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First Time Hearing | Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer Reaction

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@MrLboydReacts 2 жыл бұрын

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@jamesoblivion 2 жыл бұрын

This song needs the snare drum of the studio version. There's a story behind that snare, but it's the sonics that really matter. This version suffers without that bottomless snare. The harmonies also aren't nearly as tight as they used to be. You need to hear them in their prime. Some of the greatest harmonies ever.

@KrissyFace 2 жыл бұрын

I missed it at well!!

@williameckert1623 2 жыл бұрын

I love the story behind the studio version of this song. Hal Blaine and the elevator door.

@jomiiller6297 2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@BartholomewSmutz 2 жыл бұрын

You can't make a live performance sound like a studio recording.

@erinhansen2110 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%... please do the other version

@markmeyer7526 2 жыл бұрын

To put it succinctly, the reason to hear the studio version of this song is to hear one of the best recordings ever of one of the best folk rock ballads ever. Truly a masterpiece of production all around.

@herbyragan8686 2 жыл бұрын

Listen to the Studio version of The Boxer… the lie lie lies sound so much better and the ending more powerful.

@risksrewardsrelics51 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this isn’t the best version. The Concert in Central Park version would have been a better one if he wanted to do a live version.

@jxchamb 2 жыл бұрын

I'm done with this channel. You're not gonna get taken down by youtube for doing the studio version. Every other reactor channel does studio versions and they're not in prison.

@trishbovell9042 Жыл бұрын

The build of the ending is missing in this version

@CatSamurai99 2 жыл бұрын

Go afterward and listen to the studio version of this. A lot of the instrumentals are different and they were so young and clear then. The beauty of Simon and Garfunkel is top tier. Do your live listens, but go back and check the version that made them famous. A live version of Scarborough Faire exists with guest Andy Williams, and it is one of the most beautiful things you will ever hear. Three men, a guitar and a mic.

@MrDiddyDee 2 жыл бұрын

I'd say do it the other way around, always studio versions first, then any live versions afterwards.

@roberthalpern5454 2 жыл бұрын

The version with Andy Williams is stellar!!!

@frankgoron5014 2 жыл бұрын

According to Paul Simon, "Lie-la-lie" was initially intended as a place-holder, simply because he didn't yet have lyrics for that part of the song. But as they worked on it in the studio, it eventually just became part of the song. It really didn't have meaning, any more than something like tra-la-la, or fa-la-la, or even na-na-na-na-na-na-na from Hey Jude might have.

@jamesmarshall9141 2 жыл бұрын

The studio version is grand.. cuz back then they didn't have sound effects so they did what they could like record that snar drum down in a elevator shaft to get the harmony. And sound effects they needed..! Great song

@larrycrawley-woods4515 2 жыл бұрын

It's a song about disillusionment.....about being misled by the "lies" they have heard....hence, that refrain... The reference to "the boxer" is not literal, but to be taken metaphorically....i.e., though he has been beaten down by life, he's still going to keep trying..

@brucekislow1690 2 жыл бұрын

I've been a fan since 1964 with the first time I heard Sounds of Silence. The Boxer for me is Paul's masterpiece musically and lyrically. Their harmonies are some of the best in musical history.

@jillk368 2 жыл бұрын

Weird version. Please do the original. It's so much more musically impactful and interesting. Other people have mentioned this on this thread and it's because it's really so different and a far superior track; though this performance has its merits too. I've always thought the 'lie lie' part had to do with the theme of the song. Anyway, another nice reaction, I enjoyed it.

@miken.2847 2 жыл бұрын

Must listen to the studio version. It's a must.

@Chalky29 2 жыл бұрын

One of those occasions where you need to hear the studio version

@j.h.3777 2 жыл бұрын

Or just another live version. This was weird. The tempo was too fast for their singing.

@po5283 2 жыл бұрын

I've noticed a lot of times you go with the newest live videos of these classic artists, I would encourage you to instead, look for the older live videos, when these artists were at or close to their prime!

@lindabrewer3243 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the studio version is needed....this is one of those times.

@maryvalley4050 2 жыл бұрын

I actually enjoy the studio rendition more than the live performance. Another one to try would be "I Am A Rock," again the studio version.

