The movie may not be the greatest of all time, but it is genuinely underrated. It's a beautiful low-key, realistic depiction of the life of a touring musician, both his work and his personal relationships, with sadness and humour. The ending is a little predictable but appropriate and because of everything that led to it, it has some emotional impact. (I think the main flaw of the movie is that the last part, about the corporate wrecking of his music, is a little rushed and doesn't come across as well as it should to people not in the music industry. The bones of it are in there, but maybe not well edited.) Some individual scenes stand out, like him shaving with his little son, or discussing reviews with his band. The movie is not about the plot but about the emotional, very human moments in life that it covers. A big plus is that his real-life band, some of the best musicians around at the time, basically play themselves. And the musical numbers, whether performed onscreen or accompanying the action, are all magical. "One-Trick Pony" is one of my favourite Paul Simon albums.
wonderful album - wonderful film - fantastic songs - best all-star band in one spot! After hearing Cecilia three times in a row - it starts to lose attention - listening to the OTP album several times in a row never had the effect on me. That is the difference. The music is so deep and emotional and also vulnerable. He didn't do it that compactly before and not anymore afterwards. What can someone more honestly say to you when you're driving alone in your car on the freeway listening to this music? Unfortunately, most people never understood that. Large orchestra and strings are not necessary. No spectacle... It might even be the best album of his career, in a way...
What can someone more honestly say to you when you're driving alone in your car on the freeway listening to this music? You said it all man. What is it about OTP that even Hearts and Bones misses it? It IS the best album he ever did. Favorite song Jonah.
This lady was born in 1926 and was not into the music scene. She was beautiful and smart and she spoke to many famous celebrities. Most of them were in films. She knew of Art and Paul of course, but while she didn’t know exactly what Paul was doing she really was a lovely woman. She was the first woman in the southwestern United States to host a general-interest talk program.
So you have the tremendous opportunity to interview Paul Simon and you ask him about insignificant "grammys"? It's a shame the questions are so shallow...
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in 1980 he looks far better and younger then in 1967...i realize he has a quality hair piece that looks 100 percent real...but his face as well looks thinner and bone structure is far moire becoming...is this because of weight loss? if he looked like this during his S and G period they would have been even bigger
I went to see the film in the movies when it came out and I bought the album. I wanted to like the film but the problem was that Paul was very uncomfortable on screen as an actor, he appeared so self conscious - so that was distracting and then the story line was weak and predictable - it was not a good film, sorry. When the star of the film cannot act and is not compelling on screen you have a major problem. I liked the album and there were many well written songs.
but the thing is, that IS his persona and everyone knows he is introspective! of course he laughs and jokes with his friends - he's funny! but this is a story that's real and true about the business, about relationship, and about what The Road *is* for a band, esp in the time that styles changed and locked them out. I disagree with "weak and predictable" - he's not Glen Campbell. He stood up against the commercial attempts to manipulate a rocknroller (and added Lou Reed for irony). cmon!
weird, it's my favourite album of his! i find about half of hearts and bones quite ... challenging lol the movie's super charming too, although obviously not a blockbuster
I love Paul, but have to agree. OTP is his worst album in my opinion, horrible production and not great songs... Late in the Evening is the only redeemable song, and I like his most recent reworking of How the heart Approaches what it Yearns
Great álbum and movie. I dont understand why it didn't work
Neither do I. Strange world.
PS- Bobby does a great job here as usual, I like her interviews and style.
