![]() The Rhythm of the Saints (1990) [ larger cover art ] |
I feel good
It's a fine day
The way the sun hits off the runway
A cloud shifts
The plane lifts
She moves on
But feel the bite
Whenever you believe that
You'll be lost and love will find you
When the road bends
And the song ends
She moves on
I know the reason I
Feel so blessed
My heart still splashes
Inside my chest, but she
She is like a top
She cannot stop
She moves on
A sympathetic stranger
Lights a candle in the middle of the night
Her voice cracks
She jumps back
But she moves on
She says "Ooh my storybook lover
You have underestimated my power
As you shortly will discover"
The I fall to my knees
Shake a rattle at the skies
I'm afraid that I'll be taken
Abandoned, forsaken
In her cold coffee eyes
She can't sleep now
The moon is red
She fights a fever
She burns in bed
She needs to talk so
We take a walk
Down in the maroon light
She says "Maybe these emotions are
As near to love as love will ever be"
So I agree
Then the moon breaks
She takes the corner that's all she takes
She moves on
She says "Ooh my storybook lover
You have underestimated my power
As you shortly will discover"
Then I fall to my knees
I grow weak, I go slack
As if she captured the breath of my
voice in a bottle
And I can't catch it back
But I feel good
It's a fine day
The way the sun hits off the runway
A cloud shifts
The plane lifts
She moves on
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Jun 11, 2013 - 13:06 This is a fantastic song... love it... love this album... | |
| helenofjoy (Arlington, VA) | Posted: Jun 11, 2013 - 13:05 Love his work! | |
| coloradojohn (A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | Posted: Apr 09, 2013 - 13:01 I just love how this talented musical genius man can write and sing about being married to — and hurt by — Carrie Fisher; let's not forget she was Princess Leia at the time — in such a cool, groovy song, and have the guts to share it with us all. Thanks, Paul, for this and all such peeks into your mind, heart, and soul. The world is a richer place for it! | |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Mar 09, 2013 - 01:11 I don't believe in God but I believe in Paul Simon. | |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Dec 30, 2012 - 16:28 | |
| Montysano | Posted: Nov 29, 2012 - 07:30 As great as "Graceland" is, "Rhythm of the Saints" has always been my favorite Simon album, and easily one of my Top 10 of all time. That said, Simon's latest, "So Beautiful or So What" is fantastic. | |
| Stingray | Posted: Oct 03, 2012 - 06:50 Time for something new from "Päuli" | |
| asilbuch | Posted: Jul 26, 2012 - 13:29 Have never heard anything by Paul I didn't like. | |
| coloradojohn (A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | Posted: Jun 30, 2012 - 20:59
with her | |
| djaychicago (In a far, far better place) | Posted: May 29, 2012 - 23:18 Mr. Music! Great song from one of my all time favorite song writers and performers! | |
| jberko (Franklin, TN) | Posted: Dec 17, 2011 - 16:06 great percussion | |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Oct 21, 2011 - 00:51 I'm giving this 10 for everything other than PS voice..........et al is magnificent! | |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Oct 15, 2011 - 09:40 Definitely one of my most favorite songs from Paul Simon......and a multitude of memories of a much better time. | |
| lshinkawa (Berkeley, CA) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 20:27 Agree that this is a great album, but I think his new stuff is terrific, too. | |
| kcar | Posted: Aug 19, 2011 - 00:46 BKardon wrote: If this is his last great album - what a way to go! This album holds up better than Graceland, in my opinion. Ermm...He wrote "The Capeman, a musical that bombed on Broadway in '98. He put out the CD "Surprise" in '06. And he came out with a new album, "So Beautiful Or So What" this year; RP has played some of the songs from it. I've always wondered whether this song is about the end of his marriage to Carrie Fisher—I know he makes reference to her in "Graceland." It just amazes me that they were ever involved; now that I look on Wikipedia, they were together (on and off) for almost ten years. Carrie in her day was doing all sorts of drugs; she had a reputation of being able to party as hard as John Belushi did before that speedball did him in. Then you throw in her bipolar disorder...Paul Simon OTOH seems as mild and clean as a church mouse. | |
