The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Simon & Garfunkel

[@GrungeHQ]

What's your favorite song by Simon & Garfunkel?

[@TheSurvivalDude723]

The sound of silence

[@cannonross9907]

@Grunge ''Keep the Customer Satisfied''

[@edwardlagrossa1246]

The Boxer

[@twiggyman90]

Would I lie to you just amazing, also have plan b's take on this track with the rapping hes also a beautiful singer believe it or not

[@DanielAspajo9930]

El Condor Pasa, no I mean "If I could"

[@nrich5127]

I don't see tragedy .. just life ... their music lives on and remains a beautiful legacy ....

[@Vinniegret]

LOL, yeah, but no one would click for "not such a bad life."

[@IanJames_4]

It's tragic that whoever posted this video needed to use the word tragic to increase traffic to their channel instead of another word that reflects more accurately what the video is about.

[@stevenyoung7163]

They obviously needed each other at different times in their lives and for different things. We should all be pleased and honoured that in the times they were together they created some of the most iconic music for us all to enjoy.

[@12cyberninja]

Indeed my Friend

[@ianmangham4570]

Everything is tragic with this channel lmao

[@terryjackson8773]

To me they will always be Simon and Garfunkel. Their music is timeless.

[@wendywarrior2264]

No matter what, they made beautiful music together. Perfect harmony!

[@NellieKAdaba]

I agree.

[@runwei_1999]

Probably the best folk music duo of all time

[@dynamicvoltage9765]

probably!? Who comes close?

[@bobz9297]

Definitely THE Best, according to my Wife, Mina, and I.

[@peacemonger766]

Actually Peter, Paul & Mary were the best Folk. Simon & Garfunkel started a new venue - Folk Rock - at that they were, indeed, the best!

[@DUANEYAISER]

@@peacemonger766 Yes, but, trio.

[@DUANEYAISER]

@@dynamicvoltage9765 Everly Brothers may be in the ballpark . . . If only for being an influence on S & G.

[@caroljo420]

Their harmony was unbelievably perfect. Absolutely incredible! I miss that.

[@ulrichschnier307]

I flew in from Germany to Los Angeles to attend a concert of S&G's 2003 "Old Friends" reunion tour. I will NEVER forget this night singing along my musical heroes for more than three decades with tears in my eyes.

[@jillcanfield8873]

I was at that concert!

[@greatdane813]

I, too, was at that concert tour, but in Tampa. I even have on my "Old Friends" baseball shirt today.

[@Ant-ls2pr]

Not tragic, just gifted and strong willed.

[@ronaldjones9767]

I agree, their story is short of a tragedy. Just lots of misunderstandings and hurt feelings about egos and money and who gets the credit.

[@ingridwheeler3180]

Paul Simon's voice is a gift to us all.

[@satyajitganguly3135]

Since 70's with the sound of silence, I got addicted to S&G and still today I love to hear them !!!

[@inyourdreams3997]

Methinks , the BEST duo of the 60s ,, I love ALL their songs !!!

[@Elphaba1952]

They had the exquisite harmony usually only found in siblings, and they were, and remain, the sound of my generation.💗

[@janine7418]

You said it!

[@normanbates569]

They have never been tragic; they are magic.

[@debraaguilar3614]

The sound of silence is prophetic. We are almost there now.

[@lucaa.6406]

I’m 14 and this is deep

[@plan4life]

@@mike62mcmanus What exactly are you on (about) ?

[@brythonicman3267]

@@mike62mcmanus Kindred spirit

[@warrenlehmkuhleii8472]

I grew up in this century, and man, I love Simon and Garfunkel. There music is timeless.

[@joekavanagh7171]

Whether they ever get together or not, their music will live forever, and their names will be intertwined for all eternity

[@katarinakrnjevic8183]

Simon and Garfunkel are living legends . They wrote and sing their own music which not many new artis do today.

[@theprior46]

They were the "sound" of an era. Simon shouldn't feel guilt in his old age - they both gave their all really and they don't owe the world anything more. We should let them gracefully back off and let us keep their wonderful legacy.

