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Offline Roger Kettle

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Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« on: April 15, 2016, 07:56:06 PM »
I've always had a soft spot for Simon and Garfunkel and it's been interesting to see some recent takes on their material. ("America" by First Aid Kit, for example). My sister told me to check out this version of "Sound of Silence". To be honest, and this will come as no surprise to you all, I'd never heard of the gentlemen involved. I thought it was stunning.
https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4
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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2016, 08:33:13 PM »
That's particularly spooky, my wife played the same track for me yesterday and yes it is very very good.   The popularist theory is that no cover version ever surpasses the original, and I had subscribed to this, but I remember doing a post here some time ago which completely turned that theory on it's head.   This one is at least as good as the original, it's too close to call which is the finer version.   Not that that matters, it just makes for double the listening pleasure.
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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2016, 09:09:44 PM »
Couldn't agree more about cover versions, Red, and it's particularly weird that we stumbled across this example at almost the same time. Like you, I feel it's AT LEAST as good as the original.
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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2016, 02:12:15 AM »
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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2016, 02:14:53 AM »
(y) gives you a thumbs up on Facebook.
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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2016, 06:57:14 AM »
Quote from: Diane CBPFC on April 16, 2016, 02:14:53 AM
(y) gives you a thumbs up on Facebook.

It does here as well now. :)
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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2016, 05:13:59 PM »
Nice one Mince  (y)
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Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2016, 06:51:06 AM »
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People will come from strange lands to hear me speak my words of wisdom. They will ask me the secret of life and I will tell them. Then maybe I'll finish off with a song. The Nomad

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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2016, 01:31:00 PM »
Great track... and they played it on Planet Rock radio on Sunday evening   (y)
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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2016, 08:33:04 AM »
Oh, you just had to post this! You had nothing better to do than make me play it to my wife who now hums it ALL THE TIME, but still tells me off for whistling it. I know you're probably still a bit giddy at having worked out how to post YouTube clips, but try to show a little restraint.
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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2016, 08:59:06 AM »
Quote from: Mince on April 20, 2016, 08:33:04 AM
Oh, you just had to post this! You had nothing better to do than make me play it to my wife who now hums it ALL THE TIME, but still tells me off for whistling it. I know you're probably still a bit giddy at having worked out how to post YouTube clips, but try to show a little restraint.

 ;D   A win win situation for Roger I'd suggest.  Incidentally you missed the salient point, Roger not only worked out how to post video clips, he remembered how to post video clips.   How much that relates to the excellent advice he had previously on how to post video clips is of course...redundant.
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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2016, 06:42:48 PM »
Red, I have your step-by-step instructions written down and safe in my desk!
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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2016, 07:01:47 PM »
Is that the desk with the combination lock? Oh, dear...   :-\
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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2016, 07:47:22 PM »
All this talk about computer thingies reminds me of a wonderful New Yorker cartoon I saw recently.
Ali Baba and the 40 thieves are standing, looking puzzled, outside the sealed cave. A voice says...
"Try "Open UNDERSCORE Sesame." "
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Re: Simon and Garfunkel revisited.
« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2016, 09:05:36 PM »
That reminds me of the cartoon with the programmer drowning in the sea shouting "F1 F1 F1!"
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