I understand you when you say that this song does something to you. There’s just such a unique quality to it.
@ChuckHackney4 ай бұрын
Such a haunting song. Such amazing lyrics. And such a universal sentiment.❤
@TrianglesAndCircles Жыл бұрын
I trust Cosmo. Another great pick.
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah?? We'll see when I get to my Milli Vanilli picks. ;)
@TrianglesAndCircles Жыл бұрын
@@Cosmo-Kramer Cute. I'm sure your Milli Vanilli picks will create an exodus. Glad you have a good sense of humor.
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
@@TrianglesAndCircles Lol...okay, no Milli Vanilli. However, I do have some guilty pleasures coming down the pike at some point, so, fair warning. ;)
@marybaillie8907 Жыл бұрын
From their " Sounds of Silence" album from 1966, this is a masterpiece and a fabulous live performance. Their harmonies are above and beyond anything you could imagine as being earthly possible. Paul on the acoustic guitar, a beautiful accompaniment. Paul wrote this song while living in England and wishing he could get back to America. He was stuck in between train stations and wrote this bit of genius. This was their 2nd hit after "Sounds of Silence". Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Cosmo. Brilliant. My favourite Simon and Garfunkel song. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
@user-eo2cn5kg6t Жыл бұрын
One of my favorites by those guys.
@nickbelezbubjones6528 Жыл бұрын
Tune 👌
@flutesong5527 Жыл бұрын
Paul Simon is a genius lyricist and their harmonies are indeed beautiful - always
@EvelynPecio-bm9gu11 ай бұрын
Woww it's aso a good song Simons has only beautiful voice wow perfect combination yes they did it again👍🥰
@johnharding7650 Жыл бұрын
Flawless...so deep and touching
@frugalseverin2282 Жыл бұрын
There's a video from SNL of Paul Simon singing this song with George Harrison.
@knarf_on_a_bike Жыл бұрын
Simon & Garfunkle were a part of my youth in the 60s. Your reactions capture the way I felt as a boy, hearing them on the radio and my record player. Thank you! ❤️
@TheClonemenot10 ай бұрын
In about 1971 or 2 my dad bought a reel to reel tape recorder. We tried our best to wear it out listening to Simon and Garfunkel, CCR, and Johnny Cash.
@albertsmith9315 Жыл бұрын
Worth checking out... Simon and George Harrison sang this as a duet on SNL in the 2nd season. Just two guys on stools with acoustic guitars. Easy to find video.
@edwardtmarsh884 Жыл бұрын
A transcendent moment of live TV for the ages!
@Sumotori. Жыл бұрын
Paul Simon is one of the best lyricist in the history of music. Together with Art Garfunkel, they’re two in one total harmony when singing together. Incredible voices. Thank you brother Harri 🌟🌟🌟
@BOOMNERD51 Жыл бұрын
This is my favorite of their earliest songs! ❤️ They grew up loving the Everly Brothers Harmon- ies as did I.
@trishriley9681 Жыл бұрын
❤️
@rastamon52 Жыл бұрын
The smile on your face is the only reaction we need! Thanks Harri, you're the Best.
@seanholdom9739 Жыл бұрын
this was written while paul simon was touring england on his own when their is a beleived he wrote the song travelling through widnes railway station. Home was London where he was staying with his girlfriend Kathy.
@lbopp8661 Жыл бұрын
Poetry in Motion ❤
@maryhuhnke8496 Жыл бұрын
If there ever was a song that needed headphones..This one is It!!
@dsusan17 Жыл бұрын
Good request Cosmo. Harri your reaction was perfect. Yes, such beautiful harmony
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it, Susan. :D
@sharontesta6566 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Ethereal harmonies!
@davidmaholchic6146 Жыл бұрын
This live version is particularly good love you
@maryhosea6475 Жыл бұрын
Totally agree with everything said about these two. No auto correct or autotune.So much good harmonising back then. Have you listened to the Righteous Brothers? I would love to hear your reaction if you haven't.
@boosuedon Жыл бұрын
Kudos to Paul Simons guitar picking skills!
@garyneilson3075 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's them alright, I lived my youth accompanied daily by their music and it's always fresh and beautiful,... Still.......
@garyneilson3075 Жыл бұрын
(ps.... Appreciate you Harri!!!)
@carollittle1059 Жыл бұрын
The genius of Paul Simons writing and their voices melding into one.
@b.christophergordon9562 Жыл бұрын
Check out Paul Simon do this song on the original Saturday Night Live with George Harrison
@dilandilanjoao4310 Жыл бұрын
This version could be from live in Central Park N.Y.. Fantastic & FABULASTIC & historic album ✌take care
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, my Intro was shrunk and cropped. But you can still sort of see in it that I've ID'ed the date and venue as Carnegie Hall in NYC from 1972.
@26shedan Жыл бұрын
have always loved this song.
@bkm2797 Жыл бұрын
Love this tune, brings back a lot of memories, this was a fascinating time in America, which of course is another excellent tune by these two. Thanks Harri
@s.oliver53573 ай бұрын
❤❤😊🎉🎉
@joelliebler5690 Жыл бұрын
Yes Hari they are considered along with the Everly Brothers, the finest duo in folk rock/ pop history!