@flutesong5527 2 жыл бұрын

the lie lie lies are just a musical sound - could be lalalas or yayayas. Listen to the record release version when they were younger. And yes, no one can really compare to the words, music and harmonies of Simon and Garfunkel

@randyedler469 2 жыл бұрын

Wrong ! The lie lies are part of the story . The boxer feels like his life is a lie . Like the part about going home . He says I am leaving , but that is a lie .

@elaines5750 2 жыл бұрын

The use of "lie" is extremely significant, actually.

@downwardisheavenward3006 2 жыл бұрын

This is a really cool performance. You might be a little confused when you hear the studio version, cause here, they are, I’m not exactly sure what it’s called, but they’re singing against the tempo. Which, to possibly complicate things even further, seems a little faster than it should be

@subitman12 2 жыл бұрын

There's two more Paul Simon songs I recommend: Diamond on the Soles of Her Shoe and You Can Call Me Al. The last one is funnier because the music video has Chevy Chase miming the song while Simon plays all the instruments in the song after he drags it out..

@josephwalsh9285 2 жыл бұрын

great storytelling ... simon & Garfunkel....

@mountainbikemayhem1833 2 жыл бұрын

Studio version…the snare and bass harmonica

@alicegorsen1968 2 жыл бұрын

I love Simon & Garfunkel so much!!!! I'm 57yrs old, but I grew up with my mother listening to them & a lot of classical music as well.... She is the reason that I love many different genres of music to this day.....

@Isleofskye 2 жыл бұрын

57 ? 57 ? No Youngsters PLEASE Alice :)

@alicegorsen1968 2 жыл бұрын

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@Isleofskye 2 жыл бұрын

@@alicegorsen1968 So all those different genres are from your genes :) S. E.London:)

@alicegorsen1968 2 жыл бұрын

@@Isleofskye No! But my mother listened to music & she was always singing gave me a great appreciation for all types of music..... I mean I love The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Elvis, Roy Obirson..... My all time favorite music is Rock & Roll, but I also love hip hop, rap, country & more..... She helped me to be open minded with music....

@lancevaughn432 2 жыл бұрын

Paul Simon, Live Africa 1987, “Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes”

@glowormrdr6183 2 жыл бұрын

I wasn't expecting a live version, without that amazing, power expansion to the end, not to mention the perfect, echoing, haunting harmony. I may never get used to adults having no knowledge of what we codgers think of as American classics.

@traog 2 жыл бұрын

Don't take the Lie Lie Lie part as meaning anything more than having La La La in a song.

@donaldwilliams4019 2 жыл бұрын

This version obviously accentuates how well they work off of each other in front of a live crowd. Their ability to anticipate and work with each other's harmonies in this version is stunning and a tribute to their friendship. The really stunning one is the original studio recording. It was a true masterpiece of the era. And as someone else stated the "ly-ly-lys" were not really words or lyrics, but a musical, harmonious quality that fit into that part well. It could have been "by-by-by's" or "my-my-mys" had either been as musically harmonious.

@Lynn-kh5rs 2 жыл бұрын

As other have stated you really need to listen to a studio album made in their prime. Their harmonies then are what made them famous then.

@richdiddens4059 2 жыл бұрын

Seventh Avenue is the heart of New York's garment district. You should react to an earlier song, The 59th Street Bridge Song, aka Feelin' Groovy.

@friendlypossums9879 2 жыл бұрын

Please look at paradise by the dash board light by meat loaf ... Also A beautiful love song is Six ribbons by Jon English .. tells the story of Australia's first convict settlers.. a very unique haunting sound. Also your the voice by John Farnham . More Australian artists Tina arena . Chains...

@breakdancinfool 2 жыл бұрын

Once in a millennium musical act. One listen to S&G and you realize you're hearing something really special, transcendent.

@davidbentley145 2 жыл бұрын

These good ol boys are so familiar now...It;'s much like comin home and slippin on a comfortable pair of slippers...These guys are like family to us...Their familiar harmonies truly soothe the soul...Ty brother Boyd for this

@Thyrwyn 2 жыл бұрын

"Homeward Bound", "Bridge over Troubled Waters", "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, & Thyme", "Richard Cory", "Hazy Shade of Winter"... Sooo many songs to listen experience. The depth of their lyrics, the sweetness of their harmonies, and their enthralling musicality are truly captivating.