[@pasbert4812]

The very best harmonious grassroots folk duo ever, so many brilliant artists in all genres seem tormented lost souls in real life . Fame and money rarely equal happiness . Their music is iconic and cultural , it always takes me back to places and people from the early 70's when they were part of everyones record collection.

[@kgalalelonnesiengmonthe3370]

The earliest duo I ever knew. Beautiful harmony and too many songs to choose from.

[@kropchik]

Two people who never give up and re invent themselves. Nothing more than admiration.

[@Ettibridget]

They have had their fights, but now where they are both getting old, I hope they have made peace with each other. Once and for all.

[@sonnyoram-jones6612]

The greatest duo in music history nobody can change that

[@alanaadams7440]

Bridge over troubled water my favorite. They both need to give up their pride and reconcile. Not many people have friends that long. It's a gift

[@nuuausalaropati2194]

Two of the Best Singers of All Time..luv their Music and Sound...

[@billspooks]

I am just happy they gave us all as much as they did.

[@gcschoo]

It is just life...With great songs and people still singing and enjoying now

[@marklowe7431]

Their music will never have an expiry date.

[@KathyVanTil-s6c]

The most incredible and interesting duo that you can imagine..😊

[@pooyab01]

The title is misleading. I'm sorry, tragically misleading.

[@Morten_Nielsen1979]

Funny comment! Tragically funny.

[@tonyjedioftheforest1364]

I have loved their music since the early 70’s, one of the greatest, if not the greatest duo’s ever. I just wish that they had kept together and released more.

[@dave822]

Will you stop putting 'Tragic' in your titles you clickbaiter!

[@MICKEYDELFINO]

It sells better lol

[@berndheiden7630]

And in this case it is also true. They are 5 years older than I am, so in 1966 I was in my senior year in High School when Sound of Silence was hot, they have been an important part of my life and I can still hear them and experience the feelings of my youth. And when you realize that all that brought just trouble, disturbance, depression in their individual and professional life that is truly tragic. They have given so much to the audience and got so little for their own comfort (and I am not talking about money, cars and houses)-

[@mistymoo608]

Happy Birthday Paul Simon such an amazing talent 80 years old today

[@rtg1960]

And the live version of Kathy’s Song. Superb! I was at the Concert in Central Park in 1981 and it was something I’ll never forget.

[@dalehall2067]

I will never forget the music and I grew up with these guys are wonderful

[@GentlemanAmerican]

"The Boxer" is my favorite Simon & Garfunkel song. It is a masterpiece and epic recording. Even though they have a turbulent relationship, I believe they are still friends. How could they not be after so many years?

[@douggodfrey6521]

" Time it was and what a time it was -"

[@Anna-Gunilla1792]

Yeah Love the Boxer!

[@panzerlambert1194]

@@douggodfrey6521 One of my most favorite songs they ever did. That song grabs at my heart strings as much now as the first time I heard it

[@lynnmursko2303]

What's your favorite song by Simon & Garfunkel?

[@mariaangelagaino6876]

My favourite song is The Boxer

[@likable72]

The greatest duo of all time and my favorite since I discovered them in the early 60’s to the present . I just hope that in spite of their turmoil and hits and misses; they are still my best.

[@mallorymaybe666]

And a rock feels no pain And an island never cries

[@asif42224]

No doubt, they were poets, especially Paul.

[@dianemcclary5706]

I absolutely love you Paul Simon. Love to hear your voice. Brings my spirits up every day! And helps me sleep at night. If only!

[@dianemcclary5706]

The Boxer and the Sound of Silence are two of my favorites

[@pauldavid8445]

Hello beautiful 😍

[@pauldavid8445]

Hope you're doing good today??

[@bobjames2085]

I just don't understand why people can't get along? Most musicians would kill to have a career like they had! Let alone written a song like Bridge over troubled water, and perform it like they did! But they will always be loved! S&G will live forever! Love you guys!!

[@Gandalf606]

Paul Simon inspired me to learn the guitar. I love so many of his songs. My favourite is Kathy's Song, with The Boxer a close second.

[@abalamdepaimon6891]

Pauls' Graceland album is still one of my favorites. Such good vibes and fantastic music !

