The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel | Cover ft. Benjamin Cooley

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3 жыл бұрын

Some of you may have found my channel after watching some of Josh Turner's videos, particularly the Live from the Bus collection. You'll recognize Ben from those videos as well. We thought we'd do a little homage to our humble youtube cover roots. Hope you enjoy!
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@JoshTurnerGuitar 3 жыл бұрын

BOYS!! This is the content I've been waiting for. Miss you both

@taylorbloom5031 3 жыл бұрын

Yoooo thank you man :)

@GlenisRetiredNZ 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh for putting me on to this channel. I often replay Sloop John B. Subbed

@MrAucklandguy 3 жыл бұрын

Love this! Thanks to you Josh. My all time favourite.

@vinimadruga1 3 жыл бұрын

Thank Josh, hugs from Brazil

@tmcche7881 3 жыл бұрын

The three of you should get together.

@AegisNova 3 жыл бұрын

These two young men just casually sit there and work through one of the iconic songs of the 20th Century. Finestkind!

@maryymoment Жыл бұрын

cried when they sang the part, "after changes, we are more or less the same".

@AndyGilbert-el5lp 6 ай бұрын

Hello Mary, how are you doing?

@alecguevara1835 3 жыл бұрын

Guitar person: Okay, let me see if I can get this intro. *proceeds to nail intro* Me:

@michaeldamanti8170 2 жыл бұрын

lol

@freyjablet5522 3 жыл бұрын

How benjamin is able to sing so softly and yet so high, all the more consistently all throughout his range just stuns me. When I grow up I want to be Benjamin

@mylord4321 3 жыл бұрын

That's why it sounds so magical.

@rooples.pooples 3 жыл бұрын

That’s kinda what makes Art Garfunkel such a profound singer. He’s got such feel and such a wispy, gentle voice, but over a huge range. These guys are fantastic, but that Benjamin Cooley is really channeling something awesome.

@joserivaille8705 3 жыл бұрын

nice robert

@m.b.909 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! (but I'm a 70 year old woman, so that's one of many things I apparently am not going to do when I grow up.) Can you imagine being able to sing like that?!

@ddobry21 2 жыл бұрын

@@rooples.pooples he toured around as Garfunkel in a Simon & Garfunkel tribute show. He's got these songs down. You should hear him do So Long Frank Lloyd Wright on Josh Turner Guitar channel, it's beautiful.

@JoTheBest94 3 жыл бұрын

Love how Benjamin is basically like if Mark Zuckerberg and Art Garfunkel had a son together

@Coolpoolers 3 жыл бұрын

Too funny! But what an amazing talent! Love these guys!

@zerocool1344 3 жыл бұрын

Haha

@pegsutton8438 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Good call.

@joycamposvillanueva3109 2 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahaha!!! 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

@joycamposvillanueva3109 2 жыл бұрын

God forbid! But you made me laugh too well

@muhilan8540 3 жыл бұрын

loved the inclusion of the "secret" verse that was left off the recording

@jeff111458 3 жыл бұрын

There are a group of you who give me hope for the youth of today. I am 62 years old and I can see that you all appreciate the beauty in these classics by the singer-songwriters of the past. Thank you to each and every one of you. I am in awe of your talent.

@stevendelopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Amen !

@ranmar773 3 жыл бұрын

Agree, Jeff. Gives me hope!

@kevinorme2763 3 жыл бұрын

51 here and agree with every word you said...

@bonniearky 6 ай бұрын

Isn't it great?! I'm 68 and am thrilled to see this too.

@c.jarmstrong3111 3 жыл бұрын

Us baritones are punching the air at those pure tenor lines 🤣

@pikpikkeripik7952 3 жыл бұрын

The real boxer lol😂

@KarlBast 3 жыл бұрын

This had me absolutely floored. My jaw is on the ground. This is easily the best rendition of this song I’ve ever heard. The vocals are so freaking clean, with the balance and the harmony being just incredible. And then the restraint you guys show in service of both the melody and the lyrics takes this whole thing into the stratosphere. This is the fastest I’ve ever subscribed to anyone.

@greenpilltheory6649 2 жыл бұрын

very clean indeed

@arthurb6882 Жыл бұрын

definitely not better than the original, but very nice

@drd1924 8 ай бұрын

Their harmonies compliment each other every bit as much as the original

@charliekucharski2079 7 ай бұрын

You guys are excellent. Keep it up.

@dragonmummy1 6 ай бұрын

IT’S NOWHERE NEAR S AND G, AND THE HARMONY IS A BIT SHARP.

@gedjames5402 3 жыл бұрын

Well if you stumbled upon this by accident you’d be having a better day for seeing it. Instant smile appeal, well done lads, beautifully done, I smiled all the way through.

