FIRST TIME HEARING | SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - "THE BOXER" | REACTION VIDEO!!!

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  • @pamscarr8696
    @pamscarr8696 Рік тому +56

    Paul Simon is the short dark headed man who is one of the greatest songwriters of the 60's and 70's.
    Art Garfunkel is the tall blond and was considered the greatest tenor of that era.
    They are Jewish men who went to school together and began singing together while they were in high school.
    When my uncle returned home from Vietnam, he bought me an album of theirs and I and a friend would lay out in the sun and play that album an entire hot Alabama summer.
    They are considered folk music.
    I am nearing 68 and they are in they are in their 80's

    • @Deej496
      @Deej496 Рік тому +4

      Great story. Thanks for that.

  • @dagmar.6954
    @dagmar.6954 Рік тому +77

    I grew up listening to Simon & Garfunkel & had a lot of their records. Absolutely loved them & their harmonies. You won't find a bad song. They have had so many hits such as "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Sound Of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", "Scarborough Fair", "At The Zoo", "Cecilia", "America", "I Am A Rock", "El Condor Pasa" etc. Paul Simon went on to have a huge solo career with lots of great songs.

    • @kestrelle5345
      @kestrelle5345 Рік тому +4

      Good choices, all.

    • @Blue-qr7qe
      @Blue-qr7qe Рік тому +4

      The Everly Brothers get credit as a huge influence. I can hear them in S&G's hrmonies a lot.

    • @TheMrsWatcher
      @TheMrsWatcher Рік тому

      "Me and Julio" is one of my little family's favorite Paul Simon songs

    • @jelly_ellipsis
      @jelly_ellipsis Рік тому +2

      Even though I’m a millennial I grew up on them too cause my parents are old hippies. Lol. Paul Simon is such a poetic powerhouse. He’s always been one of my favorite song writers ever. I have “but the fighter still remains” tattooed. That whole verse is so deep and has only become more meaningful as I’ve gotten older. I think that verse and the one in America that goes “Kathy, I’m lost, I said, though I knew she was sleeping, I’m empty and aching and I don’t know why.” tie for my favorite verses he’s written overall.

  • @albalass54
    @albalass54 Рік тому +4

    The Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel....the soundtrack of my teen years.....

  • @johnckelly88
    @johnckelly88 Рік тому +6

    Love when that Tuba comes in at the end.

  • @paulsample8565
    @paulsample8565 Рік тому +26

    More from Simon and Garfunkel: Sounds of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mrs. Robinson, Kathy’s Song, America, Homeward Bound, Scarborough Fair, For Emily Wherever I May Find Her…

  • @quintondees4501
    @quintondees4501 Рік тому +41

    They were great together. Most of their music was very thought provoking and deep

  • @lcassamas
    @lcassamas Рік тому +10

    The instrumental break in the middle was a pedal steel guitar doubled with a piccolo trumpet. They were recorded at different times in different locations, but synced together perfectly. The pedal steel guitar was recorded in the studio. The piccolo trumpet was recorded in a chapel on the campus of Columbia University.

  • @susanpeterson9947
    @susanpeterson9947 Рік тому +21

    Paul Simon actually wrote The Sound of Silence, which everyone seems to be covering now. They came along near the end of the Folk Song era and are still favorites of many of us silver-haired folks lol. Thanks for reacting to this one, it’s always been a favorite of mine.

  • @thompur
    @thompur Рік тому +18

    The low growly sound is a bass harmonica, and the high sound during the instrumental is a piccolo trumpet.

    • @rainbowkeys711
      @rainbowkeys711 Рік тому +5

      And the high string sound at the end is a mellotron, very often used in The Moody Blues music...

  • @nettiemac
    @nettiemac Рік тому +35

    Paul Simon - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
    Art Garfunkel - lead vocals
    Fred Carter Jr. - electric and acoustic guitars, Dobro
    Curly Chalker - pedal steel guitar, piccolo trumpet
    Charlie McCoy - bass harmonica
    Joe Osborn - bass
    Hal Blaine - drums, congas

  • @patchesblue155
    @patchesblue155 Рік тому +9

    This is the original group for Sound of Silence. Bridge Over Troubled Water, I Am A Rock....so many great songs!!

  • @cpm7444
    @cpm7444 Рік тому +7

    I am really surprised that you havent heard any songs of Simon and Garfunfkel. I love their songs beautiful harmonies, lyrics . The present generation is missing a lot of beautiful music. I am happythat you are discovering them. How about discovering Jim Croce ?

