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Paul Simon — Mother And Child Reunion
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curtsusu
(Cactus Country)
Posted: May 18, 2013 - 19:17
 
I had a Greyhound too that meant sooo very much to me also...
 
GT66 wrote:
In light of the fact that this is about a dog of his that died, the lyrics have become more poignant. I had to put my first greyhound down due to bone cancer and it was very emotionally draining. I have another greyhound now that has been with me for six years and is starting to get up there in years. I dread the day that's inevitably coming and sometimes I wonder if I will be able to handle it. You get so attached to "man's best friend" it gets harder and harder to discern them as just a pet.n Here's my dog Tiger:




 



lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Apr 17, 2013 - 11:44
 
Whenever I start worrying that RP is getting a little repetitive during my 5 or 6 hours of daily listening, they break out a unique block like this that I haven't heard on RP - and wont hear the grouping anywhere else.

Iron & Wine — Glad Man Singing

MsJudi
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Dec 12, 2012 - 23:01
 
This is the ringtone for my daughter.

cherjr
(New York, USA)
Posted: Oct 11, 2012 - 05:25
 
...And that's probably worst one from probably greatest of Simon's solo albums! ;-)

ploba
(the other coast and hang a left)
Posted: Oct 11, 2012 - 05:24
 
one of those songs that just brings me right back to a time and place....a 10!
 

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: May 06, 2012 - 06:53
 
 lemmoth wrote:
I forget how much I love this song.  Thanks RP
 
It's a good tune.  I guess because he wrote so many bigger hits, one doesn't hear this song too much.

LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 21:40
 

Thanks for the comments about the inspiration for this song.  How long have I wondered what this song is about, and have felt like a real loon for chipperly singing along.  "Who's the Mother?  The Child?  Is it about Jesus & Mary, reunited in heaven?  Written for a movie, the meaning rising from the plot?  What? What? "


And here it is, a song about a late dog.   {#Confused}



lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 09:23
 
I forget how much I love this song.  Thanks RP

Baketown
Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 09:21
 

Great Song!



KKeith
(NC)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 11:51
 
My understanding is that Paul Simon saw the movie "The Harder They Come" with Jimmy Cliff, was totally blown away by the music in the movie, and went down to Jamaica to record this song and others with the same band that was backing Jimmy Cliff in the recording studio in the movie.

thelistener
Posted: Feb 18, 2011 - 23:15
 
 toterola wrote:

As a fellow dog-lover, I feel you. I tell my sweetie (who can only be described as a "dog fanatic") that the trade off for having a fellow being who thinks that you are the greatest thing in the world is that their span is so much shorter than ours. Never fear, though.

That kind of selfless devotion and unconditional love is no doubt rewarded. And kindred spirits are always reunited. That's my simplistic view of things, anyway. Namaste. {#Daisy}
 
Yeah Dogs are cool. They are very attuned to alot of things,in many ways more advanced thamn Humans! ...and God well Dog spelt backwards


toterola
(Further)
Posted: Nov 16, 2010 - 14:29
 
 GT66 wrote:
In light of the fact that this is about a dog of his that died, the lyrics have become more poignant. I had to put my first greyhound down due to bone cancer and it was very emotionally draining. I have another greyhound now that has been with me for six years and is starting to get up there in years. I dread the day that's inevitably coming and sometimes I wonder if I will be able to handle it. You get so attached to "man's best friend" it gets harder and harder to discern them as just a pet.n Here's my dog Tiger:



 
As a fellow dog-lover, I feel you. I tell my sweetie (who can only be described as a "dog fanatic") that the trade off for having a fellow being who thinks that you are the greatest thing in the world is that their span is so much shorter than ours. Never fear, though.

That kind of selfless devotion and unconditional love is no doubt rewarded. And kindred spirits are always reunited. That's my simplistic view of things, anyway. Namaste. {#Daisy}

GT66
Posted: Jun 10, 2010 - 09:08
 
In light of the fact that this is about a dog of his that died, the lyrics have become more poignant. I had to put my first greyhound down due to bone cancer and it was very emotionally draining. I have another greyhound now that has been with me for six years and is starting to get up there in years. I dread the day that's inevitably coming and sometimes I wonder if I will be able to handle it. You get so attached to "man's best friend" it gets harder and harder to discern them as just a pet.n Here's my dog Tiger:




Ulises
(Fairbanks, Alaska)
Posted: Jun 10, 2010 - 09:01
 
 TanteJensen wrote:

Nothing in special. His dog died a short while before, and it's inspired by a chinese restaurant's dish of the same name (chicken with egg), as others have said before. Me & Julio ... is another song without any real meaning. We'll have to deal with it. 9
 

Pop pap.