@chrisolson7546 2 жыл бұрын

As luck would have it, I stumbled across this on my way to work. I will now have a better day. 🤙

@paesan0460 2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm this

@johnyang4476 2 жыл бұрын

@@paesan0460 is

@dantheman1986 Жыл бұрын

As a big Simon & Garfunkel fan, let me say... these two guys just blew me away. Standing ovation. Wow. I hope someone shows Paul and Art this video. I think they'd be hugely impressed. If these two guys ever do a S&G tribute tour, I'll be in the audience. Bravo, guys.

@skentmar105 3 жыл бұрын

Best cover both instrumentally and vocally I've ever heard and I've been listening to that song since the '60s. Great job guys!

@godfreytoerien5726 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree with you. What a great cover both technically and harmoniously

@sabakagekyume7536 2 жыл бұрын

That’s right I think the same is incredible their synchrony voice and guitars its just beatifull

@chrisgore2359 Жыл бұрын

😲👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@lil_wildboar 11 ай бұрын

I taught the song was releases on the 70's

@MrMobi007 10 ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ibmmm7p-ntmZg3k.html

@DavesCoverSongs 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best covers of this song I’ve ever heard. Stunning.

@stevenbastian3882 Жыл бұрын

I didn't see that coming. I have pressed a thumbs up on a dozen comments below. Something special here.

@derrickboatman1560 5 күн бұрын

I enjoy you guys just as much as Simon and Garfunkel, which is a lot.

@BenLDNor 3 жыл бұрын

KZfaq algorithm did a good job today. This is amazing, great job!

@ronaldszudy8184 3 жыл бұрын

Gentle, beautiful and eloquent. The day will come, when you both will look back on this performance and reflect on an unprecedented time that has changed us all in ways yet untold. Please--do more with Ben. Your talents mesh so well. Thank you.

@user-fu7qg8mq5v 9 ай бұрын

it's great that kids of this generation had the opportunity to hear and appreciate this kind of music

@gbereterbide6440 7 ай бұрын

One of my favorites from my youth. Beautiful rendition. Thank you!

@dimitreze 3 жыл бұрын

everytime I play this song, nobody notices that I sing the extra lyrics well done guys

@Hottiedonkey 3 жыл бұрын

poor you

@MelissaR784 3 жыл бұрын

Have heard this song hundreds of time and have never heard that extra lyrics. Even saw them in concert and they didn't sing it. H Someone snuck it in.

@michellejohns6826 3 жыл бұрын

I noticed..my ma lived these guys and played her heart out on guitar!Rip momma

@michellejohns6826 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful..my momma played guitar n loved this song.Greatful for her teaching me guitar Rest well...sad loss of talent.Keep livng your music mom!💘

@TMNT39 3 жыл бұрын

That extra verse that was cut from the record is actually my favorite line, shame they left it out

@christopherphillipp4926 3 жыл бұрын

I am just a poor boy Though my story's seldom told I have squandered my resistance For a pocketful of mumbles Such are promises All lies and jest Still, a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy In the company of strangers In the quiet of the railway station Running scared Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go Looking for the places only they would know Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie Asking only workman's wages I come looking for a job But I get no offers Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome I took some comfort there La-la-la-la-la-la-la Now the years are rolling by me They are rocking evenly And I am older than I once was And younger than I'll be But that's not unusual No, it isn't strange After changes upon changes We are more or less the same After changes we are More or less the same Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie Then I'm laying out my winter clothes Wishing I was gone Going home Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me Leading me To going home In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of every glove that laid him down And cut him till he cried out In his anger and his shame "I am leaving, I am leaving" But the fighter still remains, he's still remains Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie

@totmitkeule Жыл бұрын

Thx for lyrics i would directly sing :)

@Phil72099 2 жыл бұрын

this holds up to time, it came out in 1968, I was 17. it is now 40 some years old

@JosephLopresti-gs5fe Жыл бұрын

I accidently came across this today. This is one of the most amazing versions of one of my all time favorite songs. AWESOME!!!!!!

@bobrossi3632 3 жыл бұрын

Damn gentlemen, this is sweet. The best part for me is the blending of your harmonies. Perfect balance.

@mikekilo9476 3 жыл бұрын

MAGNIFICENT, and with an extra thumbs up for including the "missing" verse

@BlackBoxRoads 7 ай бұрын

Way better than i was expecting, the guitar is just as perfect as the voices, God bless you boys. Keep it true this way!

@emilygrace1960 2 жыл бұрын

I could sit here and listen to these two sing like this all day. So soothing and relaxing. That air tight harmony just gets me!

@Smannellites 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I stumbled on this by chance. Mesmerising, lovely singing, harmonies and guitar. Great performance.

@BullshitMan 3 жыл бұрын

Lads, absolutely brilliant. Nothing else to say. Except the views on this are criminal. 1000. Get your shit together KZfaq algorithm.