[@greenbeagle13]

It’s not my favorite, but I live it. So glad he didn’t listen to all the critics that jumped on him when he was making those awesome music with the musicians in Africa.

[@thugger-vandross]

graceland an absolute masterpiece

[@viviencockle2116]

Just loved their music, the best ever.

[@besteverepicmillennial5927]

best everrrrrr? iconic, legendary, epiiiiiic

[@elainewillingham6946]

And Josh Groban best ever!

[@metteholm4833]

KZbin! Do you seriously believe, that interrupting ads - often in the middle of a musical highlight - make people interested in those wretched products, they are trying to sell? NO! The ads are intrusive, loud, over energetic and directly off-putting! Drop them - make extra money elsewhere!

[@happyduckman1]

pay the 10 bucks a month its well worth nothing in life is free really commercials are intolerable i agree

[@stevehall5299]

Exactly, it's nauseating

[@benjibeal1]

They don't want you to buy the products, they make their money regardless! :P

[@jacquelinewatson8491]

This word tragic; I don't think it means what you think it does.

[@cgate615]

I thought a few people died!

[@yesyes...]

@Mary Purcell tragic usually involves death

[@qqw743]

Inconceivable.

[@Yourmomgoestocolledge]

Welcome to 2023, the year of made up words and the misuse of others.

[@jillmccandless403]

It seems inconceivable 😉

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.

[@mildredsoleana5785]

👍👍👍

[@chunk-berry]

“Hunk of junk” - chunk berry

[@djquinn11]

True

[@harmoniabalanza]

The Concert In Central Park is an incredible film. Gets way under your skin. So telling, such great msuic.

[@criscross1656]

It's hard to choose with these guys....I like all their songs. I guess: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Sounds of Silence" 👍🎶🎸

[@ryanmarsden6534]

hello Darkness my old friend

[@criscross1656]

@@ryanmarsden6534 "Sounds of Silence".

[@scottmatznick6461]

Man I can't stand Bridge. It's so smarmy. Check the full version of Scarborough Fair. It's otherworldly.

[@q4991]

Seriously, man.....IF yer a 'Fan', You 'Like' da music, hey? *You must Dig a touch Deeper, and Appreciate the Many, many other 'Treasures' beyond those "Overplayed" Hits.

[@PuppetDreams]

Yes! Love America, too though. Hard choice. :)

[@lucyosullivanrsc7782]

Two most talented gentlemen. There music was always inspirational. Super talented musicians. My thanks to both Paul Such man & Garfunkel. Always wonderful and heart warming music and songs.

[@canislupis3129]

I attended Paul’s last show of his final tour at MSG. It was incredible. He had so many standing ovations and he was very humble about it. It was really something to stand there watching him and his band give their very best knowing this was it. It was an incredibly rare moment that aligned everyone’s mind together.

[@napynap]

What a legacy! My favorite is Sounds of Silence. Not because it's popular, but I love the harmonies, and then a couple of years ago, I got to learn how to play and sing it with another musician. During our rehearsals, we tried to understand what the song was really saying. After diagnosing every line, we determined the song is not about being silent, but about speaking up about things that matter to us all. That was happening among the public when it the song became known, and applies in today's era much the same way. Thanks for the video!

[@ahuddleston6512]

I love Simon and Garfunkel and I was a kid of the 90's.

[@oliverrojas7117]

There music is so beautiful it is very hard to believe we still do not listen to it today in stores or on the radio. It is hard to understand and believe this music is generational. The interesting texture of the arrangement of the instruments with the depth of the lyrics leaves a person like myself who is sappy and has not always seen life with a clear lens spell bound and mystified.

[@allimonybaba4195]

they don't write songs like that anymore

[@rubycooper5922]

@@allimonybaba4195 but don’t let that stop you looking for new talents, people have said the same thing every decade but classics have kept on coming

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

There are some amazing covers though, which is some consolation.

[@nbenefiel]

I saw S&G at the beginning and end of their careers and several times in between, always magical.

[@cherylbowker7664]

I saw both Simon &Garfunkel separately . Both were AWESOME!!!!

[@annamarcaletti1025]

THEY HAVE HAD A GOOD LIFE THEY ARE BLESSED BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE ❤️❤️

[@gordonlittle162]

Wonderful music, never forgotten.