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Apr 07, 2010 - 22:02
 
Please, lets not get maudlin over this.  A nice song by a nice guy, but Reggae?  Hardly. 

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Apr 07, 2010 - 22:00
 


classic...  love it...



sharkey
(Toronto - Ontario - Canada)
Posted: Nov 01, 2009 - 14:39
 
 TanteJensen wrote:

Nothing in special. His dog died a short while before, and it's inspired by a chinese restaurant's dish of the same name (chicken with egg), as others have said before. Me & Julio ... is another song without any real meaning. We'll have to deal with it.
His dog died, so it is special.  Read the lyrics....
Wikisays:
The song was one of the earliest by a white musician to feature prominent elements of reggae. The title of the song has its origin in a chicken-and-egg dish called "Mother and Child Reunion" that Paul Simon saw on a Chinese restaurant's menu.<1> But the song was written for a dog of Simon's that was run over and killed.<2>


TanteJensen
(one step ahead from my shoe shine, two steps away from the county line)
Posted: Oct 01, 2009 - 00:59
 
 squidish wrote:
What is this song about???{#Eh}
 
Nothing in special. His dog died a short while before, and it's inspired by a chinese restaurant's dish of the same name (chicken with egg), as others have said before. Me & Julio ... is another song without any real meaning. We'll have to deal with it. 9



hewijew
(London)
Posted: Oct 01, 2009 - 00:55
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_And_Child_Reunion

 squidish wrote:
What is this song about???{#Eh}
 



squidish
(Underwater in the SF Bay)
Posted: May 27, 2009 - 10:16
 
What is this song about???{#Eh}

ploba
Posted: May 05, 2006 - 06:51
 
man does this ever bring back childhood memories - i think this was a hit when I was 10 or 11 years old - loved it then and i still love it today!
steeler
(Riding The Bus to Canton)
Posted: Apr 20, 2006 - 17:00
 
aharamanx wrote:
Paul Simon is truly a major thread in the tapestry that is a lot of people's lives - all over the world. His work is timeless.


Well put.
berrycoffman
Posted: Apr 06, 2006 - 02:25
 
One of the greatest lyric writers (not necessarily highlighted inthis song) reminds me of what we used to listen to when i was a child, love it, love it, love it.
KurtfromLaQuinta
(La Quinta, CA)
Posted: Dec 24, 2005 - 13:45
 
apd wrote:
I heard that this was his first solo single - if that's the case, that's quite a ballsy move, considering that it must have been the first time mainstream radio listeners would have heard reggae. (Though I still wish he had stuck to his original plan and recorded it as a ska track).
"My Boy Lollipop"- 1965 by Millie Small (I think that was the year?!?!!)
freeone1
(few want to be here...)
Posted: Nov 10, 2005 - 18:22
 
This song is making me dance!
kazuma
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Nov 10, 2005 - 18:20
 
apd wrote:
I heard that this was his first solo single - if that's the case, that's quite a ballsy move, considering that it must have been the first time mainstream radio listeners would have heard reggae. (Though I still wish he had stuck to his original plan and recorded it as a ska track).

Wow. I'd like to hear what the ska version would have sounded like.

Thinking back, this actually was pretty innovative given what his peers were doing at the time. And it probably was the first time I heard "reggae" which is kind of a horrifying thought!
kazuma
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Nov 10, 2005 - 18:18
 
Dang! Two faux reggae songs in a row that work!
Pipes
(Murray, UT)
Posted: Oct 12, 2005 - 12:40
 
cgrow wrote:
When I have to get out of the bathtub to change the music, it's bad. I can not get past the whiny vocals. Sucko barfo, sorry.


There's a visual we can all live without!
Death_to_Clear_Channel
(Chicago)
Posted: Oct 12, 2005 - 12:17
 
One of those strange occasions where I loathe the artist but not the song.
xkolibuul
(Green Mountain State)
Posted: Jul 30, 2005 - 12:05
 
I agree. This song is indeed BAD. It is also PHAT, SICK, and just plain DA BOMB. At least that is the only rational conclusion to your comments.

Paul Simon may like to mine diverse musical veins, but no one can say he doesn't do so brilliantly.

I suspect this set may be Bill's statement on the depth of ska's and reggae's influence on the modern musical world. THANK YOU, JAMAICA





kerouvian wrote:


To me it just sounds bad, a bad mixture between bad pop and badly understood ethnic music. Cannot help it.

kerouvian
(Leuven, Belgium)
Posted: Jun 16, 2005 - 07:05
 
ploafmaster wrote:
Oh how I love this song.