| run4more (The cave) | Posted: Jul 18, 2011 - 15:39 I have to give Paul some points for the percussion. And as I say this I realize that through the years it has been that element that has been the deciding factor for most of the Paul Simon songs that I've liked. | |
| BKardon (Boulder, CO by way of State and Madison) | Posted: Mar 14, 2011 - 08:42 Stingray wrote: Yes - the little fucker is a genius! CERTAINLY!!! PS Still - nothing new since 1990! Nothing in 20 years! The STING-issue...? COMPLETE BURNOUT...? If this is his last great album - what a way to go! This album holds up better than Graceland, in my opinion. | |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Jan 10, 2011 - 16:25 Yes - the little fucker is a genius! CERTAINLY!!! PS Still - nothing new since 1990! Nothing in 20 years! The STING-issue...? COMPLETE BURNOUT...? | |
| nightmann | Posted: Jan 01, 2011 - 11:04 nice song w good vibe | |
| fingerpin (oHIo) | Posted: Dec 20, 2010 - 13:39 PFM wrote: I think he is talking about Los Lobos. Go here under Controversy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graceland_%28album%29 I never knew of this before. I went to the cited reference to read the whole interview with Steve Berlin. I was pretty shocked about Paul Simon's alleged attitude and approach. My perspective on the music has done a 180. Shit. | |
| kcar | Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 20:05 PFM wrote: I think he is talking about Los Lobos. Go here under Controversy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graceland_%28album%29 I first learned about this fight over "The Myth of Fingerprints" from another RPer. I tend to believe Los Lobos on this one. If you rely only on the Wikipedia article, Paul Simon pretty much dances around the issue and never states "Yes, I wrote this song on my own." The way I see it, Paul screwed over Los Lobos when it came to "Myth"—or tried to. But the guy has decades of hits that he undisputedly wrote on his own. | |
| polymerchm (Silver Spring, MD) | Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 19:59 eno wrote: He's on it again! :) and again. Still good. | |
| eno (Germany) | Posted: Oct 30, 2010 - 04:06 NeilBlanchard wrote: Paul Simon - She Moves On = 8 Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban - Drume Negrita = 8 The Police - The Bed's Too Big Without You = 8 You're on a roll, Bill! He's on it again! :) | |
| ugly (Compton, CA) | Posted: Oct 18, 2010 - 03:17 I haven't heard this song in a loooooonnng time. Thanks for letting me hear it. I loved that whole album at one time. | |
| NeilBlanchard (Greater Boston area, Massachusetts) | Posted: Sep 28, 2010 - 12:13 Paul Simon - She Moves On = 8 Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban - Drume Negrita = 8 The Police - The Bed's Too Big Without You = 8 You're on a roll, Bill! | |
| Mandible | Posted: Sep 28, 2010 - 12:13 scraig wrote: you just played Simon and Garfunkel 35 minutes ago. I hope that's not a complaint!? ![]() | |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Sep 16, 2010 - 08:58 REALLY CONVINCED THIS LITTLE GUY IS A GENIUS! UNBELIEVABLE HIS VARIOUS QUALITIES! | |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Aug 27, 2010 - 12:24 you just played Simon and Garfunkel 35 minutes ago. | |
| a-shultz | Posted: Aug 27, 2010 - 12:22 TwinEngine wrote: Wow, this playlist has really flowed tonight. Hard to explain how it works, but masterful programming! Paul Simon - She Moves On Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban - Drume Negrita The Police - The Bed's Too Big Without You Red Hot Chili Peppers - Breaking The Girl Most interesting...here 6 months later and the same four exact songs just played. | |
| planet_lizard (Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy) | Posted: Aug 27, 2010 - 12:20 Dig the conga segue from Ry Cooder... | |
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: Aug 04, 2010 - 18:59 Just make me log in to rate this! ok, I did. Paul Simon is always makin me move and dance. Love the lyrics too. Sweet voice. How can you just not love his music? | |