@debhouckscraftycottage9288 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, the legends of Simon and Garfunkel. Love their music from when they were in their prime. I'm old and I recall in 8th grade I had an English teacher who was teaching us poetry, and she put on an album and had us listen to Simon and Garfunkel. Fine poetry turned into music there. This song is one of my favorites, along with Scarborough Fair and a few (well, many) others. Thanks so much for reacting to these guys. They sounded great even as they were older here than in their prime.

@miriamlester795 2 жыл бұрын

Love Simon & Garfunkel 💜💜💜I grew up listening to these wonderful gentleman 🔥🔥🔥

@belinda35 2 жыл бұрын

I do not understand this, but why is it that every time I hear Simon and Garfunkle I am brought to tears?

@youngwrenzo 2 жыл бұрын

Yikes. I’m glad I had years of the studio version firmly planted in my brain before I ever heard this.

@mlong1958 2 жыл бұрын

I do like the live version here but the studio version, with the snare, is perfection.

@ElizabethGS 2 жыл бұрын

As wonderful as their harmonies always were, you're missing the true beauty of Art Garfunkel's voice IF you don't hear them in their early days. Oh my goodness: his voice was absolutely angelic back then and melded so wonderfully with Paul's. They didn't need much else than Paul's guitar to be one of THE best duos ever - still going strong (at least Paul Simon is) 'after all these years'.

@luckylady7542 2 жыл бұрын

These two will be singing together in heaven!!

@raizelcortez3219 Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite Simon and Garfunkel song, and one of my absolute favorites in general

@appo9357 2 жыл бұрын

If you’re going to hear a song for the first time, then it needs to be the studio version.

@imtherapycat 2 жыл бұрын

This is an awesome song, with great lyrics, but sounds so much better when sung in their prime without all the synthetics.

@markharris1125 2 жыл бұрын

While this is very good of course (and we envy those who were there), you really should listen to the original studio version, on headphones with the sound tuned way up. After they meet the boxer in the clearing, the song takes off in a long repetition of that 'lie-li-lie' refrain with soaring orchestra that will chill you to the bone.

@robertlear2735 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Simon and Garfunkel songs

@truettscofield854 2 жыл бұрын

Check out the studio version for sure

@Which-Craft 2 жыл бұрын

not just a boxer, but a fighter (for survival). i want this song played at my funeral, because i will still not be completely gone. it's been my theme song for many years.

@shecaso 2 жыл бұрын

The New York concert is a must see. What a night it was.

@jimdunagan4180 2 жыл бұрын

this is one of my specific favs from them....just beautiful

@frizzlethecat2084 2 жыл бұрын

I love the original (who actually doesn't? I mean... is there a human being who would say "Ugh, bad song" without just being contrary for its own sake??) but this version is pretty good, I think. Yes, there is something to be said about the differences but damn! This is still good! They're two old guys with years not on the stage together and still sound so crispy!

@JRMcCarroll 2 жыл бұрын

I actually really like this version, hadn't heard it before. Another excellent Simon & Garfunkel song is America.

@mintyonthemoon 2 жыл бұрын

To echo everyone else, what you want to do - not even as a reaction vid - is get the studio version, put the sound up, close your eyes and literally feel your soul being transported.

@boosuedon 2 жыл бұрын

The studio version is FAR superior to this! It would seem that they got bored performing this song and changed it up for that reason.

@maryannparshall9048 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to hear your reaction to the studio version of one of my favorite songs. Their harmonies were angelic and the Big Drums at the end send a beautifully poetic song to another level. I've always thought of this as a song about a man who has been beaten down throughout his life (Lie! Lie! Lie!) but "the fighter still remains." Love your comments, as usual!

@tkblondish5820 2 жыл бұрын

this live version doesn't carry the drama of the song as well as the studio version. It feels messy. But, I love them no matter what. Musical geniuses.

@dianedove1000 2 жыл бұрын

I think their biggest hit was Scarborough Fair, then The Graduate. Because of the close harmonies and intricate lyrics, all their songs were perfection. You would enjoy these cited as well. I had never heard The Boxer before-must not have caught on in its day.

@thane9 2 жыл бұрын

Paul Simon is in the very highest tier of songwriters. Best is an impossible title to grant, but there's no one better. I'd recommend The Only Living Boy in New York.

