Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion | REACTION/REVIEW

[@FrançoisGuèdenet]

Paul Simon is a treasure trove of beautiful poetry and song.

[@karenclark8374]

Whitney Houston’s mother Cissy was a backup singer on this song.

[@denisemay6807]

I never knew that. Interesting.

[@beatleschick1000]

me and Julio down by the schoolyard is one of my other favorites along with crocodile rock as far as Paul Simon by himself. You’re right he is a great lyricist and singer. Great reaction.!!

[@rhwinner]

Simon was one of the first stars to incorporate world rhythms into his songs....

[@brianorzel1873]

Paul Simon is a genius.

[@iluvj50]

Paul Simon goes Reggae and the result is glorious.

[@rjpx24]

It's Jimmy Cliff's band backing him, recorded in Jamaica in 1971.

[@ryanr5319]

Thanks for reaction! Paul Simon is a musical treasure. At some point, the entire Graceland album. 😊

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

One of my favorite artists. Beautiful song.

[@craigtennant7637]

Paul Simon is just so easy to listen to.

[@davidhanson8681]

The line "I know they say let it be but it just don't work out that way" was a subtle response to The Beatles "Let It Be".

[@MikeOstrowski-iq8wf]

70’s 70’s 70’s ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@CuzKatieSaysSo]

Haven't heard this in Decades, Biz. Good choice, I really enjoyed this. How odd though, to just start singing along when I bet I haven't heard this in over 30 years. Good to know this old gal still has a working memory 😂

[@suemontague3151]

Ditto from this old gal 👧 😉🇦🇺

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

@@suemontague3151 You are not alone. I can't remember what I had for breakfast, but remember all the lyrics to my favorite 60's songs.😄

[@suemontague3151]

@@cindyfalstrom7231 hahaha same here 😅

[@dantallman5345]

I think he recorded this song in Jamaica.

[@gertjanvanderweerd546]

I heard this song about a mother that lost her son in the vietnam war. They were reunited ,but in a bodybag A very sad song, but still the best song ever for me

[@pattymckitrick7436]

❤❤ I love this one still❤❤

[@lauraschwartz1077]

You would love "Late in the Evening" with a Latin vibe. Hard to sit still 🙂

[@denisemay6807]

I think this is my most favorite PS song, but it’s impossible to tell whether it’s because of the times it represents in my mind or the actual music.

[@cspringer333]

The title has its origin in a chicken-and-egg dish called "Mother and Child Reunion" that Simon saw on a Chinese restaurant's menu. Wikipedia

[@barbarascotto3873]

Also about a dog that was run over and killed.

[@josetrinidadtinajerotorres4741]

The title originates from a chicken-and-egg dish called "Mother and Child Reunion" that Simon saw on a Chinese restaurant's menu

[@anahatatutu]

Such a sad song with such a cheerful lyric (the reunion part anyway) and feel.

[@J_Gamble]

I love this song so much. Lots of memories of it. Like you said, he successfully integrated so many styles into his music. For an upbeat gospel style one there is "Gone at Last" with the late great Phoebe Snow (and the Jessy Dixon Singers). It was a hit on the "Still Crazy After all These Years" album but then went kind of underground. .

[@myownchannel247]

Still Crazy After All These Years next by Paul Simon 👍

[@erikahlander3489]

The days after Christmas 73. Me and my mother were doing jigsaw puzzles listning to this album on and on.

[@sarahm.5356]

Very nice memory

[@joeboucher695]

His first album is great front to back. Try the song on it that follows Mother and Child Reunion, "Duncan." "Couple in the next room bound to win a prize/They be goin' at it all night long." The man can turn a phrase.

[@JD_Cool]

"Couple in the next room..." is one of the greatest opening lyrics ever! Just a perfect combination of storytelling and dark humor.

[@mikecaetano]

Sweet! I was a little kid when this song came out and I remember hearing it playing on the radio station my parents listened to. So it's an early musical memory for me and that's probably why I like reggae so much. For musical context, 1972 was the same year that Johnny Nash took his cover of Bob Marley's "Stir It Up" to the top forty in the US, and a year before Bob Marley and the Wailers released "I Shot The Sheriff", which Eric Clapton took to the top of the charts the year after that. PS. For some golden era hip-hop, check out Run-DMC, Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Erik B. & Rakim, Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Digital Underground, Wu-Tang Clan, Naughty by Nature, and of course, N.W.A. YMMV.

[@lisahaverluk4037]

Goat..anything 😅😮😢🎉🎉😂😂❤😊

[@danielperezcabezas109]

I guess not too many musicians would use that reggae sound back in 1972,except of course Jamaican musicians.The bass and percussion are really great.Mr.Simon´s ears are always open enough topick up any interesting sound no matter where it may come from

[@joshoberg9797]

Here's some Paul Simon you have not heard, from his Live Rhymin' album. "Duncan" & "Bridge Over Troubled Water" without Garfunkel. Guest stars Urubamba & The Jesse Dixon Singers.

[@DeborahMurphy-el7ww]

My son died as a baby I want this song at my funeral

[@akab750]

In 1972 Paul Simon went to Kingston Jamaica to record this song as a ska song. And they told him 'ska is over. Reggae is where it is at." He had never heard the word 'reggae' before but he recorded the backing track in that new style, then put the vocals over the top back in New York. Backing vocals are by Cissy Houston, Whitney's mother.

[@craxanshards3139]

If you get the chance to watch Simon and Garfunkel live in Central Park from'81, you should. It's pretty great.

[@danamorrow8030]

Another banger from my youth. Thank You!

[@TeresaMount-t9o]

Great great song! Thanks Biz

[@jasonmccluskey3623]

Paul was Great

[@barbarascotto3873]

Please do Paul Simon's "Hearts and Bones" next .

[@sarahzentexas]

I love this song, always have, and I never understood exactly what the shlyrics meant 😅

[@davidberuh]

Never would have thought of comparing Bob Marley to Simon … I hear it now though. I see Wikipedia classifies this song as Reggae Rock and cites Simon was influenced by Jamaican artists like Jimmy Cliff. The song title was inspired by Simon seeing an Egg and Chicken dish in a Chinese Restaurant listed as “Mother and Child Reunion”. Wikipedia also says the song was inspired by the loss of a pet dog.

[@rk41gator]

I always thought the Mother and Child Reunion was a Chinese stir-fry dish. You know, with egg and chicken.

[@mosaiceyes2020]

hi, i was here😀

[@billdomitilli8125]

20th Century song catalogs that will endure: Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Paul Simon. That's what I think.

[@melissakhalar1842]

❤❤❤❤

[@Blade247]

The Paul Butterfield Band - East West. You will like it.

[@tonydelapa1911]

This may be over 50 years old. Close if not. I loved it from day 1, being 64 now. Paul is crazy talented. It’s too bad he is reportedly a prick; a short one at that. People who are so talented should project happiness over their talents and stations in life.

[@robinschulze934]

Chris Cornell and Timbaland did a song called “ Part Of Me”. !!! I think your gonna love it if you gave it a try!!!! Chris did do solo music to !!!! ❤😊

[@matthewbaker6916]

Tenderness

[@goatslunch6991]

Chicken and Egg sandwitch anyone?