🙏 Amen

Yup me too

Because you hear things differently as you grow older. Happens to me all the time with music.

I got into them when I was maybe 13, 14. My older sister came downstairs one day and disgustedly said, why are you listening to THAT? I just thought, wtf, this is great, but if I have to explain...well, let's just say that is the day I realized my sister was intellectually low brow. All these years later it has held true.

Agreed

In 1968, my second year in university. I was taking a modern poetry class( example : E.E. Cummings, ect..ect) And the first piece my professor gave to discuss was the song " Sound of Silence " !!!!

The hit movie at the time was The Greaduate..... making a star of Dustin Hoffman.

Paul Simon's song writing and Art's voice, was a marriage of two talents that became one. I love them both equally, and love their music and always will. I just wished they would put the past where it belongs, and make up. Life is so short and anyone of the two, could go tomorrow. Grievances and resentment are too heavier a bourdon to carry.

Mrs Robinson, too

They ARE the BEST TOGETHER!

They hate each other. It's the weirdest thing... They've known each other since about 11 and they hate each other...

@@Sagan_Starborn Hate is too strong a word for them. They don't hate each other.

Talented! Unbelievably!! But good looking? Pleasant looking, yes. Not what I would call handsome, but when he can write music like he does, who cares.

He definitely was ❤️!

Absolutely!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, good job we arent all the same

Well, Art has had some serious voice problems, so you may not get your wish

Me too

I know, right.... I had to pause the video. I was blown away by that. I thought it was Paul Simon at first and thought he looked to old for the video time piece....

Does anyone know if Paul and Eddie are maternal twins? I'll have to research this because I happen to know that Paul Simon is left-handed as I am. I've been studying left-handedness for quite a few years. And I found through medical journals and studies that it occurs more so in twins then one of the two twins will be left handed it also occurs more so yet and female twins. If you look at many of the great musicians in history, most of them are a higher percentage of left handed people. it's no now through medical and scientific studies that left-handed people are born with a larger right brain hemisphere it also has more activity and extra wiring over to the left brain hemisphere side. Bach Mozart Beethoven Leonardo Michelangelo Rembrandt Picasso famous musicians we've already talked about here- Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix are seen playing left-handed guitar as did Dick Dale and Kurt Cobain, but many people would not know watching famous people playing right handed guitar, that they are actually born left-handers, such as Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, David Bowie, David Byrne, Bob Geldof, Robert Fripp, Mark Knopfler, both Everly Brothers, and so many more. Famous jazz musicians such as Bill Evans and John Coltrane. Some of the most brilliant musicians happened to be left handed.

People must have confused him with Paul everywhere he went

I am very interested in what you are saying about left handed people skills. I didn t khow that. I am left handed girl but I am a looser and my life sucks. Maybe we also develop mental problems too because of higher sensitivity. Well. Now I khow I am talented although afraid of everything. Thanks.)))

Yeah, it’s a little creepy

LOL, you need to listen to more interviews and real some biographical material. I have loved S&G since my teens, but "no ego"? Not hardly.

Paul Simon says at the end - if they didn't break up for personal reasons, they would have for musical. He went on to create great music (a poet and a one man band ...). Had they stayed together, there would be no graceland, and all the other gold and frankenscence.

So sad that Paul Simon chose to erase Art Garfunkels vocals from his Hearts & Bones which was to be a great album with both of them. It would have been so much more successful & the fans were waiting for another S&G album. Paul was always jealous of Artie’s superior voice.

Please, make some music together one more time, even if only for us old timers. We really loved you forever

@@louisrobberts4990 yes,yes please get together again and make up for old time sake the time is ticking fast, and it will make world wide fans happier we already loved you guys but more happiest for the last time it is the year 2021 approaching 2022.

Turns out that neither Paul McCartney nor Paul Simon could artistically match their output with their partners. Both Paul's were popular but both took a step down musically when they went solo.

Very lucky, and great choice for your first concert :)

You painted this little snippet gorgeously.

It sounds like she was your "Emily", wherever you may find her.

