Cynaera wrote: 


Thank you, Cynaera...  hugs to you...  and yes, this song is soooo good for the ears!

 

 emeraldrose63 wrote: 


I know what you mean...  and this song is one of his marvelous many...  hope you are having a fine day!

 

I think I was disappointed with this album when it came out, but now I listen to it more than Graceland which I kinda overplayed. This may be the best song on the album.

 romeotuma wrote: 

Yep. I love him!

I used to listen to this album as a teenager.
Just can't stop admiring it, excellent beat and flowing music.  

Paul Simon in general is one of my most favorite musicians and I truly love this song

 fredriley wrote: 
Lay off, okay? Romeotuma is who he is, he loves music like you and I do, and he expresses it the way he does. If that's a problem for you, walk away for awhile, breathe, and maybe get a hobby. Fly a kite. Go fishing. Crochet a quilt.

Wow. I think I should go fishing, because I know that other stuff. We all love music, so let's just accept it and move on.

And I love Paul Simon's music. So there.

8 >> 9

 romeotuma wrote: 
Could you please post a different comment? I'm getting fed up with reading about your lug holes :(

 cattgirl813 wrote: 

I always thought the 'The Obvious Child' was a bad opener. I often used to skip it as it didn't create the right mood for the album.

One of my favourites has got to be 'Can't run but'.

 Papernapkin wrote: 
Hah, that's funny.
But Paul Simon does not write bad songs, so I'm afraid to hear what your favorites are.

cattgirl813 wrote:
Was the same with me for a long time. Now I like every single piece on it. A real grower.

This is one of my all-time favorite records. One of those albums that got me through a very tough time. I still don't understand what Simon's trying to say most of time in Rhythm of the Saints, but I don't understand a lot of things. Paul Simon takes the ambiguity to sublime heights, for me.

also- nice segue, those two songs came together beautifully...Diallo's West African groove and then Simon's S. American beat; the percussion section of this cd was most definitely from Brazil...

This is the second worst song I've ever heard.

a definite classic!

coding_to_music wrote:

Thinking the same thing, actually. The same thing.

bcorcoran wrote:

Here on RP, we can do as we wish. Thank you for your guidance though.

swelements wrote:

And/or "Al"

birdland wrote:

Poetic pablum, I'll grant you. :)

Gee, stop playing with fire all of you :P

Some people like it, some people don't. Simple! Rate it accordingly and move on!

sqqqrly wrote:

Poetry, actually.

fredriley wrote:

I hit the same button. The lyrics are can only be described as pablum....

fredriley wrote:

yep . . . all that you said . . . he's annoying

I don't know what it is about this guy - pretentiousness? Ripping off (sorry, 'paying homage to') African musical styles? Insipid voice? - but he really, really gets on my nerves. I had to hit the pause button after a minute of this one :(

...always makes me feel better.

LittleMike wrote:

I kind of like this. I have this album on cassette and never make it past "The Obvious Child." I guess I should expand my horizons, eh?

"...the planet groans every time it registers another birth..."

Just watch the fungus grow. Too much of a good thing.

you can identify any Paul Simon song by the first 2 bangs on the bongos.

This is a great song, a 9 or so

But I would like to not hear it for a very long time

Sick of it...