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Simon & Garfunkel — Scarborough Fair
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DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Apr 30, 2013 - 19:48
 


nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 05:44
 
My partner and I recently watched "The Graduate" - the movie has not aged well, but the soundtrack, of which this is part, is still glorious.

Mystery Guest
(somewhere else)
Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 05:43
 
Lovely.
Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Jan 26, 2013 - 22:26
 

incredible song...  from a truly great album...
 

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: May 29, 2012 - 07:51
 
 abbey_normal wrote:

If I ever ended up with quadruplets, I'd name them Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.

I would.



 
You'd have a great tradition to follow: Ambrosia Parsley, Rachel Sage, Rosemary Clooney, and Thyme—all backed up by Thyme's band, Thyme. Get all that? {#Lol}

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: May 29, 2012 - 07:48
 
Such a lovely simple album.

LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Apr 27, 2012 - 14:18
 
10!  10!  10!  {#Heartkiss}

funkyalfonso
(Canada)
Posted: Mar 10, 2012 - 00:58
 
 danuneken wrote:
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!


 
I wore that album out. Then I saw TM at the Albert Hall with It's a Beautiful Day. Good times for a kid.

MartiniSlacker
(Morrison, CO)
Posted: Feb 24, 2012 - 04:28
 
Definition of a true classic.  Paul Simon = poet.

(Hanging in Perth on business, love that RP sounds just fine here!)

Jahgal
(Somewhere along the Rhine, über alles)
Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 02:58
 
 mistabird wrote:

ein sehr schönes lied  ich liebe es  {#Heartkiss}

 
Ich auch! 

mistabird
(frei republik allgäu)
Posted: Jan 23, 2012 - 11:40
 

ein sehr schönes lied  ich liebe es  {#Heartkiss}



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jan 23, 2012 - 11:34
 



Everybody in my hotel room loves this magnificent song...  people all over the hotel are shouting at me to turn up the volume...  I will acquiesce to their request...  volume is wayyyy up...


 


GProkopo
(Greenville, NC)
Posted: Jan 07, 2012 - 08:13
 
 Tana wrote:
What an utterly gorgeous song! And it holds up remarkably well over time, perhaps because it's like a folk song.
 
Half of it is a folk song. See Romeotuna's comment below. 

abbey_normal
(Behind keyboard)
Posted: Dec 06, 2011 - 12:45
 

If I ever ended up with quadruplets, I'd name them Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.

I would.




(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Nov 04, 2011 - 21:46
 


absolutely magnificent song...

 

Tana
(Lancaster, PA)
Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 10:14
 
What an utterly gorgeous song! And it holds up remarkably well over time, perhaps because it's like a folk song.

MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 10:12
 

One word... {#Puke}



Baketown
(Maryland)
Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 08:03
 

One Word: Timeless!!



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 08:00
 


This song is wonderful...  love it...




(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Sep 02, 2011 - 22:00
 


Volume just went wayyyy up...

wow...  I have the original vinyl album...  I did not know this—

Paul Simon learned it in 1965 in London from Martin Carthy, who had picked up the tune from the songbook by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger. Then Art Garfunkel set it in counterpoint with "Canticle", a reworking of Simon's 1963 song "The Side of a Hill" with new, anti-war lyrics. It was the lead track of the 1966 album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, and was released as a single after being featured on the soundtrack to The Graduate in 1968. The copyright credited only Simon and Garfunkel as the authors, causing ill-feeling on the part of Carthy, who felt the "traditional" source should have been credited. This rift remained until Simon invited Carthy to duet the song with him at a London concert in 2000.

 



WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Aug 18, 2011 - 09:34
 
 jagdriver wrote:
Not so. My listening crosses many genres, with my collection numbering over 100,000 tracks. I like certain songs that bring out my so-called feminine side, but I could never appreciate Artie's perceived talent. Ever. Paul I can take in limited doses.
 
Hmm. I was ready to sorta leave this one alone, but the "sheer volume" argument—it could be 100,000 tracks of Britney Spears, Air Supply, and Barry Manilow—means zippo. Stick with taste. Desgustibus non disputandum est.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Aug 18, 2011 - 09:32
 
I am not a huge Simon and Garfunkel fan (though not a hater either) but I love this song in any incarnation. This is just a great song!

jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 12:31
 
 Nerubo wrote:

Flat out brilliant.

For a long time, I let my opinion of whether something was "wimpy" or whatnot interfere with my enjoyment of music. If you let that be your main criteria, you end up listening to a narrow range of rock music.  I'm mostly over that, although there are some songs I'm more likely to blast out the car window than others.  If I was blasting this song, I'd be doing it ironically (and here I didn't think I was one of those damn hipsters).
 
 
Not so. My listening crosses many genres, with my collection numbering over 100,000 tracks. I like certain songs that bring out my so-called feminine side, but I could never appreciate Artie's perceived talent. Ever. Paul I can take in limited doses.

Nerubo
(Denver, CO)
Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 12:18
 
 jagdriver wrote:
Flat out wimpy.
 
Flat out brilliant.

For a long time, I let my opinion of whether something was "wimpy" or whatnot interfere with my enjoyment of music. If you let that be your main criteria, you end up listening to a narrow range of rock music.  I'm mostly over that, although there are some songs I'm more likely to blast out the car window than others.  If I was blasting this song, I'd be doing it ironically (and here I didn't think I was one of those damn hipsters).
 

jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 12:14
 
Flat out wimpy.

eswiley2
Posted: Jun 16, 2011 - 08:21
 
Only one that tops this is...  Bridge Over Troubled Water.   {#Meditate}

vnprc
(Raleigh, NC)
Posted: Jun 16, 2011 - 08:19
 
snore

gigikent
Posted: Mar 29, 2011 - 07:53
 
{#Yawn} Booooo...........rrrrriiiiiiii..........{#Sleep}

(Not to mention that I will also dream about what herbs i need for baking fish...)


Kokoloco53
(Safford, AZ)
Posted: Mar 29, 2011 - 07:50
 
Parsley, I just buy it at the store, too hard to grow. Sage, just planted my summer crop yesterday. Rosemary, I killed off my last bush this winter, need to go buy another. Thyme, it just keeps coming back every spring, hard winter or no. Now if I can just keep my French Tarragaon around another season.


Lrobby99
(Wisconsin, USA)
Posted: Mar 29, 2011 - 07:49
 
Only one Simon & Garfunkel. Only one. Nothing else close.

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.


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).



jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Jan 25, 2011 - 14:04
 
Reading 10 on the Wimpometer.

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!




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. {#Bananajam}
 



salide
Posted: Nov 23, 2010 - 12:29
 
Bill please pick up the pace! Ive been nodding off since K.D. Lang. {#Bananajam}

moonsaura
(Baltimore, Maryland)
Posted: Nov 07, 2010 - 16:10
 
9 -> 10! Thank you Bill {#Good-vibes}

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 {#Tongue}

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.

 

 



coolpeople_rule
(Winter wonder land)
Posted: Jun 17, 2010 - 07:23
 
As close to perfection as it gets.


DanFHiggins
(Mid Maryland)
Posted: Jun 01, 2010 - 10:31
 
Timeless

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

(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...



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.

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 02:13
 
Great, classic song; now if they'd just lose the harpsichord.

Bleyfusz
Posted: Mar 14, 2010 - 04:31
 
Songs sounding like this make me feel like a complete sucker.

But never mind.

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.


peacockangel
(Phoenix)
Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 12:15
 
Hey Bill ~ a perfect link for ya ~

Girl From The North Country by Bob Dylan



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.
 
{#Roflol}


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.