Paul Simon’s music is boring & mediocre without Artie’s voice. Just think of Artie’s delivery of Bridge Over Troubled Water, April Come She Will, his lead vocals on American Tune & Scarborough Fair. He was always the dominant voice that the audience loved. Paul couldn’t tolerate that & that’s what drove them apart.

@@normaverleni7217 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

@@katharina8101 Hey Kitty Cat, maybe you should do a little more research- Artie had plenty of hits after he split with Paul and is loved by millions of fans. Also, Artie is listed in Rolling Stone as one of “The Best Singers Ever in the World “ - I didn’’t see Paul Simon’s name on that list. A song is just words on paper without a great singer to bring them to life.

@@katharina8101 At least he made the list. I think you just like to argue. You are free to love any artist you choose & I will do the same. End of conversation.

@@Simpleot2hk I think of songwriters like I think of movie directors. When we watch a movie are we thinking about the director or the famous actor ? Paul wrote the songs but the listener isn’t thinking about who wrote the song - they are listening to the famous SINGER who delivers the beautiful sound to our ears. Does anyone think about Paul Anka when Frank Sinatra sings My Way - I doubt it. Many great singers don’t write their own songs but have wowed us with their vocals & style (Frankie Valli, Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, Perry Como, etc.). The list goes on & on - songwriters are nothing without a great singer to deliver the words with beauty & feelings that give us goosebumps. Paul was so fortunate to have a great talent like Art Garfunkel to deliver his words on a piece of paper & bring them to the top of the charts. A voice like no other. ❤️❤️❤️

Good choice

Turned out to be the WRONG choice. With that guitar he coughed up One Trick Pony and CapeMan and You're the One and Surprise. Garfunkel wouldn't have let him put out that garbage. Simon was hit or miss as a solo artist. Take away the S and G years and his legacy is seriously in doubt.

That’s very true! But I think they both have very recognizable and unique voices.

And Paul said he didn't think he'd have had the courage to go it alone because he was too shy. Art's confidence and popularity with the girls gave him the idea of them performing together. Art even said they took something from the other that made them sound good together.

What about all the African American artist who use other names preforming crazy 😝

@@TheWillog Huh? What does this have to do with the original comment? Silly racist. It's a fact that many Jewish people in the entertainment industry change their names to more "anglo" sounding ones. Black people changing their names wouldn't do much anyway (unless you're a biracial person that can pass for white) because they still look black. Some Jewish people who look a certain way can get away with no one knowing they're Jewish which is why some change their last name.

@@Keezie27 it's about entertainers changing their name ,

I'm not sure if many people immediately recognize Garfunkel as a Jewish name. It's not as overly Jewish as Goldblum.

Yes and I'm surprised at how sexy a speaking voice Art has/had.

SAME, I bought it up to the point of him talking about Paul in third person. I didn't even know he had a brother although I love S&G music 👀

yeah i didn’t understand that part is there something i’m missing

@@safkaesque yeah. You missed the fact that the person you thought was Paul was actually his brother Eddie. He was in the interview too. He and Paul look and sound exactly alike so the confusion is understandable.

@@debrakish9659 gosh i didn’t know Paul have a brother just spitting image of him are they twin? it’s cool. Is Eddie older than Pau? God bless everyone.

​@@litaanderson1589 Eddie is younger. I can tell that's not Paul because Eddie is much more smiley and sweet because he's not famous and nowhere as wealthy, I'm sure. Paul is the rich longtime celeb, and he doesn't need to bow down to anyone, so he's not expressive and seems very confident.

OMG SAME HAHA

Me too

just just just

Why it’s all for you to go back over and watch when ever you want

@@TheWillog because there is no thrill in waiting for their record to be released to purchase it and, because it is the only record you have, you play it repeatedly.

@@EdwardianTea what 😂

Have they become friends again? Good to hear, artie really dug into him this last time. Last i heard they both were on bad terms with eachother. But simon did say around 2003 i think, that they will always get into arguments and get on bad terms but will always be friends.

