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0128627674 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I love all his song and i try to sing with my guitar so pls come over and visit me at mabul island..
brainsparkles (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@MaabudZ Found this info. on another page: The melody is from Bach's St. Matthew Passion("O Haupt Voll Blut und Wunden"). (Kids, if this isn't correct, don't blame me; someone else posted this!)
MaabudZ (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@letsif Really? Do you know the actual source, i.e. what is the Bach piece this comes from? I'd like to check it out. Thanks
MaabudZ (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
He has given us a beautiful song which I've always enjoyed. Still, I just viewed Darrell Scotts' version and this one (for me) doesn't have the power and soul of Scotts' interpretation. To each his own certainly, but check it out. You might have a pleasant surprise in store.
dordogne (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Don't have a friend who feels at ease: Don't know a dream that's not been shattered: Or driven to it's knees. But it's all right, all right, We've lived so well so long : Still, when I think of the road we're traveling on, I wonder what went wrong.
letsif (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This should actually be called "German Tune", since the melody is by J.S. Bach. Paul does justice to this exquisite music by re-fashioning it in his inimitable American urban way of expression.
kellymitre (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i always just tear up with this song... so beautiful.
suejinco (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I agree totally
geppettocumquat (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
His best song. Hard to say when he has so many amazing ones
8269998 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Paul Simon has several unusual gifts - a feeling for beautiful melodies - solidarity with the common man - a popular poet - a New Yorkers' abilty to assimilate musical influences from near and far - and he's a beautiful guy ( I used to think the "Starsky" character in Starsky and Hutch was almost a clone).- I wish Paul Simon had set the part to music and it could have been a musical about the music industry. |