@carolmillins9199 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite Simon and Garfunkel song🥰

@hummingbirdess8763 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite songs!

@brucemedanich9209 2 жыл бұрын

The concert, long ago, Central Park, so worth a watch

@daturdburglar2261 Жыл бұрын

This was from a 2009 show. It was some show they did in nyc that had to do with the r&r hof with many other artists over a couple of days. They played this, the sound of silence and bridge over troubled water. Just for those who were wondering where/when this was from in the comments. Take care!

@bboops23 Жыл бұрын

This is actually my favorite song. My dad attended the concert in Central Park and unfortunately they forgot the cymbal crashes which really changes it tonally. Unfortunately, by the time I could afford a Simon and Garfunkel concert they stopped performing due to Art Garfunkel's deteriorating voice. But this song speaks profoundly to me and despite coming out decades before my birth it still ranks as my favorite song of all time.

@bboops23 Жыл бұрын

Though immediately from listening to this i can say it's not the Concert in Central Park, and based on the timber of their voices it has to be some time after that, so post 1981 as Art's voice already started to get deeper by then eventually getting very deep then cracking. I would guess this was from the 90's or early 2000's, but I am only working off my knowledge of the duo rather than actual concert dates.

@Matthewpapin 2 жыл бұрын

You really need to listen to Scarborough Fair. It’s two stories being sung at the same time. One is Antiwar story. Great harmonies and lyrics. The other songs you need to hear from them are AMERICA , and 4th STREET BRIDGE SONG

@johnthompson3522 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite is ‘El Condor Pasa’. Such a beautiful song

@kiekokat3678 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite renditions of this song is the one sung by Mumford and sons.

@richardcramer1604 2 жыл бұрын

I've never read the lyrics to this song but I always thought the lie, lie ,lie was short for the light. I've seen in other comments that this was just meant to be a holder until they came up with better lyrics and eventually they grew to like it so they left it in. I really love the lyrics of this song, "asking only workman wages" and "a come on from the whores of 7th Ave, I do declare I sometimes took some comfort there", great lyrics.

@sharonbartlett2651 2 жыл бұрын

Your face as you were listening was priceless ❤️

@gretchen8684 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent review. I'd love for you to review Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel. In eighth grade the song was a listening project for us. Would love to see your review and see if it's analyzed the same way I was taught

@gretchen8684 2 жыл бұрын

OMG. I just dated myself! 😆

@blanetalk 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, definitely listen to the studio version!

@greenoak1 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent reaction and insight

@RickyMaveety 2 жыл бұрын

The bridge doesn’t mean anything. It is just beautiful for its own sake. Personally, I prefer the arrangement on the album.

@4swordkeeper 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing version of this

@cw9817 Жыл бұрын

You don't need the studio version, but you should hear a version with the extra verse in the middle. (The verse apparently was cut from the studio version for time.) It contains the stunning insight, "After changes upon changes, we are more or less the same."

@altaclipper 2 жыл бұрын

The original recording was as close perfect as soft rock geta. This live version isma pallid imitation.

@kdavis1492 2 жыл бұрын

You're about to break into tears. Must bring a sad memory. The Boxer, reminds me, of the character in the book, "Death Ship." By B Traven, who wrote the classic book/movie, "Treasure of Sierra Madre." A not very bright sailor, with bad luck. Everyone takes advantage of him. His last gig, is sailing a ship, to be sunk, for insurance purposes. Only the captain and a few officers will survive. To make the sinking more real. The Boxer, is probably doomed to die in the ring. Probably, by his opponent, using leaded gloves.

@melanieheathbeasley133 2 жыл бұрын

And this is when they were older, when they were younger it was even more congruent. It’s like 12 people are singing

@mikeconway9849 2 жыл бұрын

Very good reaction. I enjoyed your comments.

@NinjaSagaAwsomness 9 ай бұрын

They are magnificent, aren't they.

@Zagnutwaller61 2 жыл бұрын

I wish you would listen to the original recording rather than concert footage. It is so much better.

