America - Simon and Garfunkel Cover by Foxes and Fossils
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"America" is a song performed by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel, which they included on their fourth studio album, Bookends, in 1968. The song was written and composed by Paul Simon and concerns young lovers hitchhiking their way across the United States, in search of "America".
In this Foxes and Fossils remake, recorded live at Bella's over 50 years later, Tim sings lead vocals and guitar and features Maggie and Sammie on backup vocals, Darwin on guitar, and Scott on bass.
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This is when I wish I could hit the like button twice.
It's 2022 and we're all looking for America...where has she gone?
And as 2023 is winding down even moreso……. Going, going………
Sadly she is circling the drain.
For whom did you vote?
Gone in the wrong direction !!
Bull…all of you. Can the pessimism spread by a politically motivated hateful media and OPEN YOUR EYES. America is just fine, so long as we remember that the institutions we have built over a span of 250 years are the precious core of our nation - not the enemy. Those who want to topple all that, declaring it to be corrupt…those are the charlatans looking to benefit from the dissolution of America. Vote 💙
Scott made playing bass look effortless. RIP until we meet again.
Even when Tim and Darwin played it in a different key than they rehearsed it, and Scott adjusted on the fly .
This song is America's second national anthem in my opinion.
Like a Christmas gift when your 10 years old !
you're
Tim doesn't get mentioned as vocalist as often as the Foxes, but holy cow...
YES! Exactly!
Tim is an awesome vocalist and there are quite a few F&F and Mustangs videos on this channel that make it clear. If you haven't already heard it, check out "Penny Lane."
Totally agree. His Jackson Brown cover of Doctor my Eyes. Stunningly good.
I’ve always thought he doesn’t get the credit he deserves for his vocals.
I noticed that disparity. Tim rocks!
That "counting the cars on the new Jersey turnpike" line melody is one of my favourites in any song ever
Tim said, "I don't know how well we're doing tonight... I hope it's coming across that way."
Trust me - and the other 50M F&F viewers on YT - it is.
Love the harmonies
Sammy and her dad singing together is awesome
Nothing like keeping an ace up your sleeve guys.
For eleven years. And there are six more.
I cried. Thanks for keeping this song alive.
"Ear Candy" is a most inadequate description. I've always loved this S&G song, this re-read into more than two part harmony is bewitching, at least.
Just on the song, ages ago Mick Jagger was interviewed by "Rolling Stone" magazine (yeah, cool, right?) and was asked which of anyone else's lyrics he wished he'd have written. He said "Laughing on the bus, playing games with the faces, she said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy, I said be careful his bow-tie is really a camera".
I don’t give a flip when this was recorded, I am just thankful to be able to enjoy it now.
The girls were 15&16 amazing
Amen to that!
I'm shadow banded by UA-cam... Today is my birthday. Love the Foxes and Fossils. Enough said...!
@@nancysmith8095 Lord, has it been so long? They are brilliant...!
@@dudleydeplorable5307 Happy Birthday, Dudley!
And Bieber gets millions…..😖. This is spectacular. Terrific bass work should not go unappreciated among the precise harmonies
the girls are so synchronized even the hair fix at 159 is near perfect
For another synchronized hair flip, see 2:12 of "We Gotta Get You a Woman". Maggie and a woman in the background (who a minute later joined the audience).
It is amazing the Maggie and Sammie are only 16 and 15-years old respectively when this was filmed. Combined with the band’s performance of Sweet Judy Blue Eyes during the same evening and you have UA-cam GOLD!!!
That 👆 comment needs MORE thumbs up.
I believe this was their first live performance, how lucky 🍀 was thar crowd 😀
Simply amazing.
I wish i'd been there. These guys are truly fantastic!
Most definitely, they are the best cover band that I’ve heard in my lifetime.
2:00. “Laughing on the bus…” perfectly synchronized hair flip…
And Scott says, "Capo on 6th fret, what the heck key is that?" And he pulls it off anyway. Well done folks!
Octive like Here Comes the Sun
I have fallen down the F&F rabbit hole and I don't want to climb out. What a treat!