[@avdavey]

I worked for both of them. Art Garfunkel was by far the biggest diva I’ve ever come across on the road. To say he was difficult is an understatement. However, the show he gave was stellar!

[@cameroncashhopkins7682]

Can you elaborate? I always had that opinion but nevet had any proof.

[@averayugen8462]

He sounded like an angel on Troubled Waters, I for one could never fall out of love with him after that. Sometimes the persona of a pop star is different from their true life, but they can "get" as well as have both sides and both were gracious enough with their audiences......

[@anitarichmond8930]

Big fan, love love love the album Graceland🎶

[@q4991]

Paul Simon has done Great things, notably 'Graceland' , 1987. Garfunkel had Very little input besides 'Harmony singing'. Paul 'Wrote it, Played it, Sang it, Created it' especially Afterwards.

[@thugger-vandross]

⁠@@q4991comparing the talents of Art to Paul just isn’t fair.. A more appropriate comparison would be Paul’s left pinky

[@marcob4630]

Both are genies and as almost all genius people they have big troubles in life. Anyway one of the greates duo ever, if not the best of all time!

[@rainbowbridge2634]

100% agree with you!

[@marcob4630]

@@rainbowbridge2634 : thanks, my friend!

[@rainbowbridge2634]

@@marcob4630 you re right. It s the best duo ever👍👍👍

[@marcob4630]

@@rainbowbridge2634 indeed!

[@rainbowbridge2634]

@@marcob4630 yeah! But what is extremelly sad is all hapiness, best music, freedom, carefree, etc.. are over with this plandemic. I was 14 when i used to listen to this duo 24/24. Makes me cry. We were very happy at that time. At that time they made my life a dream... 😭😭😭. Now my life is a nightmare. And you what do you feel inside? Friendship.

[@janetecarin4873]

If a friendship is turbulent and produces this kind of music 🎶 then I supposed is really not bad at all, Thank you for both and their individuality.

[@pauldavid8445]

Hello 👋

[@pauldavid8445]

Nice comments. I must confess you're so beautiful 😍💗 Hope you're doing great??

[@bretbowman2007]

"The Boxer" will always make me cry hardest, though "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is without peer.

[@cherylb2008]

Sound of silence. For some reason the song America gets to me. It brings a strange feeling of loss of past culture and nostalgia.

[@y1521t21b5]

Geniuses. Gifts to humankind and I bet many other sentient beings appreciate their music.

[@pederlettstroem980]

Interesting video, snd partly a sad story. But their legacy of wonderful music will remain. And their music will until I die, to be a part of my life. Mostly the music with them together - Simon and Garfulnkel music.

[@bozotheclown935]

Some things just have to end. What they did was great ... I remember them in the 60's... But this is not the 60's anymore... Everytime I see "The Graduate" the song is integral to the movie and brings back a lot of memories.. Don't worry about getting together again.. Let the greatness stand..

[@patriciagullickson2046]

Put your makeup back on

[@whitethunder123]

Simon is not grown up yet!! Forgiveness is a great gift. 💞 Love there songs. I 🙏 he can do it 🌈😘

[@scottabelli3406]

I saw Simon and Garfunkel in early 1967 at the Carousel theater in West Covina, Ca. on the same bill with the Buckinghams. It was a small kind of circle theater and I got a seat (about $5 as I recall) about a couple rows back from the stage They just blew me away with their sounds --loved it. They took a break and I was in the lobby and saw Art by himself leaning against the wall having a smoke. I walked and chatted with him a bit before some girls saw him and that was it. But, I witnessed their true music talent that night, before they moved on to the big time.

[@miamimartin2195]

Wow, i live in West Covina now!! Where was/is that theater. I sometimes go to the Covina Theater in downtown Covina.

[@malalachernobyl5594]

Amazing characters. I have been their fan since late 60s. Three of their albums are among my precious possessions.

[@clairebazinet9988]

Loved Simon & Garfunkel songs and music singing together, since arriving in NYC in 1960. Sorry that they lost each other, and the way to actually enjoy music and do what made them happy, together.