  • @jaqathome
    @jaqathome Рік тому +6

    Their music sure stood the test of time.

  • @DewdewDC
    @DewdewDC Рік тому +7

    Somehow, their music never gets old.

  • @hockemeyer1
    @hockemeyer1 Рік тому +11

    The shorter guy is Paul Simon, the other is Art Garfunkel. Paul Simon is one of the most prolific poets of the 60s, 70s and 80s.

  • @carrienoyes2785
    @carrienoyes2785 Рік тому +2

    So happy to hear you listening to Simon & Garfunkel. A lot of amazing songs that deserve to be heard. ❤

  • @jjflash1645
    @jjflash1645 Рік тому +1

    Your first time!!!! You poor deprived man. Liston to ALL of their songs and your ears will thank you. They make me proud to say l grew up in their neighborhood.

  • @vickiroman189
    @vickiroman189 Рік тому +8

    The entire album is fire.

  • @falcon215
    @falcon215 Рік тому +8

    Both Simon and Garfunkel are native to New York. On the first Saturday Night Live show after the attacks of 9/11 Paul Simon performed this song with about a dozen members of the New York Police and Fire Departments standing behind him, in uniforms still dirty from that day. It was probably the most powerful and poignant thing I've ever watched on television. There's a youtube vid of it worth checking out.

  • @johnnienetherland8235
    @johnnienetherland8235 Рік тому +2

    That was a full orchestra in the background there. Sounded like tubas or trombones.

  • @katiem9644
    @katiem9644 Рік тому +1

    I grew up with Simon and Garfunkel, they are my heart and soul. Thanks for the reaction.

  • @minimasuo
    @minimasuo Рік тому +14

    I LOVE this song. What a wonderful blast from the past. Simon and Garfunkle was a folk music duo that were so much more than just folk singers! Check out Paul Simon's "Stranded in a Limousine", "Me and Julio", and "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes".

  • @odsurban
    @odsurban Рік тому +3

    Check out their live performance of this song at their central park concert in New York...you'll gonna enjoy their performance for sure...

  • @rowaineboyd1536
    @rowaineboyd1536 Рік тому +12

    This genre is typically called Folk, though that covers a lot of music types. This is by far my favorite Simon & Garfunkel. The instrument is a flute (also popular in many folk songs), but also the entire orchestra behind them. Both played multiple instruments, tho I believe they usually played guitars in performances. The guys harmonized so well together! Pity they had a falling out, but at least their music lives on. Glad to see you enjoying yourself so much!

    • @HGWTPaladin
      @HGWTPaladin Рік тому

      The booming sound was achieved by playing a drum set by an opened door elevator shaft.

    • @ljwilson55
      @ljwilson55 11 місяців тому

      Actually, it is a piccolo trumpet.

    • @HGWTPaladin
      @HGWTPaladin 11 місяців тому

      @@ljwilson55 yes. But the crashing sound is from a drum.

    • @rowaineboyd1536
      @rowaineboyd1536 11 місяців тому +1

      Huh, I've seen him play both, but thought this version was his bass flute. Thanks for clarification.

  • @alainemancini3366
    @alainemancini3366 Рік тому +7

    My absolute favourite from this inimitable duo. What makes this track so much more special, is that Paul Simon appeared on Saturday Night Live a day or so after 9/11 and performed The Boxer, dedicating it to the people of New York City............Such a beautifully emotive masterpiece.

  • @happymethehappyone8300
    @happymethehappyone8300 Рік тому +3

    Both MUST HEAR Classics,, Simon & Garfunkel "A Hazy Shade Of Winter" & "Homeward Bound"

  • @janetkizer5956
    @janetkizer5956 8 місяців тому +1

    I have never forgotten the first time I heard 'The Sound of Silence'. That song is a real experience. The Boxer, and Bridge Over Troubled Water, too. Just such amazing songs. Not the sort of songs you listen to and then forget.

  • @brainwaiver1
    @brainwaiver1 Рік тому

    Great reaction to this brilliant song.

  • @sandrak.robbins6305
    @sandrak.robbins6305 Рік тому +1

    Thank you. Simon and Garfunkel were incredible and legend. I had all their albums and listened to them constantly.

  • @nickolasnuber9254
    @nickolasnuber9254 Рік тому +1

    One of the greatest albums of all time. You would do yourself a favor by listening to the entire recording.

  • @solitarybee3714
    @solitarybee3714 Рік тому +1

    The "genre" of this performance is 'real music'.