Tim’s comment from the live chat: “This is a special video to me. Darwin and I put our capos on the wrong fret. Scott had a really great bass part he had rehearsed, but in the key of F (which was correct). Darwin and I played it in F#. You can see the look of horror on Scott’s face right after the intro. He made an incredible adjustment as you will see and hear.”
The key confusion over F and F# is analogous to the new group name "F and F."
I saw the look and wondered what it was about. As consummate professionals do, they didn't miss a beat.
@@rhark25 Another day at the office for Scott. I heard he missed a beat once in 1973, but it's only a rumor.
@@dougsalzmann2752 lol 😀
What do you do to make the adjustment. Do you use a capo also?
Harmony is so underrated.
....like a dusty bottle of wine brought out of a cellar for all to enjoy. 😉
2010 was a good year. F&F was formed after Tim taught Sammie the harmony to 'America'.This was the very first show.
And the guy going up, throwing in a tip, little did he know he would be immortalized.
OK , maybe this one is Tim's best performance , so good.
3:45 You guys bring back so many wonderful memories. I'm glad that you're keeping the older music alive. You're all excellent! You are all true musicians! You're all excellent singers. The combination of Foxes and Fossils gives a great balance to the old and the new music. As a musician myself I can appreciate how hard it is to balance the harmonies, singing while you're playing, getting along with everyone else you work with. You all are true Professionals in every sense of the word. And you just sound FANTASTIC🎉 3:10 !
Scott King....this proves you were always a star
Darwin is the fossil who knew Scott the longest, mid 1980s. Said he was amazed at Scotts talent the first time he heard him play, despite being distracted by the rooster comb spiked " flock of seagulls" hair he had at the time.
Our unsung hero….Mr. Tim Purcell….
I’ve been a fan since the very beginning and somehow I’m just finding this song and WOW! Tim Purcell is one of the finest singers around.
I have been listening to F&F for several years now and I never get tired of listening to this first outing.
Counting the cars on the NJ Turnpike, they've all gone to look for America - this lyric always gives me a little shiver
HOW did they manage to be this perfect on their first performance! F&F always astounds!
It doesn’t matter if it was today, 10 years ago or even 50. Great performance and we’re still on looking for America!
Can it be anymore beautiful/perfect than this.
F&F just captures the poetry of the song and brings it to life.
What a track !
And the bass playing is maybe the best I've heard- ever..anywhere.. For real.
Mr Scott King on bass. (RIP)
agreed
Thank you, Bass Player for making such a tasty back line. Wow. very nice!
Happy July 4th and let's look for America. 🇺🇲
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike.
These ladies would kill it singing Hold Me by Fleetwood Mac or Roam by B-52's. Harmonies are their specialty
Roam would be GREAT!
Definitely FM!
Great ideas for songs! Hopefully F&F will take the hint!
Would love a performance of "Oh Well"... From the Peter Green era...
Have advocated on their website countless times for them to try Roam.
My musical world has been turned upside down. Only tonight have I discovered and fallen into the mesmerizing universe of F&F. It's hours later and I cannot pull myself away from the extraordinarily beautiful rendition of everything they offer. I am honored to bask in the purity and quality of this musical energy. Thank you is so inadequate, but I offer it nonetheless...
😎🎶🎵🎶🎵❤
Welcome to one of the best clubs in the Universe
Said everybody who tumbled into that parking lot…
Damn! How are they not the most famous group on the planet? Terry, welcome.
@@kimghanson
Well they are certainly UA-cam famous which counts for a lot in my book . Id like to recommend some additional UA-cam musicians that you might enjoy. Joshua Lee Turner, Reina del Cid , Sugar Lime Blue and finally The Petersons.
P.S. im 62 years old and im a retired attorney. Now I have plenty of time to pursue my hobby/passion of being a hobbyist guitarist. It is never too late to learn to play an instrument if you don't already do so! Have a wonderful blessed Sunday 😊🎸
1982 I boarded a Greyhound to Beaumont, TX. Spent a couple of months. Joined the Navy. I was walking off to find America. Wonderful.