[@ray_ayy]

I went to one of Paul Simon’s reunion tour concerts in 2018... it was a beautiful experience. I would love to see Artie perform, but I fear that time is running out. I hope they both live to see a better time than the one we’re having now.

[@noeldsouza412]

For me...it's the other way round...saw Artie perform live @ Glastonbury 2016, I was right in front singing along...would love to see Paul Simon, I'll be 69 in December...hoping for a reunion🎼☮️❤🇮🇳

[@ctakitimu]

@@noeldsouza412 I saw Snoop Dogg 🤣

[@TheFamousRleon]

I’ve listen to their songs since January and I still get fascinated by their music.

[@werewolflover8636]

The 1960’s? They’re one of the greatest selling artists of ALL TIME!

[@dwaynes5983]

Everybody needs to see The Simon Garfunkel Story. Seen them at Westbury NY. Just great.

[@lisakoehler8502]

It is tragic that 2 ppl who made magic with their harmonizing could no longer work together. They are great separately but they were magic together!

[@debbietoornman5780]

I can't imagine how their success affected their lives for good and bad. I'm sure there are parts of the story will be private forever, as it should be. Not everything needs to be public knowledge.

[@myrianvalenzuela9199]

Well they are human beings like us, who can judge them, life has many ups and downs. We just enjoy their music so much but behind their songs is another story to tell

[@linavidal211]

they performed beautifully together & Paul Simon can still say they "agree on nothing?" much as I admire him, I am saddened.

[@chucksherry]

It would be fantastic to see them reunite one more time before they die. I just watched a video of Art Garfunkel singing with his son. Both have beautiful voices. Stay Blessed 🙏

[@alexcarter8807]

My dad (silent generation) bought all their records! Ostensibly for my oldest sis but he dug the music 10X as much as she ever did.

[@plan4life]

Silent generation? What does that mean?

[@lesliegoodman-malamuth9796]

@@plan4life Those were the generation before baby boomers, people who came of age in the Fifties.

[@mesisson]

We might not even know about them, had it not been for producer Tom Wilson, who overdubbed The Sound of Silence with electric instruments, turning the track into a #1 pop hit, helping to launch the folk-rock genre. Simon and Garfunkel, who had already split, re-united after the hit, and the rest is history.

[@kevinbergin9971]

Tragic? If my life was only this tragic.

[@18661873]

I too have a tough time extending any sympathy.

[@horseyhorselips3501]

My life is so tragic I have a Daughter 46 years old and I’ve never been allowed to know her and the guy she calls her father in public is the guy that gave me his sisters hand in marriage at an LRY Conference in Toronto Canada 🇨🇦

[@horseyhorselips3501]

She is from 4,447 miles Northwest of where I live and her first CD 💿 called Pieces of You and Song Foolish Games is a song about me and I’m the Strange Fruit 🍎 that fell in her song Enter from the East

[@barbaraconnett5057]

Thank you both for your wonderful sounds !

[@cjjones258]

Hello Darkness, my old friend...

[@erikadlloyd5586]

@@differentmillennial1238 Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

You folks nailed it! That's my favorite, how could it not be?

[@pingyu5141]

@@Johnny53kgb-nsa And in the naked light i saw... ten thousand people maybe more

[@themodestai9603]

@@pingyu5141 And whispered in the sound of silence

[@PatriFerri]

@@pingyu5141... hear my words that I might teach you...take my arms that I might reach you...

[@edgardobravo7351]

Relationships are never too easy, but S&G left a beautiful legacy for us to enjoy.

[@lordbyron3603]

Two years ago, a friend of mine played a song from Art Garfunkel’s “Some Enchanted Evening” album. It was an instant love affair! I hadn’t listen to any of their songs in decades so I didn’t know who the artist was until he told me. The songs and Art’s voice is a perfect match.

[@joandondero1736]

I always loved Simon & Garfunkel. They went to the college where I lived & worked that was close by, & attended. But, not at the same time they were there. It was still impressing. 😎

[@ideas5663]

Artists are like other humans, with problems and joy. They are called "Stars" but beter to call them " humans with talent"

[@gustavoberggren5250]

Uu

[@gustavoberggren5250]

Uuu

[@yeetusdeletus4304]

Yes saying they are stars places them on a pedestal. A star is literally millions of miles away from us. It puts us in a position where it feels as tho they're better than us and we can never catch up to them that they are too far away and unreachable.