Sounds so dolorous, yet so hopeful. So good!


To me it just sounds bad, a bad mixture between bad pop and badly understood ethnic music. Cannot help it.
ploafmaster
(Richmond, VA)
Posted: May 03, 2005 - 07:56
 
Oh how I love this song.

Sounds so dolorous, yet so hopeful. So good!
BoundersBooksSeller
Posted: Mar 27, 2005 - 16:14
 
At the time, a preview of what was to come with the masterful Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints.
Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: Jan 20, 2005 - 07:35
 
upinya wrote:

Armistice Day, Run That Body Down and Peace Like a River.
:)


Bought the reissues/remasters of this CD (the first solo CD) last year. Excellent (as is "There Goes Rhym'n Simon" and "Still Crazy After All These Years."
cgrow
(NY, NY)
Posted: Dec 21, 2004 - 18:38
 
When I have to get out of the bathtub to change the music, it's bad. I can not get past the whiny vocals. Sucko barfo, sorry.
upinya
(Raleigh, NC)
Posted: Nov 22, 2004 - 05:39
 
Omega wrote:
More Paul Simon, esp. from his first solo album.

Armistice Day, Run That Body Down and Peace Like a River.
:)
apd
(Toronto, On)
Posted: Sep 09, 2004 - 12:47
 
I heard that this was his first solo single - if that's the case, that's quite a ballsy move, considering that it must have been the first time mainstream radio listeners would have heard reggae. (Though I still wish he had stuck to his original plan and recorded it as a ska track).
spek10
Posted: Sep 09, 2004 - 10:09
 
yummy!
rulebritannia
(Sussex countryside, England)
Posted: Aug 25, 2004 - 15:55
 
Dave_Mack wrote:
Paul Simon is really one of the most talented guys out there. Pretty funny in Annie Hall, too. I don't remember where I read it, but apparently "Mother and Child Reunion" was inspired by a dish (of the same name) Paul saw on a menu in a Chinese restaurant. The dish featured both chicken and an egg. Bleah.
Bleah, indeed. Simon is a brilliant guy and he was very funny in Annie Hall. This song, on the other hand, drove me nuts when it was top 40 and still does today. Bleah.

thermion7
(Vancouver, WA USA)
Posted: Aug 25, 2004 - 15:54
 
I guess he got the title from the name of a "chicken and egg" entre on a chinese menu.
RichardPrins
(z­­³)
Posted: Aug 10, 2004 - 22:58
 

depski2003
(Colgate University)
Posted: Jun 30, 2004 - 11:04
 
oldslabsides wrote:
simon & garfunkel i liked....simon alone is, well, occasionally entertaining, but this isn't one of those occasions....bleh


It's very hard to compare the two. SImon and Garfunkel had a sound - completely unique and special. While each song differered from the one before it, there was still that binding sound. When Paul when out on his own, he experimented all over the place. "Graceland" is an album with chiefly African influences. "Rhythm of the Saints" is one with latin influences. Each and every Paul Simon song is different, with the only thing tying them together being Paul himself.

He's a very, very talented singer-songwriter, but he always kept changing his style.

8)
kerr
Posted: Jun 17, 2004 - 05:46
 
Bit of a classic this one.
serenity5
Posted: Jun 17, 2004 - 05:38
 
oldslabsides wrote:
simon & garfunkel i liked....simon alone is, well, occasionally entertaining, but this isn't one of those occasions....bleh


I agree wholeheartedly...blah.
Red_Dragon
(somewhere in the great midwest)
Posted: May 21, 2004 - 18:17
 
simon & garfunkel i liked....simon alone is, well, occasionally entertaining, but this isn't one of those occasions....bleh
funkaholic
(Los Angeles)
Posted: Mar 06, 2004 - 17:52
 
Such self-assured songcraft. Timeless genius.
Art_Carnage
(DeepintheheartofTexas)
Posted: Nov 12, 2003 - 10:47
 
Nothing like a happy, bouncy song about someone's daughter dying.
9-volt
(Asheville, NC - don't move here)
Posted: Nov 12, 2003 - 10:45
 
nice transition from bob marley, bill. this has a nice reggae beat
Schmackdown
Posted: Oct 02, 2003 - 10:10
 
I like. Someone should upload "St. Judy's Comet", another PS track I rarely hear but enjoy- as of today I don't see it in the archives anywhere.
anonymous
(Isle of Man - UK)
Posted: Aug 12, 2003 - 11:19
 
Paul Simon is truly a major thread in the tapestry that is a lot of people's lives - all over the world. His work is timeless.