There isn’t enough adjectives to describe this presentation. Just beautiful
This song is done so well by F&F. 135,160 views in 17 days - Nearly 8,000 a day.
Somebody said, "best bass on the planet", tough to argue that.
👍 I've been listening and reading the comments for a very long time now. Plenty of folks think Scott is the best. I don't remember anyone arguing otherwise.
McCartney and Scott King are at the top of my list . . . . . . . since I started on the axe in 1965. We miss him so much! Talk about melodic. Talk about back off and play it simple. Restraint plus filagree. - RH, Prague, age 71
Stop searching for a band to listen to. Foxes and Fossils is the standard bearer.
No one can listen to this and deny it. I’m hooked
I've been playing music for 55 years..and like many..have heard countless acts...but the heart..soul..and pure talent of F and F..completely move me..good luck to all
He has a little clue that the very good they are achieving is exceptional
Everyone thinks they have high standards and might be hitting it out of the park. F&F really do, and are.
From a Brit who grew up listening to songs like this as I was growing up this is one of the definitive American songs of my lifetime. I was lucky enough to hear Paul Simon play this tune on his last UK tour, which was a very special experience. This song has some massive shoes to fill but these guys nailed it.
This is the song that started the Foxes & Fossils phenomenon. Without this song, on a rainy afternoon, there may have never been a Foxes & Fossils.
Well, the song that *started* it all . . .
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all in one night. first take each. amazing.
20 songs
Just a shout-out to Scott and his bass playing. Easy for it to be overlooked behind the spectacular singing and the other guitars. He adds so much musical interest and texture to the songs. And while, yes, the core competency and beauty of the group's music is the singing and harmonies, we have to remember that it is the bass notes, supplied by Scott, that tell the group what the chords and harmonies are. I also believe that having Scott's bass lines present makes the vocal harmonies that much easier to sing well.
And they changed the key on him without telling him…. Catch him giving Tim and Dar’s capo position the eye near the beginning….
RIP Scott! Jan 2022. . . .thanks for the memories.
@@user-dk4ir6hn9n My own family has not drawn the tears that Scott has.
As a bassist myself, I was going write a similar comment, but it wouldn't have been nearly as eloquent as yours. RIP, Scott King! 😢
@@kimghanson That is truly sad.
My God, Scott was a genius! What a beautiful bass line.
I always want to give you a standing ovation...so...here it is !!!!!
Tim is the real gem of this band. When he was young and he and I were in the 70's, we could have had a great band. But it wasn't meant to be. He's a great musician.
Scott nails this song.
Oh GOD !! The arrangement, the guitars, the BEST bass on the planet. and *THE* *HARMONIES* !!! *NOBODY* is better.
I know huh! I just went and listened to the original Simon and Garfunkel and while we wouldn't have this song if it wasn't for them this rendition blows it out of the water. The F&F just take everything they touch and make it better.
Agreed. That bass is amazing. What a wonderful arrangement.
@@markj.williams844 I have to chime in here because whenever there is someone who actually pays attention to the bass (as well) and realises that such a good bass player is at work here, I get a bit exited!
@@ricklee5431 I always notice the bass but I'm an old bass player from years ago in a rock band during school and some after. Just LOVE somebody who can do way better than me.
The harmonies are up there with CSNY at their peak. Spine-tingling!
Somewhere, Paul Simon is Snoopy dancing relieved to know F&F has covered his music.
If this is what they sound like when they are "off" ("Imagine if we were signing well, "Tim says) ... wow. Sounds pretty angelic as it is, guys.
Song 15 of 20 in their very first show. First song ever was Suite Judy Blue Eyes currently with more than 4.5 views.
"Imagine that we were singing well."
I'm doing a helluva job, let me tell you!
The whole band is great but so glad the camera finally turned onto the superb bass playing near the end. Respect from an old timer 60s bassist. Beautiful playing.
Agreed!