A genius
Very revealing. , a diamond in the rough
Crazy questions here
The movie may not be the greatest of all time, but it is genuinely underrated. It's a beautiful low-key, realistic depiction of the life of a touring musician, both his work and his personal relationships, with sadness and humour. The ending is a little predictable but appropriate and because of everything that led to it, it has some emotional impact. (I think the main flaw of the movie is that the last part, about the corporate wrecking of his music, is a little rushed and doesn't come across as well as it should to people not in the music industry. The bones of it are in there, but maybe not well edited.) Some individual scenes stand out, like him shaving with his little son, or discussing reviews with his band. The movie is not about the plot but about the emotional, very human moments in life that it covers. A big plus is that his real-life band, some of the best musicians around at the time, basically play themselves. And the musical numbers, whether performed onscreen or accompanying the action, are all magical. "One-Trick Pony" is one of my favourite Paul Simon albums.
wonderful album - wonderful film - fantastic songs - best all-star band in one spot! After hearing Cecilia three times in a row - it starts to lose attention - listening to the OTP album several times in a row never had the effect on me. That is the difference. The music is so deep and emotional and also vulnerable. He didn't do it that compactly before and not anymore afterwards. What can someone more honestly say to you when you're driving alone in your car on the freeway listening to this music?
Unfortunately, most people never understood that. Large orchestra and strings are not necessary. No spectacle...
It might even be the best album of his career, in a way...
What can someone more honestly say to you when you're driving alone in your car on the freeway listening to this music?
You said it all man. What is it about OTP that even Hearts and Bones misses it?
It IS the best album he ever did. Favorite song Jonah.
This frankly reminds me of David Byrne interviewing himself for Stop Making Sense lol
He seems a little taken aback by the inanity of the questions.
Every time, it's like he's trying to think of a way of correcting her false assumptions.
This lady was born in 1926 and was not into the music scene.
She was beautiful and smart and she spoke to many famous celebrities. Most of them were in films.
She knew of Art and Paul of course, but while she didn’t know exactly what Paul was doing she really was a lovely woman.
She was the first woman in the southwestern United States to host a general-interest talk program.
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For real 😂😂
Graceland was amazing ❤
I'm pretty sure Bobbie Wygant is everything Paul Simon hates about being in the music business.
Agreed!! What stupid questions she asks!!
Why does this feel like an SNL skit?
1 trick is enough.As long as it is no trick
He never feels comfortable in his own skin
So you have the tremendous opportunity to interview Paul Simon and you ask him about insignificant "grammys"? It's a shame the questions are so shallow...
in 1980 he looks far better and younger then in 1967...i realize he has a quality hair piece that looks 100 percent real...but his face as well looks thinner and bone structure is far moire becoming...is this because of weight loss? if he looked like this during his S and G period they would have been even bigger
He certainly looks so young here. I think even when they did that momentous concert in Central Park in 1981, he looked handsomely young.
Not the best film i ve seen but love his music
Bobbie is the female version of Jiminy Glick. Ugh...
I went to see the film in the movies when it came out and I bought the album. I wanted to like the film but the problem was that Paul was very uncomfortable on screen as an actor, he appeared so self conscious - so that was distracting and then the story line was weak and predictable - it was not a good film, sorry. When the star of the film cannot act and is not compelling on screen you have a major problem. I liked the album and there were many well written songs.
but the thing is, that IS his persona and everyone knows he is introspective! of course he laughs and jokes with his friends - he's funny! but this is a story that's real and true about the business, about relationship, and about what The Road *is* for a band, esp in the time that styles changed and locked them out. I disagree with "weak and predictable" - he's not Glen Campbell. He stood up against the commercial attempts to manipulate a rocknroller (and added Lou Reed for irony). cmon!
What is this interviewer on about, holy smokes. These are some of the worst interview questions I've ever heard lol
He seems all hopped up on banana pudding or something
Yikes, I feel like my dog could have conducted a better interview!
Yeah, but your dog has a cold nose. That makes the interviewed uncomfortable too.
Is any one else watching this interview in 2024 ? She comes acrossed as not a good interviewer.
Awful album, awful movie. I almost wrote him off, but then Hearts and Bones came out and all was forgiven.
Parts of it were boring but I wouldn’t call it awful. The album had some good songs on it.
weird, it's my favourite album of his! i find about half of hearts and bones quite ... challenging lol
the movie's super charming too, although obviously not a blockbuster
I love Paul, but have to agree. OTP is his worst album in my opinion, horrible production and not great songs... Late in the Evening is the only redeemable song, and I like his most recent reworking of How the heart Approaches what it Yearns