cosmiclint
(Vancouver BC) | | Posted: Mar 13, 2011 - 16:42 | |
jagdriver wrote:Reading 10 on the Wimpometer.
Oh come on. Nothing says masculinity like a harpsichord. |
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 08:02 | |
fredriley wrote:I've been to Scarborough a few times, but I don't ever remember there ever being a fair, let alone loads of sage, rosemary and thyme. A wide open South Beach, posh hotels in the middle, and some real tat shops up at the North end, but no fair. Reckon S&G have sold us a pup on that one.
Apparently, the Scarborough Fairs ended in the 18th Century. Paul Simon didn't wholly compose this tune; he derived it from a traditional English ballad, which was also from that time period (but you probably know that). |
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jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | | Posted: Jan 25, 2011 - 14:04 | |
Reading 10 on the Wimpometer.
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danuneken
(Oslo, Norway) | | Posted: Dec 25, 2010 - 05:26 | |
Always loved how this song on "The Rock Machine Turns You On" album was followed by Taj Mahals' "Statesboro' Blues" !!!
Nice a change of pace!
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danbarry
(Washington DC) | | Posted: Nov 23, 2010 - 12:34 | |
THAT helps explain it! I was blaming my sleepiness on the Thanksgiving lunch we just had at my place of work...
salide wrote:Bill please pick up the pace! Ive been nodding off since K.D. Lang.  |
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salide
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Bill please pick up the pace! Ive been nodding off since K.D. Lang. |
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moonsaura
(Baltimore, Maryland) | | Posted: Nov 07, 2010 - 16:10 | |
9 -> 10! Thank you Bill  |
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Huey
(Netherlands) | | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 02:42 | |
fredriley wrote:I've been to Scarborough a few times, but I don't ever remember there ever being a fair, let alone loads of sage, rosemary and thyme. A wide open South Beach, posh hotels in the middle, and some real tat shops up at the North end, but no fair. Reckon S&G have sold us a pup on that one.
Maybe they have a fair here  |
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prickelpit96
(Where the grass is green and the ball is round, meet me in the stand behind the goal.) | | Posted: Aug 04, 2010 - 03:29 | |
coolpeople_rule wrote:As close to perfection as it gets.
Like your comment is. |
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coolpeople_rule
(Winter wonder land) | | Posted: Jun 17, 2010 - 07:23 | |
As close to perfection as it gets.
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DanFHiggins
(Mid Maryland) | | Posted: Jun 01, 2010 - 10:31 | |
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nano
(syracuse, ny) | | Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 18:04 | |
this song is so absolutely beautiful... it makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up especially on stereo headphones
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 18:20 | |
auckland wrote:Good stuff. The harpsichord (at the time it was recorded definitely a real harpsichord, not a cheap synth...) makes it sound somewhat ancient and timeless. I love it.
Yes, I agree... this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written... as timeless as Mozart...
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auckland
(Offenbach, Germany) | | Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 02:49 | |
Good stuff. The harpsichord (at the time it was recorded definitely a real harpsichord, not a cheap synth...) makes it sound somewhat ancient and timeless. I love it.
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On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud) | | Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 02:13 | |
Great, classic song; now if they'd just lose the harpsichord.
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Bleyfusz
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Songs sounding like this make me feel like a complete sucker.
But never mind.
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lawman
(Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) | | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 12:15 | |
Feeling nostalgic, I checked the "Released" date in Bill's track info: 1999! Wow!
No that was the CD "Best of", I realised: the track was released on an LP in 1966, which kinda fits in a bit better with my poor, addled head.
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peacockangel
(Phoenix) | | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 12:15 | |
Hey Bill ~ a perfect link for ya ~ Girl From The North Country by Bob Dylan
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DaMoGan
(Body on the east coast, Mind on the west coast.) | | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 12:15 | |
fredriley wrote:I've been to Scarborough a few times, but I don't ever remember there ever being a fair, let alone loads of sage, rosemary and thyme. A wide open South Beach, posh hotels in the middle, and some real tat shops up at the North end, but no fair. Reckon S&G have sold us a pup on that one.
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 12:14 | |
I've been to Scarborough a few times, but I don't ever remember there ever being a fair, let alone loads of sage, rosemary and thyme. A wide open South Beach, posh hotels in the middle, and some real tat shops up at the North end, but no fair. Reckon S&G have sold us a pup on that one.
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big_gare
(Langley, Bee Cee, Canada) | | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 12:13 | |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 14:22 | |
This song is wonderful...
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sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia) | | Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 14:13 | |
This is a great song no matter who sings it, but they do a masterful job in this version.
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Dec 25, 2009 - 14:44 | |
gatorade wrote:Magical!
Yes, that is a great way to describe it... love it... |
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gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA) | | Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 18:42 | |
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Casa_Blanca
(I love Essex) | | Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 04:45 | |
American legends - saw them in London a few years ago, they were superb
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That_SOB
(The Dark Side of the Tune) | | Posted: Nov 08, 2009 - 09:20 | |
romeotuma wrote:
ooooh this is gooood...
ooooh indeed it is, the only reason I gave them a 9 is because they broke up.  A real Catch 22. |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Nov 08, 2009 - 09:16 | |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 20:30 | |
Just turned the volume up very loud... fantastic...
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shutter
(You can't get here from there) | | Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 05:11 | |
Quality and longevity notwithstanding, sometimes this song just sounds so trite and saccharine. JMO.
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