I was pleasantly surprised when the camera was on Scott. The reasons (as I was the videographer) was 1) this was videoed as a momento of the occasion for Tim at his request. This event was originally solely ABOUT THE GIRLS!!! Who would have known 11 yrs ago that ever band member would have become stars in their own right!!! 2) Scott is indeed a phenomenal bass player. But he usually is a bit further stage left and is not usually in a group frame shot except on a center camera. Scott also tends to move around and goes in and out of a frame. In later Twisted Taco vids, he was also blocked a lot by equipment on stage left.
And while I don’t remember exactly, I am guessing that as I was shooting from stage left at Bella’s I took a chance on this shot of Scott, hoping that the other two cameras would have a good shot to use in editing -so I could actually shoot Scott doing his thing.
@@TerryHeinlein If “Stage left” is from the performer’s perspective, that is exactly where you were. I remember.
Somehow this sounds better each time I listen/watch it!
Thank God for UA-cam when you discover sensational talent from groups like Foxes and Fossils
Scott kills it again with that bass run
Hell yeah he does indeed!
Scott is a rock star
@@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD And so are you Zoey.
@@ElmerJFudd-oi9kj
One of the best bass players I have ever heard. Hands down.
A wonderful song of days passed, never to come back. Sad commentary on our 21st Century America.
I would have loved loved loved to be there that night! Bravo!
Im here to spend the day with Y'all.
Recalibrating with your special Vibes! 🎶🎶🎶
So grateful that Tim had this performance recorded and posted on UA-cam. We get to experience the birth of a special musical group that has breathed life back into so many songs from our past that may have been forgotten
Friday afternoon and I just got home from work. Tough week. I crack a glass of white to have with my catholic fish Friday , sit down to eat n check out Utube. First thing I see is my fav cover band posted one of my fav songs of all time.For a few minutes I was in nirvana and the troubles of the world went away.Thats what this band means to me!!
"Ear candy," yes. Gave me goosebumps
Wow a truly well loved song from the mid 1960’s.
I can remember hearing it on the radio and it still brings tears to my eyes.
The harmony on “the moon rose over an open field” gives me chills!
"Be careful, his bowtie is really a camera" did it for me!
@@rhark25: Yup. Listen to the difference between this rendition (Tim's arrangement) and S&G, either on the original recording or, say, at the Concert in Central Park. That line stands out as simply awesome.
Kathy I said as we boarded the Greyhound in Pittsburg. Michigan seems like a dream to me now. It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw.
@@TheGeonam toss me a cigarette I think there is one in my raincoat …
I saw this and now I have to watch Suite Judy Blue Eyes again…
AWESOME!! That bar/restaurant crowd got their monies worth on this day.
Whoever was in that audience that evening, I hope you realized what amazing talent you were witnessing. I would have loved to be in that club that night!
First live shows for five years coming up this week. Tickets from their website. Not many left!
i don't care about the "thumbs-downers". This is a fabulous recording of a timeless Simon & Garfunkel song. If you listen in the right frame of mind it will bring tears to your eyes; as so many of their songs do. Thank you Tim, Darwin, Scott, Maggie and Sammie. And, by extension, Toby, Johnny and Chase. And Terry, for this fabulous recording. Blessings on you all!
Absolutely love this ... can't hear it enough!!
Indeed! I would love to hear them cover "American Tune" as well. That one always makes me cry. It's just lovely but never gets any coverage.
@@anneanne3846 in full agreement
It's about Kathy again.
Ok.. if your speakers aren't bass oriented you're missing out. I listened to this 4 times on my phone...but im now in my car, and the bass line is insane! Fantastic! God Blessed AMERICA with this group. Thank you again for FINALLY posting this. Beautiful!
Scott got a surprise, he had prepared to play the bass line in F, but Tim and Darwin were in F#. Just an outstanding bass player
An anthem for our troubled times…rendered beautifully.
How on Earth did you keep that in the vaults all these years. Wonderful!
I really like this song and how well you sang it. Very great work .
Thanks From. Frank
Was wondering the same thing, this is obviously from the same gig that "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" is from.