@toddswartz3510 3 жыл бұрын

Great job....Paul Simon wouldn't hit his head on the ceiling😂

@ThinWhiteAxe 3 жыл бұрын

hahahahahaa

@patrickgreene2663 3 жыл бұрын

That's friggin' funny but true🤜

@toddswartz3510 3 жыл бұрын

@@patrickgreene2663 😂

@Tocy777isback0414 3 жыл бұрын

well since he has a bodyguard....duh :'D

@mmcbey1401 7 ай бұрын

I've been a HUGE S&G fan since about 1967 and am blown away by this version. Stunning.

@Mr.red1973 6 ай бұрын

Just stumbled upon this and I'm totally amazed. Included the rare middle verse too. Great vocal harmony and beautifully played. Spot on. 👍

@jeremyglauert870 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard that version before, it’s great. This song reminds me of my life as I was kicked out of home and lived on the street for awhile. Everything in that song happened to me over 60 years including the ice bleeding me. I use to play this album all the time in 1968 or 69. Good job

@foolforruel5589 2 жыл бұрын

Back here 1 year later…still love this so much

@zefini7397 2 жыл бұрын

Since in my 14 years we love that song,

@remygarrison1451 3 жыл бұрын

Great music isn’t meant for just one generation. A you guys prove that.

@carolcheung876 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful beyond words. Thank you so much for the performance! Please think about perform this piece of great music in public.

@freddula3159 2 күн бұрын

Just beautiful

@martin5504 3 жыл бұрын

Modern songs just don't cut it like these oldies. Thanks for this.

@jessicacosiguitar 3 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@greenbeagle13 3 жыл бұрын

Dear Mother of God - this is absolutely BEAUTIFUL...., I grew up on Simon and Garfunkel so I am a prude when it comes to their music being covered - these guys NAILED IT.

@gokos4765 3 жыл бұрын

I like the way ben tunes the guitar with his mouth

@sundaynightdrunk 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the '80s, I used a tuning fork to tune my guitars (A-440), which was pretty common. I'd tune the A string, and would tell my singer buddy "give me a 'D'," and he'd sing me a perfect D to tune that string, and on down the strings. After a while, he'd hear me tune the A and automatically start feeding me the next notes (DGBE). I've never heard anyone else do it until these guys reminded me. Such a cool memory.

@gokos4765 3 жыл бұрын

@@sundaynightdrunk lol

@user-hl2hx2sh1u 6 ай бұрын

BRAVO! Very nice harmony just like S&G. Thank you

@michaeldenning6269 6 ай бұрын

Love it guys, thank you! Mike aged 71....!

@kemosteen9208 3 жыл бұрын

"Did you hear the generator come on?" Sorry, no. I was entranced with the presentation.

@misselder1 3 жыл бұрын

I wanted him to tap the table after the lai lai lai’s. 😁 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@Mittnamnarupptaget 6 ай бұрын

You would think that you two are brothers! Your voices are so much alike!

@l.f.treadwell3949 6 ай бұрын

What this world would be without music and those that bring it to us. Thank you for bringing us the music, boys.❤

@hpkeong 3 жыл бұрын

I closed my eyes to enjoy the harmony vocal of these two youngsters. Really touching!

@duplife 2 жыл бұрын

Privilege to be No. 1000. Simply love it!

@susanroycroft89 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful rendition, an I've been playing and listening to them for over 50 years now, very good guitar playing And coming in at the Right time with those harmonies, WOW, what a pleasure to listen to you both. 😢😮😊

@johno4521 3 жыл бұрын

And they even included the 'lost' verse!!

@owen3721 Жыл бұрын

Id never heard that verse before

@ckutzli 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you don’t get tired of my comments but you ROCKED IT again! Both of you.

@danielmesery2904 6 ай бұрын

I sure would like to see Paul Simon,s reaction , to hearing this .🎶🎸🌟

@puttyman.paintpark 6 күн бұрын

감사합니다! 더 많은 곡 들려주세요 😍

@marybloom2948 3 жыл бұрын

The lyrics, which are perfect, are perfectly understood with your gorgeous blend of voices and guitar! What I love about Sunday!

@bobf.5538 3 жыл бұрын

My goosebumps have goosebumps

@bobcatross5097 3 жыл бұрын

Lol yes.

@happygoluckyperson2935 Ай бұрын

Beautiful! perfect! I listen over and over.❤

@richmondstevenj Ай бұрын

Best cover on KZfaq for sure

@st.roberts4295 3 жыл бұрын

I am insulted it took three months before I seen this, my friends thank you!

@redryderaus 3 жыл бұрын

Tears were rolling down my face. Absolutely beautiful, guys.

