Simon & Garfunkel - The Late Great Johnny Ace (from The Concert in Central Park)
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- "The Late Great Johnny Ace" by Simon & Garfunkel from The Concert in Central Park
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Chorus:
It was the year of the Beatles
It was the year of the Stones
It was 1964
I was living in London
With the girl from the summer before
#SimonAndGarfunkel #TheLateGreatJohnnyAce #TheConcertInCentralPark
Love that look of shock then look of defiance, and ultimate professional finish.
It's crazy, noone could have known the content of the song, but that the guy got up there around when he brought up John Lennon, not far from where lennon died. Amazing that Paul was able to play on.
I always thought maybe that line about Lennon is what triggered the guy. He was clearly mentally unwell, saying "I've gotta talk to you, I gotta talk to you!"
This is total conjecture obviously, but I wonder if the guy had been obsessing over Lennon's death, maybe coming up with his own delusional interpretation of it, and the instant he heard that line, he had to jump on stage and tell Paul Simon all about it.
I think the guy was stoned and thought that Paul was talking to him. So he heard a guy went up and talked to him and thought "I'll try that"
I remember seeing that back in the day, when we were all still traumatized, and that was the first thing that I thought of.
He shouldn't 🤔have disturbed Paul😊he playing the song to entertain them😎should just listen🥹and enjoy!!!😊
I love this concert. My son was born on this night. Love Simon and Garfunkel forever....
Happy 40th to your son!
Hello. Karyn
Wow ❤️🤟🏽
Wow! What incredible professional concentration. How on earth did being accosted on the stage not break his stride?
He finished beautifully, like nothing at all had occurred.
Paul Simon is an amazing musician.
Amazing musician but a bad historian. (Ref 1954, NOT 1956)
@@KG-si3il in the single he recorded it as 1954, I suspect he just sang it wrong
reminds me of the Soy Bomb guy at the Grammys. Bob just kept right on playing.
What an awful thing to happen, Paul Simon was amazing
This is a clever, thoughtful, moving song citing real life "Johnny Aces"....John F. Kennedy and John Lennon...both of whom died as martyrs before their time. Note how he mentions The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, JFK, and the optimism of his youth...how it all goes south with the news of their tragic deaths. I loved his determination to finish this poignant song even after ironically being almost attacked himself here on stage.
I can't begin to imagine how freaked out Paul was, considering what HAD happened to Lennon.
He probably had a contact high from the crowd
He mentioned in an interview that he was mainly annoyed that the guy had ruined the song.
But this song, probably must play the song a Hundred times before, nobody play well or sing well, Paul don't sing nicely this song need more work to result, and the guy only want to talk, but Lennon is a memory live at the time!!!
@David M IKR, that be some broken english. It's like he took out all conjunctions and said, "yeah, that looks good."
I saw that interview on David Letterman. He said the man was saying he wanted to ask/tell him something, I think.
There’s something perfect about the fret buzz following the moment here
3:39 is the "I got to talk to you" moment
I was so upset this song wasn't included on the live album.
Agreed. Thanks a lot, song interrupter.
Maybe because the studio version hadn't been released yet? I think this one is much better though, even with the interruption.
Yeah, it's a pity! This is a really deep song!
From 3:54 on, Paul expressions was so deep, I paused it at one point and feel his fear
his mastery of and ease of chord structures just blow my mind.
Well said.
If anyone doubts Paul Simon's creds, just watch as he continues Johnny Ace while some nutcase is being dragged away. Paul is a consummate professional. I'd like to see anyone else handle that interruption so seamlessly.
His left hand never left the chord shape on the neck. I was about 12 feet above him to his left.
Some rockers I know would have bashed the guy with mic stand, lol
If P.S. were a consummate professional, he should have gotten the date right. Johnny Ace died in 1954 on Christmas Day.
@@KG-si3il Assuming that you're right - and I have no reason to doubt it - then oh well, I guess even the pros can mess up on occasion.
Seriously? It’s not like he was taking gunfire , or dodging sniper fire, or RPGs whizzing by his head.
A guy ran on stage and was stopped by his security guard.
