and the producer left it in. Keith Richards finished writing Wild Horses there when he was in "the loo" (bathroom).
@kathybwell7 ай бұрын
'When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school,' the opening line grabs your attention! This is the season of graduation, and with that - it's perfect timing for this song! Excellent reaction to this too, La and Chi, enjoyed your speculations on when this came out based on the documentary.
@jenniferfoster16927 ай бұрын
Yep, Nikon cameras started in 1917 in Japan!! They're foundational to photography. Kodachrome was the good stuff, brought the bright, bold colors and made photos really pop. Great song and reaction, guys!
@kallsop27 ай бұрын
I bought my first Nikon 35mm in 1979 and that's the only 35mm equipment I have ever bought. Loved shooting Kodachrome and getting it converted to print format for special occasions.
@deadmeat_01527 ай бұрын
This song is like crack to me, once I hear it I have to hear it again multiple times
@MicheleJane7 ай бұрын
"They had Nikon cameras back then!?" Man, you just made me feel so old!!😆
@AirplayBeats7 ай бұрын
😂
@martinrenzhofer82417 ай бұрын
Jesus, take me back to high school. When I had a Nikon camera.
@ChasBeauregarde7 ай бұрын
I remember our friends who took photography in H.S. and used the aluminum (later plastic) film cannisters to store certain "substances " in them.
@Frankincensedjb1237 ай бұрын
Simon, along with some others like Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, is one of the most prolific 70s songwriters. With Simon and Garfunkel and then his solo work, he's written damn near 200 songs by now, most of them killers. Just his songs alone will keep this channel going for years. I'd suggest what many would say is his greatest solo work Graceland: Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes, I Know What I Know. Graceland, Homeless, Under African Skies. They're all good. Good deep, young men, you can't miss.
@TheRokjok7 ай бұрын
Gonna give props to you guys for showing ṭhe Muscle Schoals documentary a few days ago... the tracks for "Kodachrome" and many more were laid down at the studios on 3614 West Jackson Highway.
@frankmarx89977 ай бұрын
This is my favorite Paul Simon song
@Noelle00267 ай бұрын
I also like Love Me Like a Rock. . That’s a fun one.
@spoilers4me4267 ай бұрын
For a long while, Paul Simon just couldn't miss.
@artsilva7 ай бұрын
Yes, Nikon has been around for over 100 years, I still have my 35mm ones from the 60s and 70s which Paul refers to as they were highly popular cameras then.
@ponderingmonk5254 ай бұрын
Paul is one of the greatest song writers of that generation. He showcases his writing ability on some of his lesser known albums and tracks
@kylebakke5947 ай бұрын
I highly recommend your next Paul Simon reaction is to be: “Something So Right” It is a beautiful ballad that really shows Paul Simon’s sophistication with lyrics and melody.
@lorilxn15973 ай бұрын
We had the best music to grow up with 😊
@williamweiss61287 ай бұрын
Bridge Over Troubled Water album is legend. Whole thing is so good, man.
@dopeymark7 ай бұрын
Guys... Nikon cameras have been around since at least 1950. I definitely had one from the late 50s.
@strqrt707 ай бұрын
Actually they date back to 1917. Don’t give me credit, I just googled it.
@jenniferfoster16927 ай бұрын
@@strqrt70 Haha, I did the same thing! This channel has us learning a lot of stuff!
@cindydegraaff50837 ай бұрын
Love this song from him- also, “Me and Julio down by the Schoolyard “ and “Late in the Evening “.
@destinyreelly29747 ай бұрын
Y’all just keep hitting the masters. Ok, please do “Duncan” and “Slip slidin away”. ❤❤❤
@johncampbell7567 ай бұрын
Paul wrote the song. He co-produced it with Phil Ramone. The band was The Swampers in their studio in 1973. Only 5 tracks were recorded there with them. The rest were at various studios around the US and London. Paul goes to the studio with the song and chooses what instruments he wants to hear and thevband works out their parts based on his demo and arrangements.
@paullacroix5277 ай бұрын
I like this song the first time I ever heard it, all those years ago. Great tune that never gets old. Try Paul's song 'Love Me Like A Rock' or '50 Ways To Leave Your Lover' (you'll love the drums, Steve Gadd from SD fame. Or 'Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard' or 'Slip Sliding Away' and so many more. Great stuff guys. Later..
@tommathews39647 ай бұрын
This is after the “split” and was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound with The Swampers. Pretty much all of the “rock stuff” came from MSS. The great David Hood bouncing that bass and Roger Hawkins on drums just keep this track bouncing! Now you’re applying knowledge you’ve gained to tie the threads together and discover previously unheard treasures! To me, there are two kinds of music consumers: “passive” pretty much sticking to what’s fed them in the mainstream and “aggressive” who are constantly digging, researching, sharing info, and tying those threads together. Keep digging!!