BRIDGE IS CLEARLY WHAT BROKE THEM UP. PAUL WAS SMOKIN MAD THAT PEOPLE THOUGHT THIS WAS ARTIES SONG THAT HE HAD WRITTEN AND BECAUSE HE SANG IT ALONE.

Actually, Art wanted to do movies 6 months out of the year while Paul Simon wrote the hits, and then Art would come back and sing for 6 months - then leave again. Paul Simon was doing all of the HEAVY work. The BOTW song did not break them up...

This clip was from a very long time ago. A more current clip has Paul saying they haven't spoken to each other in years and that he'll never work with him again. As far as I've read or heard, they are still not on speaking terms.

@@rockallstarscollaborationp3136 They still have not made up. Art said some things in an interview that supposedly really hurt Paul's feelings. That was in 2015

Because Paul isn't from Macon, Georgia.

He is touring again now (dates have been postponed due to Covid)

The Paul Simon lookalike is his brother, Eddie, not his dad. Eddie and Paul played together on stage at least once - Art was there too and he stepped aside while Paul and Eddie played the guitar piece called Anji together. It's on KZfaq somewhere still I'd imagine, I've seen it a few times (some years ago now).

Phil O Brien Fair enough..., yeah, I think his Dad's name was Louis..., I've been out of touch with music for some time.... I actually found that clip you are speaking off..., I didn't know his brother was such a proficient guitar player (I think he taught guitar and taught Paul how to play...?)

Their dad is shown in the interview, a black and white image on stage - he was a well known musician too...at least in the locality. Paul might have been there too - can't remember even though I only watched it twenty minutes ago! I read in the recent Paul Simon biography that Eddie is a music teacher - he's younger than Paul but apparently got into guitar far more naturally than Paul so there's a good chance he did indeed teach his older brother how to play! Interesting link here: www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-simon-mn0001422049 I was thinking as well while I had nothing better to think of - Art Garfunkel is doing shows regularly again now (I've seen him once since he lost and regained his voice, at Vicar Street in Dublin) with Tab Laven on guitar. If Art had hired Eddie to play at the concerts they could have called themselves Simon and Garfunkel again! I mean, who's to know it wasn't the original Simon!

Phil O Brien Thanks man - that was a good read...

@@philobrien4129 I saw that clip too but haven't been able to find it again.

Wednesday Morning 3AM, this song was on their eponymous first album.

Major Denis Bloodnok thx

yy w. Absolutely!! Paul couldn’t accept that Artie sang better, had a better stage appearance & got the standing ovations. The audience loved him & Paul was jealous. He should have kissed Art’s feet for bringing the songs to their level of popularity. Paul could never have done that on his own.

@@normaverleni7217 I only 'know' what I read. But I saw somewhere that Garfunkel was jealous of Simon's talent as a writer, And Simon was jealous of Garfunkel's sex appeal. Everyone wants what they're not.

Kerri Wilson That’s so true Kerri. The fans loved Art’s exceptional voice & his stage appearance. I never thought Paul’s voice was anything special & he was envious of Art’s good looks. I agree that he was a great song writer but Artie made them successful - the fans love him.

Nah, you could see in this video at 11:35 how they were just tired of each other. They both wanted to decide how the song should be performed and they both wanted to be the center of attention and they'd known each other so long that they had no tolerance left for each other's disagreements. It looks to me like nobody's fault - they just couldn't work together any more.

Paul was easy to miss when they were both performing. That must be why he became such an amazing songwriter. He said everything was because he's short. People thought Art wrote the songs, so Paul couldn't easily get credit for his genius. Now they're both old, so I'm sure they're more balanced now. People have different tastes, though. I never though Art was all that hot, even back in the 60s. Sometimes the camera panned to good angles of him, and he looked pretty and angelic, but not overall. They both looked amazing in their 15-16 year old promo pics when they were Tom & Jerry, though, like teen heartthrobs. It looks like Simon got a faceful of plastic surgery, veneers, and what looks like a hair transplant in the late 70s to early 80s, so he looked good at that time.

Bridge over troubled water