@tomsbrewing1 6 ай бұрын

You guys rule. Every time I watch this, I'm taken back to my childhood. Well played.

@gregoryquint7653 6 ай бұрын

Obviously growing up in the 60's with all their songs, this song is STILL my favorite of all their songs! Well done. ❤

@hawkins5372 3 жыл бұрын

Best vocal cover I've heard of this song.

@davesilver5493 3 жыл бұрын

Makes me want to see both of you in concert in S&G show! I love Taylor’s new album!!!

@Kennyboybass 3 жыл бұрын

Shivers down my spine

@paullaurier 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much this France, very beautiful 💚🇫🇷

@jessicacosiguitar 3 жыл бұрын

They are amazing!

@coreynixon2685 3 жыл бұрын

any chance you could do bridge over troubled water, this is beautiful

@brendanharris4395 3 жыл бұрын

Who thumbs down to this magic. Jealous people I say. Nice work boys.

@deminiyoucef59 3 жыл бұрын

Liked within 2 secs and I'm still jealous for not having such a lovely harmonic voice so I can sing to myself when I'm hiding in my room and safe within my womb .

@robwagner7545 3 жыл бұрын

You nailed it. Jealousy

@amrradwan3424 2 жыл бұрын

I’m 81 years old. I’am a professional geotechnical engineer. I loved music and used to play simplified songs on piano. I loved your song and i can play it sometime. Radwan from Egypt 😄

@mikethedude1815 3 жыл бұрын

wow just saw this by luck. this is what we all need more in this crazy world.. for a moment i went years back into my childhood where everything was so inocent and peacefull thx alot.. realy love it

@franckl2054 3 жыл бұрын

discovered on josh turner's youtube channel, i appreciate your covers and your style, bravo for the emotion you offer and the sincerity of your approach. a big thank you from France.

@henrykgugala5673 3 жыл бұрын

Wery wery gut song lowe song from polen gut job boys

@silviamontemezzi6417 2 жыл бұрын

Ragazzi, mi avete regalato una grande emozione e gli occhi ora sono lucidi e pieni di nostalgia. 😘 da Verona - Italia

@TheMDGMobile 3 жыл бұрын

The secret to singing this song is the 'breathiness' - its like soft hands in football. Genius!

@JustinCase-lu6qp 3 ай бұрын

Excellent! So much talent!!

@HeikoCool 3 жыл бұрын

Already after few seconds - goosebumps

@gerrydeviller1089 3 жыл бұрын

"It's another Sunday":) and another awesome performance! When the world gets back to some sense of normalcy and your career soars to superstardom I hope that you will continue to entertain us here each Sunday. Bravo guys!

@terrybutler1096 6 ай бұрын

That was excellent. The best harmonised version ever. Truly terrific.

@punit-naik Жыл бұрын

This brings tears to my eyes!

@jimkidwell4855 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you fellas. This is still after all these years a very important song and you both bring artistry, talent, and precision to the vocals and the guitar.

@cmulder007 3 жыл бұрын

Vocal perfection!! (and nailed the guitar too)

@RATPsinger 3 жыл бұрын

the voice of angels....

@liberty9348 2 жыл бұрын

Good cover guys. Love this song... probably the best song ever written by Mr. Simon.

@fdw1023 Жыл бұрын

I don't know who you guys are, but the quality of the playing and singing is incredible!

@CrazzyHouzeBlog 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful!!

@jonniebosh2238 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant, boys

@JoelLustre 3 жыл бұрын

Effortless. Well done. But who else filled in the "cannon" sound starting at 1:34? :)

@3people100 3 жыл бұрын

fun fact. the way they got that sound was by putting a snare drum at the bottom of an elevator shaft and put the microphone at the top of the shaft and added extra reverb.

@aumenarys 3 жыл бұрын

@@3people100 This sounds wrong... I'm pretty sure it was a corridor in the studio building (and extra reverb of course).

@aumenarys 3 жыл бұрын

"The song has only one drumbeat, and played during the 'lie-la-lie' refrain. The session drummer Hal Blaine created the heavily reverberated drum sound with the help of producer Roy Halee, who found a spot for the drums *in front of an elevator* in the Columbia offices. The recording of the drum was recorded as the song was being played live by the musicians. Blaine would pound the drums at the end of the "Lie la lie" vocals that were playing in his headphones, and at one point, an elderly security guard got a big surprise when he came out of the elevator and was startled by Blaine's thunderous drums. Hal Blaine recounted the recording process, "There we were with all these mic cables, my drums, and a set of headphones," says Blaine. "When the chorus came around - the 'lie-la-lie' bit - Roy had me come down on my snare drum as hard as I could. In that hallway, right next to this open elevator shaft, it sounded like a cannon shot! Which was just the kind of sound we were after." " So there was an elevator involved but it was the corridor, as I remembered haha