@johnthegreek5836 Жыл бұрын
Love all songs from Simon and Garfunkel
@vrvaughn Жыл бұрын
I love Paul Simon… his work as a solo artist is great.. but add Art Garfunkel’s voice and it transcends mere music (to me)
@marygriffiths2950 Жыл бұрын
Haven't heard this song for years.Thank you Harri.
@andrewmorton9327 Жыл бұрын
Paul wrote this on the platform at Widnes Station whilst on a tour of northern England. The love who was waiting silently for him was his English girlfriend Kathy Chitty, so the ‘home’ wasn’t in America.
@ValerieBoyco Жыл бұрын
This is my husband and my song! Harmonies off the charts!
@jamesdrynan Жыл бұрын
Having been a travelling musician for years, this song perfectly portrays that ' stranger in a strange land' feeling. Since Simon wrote the song in England, that was the homesick feeling of the lyric. Good song.
@willowthegood9035 Жыл бұрын
Have you heard Seals & Crofts harmonies?
@sharontesta6566 Жыл бұрын
Summer breeze
@marygriffiths2950 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I forgot all about Seals and Croft 🤗🤗
@bkm2797 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I loved their harmonies, remember them well.
@Dee-JayW Жыл бұрын
Closer To You is to die for!
@marygriffiths2950 Жыл бұрын
@@Dee-JayW Yeppers!!!
@forwardpeace Жыл бұрын
On the last line of the chorus, "silently for me," they drop the harmony and join on the same note. At that point, you can hear that Garfunkel's voice dominates. It has a beautiful timbre.
@famat161 Жыл бұрын
You will love Paul Simon's solo song "American Tune". The only time they sang it together was during their tremendous Concert in Central Park.
@bpfromowc Жыл бұрын
You need to hear them sing El Condor Pasa.
@hockemeyer1 Жыл бұрын
A few more songs written by Paul Simon. "At The Zoo", " Dangling Conversation", "Hazy Shade of Winter", "The Leaves That Are Green", "59th Street Bridge Song", "Bookends", "America", and "Sparrow".
@awoken1445 Жыл бұрын
59th Street Bridge Song!
@karenj3611 Жыл бұрын
You’re right Harri, too beautiful for words, and Yes to the live version! Thanks Kosmo
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
My pleasure, Caren. _(see what I did there??)_
@kimberly3131 Жыл бұрын
What a great description.... Diamonds in your ears.
@donnamoskowitz4978 Жыл бұрын
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
@hume1963 Жыл бұрын
Listen to the Concert In Central Park from 1981. Incredible live performance.
@raenellefisher8514 Жыл бұрын
I recommend Cloudy by S&G. It's my favorite of theirs.
@WendyJoJohnston Жыл бұрын
Paul's voice is warm and inviting, like the pond at the edge of the peat bog at my father's, and Art's voice is like the crystal clear drops of warm summer rain. Their music, like that of so many others, has been part of the soundtrack of my life. So many of the early songs still speak to me . . . and I hope they always will. A great request, and your reaction, as always, priceless!
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I'm glad you dug it. And by the way, beautiful imagery. :)
@jjflash1645 Жыл бұрын
It’s Simon and Garfunkel. Need I say more?
@glass2467 Жыл бұрын
beautiful
@debbiechang5781 Жыл бұрын
Another great request from Cosmo Kramer! This is one of my favorite songs from this heavenly duo. And we get to watch Harri enjoy it too. 🌺✌️
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Debbie!
@awoken1445 Жыл бұрын
And Art Garfunkel looks so cute( angelic?) on the cover!
@DocRock71 Жыл бұрын
I feel really lucky that I had a chance to see them on their Reunion Tour back in the 80's, while I was in the Navy in San Diego. An unforgettable experience!
@annewoodard6803 Жыл бұрын
I grew up listening to this album, music perfection.
@ChuckHackney4 ай бұрын
Here again is proof that the 60's and 70's (and i will even give a nod to the 80s) produced the best music and talent in modern times. Also makes me so sad for what passes as popular music today. Something has happened to music. My heart and ears can tell it in spades. Sigh.
@stevenblock9712 Жыл бұрын
This was their second big hit, after "Sounds of Silence", and at this time, we knew they were something very special. We were certainly proved right. S&G were in England trying to "make it" when they got a call that "Sounds" had reached #1 after a producer had added electric guitars to their folk sound. They quickly flew home.
@seanholdom9739 Жыл бұрын
you are wrong art garfunkel was studing art at new york college paul was touring on his own in england.
@ritagryphon222 Жыл бұрын
I once came by taxi into Barcelona at sunrise after spending the night on a train floor and the radio played this… 🧡 I really appreciate your reactions Harri - hugs from Sweden!
@Cynthia... Жыл бұрын
Beautiful song Cosmo, another one I can scratch off of my list. ✌
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
Ahhh, great minds think alike! :D
@Cynthia... Жыл бұрын
@@Cosmo-Kramer and fools seldom differ. 😉😂
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
@@Cynthia... Well, there's that, too. Lol
@jackiesconiers4230 Жыл бұрын
Great reaction! Forgot about this one!