  • @jellyrollnorton
    @jellyrollnorton 10 місяців тому +1

    Hard to believe this song is 54 years old. Their Live in Central Park is prob their best live performance to check out. Their masterpieces are: this song, "The Sounds of Silence," and "Bridge Over Troubled Water." In my humble opinion, there’s no such thing as a bad Simon & Garfunkel song.

  • @dougmoore1858
    @dougmoore1858 Рік тому

    They were great! Bridge Over Troubled Water is one of my favorites! Great choice!

  • @CherylHughes-ts9jz
    @CherylHughes-ts9jz Місяць тому

    They have so many great songs. Dive in.☮️❤️☮️

  • @veronicacovatch2020
    @veronicacovatch2020 Рік тому +4

    "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Sound Of Silence are their best and most well known songs.

  • @kennbicknell5492
    @kennbicknell5492 Рік тому +2

    *Definitely do their biggest hit, "BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER," next*

  • @debbiel.1655
    @debbiel.1655 Рік тому +4

    I loved your reaction to this. It is a beautiful song

  • @susanellis1930
    @susanellis1930 Рік тому

    One of my favorite groups. Paul Simon continues in his solo career. Check out The Concert in Central Park. That concert contains so many of their classics. It was a wonderful moment in time.

  • @WendyJoJohnston
    @WendyJoJohnston Рік тому +1

    When I opened the page and saw what you would react to, I was so excited; so many of my younger days have these songs running through them. Disturbed recentish song *Sound of Silence* is one of Simon and Garfunkel's repertoire. Listen to every one of their songs; off the top of my head, I can offer *I Am A Rock* *Bookends* *Scarborough Fair*, and listen to their Concert in Central Park for live performances. You might want to listen to some James Taylor, Carol King, and Carly Simon, different flavors from the same time, all singer/songwriters.

  • @leeannies-tears369
    @leeannies-tears369 Рік тому +3

    Hey AB❣️don't forget that they did the original "sounds of silence", that you did of 'Disturbed' 😁

  • @fgoogle5576
    @fgoogle5576 Рік тому +4

    Love SAG...
    Paul Simon's solo album GRACELAND is one of the best ever... combining his skill with a lot of African musicians.

  • @anitawright7169
    @anitawright7169 Рік тому

    Love this. Simon and Garfunkel are so very awesome! Love your reaction!

  • @michaelclarke5153
    @michaelclarke5153 Рік тому

    Paul Simon. Genius.

  • @stlmopoet
    @stlmopoet Рік тому +2

    The low grumbly buzzing sound is something called a bass harmonica.

  • @danaleestephens1686
    @danaleestephens1686 Рік тому

    So great your reaction to them they were so good!

  • @Serai3
    @Serai3 Рік тому +2

    The booming sounds are the reverberations of the glove hitting the boxer's head. That's a kettle drum, I believe. The low drone sound at the end comes from cellos, again I think.

  • @paulacook9450
    @paulacook9450 Рік тому +2

    Listen to Bridge Over Troubled Waters, considered by many to be the most beautiful song ever done.

  • @omnipotentbeaver8050
    @omnipotentbeaver8050 2 місяці тому

    your dancing had me in tears😂

  • @rhymereason3449
    @rhymereason3449 Рік тому +3

    Kudos for exploring other music. But it's sort of sad how so many of the newer generations have no idea about music with deep lyrics, instruments other than guitar and drums, harmony, etc.

  • @donnaholm
    @donnaholm Рік тому +2

    Their harmonies were magical, and Paul’s lyrics are epic. For fun, check out Cecilia!

  • @1bigrowdy
    @1bigrowdy Рік тому +1

    When you see their live offerings without all the over the top production you really can feel the power of their words

  • @oldschool72
    @oldschool72 Рік тому

    Art Garfunkel ( the tall blond ) is the lead singer. Paul Simon is the musician and song writer of all their songs.

  • @DevineMissMerlin
    @DevineMissMerlin Рік тому

    Love how you listen to music!!!

  • @gerrywagoner26
    @gerrywagoner26 7 місяців тому

    The amazing instrument in the middle is a theramin. Very unique.

  • @WasatchSasquatchUtah
    @WasatchSasquatchUtah Рік тому +1

    A timeless classic, from 1970

  • @Isleofskye
    @Isleofskye Рік тому +1

    Their comeback Concert in Central Park drew over 500,000 people...

  • @fancystitch6478
    @fancystitch6478 Рік тому +2

    Bridge over troubled water. Studio version. You will love it!!!

