tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post3172357466711129337..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: BEHIND THE LYRICS OF THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORKJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-68282304822290009772017-11-22T12:18:23.181-05:002017-11-22T12:18:23.181-05:00Fascinating backstory! Thanks for sharing this, Ja...Fascinating backstory! Thanks for sharing this, Janie. It's too bad their relationship was so rocky,but they sure made some beautiful music togetherDebbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-31287643390441829052017-11-20T22:42:54.079-05:002017-11-20T22:42:54.079-05:00Love TSOS! Thanks for all the interesting informa...Love TSOS! Thanks for all the interesting information. It's always fascinating to know the backstory. Have a great day tomorrow!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-88564770473526222012017-11-20T20:14:39.255-05:002017-11-20T20:14:39.255-05:00Paul Simon looks so much happier in the early days...Paul Simon looks so much happier in the early days! That's how I remember him. When I was reading up on them earlier in the week (thank you, Janie, for prompting that!) I saw some pretty recent photos of him and he looks like a grumpy old man.<br /><br />As far as that goes, I probably look like a grumpy old woman. Errr . . .jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-76454256540654906892017-11-20T15:54:02.401-05:002017-11-20T15:54:02.401-05:00I really can't pick a favorite S&G song. ...I really can't pick a favorite S&G song. They always sounded so beautiful together & the lyrics were pure poetry!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-65912474370965591172017-11-20T15:01:17.438-05:002017-11-20T15:01:17.438-05:00My favorite sound is silence. Unless one of the do...My favorite sound is silence. Unless one of the dogs is snoring. That's a great sound.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-79532453233215892292017-11-20T13:56:41.397-05:002017-11-20T13:56:41.397-05:00Great backstory on The Only Living Boy in New York...Great backstory on The Only Living Boy in New York. I had no idea. Poor Art didn't fare so well in his acting venture or his solo work. It's hard to see a duo that had meant so much to a generation of fans fall apart...especially when it's with hurt feelings and anger. <br /><br />Love The Sounds of Silence, the song and sometimes the actual silence itself...<br /><br />Michele at <a href="http://angelsbark.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Angels Bark</a>Michele at Angels Bark https://www.blogger.com/profile/15891713963440451090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-976401039816204012017-11-20T13:16:03.881-05:002017-11-20T13:16:03.881-05:00I agree with you, although I haven't seen the ...I agree with you, although I haven't seen the movie. Perhaps I need to do so.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-90475894989563686062017-11-20T13:15:13.124-05:002017-11-20T13:15:13.124-05:00They've gotten along well enough to reunite at...They've gotten along well enough to reunite at times, but they can't seem to avoid irritating one another.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-61042939607898102142017-11-20T13:14:02.667-05:002017-11-20T13:14:02.667-05:00Paul is short! He really is so short that it's...Paul is short! He really is so short that it's eye catching. We saw him in concert when I was still married.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-73042397709562779672017-11-20T13:12:55.303-05:002017-11-20T13:12:55.303-05:00Yes, they'd known each other so long that I su...Yes, they'd known each other so long that I suppose a period of estrangement was inevitable.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-11362576331647834952017-11-20T13:11:51.785-05:002017-11-20T13:11:51.785-05:00It remains relevant.It remains relevant.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-17116757179160247452017-11-20T13:11:33.491-05:002017-11-20T13:11:33.491-05:00Many people adore this song. I think my favorite i...Many people adore this song. I think my favorite is Bridge Over Troubled Water.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-3737741226067003872017-11-20T13:10:55.478-05:002017-11-20T13:10:55.478-05:00Those of us who know it so well should all get tog...Those of us who know it so well should all get together to sing it.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-42693569973850026422017-11-20T13:10:24.196-05:002017-11-20T13:10:24.196-05:00I didn't know much about them and only began t...I didn't know much about them and only began to learn more a few years ago. I loved their music and that's all I knew.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-26458946153649520702017-11-20T13:09:33.335-05:002017-11-20T13:09:33.335-05:00You knew every word, as I do. I know the lyrics to...You knew every word, as I do. I know the lyrics to so many of their songs.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-55494019719038695542017-11-20T11:58:53.455-05:002017-11-20T11:58:53.455-05:00Even though Paul Simon talked about the background...Even though Paul Simon talked about the background, it's the song's title that is evocatively enigmatic. This is part of why Allan Loeb wrote a whole screenplay, now a movie. It was a riddle waiting to be fleshed out. Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-596932526473748762017-11-20T10:00:14.589-05:002017-11-20T10:00:14.589-05:00"Hazy Shade of Winter" is one of my favo..."Hazy Shade of Winter" is one of my favorite S&G songs (as evidenced by the title of my recent blog post), along with "At the Zoo" and just about anything on the "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme" LP. (Hell, I even like "Red Rubber Ball," the mid-1960s hit by The Cyrkle," which Paul supposedly wrote when in England, because he needed food!)<br /><br />I really enjoyed Art in <i>Carnal Knowledge</i>. Very impressive movie in a lot of ways. And I love "All I Know."<br /><br />And I still think it sucks that the two of them can't get along.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-6230750435497131392017-11-20T02:10:23.995-05:002017-11-20T02:10:23.995-05:00I am listening to their greatest hits on youtube r...I am listening to their greatest hits on youtube right now and have traveled back to my teenage years--LOL! :) Sounds of Silence and I Am A Rock were out about the same time and I fell in love with those boys. Especially the songwriter, of course. ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-49048116130266413502017-11-20T00:36:44.182-05:002017-11-20T00:36:44.182-05:00TSOS is one of my all time favorite songs. I reme...TSOS is one of my all time favorite songs. I remember when Art started appearing in a lot of movies. There was one film I went to see in the theater because he was in it, but now I can't recall what film it was. A lot of music acts eventually break up as people grow in different directions. Paul did a lot of great stuff when he went solo.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-87164705890049319192017-11-19T19:48:03.094-05:002017-11-19T19:48:03.094-05:00All of their songs are captivating.All of their songs are captivating.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-62122060012415883012017-11-19T18:56:52.813-05:002017-11-19T18:56:52.813-05:00The Sound of Silence it seems to be a dream with a...The Sound of Silence it seems to be a dream with a warning that still flashes today. Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-51979543207946713712017-11-19T18:40:12.620-05:002017-11-19T18:40:12.620-05:00I didn't know any of this! Very interesting. A...I didn't know any of this! Very interesting. And this is a favourite song of mine.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-89495006515799953462017-11-19T15:57:05.688-05:002017-11-19T15:57:05.688-05:00The Sound of Silence was the first song of theirs ...The Sound of Silence was the first song of theirs I heard, and decades later I can still recite it from memory. Beautiful, evocative and powerful.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-37688449762808768232017-11-19T14:55:37.519-05:002017-11-19T14:55:37.519-05:00So much I didn't know at the time, but I loved...So much I didn't know at the time, but I loved the music. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-77778459934272918452017-11-19T14:29:00.303-05:002017-11-19T14:29:00.303-05:00These men were from my freshmen college English te...These men were from my freshmen college English teaching days. I loved them. They wrote meaning in complete sentences. I once had a class diagram this song. Better yet, I transcribed it without going to the music store to buy the sheet music.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com