@bluesaloon 2 жыл бұрын

"The chorus consists of repetitions of the non-lexical vocable "lie-la-lie". Simon stated that this was originally intended only as a placeholder, but became part of the finished song. "I didn't have any words! Then people said it was 'lie' but I didn't really mean that. That it was a lie. But, it's not a failure of songwriting, because people like that and they put enough meaning into it, and the rest of the song has enough power and emotion, I guess, to make it go, so it's all right. But for me, every time I sing that part... [softly], I'm a little embarrassed.""

@danielmesery2904 2 жыл бұрын

Studio on this.. because the real band members aren't there.. WRECKING CREW.. ✌️ RIP TO THOSE MEMBERS.

@TheSpectre223 2 жыл бұрын

Mumford and Sons have a lovely cover of this if you'd like to see another version of it, thoroughly recommend it and that band generally, both their earlier acoustic/banjo era and the newer electric guitars.

@Toyotaguy69 2 жыл бұрын

According to an interview I saw with Paul Simon, there is a common trick by singers in concert If they forget the words to just La la la to the melody until you remember the words again. While writing the Boxer Paul decide to put the lie lie lie in the chorus so if that ever happened in concert they we're still singing words of the song

@gaillouise8310 2 жыл бұрын

The lie is what he keeps telling himself about getting away from the merciless city and profession he's in, he's still there taking punches!

@charisse130 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see what you think of 'Cecilia'. It's one of my favorites!

@BobSmith-lb9nc 2 жыл бұрын

In the original, the chorus featured the repetitive sound of hits to the bag. A much more powerful mode of presentation.

@agent1543 2 жыл бұрын

Please React to - Billy Joel - New York State Of Mind (from Old Grey Whistle Test)

@kwashingtonl 2 жыл бұрын

I second this!!! Amazing performance.

@Isleofskye 2 жыл бұрын

Good Reaction in front of 500,000 in Central Park:)

@Dentergems2222 2 жыл бұрын

1st time he hears this???? Hahaha where have you been?

@carolcarol3938 2 жыл бұрын

Check out THE JAYY SHOW. She's able to do a reaction on the studio version of this, without having to block the screen so we can barely see it. Seeing the artist is all part of the overall performance too.

@binaway Жыл бұрын

It's a pity the recording company cut a last verse which I think completed the story. I've seen a U-tube clip of the missing verse but have been able to locate a recording containing the entire original words.

@thefriar8883 2 жыл бұрын

You have such a strange way of talking, I cant tell if you have an accent or just a strange cadence. Either way, I fucking love it haha. Its like soothing yet interesting at the same time. Id almost consider doing some storytelling if I was this guy.

@jillk368 2 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@paulinemaclellan8204 2 жыл бұрын

The Travelling Wilburys are worth a listen

@geneval3151 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes what is put in as a placeholder lyric becomes a crucial part of the song. That was the case here, as Simon used "lie la lie" in place of a proper chorus because he couldn't find the right words. In a 1990 interview with SongTalk magazine, Simon said: "I thought that 'lie la lie was a failure of songwriting. I didn't have any words! Then people said it was 'lie' but I didn't really mean that. That it was a lie. Simon added he is glad the chorus is wordless because "a deep truth of songwriting is we love to sing nonsensical sounds." Simon found inspiration for this song in the Bible, which he would sometimes read in hotel rooms. The phrases "workman's wages" and "seeking out the poorer quarters" came from passages.

@andyhales4031 2 жыл бұрын

On a similar theme listen to Bob Dylan's Hurricanes he actually just sings a story.

@bobkitten8150 2 жыл бұрын

My interpretation of the song is that the city beat him up and cut him just like the boxer was hurt in a fight, and he longs for home.

@mayofrench5170 2 жыл бұрын

I would recommend a listen to Sound of Silence both the Simon and Garfunkle version and Disturbed. The contrast is amazing. Just checked, I guess you already did.

@johnryder2878 2 жыл бұрын

Simon and Garfunkel are harmonic perfection. As many others have said their studio version of The Boxer is magnitudes better than this live version. Next try Scarborough Fair, or Homeward Bound.

@Manageode 2 жыл бұрын

People are saying always do the studio version. But that is not always true. The best version of Fleetwood Mac's The Chain, is a live version on the channel Buckingham's Gems. There are two. You want the one with Buckingham wearing a straw hat in the thumbnail photo. Trust me.