@garyrausch11847 ай бұрын
Back when this came out the radio stations blipped out the word crap in the first line of the song, we added our own words
@gcats60597 ай бұрын
Awesome!! Another favorite. Don't forget to give, Obvious Child, a listen. Peace Out!
@TeresaMount-t9o7 ай бұрын
Love this song brings many good memories, thanks guys ,for a great morning song
@rebeccamunoz29487 ай бұрын
Oh Guys, thank you for the head dancing. I missed it.💕🎶🦋
@hopeklemann17 ай бұрын
I'm fairly new to your guys' channel but I have to say..... I love your style I love your insight and wisdom with music
@cosmiccowboy77647 ай бұрын
I used to listen to this with Julio down by the schoolyard 🤠🎶🎼
@Friend_Of_The_Muse7 ай бұрын
Paul Simon and Phil Ramone are listed as Producers. The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (The Swampers) are listed. 1973. It was a very good year indeed.
@Friend_Of_The_Muse7 ай бұрын
He is singing about how past memories make the reality look prettier than it was. "Everything looks worse in Black and White." Kodachrome film and Nikon camera are metaphors.
@jlmain57777 ай бұрын
What great tune. Paul really knows how to write a hit song.
@trelkel38057 ай бұрын
It's the Swampers after the split, on the album it's got a photo of the Jackson Highway building which they set up in after they split from Rick. Roger Hawkins drums, Barry Becket on the Wurli electric piano and tack piano, David Hood Bass, Pete Carr acoustic guitar. They are all over this album - There Goes Rhymin' Simon - one of the greatest American albums ever made.
@CuriousGeorge11117 ай бұрын
"If you took all the girls I knew when I was single And brought em all together for one night I know they'd never match my sweet imagination And everything looks worse in black and white" OH YEAH, THIS IS THE ISH! This is my favorite of many great Simon albums. Most of Simons albums are collaborations with different artists/groups/cultures--this one is with New Orleans: Muscle Shoals and the Heritage Jazz Band, and IMO the results are fantastic. This album deserves a full reaction, including especially Take Me To The Mardi Gras, Loves Me Like A Rock, and American Tune. This is a brilliant, wise, warm, tuneful album, and not to be missed. Thanks guys, you're the best!
@danroenna54397 ай бұрын
This song was used perfectly in the movie “Coneheads” during a family home movie montage. That’s where I first heard it.
@473mec7 ай бұрын
I had this single when I was a little kid. I vividly remember the label because I played it so many times. I wore it out.
@1bigrowdy7 ай бұрын
Slip Sliding Away is a killer tune as well.
@MrJhbart0017 ай бұрын
Ever since I watched the documentary on Muscle Shoals and the Swampers with you guys I have been watching interviews with Jimmy Johnson and the boys and it has changed they way I listen to a lot of these old songs. Thanks for sharing it as I didn’t know anything about it.
@johnthegreek58367 ай бұрын
I appreciate this song more that I’m older because I remember they played this to death on the radio
@killiansred10007 ай бұрын
On some of his later recordings, Paul Simon would play all of the instruments. He wants all the details in a song exactly how he hears them.
@dannycasson15517 ай бұрын
You almost have to be old in order to fully appreciate this song! This was way before cell phones with cameras on them. We used to have these little booths that processed our pictures. I think they were yellow..I forgot the name!
@willblood70827 ай бұрын
It was recorded in Muscle Shoals with the Swampers and produced by Paul Simon and Phil Ramone in 1973… they had split from Rick in 1969.
@brandonboucher70907 ай бұрын
Love that half time feel in the chorus where he just lets it ride, and then starts steppin’ into like a country dance song with that great balls of fire piano.
@olddrummerguy7 ай бұрын
Paul Simon is a musical genius.
@brandonboucher70907 ай бұрын
Muscle Shoals music section on this one!!
@Roadtrip6357 ай бұрын
Pretty much anything from Paul Simon's "Graceland" album and collabs with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. They're incredible!
@loisrogers90427 ай бұрын
"Loves Me Like a Rock" is a GREAT song!
@Lovegun-w4s7 ай бұрын
His best in my opinion 👍💯
@a2zme7 ай бұрын
'Maybellene, why can't you be true? .. Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?.." .. on the LIVE versions of this song, when the song changes tempo, Simon goes into the Chuck Berry 'Maybelline' chorus - song structure is pretty much based on it :)
@Bekka_Noyb7 ай бұрын
One of my fave Simon songs! ♥
@tinypurplefishesrunlaughin80527 ай бұрын
That particular film enhanced the colors blue and green making outdoor photos vibrant.