This was my exact thought . . . . WHERE has this one been? WOW . . . wonderful.
I know right! This may be their best one.
@@BAMBAMMcDaniel Exactly, I thought I had listened to all there covers. I love S & G and then F&F throws this gem at us.
America's BEST band.
first performance, top notch harmonies, complex songs and no sheet music - that's not a bar band
This is the foxes and fossils
I like
Made America feel great, an amazing song
Great harmony
That bass! That harmony! That lead vocal! That guitar! Those lyrics!
I think at this point in the show Tim is realizing they are indeed capturing ‘lightning in a bottle’, as someone commented on Patreon, the perfect analogy for this performance
Thanks. I forgot how haunting this song is.
Incredible. I think every guy who has ever sung that song has the same look Tim has after singing the line "Cathy, I'm lost, I said, though I knew she was sleeping." That is such an emotional line so well delivered, Tim. Harmonies and guitar were beautiful and that bass work was sublime.
Yep, 100 % in what you say about the words and the performance,few songs these days will be resung in fifty years time.
I think this is truly a great, great song. Sometimes a great song has a a few bars that take it to beyond anything even the songwriter hoped for.
I don’t care if it’s old! I love hearing everything old and new! My favorite group ever!
Yes, the vocals are ethereal....the guitars played classily, tight harmonies....but that BASS.....just like in Suite Judy, absolutely carry the tune....incredible job man, thanks for the post!!!!
Scott is the best!!!
Yes!
I couldn't agree more as a bassist myself. Scott lays down some very melodic and studio quality bass lines that augment the songs completely.
Your live recordings are better than major groups with their limitless funds for recording live. Whoever recorded these live Foxes Fossils performances did an amazing incredible job. Thanks to your recording professional(s).
I agree, producing in a live performance many years ago, oh my. Great sound and video. Just think if you did this version at home, it would roar in greatness!.
Amen...!
Mr Terry Heinlein with his late wife Roberta and Maggie's dad Larry on the other cameras . Toby Ruckert did the live sound and recording . Terry continues to be their videographer with help from Darwin and others on some of the studio recordings during covid.
Shame the video quality is not to the same level
@@dudleydeplorable5307 What does "Amen" mean?
Tim,
You are correct, y’all truly are “Ear Candy”! May F&F continue releasing great music! Thanks for the joy you bring to your fans.
In July 1983, I was fortunate to attend the S&G concert at the Silver Dome in Pontiac, MI…just down the road from Saginaw. I still remember the crowd going wild when they sang “It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw”. Good times. Wonderful rendition F&F!!
In the video of their Central Park concert around the same year, the crowd cheered at the mention of the NJ Turnpike. Brought a tear to my eye. Sure wish I could see/hear what you saw/heard in Pontiac!
The words for this song are painted under the bridges here in Saginaw.
F&F really brings back great memories of life and music.....Wish I was young again...Thanks F&F 👍👍
RIP Scott.
I love this song so much. It reminds me of travelling with my family when I was kid. No phones, no computers, no dvd players or game systems in the car. You were fully immersed in the experience of travelling. Playing travelling games with whomever was in the car with you, checking out the new scenery. Thanks Tim for releasing this little gem, the world is a better place because of it.
I totally agree. But without a computer you and I and a million people would not have heard this version by Foxes and Fossils. Check out this cover, if you have not heard it, by First Aid Kit in Sweden too. It was sung for Paul Simon who was in the audience and he just got up and applauded.
Everyone whom was able to be at Bella's for this great show live were blessed to say the very least...
My vote for America’s best cover band, as measured by cover songs that are better than the originals.
I think Paul and Art would approve of this interpretation....beautiful!
Just listened again....Scott's bass, the guitars, vocals.....so good. I'd like to hear them all separately.
I love you folks. Thanks for existing!
Just magical! RIP Scott King.
I'm a 60's baby...raised in the 70's into the mid 80's....I love Simon and Garfunkel....this was a beautiful and powerful rendition of this song....had a tear in my eye as I listened....I tried to sing along but couldn't keep up! LOL