@paulhoward6158 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful song, beautiful reaction.
@j.jennings1722 Жыл бұрын
This is a glorious song. ❤✌
@davebzen795 Жыл бұрын
Cosmo - Thanks for sharing this classic among so many classics from Simon and Garfunkel. Harri, your review and commentary were spot-on and enjoyable.
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
You bet, Dave.
@Imadrummin Жыл бұрын
Just wow man. Love this song Cosmo. 👍👍👍
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
Ain't this a great live rendition?!
@andrewclayton4181 Жыл бұрын
They were a good combo. It was a sad day when they split up. A touch of acrimony had crept in which was a shame. They left a great legacy of music though.
@riggermorpus Жыл бұрын
You usually only hear such amazing harmonies siblings or twins. The Everly Brothers are a good example.
@O_Dingo77 Жыл бұрын
loved it closed my eyes the whole video. Classic
@jerryb1439 Жыл бұрын
This has always been one of my favorite Simon and Garfunkel songs.
@carolinejohnson224 ай бұрын
They wrote it in 1966 🤩
@jonathanmurphy3141 Жыл бұрын
I saw S&G on their reunion tour in 2003. Hard, when you said it's "like angels" and live. They had a cracking band, a few of the musicians that played on some original tracks. When they performed "Bridge over troubled water" the whole Area in Chicago sat in rapt attention, and stood in ovation. Sure their voices were getting weatherd -but still great. They had The Everly Brothers come out, and two of their songs, as a four part harmony and guitar, and I was so glad to see the EB's perform, as a fan.
@richb313 Жыл бұрын
As a musician this song was written for you.
@loadedorygun Жыл бұрын
there’s something about the cadence in this that’s different. The title phrase in the verses almost comes “early,” and the verses sort of spill out even as they rhyme.
@booksteer7057 Жыл бұрын
This live version is far better than the studio version. The latter is backed up by a very intrusive drum.
@JD_Cool Жыл бұрын
Harri's correct, they could have performed this without musical instruments, and it would still glow like a lighthouse beacon. That's the mark of stupendous songwriting.
@MatthewSbrigzs Жыл бұрын
Jackson Browne's Running on Empty listen too The Fuse I'm sure you'll dig it Peace
@colibri1 Жыл бұрын
For a live performance by them that's at least as stunning, listen to their November 1969 St. Louis, Missouri, performance of "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her."
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
I'll be sponsoring that one at some point, for sure.
@custardflan Жыл бұрын
Cosmo Kramer? Hahahaha. Love the choice.
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
_Giddy up!_
@grahamharley48957 күн бұрын
I understand he wrote this while they were relative unknowns during a UK tour.
@bobdelp2023 Жыл бұрын
HEY HARRI 😊 YOU MAY WANT TO HEAR THE ( GLEN CAMPBELL ) VERSION, I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WERE AMAZED BY GLEN SO. IT'S ON HIS GREAT ALBUM ( BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX ) BY THE WAY, THAT'SSSS A GREAT SONG TOO 😊 BUT OF COURSE GLEN WAS INCREDIBLYYYY WAYYYYY AHEAD OF THE TIMES MUSICALLY!
@rogerfleming6354 Жыл бұрын
Harry, you want a real treat on crystalline vocals, checkout Joan Barz’s cover of Stevie Wonders “I Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer”
@Mark7limited Жыл бұрын
Great song you should check out
@anonamoose567310 ай бұрын
I just wish you would play the albums originals.
@richardjakubiszak1139 Жыл бұрын
Since you mentioned on the road songs, if you haven't, try Bob Seger Turn The Page.
@DocRock71 Жыл бұрын
If you want to hear some of the best harmonies ever, any Linda Ronstadt/JD Souther song will do, but especially Prisoner in Disguise, which is the title track of the album, and also the song Silver Blue off Prisoner In Disguise as well. Stunningly gorgeous harmonies.
@thedocofrock1890 Жыл бұрын
really good live version but it was changed up a bit from the original recording. usually i prefer the live but not as much in this case
@luckylisa5496 Жыл бұрын
hahahaha Cosmo Kramer 😊
@Mark7limited Жыл бұрын
Sorry, check out My Little Town by Sim& Gar
@rodb9275 Жыл бұрын
I was about to comment how this sounded so different than I remember. But it finally dawned on me that I'm thinking of Glen Campbell's version. Which frankly I like better. This is beautiful though.
@John_Locke_108 Жыл бұрын
Shame you didn't hear the studio version. Much better overall.
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
This is the version I grew up with because I had this iconic Greatest Hits album. And since I paid for the reaction, I got to choose. Just to make sure my memory served that this live version was indeed better than the studio cut, I listened to them back-to-back, and I was right: this live version is far better.
@ChuckHackney7 ай бұрын
They simply do not compose tunes and lyrics like this anymore. Nor do they have the talent nowdays, by in large, to pull it off. . .