tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post3971897867078483867..comments2024-03-24T12:25:13.240-07:00Comments on Every Single Paul Simon Song*: The 59th St. Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)Another Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17490204558031016152noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-13879516504898796172020-04-09T13:26:30.341-07:002020-04-09T13:26:30.341-07:00The Paul Simon Project is a collection of videos s...The Paul Simon Project is a collection of videos sung by various Irish musicians over the last two years (and ongoing once all the Corona Virus has settled down and we can leave our houses again). Thanks to Another Paul for allowing me post links to songs as appropriate here. Hope you enjoy. Feel free to share.. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MebYAX2Bzw<br /><br />Keith Burke sings Feelin' Groovy. jbdjohnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596685826140268496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-58956907374877110012019-10-27T19:03:48.504-07:002019-10-27T19:03:48.504-07:00Anon-- Of course Simon was familiar with this poem...Anon-- Of course Simon was familiar with this poem, so it's entirely possible he was referencing, and even responding to, it. A great insight, thanks!Another Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490204558031016152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-28584114248069395792019-10-16T07:39:35.304-07:002019-10-16T07:39:35.304-07:00I may be wrong, but I always imagined the couplet ...I may be wrong, but I always imagined the couplet in this song:<br /><br />I got no deeds to do, no promises to keep<br />I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep<br /><br />was an oblique reference to Frost's “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”: ' The woods are lovely, dark and deep, <br />But I have promises to keep, <br />And miles to go before I sleep.' Perhaps contrasting Simon's carefree protagonist with Frost's, who is tempted to abandon responsibility for transcendent beauty but ultimately finds himself unable in good faith to do so. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-70092289203894444602016-06-15T18:21:26.060-07:002016-06-15T18:21:26.060-07:00William-- Interesting observation! Billy Joel'...William-- Interesting observation! Billy Joel's song is about his father, and it's an interesting and sad story if you want to look it up. But nothing says he didn't get his inspiration from Simon's song, 10 years later.<br />If you are curious about a Billy Joel/Paul Simon "song conversation," look up my post on Simon's song "Tenderness," which is believe is in conversation with Joel's "Honesty."Another Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490204558031016152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-34017166936441585202016-06-10T20:05:50.545-07:002016-06-10T20:05:50.545-07:00I believe this song had somewhat of an impact on B...I believe this song had somewhat of an impact on Billy Joel's song, Vienna since both songs start with the words "slow down" and they are in the same key.William Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668721605666034150noreply@blogger.com