  • @suebeawho6537
    @suebeawho6537 Рік тому

    AB I love your reactions. You are so real 🤗

  • @roseofsharon-47
    @roseofsharon-47 Рік тому +1

    I love & enjoy your reactions AB !!! God Bless You & Yours !!!

  • @kathydodds1333
    @kathydodds1333 Рік тому

    Please react to Simon and Garfunkel live singing Bridge over troubled water!! It's so beautiful it causes goosebumps every time!!

  • @paulmeyer9255
    @paulmeyer9255 Рік тому +2

    They wrote the original Sound of Silenced made famous by Chris Stapleton, must watch next

  • @cathybrookeburt2616
    @cathybrookeburt2616 Рік тому +16

    These guys have a lot of hits together & as solo artists as well. Paul Simon is the little one & Art Garfunkel is the tall one with curly hair. I have a challenge for you. Watch their original song 'Sound of silence', then watch Pentatonix perform it & then watch Disturbs version. It is a great song & they all sound totally different while all being awesome. Disturb's version is the biggest difference from the others. All really cool & I would love to hear your take on the three.

    • @meganstorm3248
      @meganstorm3248 Рік тому +1

      I made the same request, but I forgot about the Pentatonix rendition! Seconding that, too

    • @ahv51
      @ahv51 Рік тому +1

      Peter Hollens and Tim Foust did a version as well.

    • @DougRayPhillips
      @DougRayPhillips Рік тому

      And Geoff Castellucci just released a cover a few days ago.

  • @scottbaldwin7133
    @scottbaldwin7133 Рік тому +1

    the sound of silance

  • @swoesteban5570
    @swoesteban5570 Рік тому +2

    I was just wondering if I should mention it, so Star Wars it is. Paul was once married to Princess Leia. Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon were husband and wife 1983-1984.
    If you like good movies and good music, watch "The Graduate". It not only won Academy Awards, it has Simon & Garfunkel front to back. One of their most iconic "Mrs. Robinson" written exclusively for The Graduate.

    • @rhymereason3449
      @rhymereason3449 Рік тому

      Amazing piece of trivia! Had to double-check it it's so interesting... thanks for sharing that.

  • @mojobag01
    @mojobag01 Рік тому +1

    That song won't leave you now. It's one of those.

  • @meganstorm3248
    @meganstorm3248 Рік тому +6

    OMG, I needed this video so much right now, and I knew it was coming as soon as you said "new artist."
    You have to do "The Sound Of Silence" (+ the Disturbed cover version), and Cecelia, then but then I'm gonna try to lure you over to Paul Simon's solo career. Graceland is one of the greatest albums of all time.

  • @sherigrow6480
    @sherigrow6480 Рік тому +2

    This is rock, just not rock and roll. The genius of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They used lots of different techniques and instruments to get these sounds. Every thing they recorded was great. I painted lyrics of their songs on my walls when I was a teenager.

  • @jeanine6328
    @jeanine6328 Рік тому +4

    These guys are an institution. They made absolutely phenomenal songs together. Paul Simon, the dark haired one, went on to have a very successful solo career. Please react to Paul Simons, original video, You Can Call Me Al. Keep in mind, Paul is the short dark haired one. He’s the singer.

  • @Marrero79
    @Marrero79 Рік тому +4

    “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, “I Am A Rock”, and “The Sound of Silence” - studio versions please. 💜💕💜💕💜💕

  • @ghogsten
    @ghogsten Рік тому +5

    Thank you for listening to the words. These songs matter on what they say. Story telling is almost a lost art now.

  • @claranielsen3382
    @claranielsen3382 Рік тому +6

    Simon and Garfunkel definitely 60s folk music. They were great. Disturbed did a cover to their original Sound of Silence. Worth checking out both versions very different.

  • @joannentwistle-cruz1800
    @joannentwistle-cruz1800 Рік тому

    They used a full orchestra. They have been around since the 60's and the 70's.

  • @1bigrowdy
    @1bigrowdy Рік тому +1

    Paul Simons album Graceland is a true masterpiece

  • @lazaruslong8092
    @lazaruslong8092 Рік тому +3

    Many great songs. Suggest Bridge Over Troubled Water next. Great meaning to song, brilliant vocal performance by Art Garfunkel. For fantastic live performance, listen to it from the Concert at Central Park. The studio version will give you the full orchestration. Love your enthusiasm.

  • @jimfrederick3907
    @jimfrederick3907 Рік тому

    A clinic in harmonizing!