| SweTex (Swede living in Texas) | Posted: Jul 26, 2010 - 12:13 parrothead wrote: IMO this tune is not that good. Paul Simon is a very talented guy. We would not have heard of a guy named Art Garfunkal if it was not for Paul Simon. You do not know what your talking about. And we probably wouldn't have heard about Art Garfunkel either.. | |
| wxdad | Posted: Jul 03, 2010 - 22:05 Perhaps there's angst w/ the muse ... | |
| Forest267 (Milwaukee) | Posted: Jun 28, 2010 - 06:31 Papernapkin wrote: PS is no-talent hack who steals from others. Not an ounce of talent. Art, is that you? vit wrote: Art, is that you? LOL | |
| parrothead (could be anywhere in the great USA) | Posted: Jun 24, 2010 - 15:13 Papernapkin wrote: PS is no-talent hack who steals from others. Not an ounce of talent. IMO this tune is not that good. Paul Simon is a very talented guy. We would not have heard of a guy named Art Garfunkal if it was not for Paul Simon. You do not know what your talking about. | |
| PFM (Off the road) | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 10:45 Mandible wrote: Who did he steal from? I think he is talking about Los Lobos. Go here under Controversy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graceland_%28album%29 | |
| vit | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 10:39 Papernapkin wrote: PS is no-talent hack who steals from others. Not an ounce of talent. Art, is that you? | |
| DeeCee1109 (People's Republic of A2) | Posted: May 01, 2010 - 09:05 Harmless enough - pleasant background vibe. | |
| BKardon (Boulder, CO by way of State and Madison) | Posted: Apr 25, 2010 - 17:49 rp1125 wrote: not his best appropriation of african music He wasn't doing the African music thing on this abum. | |
| rp1125 | Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 11:32 not his best appropriation of african music | |
| whaze (Chicago) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 21:36 This post is completely innocent of any rhetorical accomplishment. Not an ounce of truth. Papernapkin wrote: PS is no-talent hack who steals from others. Not an ounce of talent. | |
| TwinEngine | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 21:31 Wow, this playlist has really flowed tonight. Hard to explain how it works, but masterful programming! Paul Simon - She Moves On Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban - Drume Negrita The Police - The Bed's Too Big Without You Red Hot Chili Peppers - Breaking The Girl | |
| Mandible | Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 12:39 Papernapkin wrote: PS is no-talent hack who steals from others. Not an ounce of talent. Who did he steal from? | |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 20:19 PS is no-talent hack who steals from others. Not an ounce of talent. | |
| rumplestiltskin | Posted: Sep 01, 2009 - 17:07 That has to be the most masterful segue I've ever heard: Paul Simon - She Moves On Dead Can Dance - The Snake and the Moon | |
| LowPhreak (United States of Duplicitous Tools) | Posted: Aug 13, 2009 - 04:14 horstman wrote: Wow. Did you drop acid today? You're clearly not yourself. On noes! Not the dreaded Lysergic! I'd much rather harp about Jesus and have illicit sexual liaisons. ![]() | |
| Shelley444 | Posted: Apr 17, 2009 - 15:30 Shelley444 wrote: sss I'm glad you listened! Feel the same.Strange story about a chevy 410. Contact me if you will? Weird! I'm having a hard time registering on this site, don't normally do this, but a little help will do! Scopiomoon63@ ymail.com. Reply !!! | |
| Shelley444 | Posted: Apr 17, 2009 - 13:57 GChevy410 wrote: I listened to this song this morning during my jog! The weird thing is, I had never paid attention to it, and maybe have listened to it a total of 5 times in my life! I took particular notice of it, and thought I should listen to it again...and here it is! I'm glad you listened! Feel the same.Strange story about a chevy 410. Contact me if you will? Weird! | |
| Shelley444 | Posted: Apr 17, 2009 - 13:46 I think I finally found a place to call home! The spirit moves when it finds the need! Chevy 410? where did you come up with that? | |
| Mandible | Posted: Apr 17, 2009 - 13:41 |