[@ideas5663]

@@yeetusdeletus4304 True

[@anthonyhendricks7377]

My mother did payroll for a small town factory. When she picked me up after school she said we were going back into town to the music shop. There was a song that played over the radio that day. Bridge Over Troubled Water! It was the first time our local station had ever played it. She bought the album, and started my love for Simon and Garfunkel. I was 8 at the time.

[@amyosgood6044]

Song For The Asking will always be my favorite song of thiers❤

[@cartoonpete407]

Yes, mine too! :)

[@henryijeoma]

I love that song so much!

[@davidgollop2807]

​@@henryijeoma love that song....but would only think of it as a top fav. if mood was right....kind of an unfair question. love playing it on guitar and vocal range is comfortable.

[@henryijeoma]

@@davidgollop2807 I hate that it is sooo short!

[@cindygrayson1288]

Thank you guys! You taught me harmony , beauty and you touched my heart many times with your words. Both of you! I sing many of your songs when I play my own background gigs. Bless you!

[@pauldavid8445]

Hello 👋

[@pauldavid8445]

How are you doing today???

[@johngraves6878]

These guys are near and dear to my heart, even though I never met them or even saw them perform in person. It's a strange phenomenon, our electronic media age. We all must understand that for any projects with a high public profile, and associated with considerable fame, that jealousy is endemic, normal, and routine. The higher profile the media, the greater the jealousy.

[@oculusrm]

This is just what life is.... a sine curve... they had it all and are yet winners individually 🌹Will never stop loving them🙏🏼❤️

[@aydinbekoglu]

They acted like spoiled school children, however God bless them for their music. Artists can be tortured, different... This is the price for creating unforgettable pieces of art...

[@BettyHerring-y7s]

I love Simon and Garfunkel. I want to be able to find all your music.

[@paulisa100]

Merci pour la vidéo avec la traduction, c'est rare!... pour nous les Français! 😉 j'ai adoré le duo dès leur début, en suite j'ai suivi toute la carrière de Paul Simon ( pas facile quand on habite à des milliers de kilomètres ). Dans la période S&G mes chansons préférées sont American Tune, Bridge over troubled water, The Boxer... Mais Paul Simon nous a offert de véritables joyaux, pas une semaine, pas une journée sans une de ses chansons. Pour moi , c'est le meilleur Auteur-Compositeur-Interprète. Concernant leur mésentente, peut-être qu'elle était nécessaire ? Nous n'aurions pas eu le plaisir d'écouter Graceland, The Rhythm of The Saints... Une dernière petite chose, j'ai beaucoup aimé l'album One-Trick Pony surtout Jonah et j'ai toujours une pensée pour Richard Tee 🌹.

[@dinocardamone9586]

Absolutely the most completely inclusive, deep and meaningful 15 min summation of s&g i've ever seen.

[@johnmckiernan987]

Became a multimillionaire...such a tragedy!

[@kevinbergin9971]

I was at the reunion concert in 1981 at Central Park. Garfunkel also paid tribute to Simon giving him great songs to sing.

[@HiThereImFootloose]

I’m guessing Art Garfunkel’s 2020 concert schedule also did not go as he had planned.

[@foto21]

I'm an older Gen X and I record and play music and I was thinking tonight about the earliest records I'm aware of really listening to 10-11 or so because I bought my first album and 45s at 12 or 13. What was in my mom's record collection were the first albums I was conscious of. Two seminal groups, Mamas and Papas: If you Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, and Simon and Garfunkel's SOunds of SIlence and Parsley, Sage had the musical seeds that were planted in my brain and still remain - ha ha. SImon's songs include such mind-blowing genius melodies, plus he nailed the lyrics far beyond the chance of a billion people. Most songs this good are written by two people, but SImon nailed them, and Garfunkel did a great job singing them. The Boxer alone is such an incredible statement. That kind of talent is so unwordly, you have to talk about conduits, because even Simon can't understand how he did it.