  • @humpy936
    @humpy936 Рік тому +2

    Sound of silence, bridge over troubled waters, many great songs, these two did, check them out, check out the live performances from the free concert in Central Park. I believe it was 1980.

  • @jamescronan7220
    @jamescronan7220 Рік тому +1

    Just for fun, check out "Baby Driver" - same album. A surprising 'ear floss' at the end.

  • @rk41gator
    @rk41gator Рік тому

    timeless.

  • @stephensgarlato2323
    @stephensgarlato2323 Рік тому

    Great man, keep up the good stuff. I was 20 yrs old when this came out in 1969.

  • @jjdubs13
    @jjdubs13 Рік тому

    Bass harmonica - the same instrument used in the theme to Sanford and Son

  • @daphne9016
    @daphne9016 Рік тому

    It's 🔥 to me too❤

  • @jimfrederick3907
    @jimfrederick3907 Рік тому

    A true masterpiece!

  • @davisworth5114
    @davisworth5114 Рік тому +5

    They are classic, just spend 12 bucks and order their greatest hits on CD.

  • @jennywren7822
    @jennywren7822 8 місяців тому +1

    I was 22 when this was released, we had a stereogram in a sideboard, they were all the rage then, high end, I didn't like the Boxer much, mainly the other songs on the LP the lala at the end, I thought went on too long and spoiled the song.
    I've got a phone and ear buds now and it's like a completely different song, the orchestra and tuba especially at the end where the orchestra goes from one ear to the other is beautiful, and this in 1969.
    Completely changed it for me at 76 years old, a masterpiece...

  • @darlenecronin242
    @darlenecronin242 Рік тому

    You have also seen them in “we are the world “ they were in the group of people

  • @cindyr.522
    @cindyr.522 Рік тому

    You need to go find their album Concert in Central Park all hits Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel

  • @martinl8574
    @martinl8574 Рік тому

    Bars on bars, an American institution!!!!

  • @TaraWontTapOut
    @TaraWontTapOut Рік тому +1

    Hazy Shade of Winter. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are the OGs of folk/rock/mix along with with Bob Dylan. Garfunkel sings the high notes. Simon sings mid range.

  • @johnandrews3151
    @johnandrews3151 Рік тому +2

    Back when they made real music!

  • @Grumpy_Rabbit
    @Grumpy_Rabbit Рік тому

    More from Simon and Garfunkel: "Scarborough Faire" & "The Sound Of Silence" (there's a phenomenal cover of this one by Disturbed--do both.)

  • @kirkhall2099
    @kirkhall2099 Рік тому

    Disturbed did a cover of there most famous song "Sound of Silence". And a great job with it. Bridge Over Troubled Water is another one of S&Gs hits.

  • @shaunnaemmons1297
    @shaunnaemmons1297 Рік тому +1

    You’ve heard of them, or a song at least. They did Sound of Silence 😊

  • @jennyrivers44
    @jennyrivers44 Рік тому +4

    Cecilia...short and shocking

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye Рік тому

      She was Jenny. In 1992 in London, as I, painfully, recall...:)

  • @mikesanchez5348
    @mikesanchez5348 Рік тому

    I'm sure you are going to get many recommendations on Simon and Garfunkel, well here's mine. Sounds of Silence, Bridge over troubled water, Scarborough fair.

  • @subitman12
    @subitman12 Рік тому

    Paul Simon was the lead in the duo as he wrote the songs. They broke up after a while. Paul Simon continued his career. There are two videos. Here's a link to a live concert called Graceland. ua-cam.com/video/0VTcBO4q5kY/v-deo.html

  • @jenniferrodriguez5337
    @jenniferrodriguez5337 Рік тому

    Unless I'm mistaken the alien instrument you hear is actually a picollo trumpet

  • @cochiseblueearth8071
    @cochiseblueearth8071 Рік тому

    I think you've done Paul Simon's song, "You can call me Al", with Chevy Chase.

  • @mmg8823
    @mmg8823 Рік тому

    They wrote "Sounds of Silence". Their version is mellow like this. You have already heard Pentatonix's version, which is more intense (for lack of a better word). If you are into comparing videos, you could look at those two and Disturbed's version which is angry. Very different takes on the same song.

  • @earlenejohnson2327
    @earlenejohnson2327 Рік тому

    There biggest hit is Sound of Silence.

  • @757optim
    @757optim Рік тому +1

    Listen to their classic hit "Sound of Silence", then listen to the cover by Disturbed. Awesome song writing, message and performance - in both instances.