@amymikesparks26997 ай бұрын
Hey guys, the backing band was the Swampers. Those guys could play anything, and play it well.
@suzanneprock72867 ай бұрын
Great selection, I've always loved this song!
@bryanfouts2877 ай бұрын
This song is perfect. In so many ways. It’s one of those songs. You know the kind.
@blackwolf60827 ай бұрын
Always love this melody
@chickmcgee10007 ай бұрын
I bought this album on cassette tape when I was an eighth grader. Me and a kid I did not know, began talking in art class , and before long, this album was the topic. And we’re both 65 years old now, have maintained a close friendship ever since. As a matter of fact, we’ll be getting together tomorrow night for a few hours of cocktails and conversation mostly about current events and music. Check out the tracks, loves me like a rock and apartment house blues. If he was an already a superstar, this record sealed the deal.
@tjmasson10137 ай бұрын
Feel like I’m listening to my old AM radio in my moms kitchen in Ny. Tx for that memory fellas 👍
@jdw56787 ай бұрын
Great choice! Another terrific tune from this album is the other big hit, "Loves Me Like a Rock." The Muscle Shoals players teamed up with Paul and the gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds to close out the album on a swinging, shuffling, memorable track.
@Irockthere47 ай бұрын
Muscle Shoals baby!
@MattJaissleFilms7 ай бұрын
I remember years ago when kodak announced they were going to stop manufacturing Kodachrome film, I immediately thought of this song. Hahaha. Sorry Paul!!!
@sandyshoenberger26977 ай бұрын
Musically this is such a great song. I hate to admit it but the words are secondary for me. I always listen for Roger Hawkins drums. Every music lover should watch the documentary about Muscle Shoals. Barry Beckett was on piano. Also the Hammond & Wurlitzer organs. ❤️ Pete Carr, Jimmy Johnson, Paul Simon on the guitars & David Hood on bass. I am not doing that by memory, looking at the album. 😊
@raymondhira27237 ай бұрын
Such a fun and musical song! It may sound a little strange but it even gives me a boost in the gym 😂. I like the part when he sings "when I think back on all the crap I learned in highscool, it's a wonder I can think at all"😂
@tommathews39647 ай бұрын
This was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound, with The Swampers, so after the split. Pretty much all of the “rock stuff” came out of MSS. You’re “connecting the dots” with things you’ve learned along the way. This will lead you to much more great stuff!
@lindataggart90767 ай бұрын
You two rock..Love ya..Love Paul S.
@ChristopherRobinson-l5v7 ай бұрын
10/10. The writing is completely off the chain.
@lorilxn15973 ай бұрын
You two do a fabulous job, had to subscribe
@barbarascotto38737 ай бұрын
Paul Simon's Heart and Bones is the greatest song ever written.
@JD_Cool7 ай бұрын
Hits me the same way. I can't even explain it.... it's just magical.
@theivory17 ай бұрын
That’s a good one.
@wendyt79587 ай бұрын
Killer outro...love it
@telebender7 ай бұрын
Reminds me of summers 30 years ago, running the back roads in southern Utah as a young wildlife biology tech blasting this out of my state rig and spending nights at Kodachrome State Park. Good, good times!
@kentzepick41697 ай бұрын
Incredible drumming!
@RazzleDazz727 ай бұрын
Banger!
@t.j.payeur53317 ай бұрын
I got a Nikon camera, I'd love to take you for a ride... It was long ago and far away and this was my little brother's favorite song..he's gone now... Make you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah! ...good old celluloid...that's gone too...
@kjisnot7 ай бұрын
I had photography classes in high school. Kodachrome was the type of film used for slides that you then typically used in projectors to display on a screen. That's those little cardboard squares you might remember. It had beautiful bright colors and a lot of contrast compared to color prints. It made the world look like a sunny day which was probably provided some relief if you were surrounded by an otherwise dark city. It was sort of an escape from reality in some ways. Plus I could process it easily home home without a need for a regular darkroom. Fun DIY photography.
@Kipper-p9i7 ай бұрын
Kodachrome was available in slides too, for your viewing pleasure, but you needed a slide projector to view for full effect. 5:33
@jimmyjohn28157 ай бұрын
Awesome
@rlbkc99637 ай бұрын
So catchy. Good housecleaning song! 😆
@richardhatter36247 ай бұрын
Yes guys, please do "The Boxer" by Simon & Garfunkel. It'll blow your mind
@TheHandyman7777 ай бұрын
Don'tcha love it? 💗🌺
@HeidiDenoble7 ай бұрын
I think the best part of this song is the incredible piano. the ending is fire.
@ERIC-657 ай бұрын
Don't ask me ! I took my Kodachrome to concerts for doing pictures of those beautiful artists right up there on the stage quite a bit !