The security guard was in more danger than Paul Simon was. The security guard actually confronted the guy and stopped the attack.
And if you say, “Well the security guard was just going his job. He’s supposed to protect Paul Simon. So what’s the big deal?”
To that, I say this, “Paul Simon was just doing his job. He’s supposed to keep playing and singing. So what’s the big deal?”
Two of the most talented musical storytellers the WORLD has ever known... Speechless.
Was there and remember that nut case. Amazing concert.
What did they do with the kook?
Please tell me more about it that day. Would have loved it!
Imagine singing about "John Lennon" then just seven seconds after comes a reminder. Damn Central Park, damn.
At first, I thought the guy who ran up the stage was part of the performance hahaha. Paul still continued like nothing happened, very professional!
This man is still crazy after all these years
😄
Paul Simon is a genius. That's the only reason I had to talk to him.
Wait what
Heard about this incident for years but never got round to watching it, got to admit Paul handled it very well. Does make me wonder what the guy wanted to talk to him about though....
Amway
Random dude: "I gotta talk to you! I gotta talk to you! I gotta talk to you!"
Paul Simon: "Ugh.. I'm kind of in the middle of something, buddy.."
An exceptional ballad that juxtaposes rock and roll and Paul's creative excellence along with the Beatles and Stones and the violence of the time
A new song nobody has heard before and yet this guy managed to come up right at the moment Paul sings about a crazy guy murdering his friend? How eerie. What a pro Paul was here and you can tell he's irritated that this guy messed up the song by interrupting. Perfectionist that he is.
I gotta talk to you! I gotta talk to you! I gotta talk to you!
I think he said "him" idk
Consummate professionalism here from Mr. Simon. Although an interruption, they segued well by sustaining notes from his last musical phrase and picked up where they left off nearly seamlessly. It could have looked and sounded messier hadn't security acted as quickly as they did; great bunch of musicians supporting him that were able to roll with something they weren't expecting - not sloppy by any means.
Crap. Of course it wasn't staged. Get a life.
looked like there may have been another verse or so but we didn't get to hear it thanks to the Jerk.
Twit.
@@resolute7627 , no, the song was complete.
@@resolute7627 Maybe "the Jerk" who ran onto the stage enraged about the mistake and lack of respect to Johnny Ace: Johnny Ace did not die in 1956 as P.S. sang. Johnny Ace died December 25, 1954. So perhaps "the Jerk" saved the Almighty Paul Simon from screwing up something again in another verse.
I love this song so much. It is my fav off of 'Heart and Bone's album. Great tribute to John Lennon. I love how this song changes Tempo. Genius lyrics as normal for Paul Simon.
Paul was in his 20’s-30’s when most of these lyrics were written! Isn’t that a gift? To him and to us!
He was 40 here
very eerie coincidence he was accosted at the moment he sang of John Lennon's murder..
MK Ultra keyword
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super-duper-natural
There are NO COINCIDENCES.
@@6nosis Yes there are
You can see in his eyes after the guy was dragged away that he was terrified especially since the song he was singing was about death. The death of John Lennon was definitely on his mind.
Hello Megan
Paul Simon in an interview with letterman, not long after this, said that his reaction wasn't one of fear. That he was surprised and was thinking "great, he messed up the song." He said he was used to people going on the stage and that he believed that guy to be most likely stoned and harmless.
I remember seeing this on HBO when it came out...still chilling as ever.
I love this and Ill always love John Lennon and Paul Simon
Two of the very best
Nice "construction" of this song with some cool chords towards the end.
Hauntingly beautiful
True legend, true professional
Paul definitely handled the situation with that look better than I would have. My paranoid ass would be getting as far away from that stage as possible, lookin’ in every direction along the way.
And we stayed to close the plaaaaaheyce! Poor Paul. Nice recovery though. 💞
This is a great song - indeed, the concert was fantastic, especially as they had been split up for years! Paul looked a bit shocked when that guy tried to attack him, but he's from New York so he'd probably seen things like that before. It must have been scary, though. Well done to him for carrying on
That crazy fan's timing was both awful and impeccable.
That was Dec 8,1980 Monday night football the day after my 16th birthday, you don't forget shizz like that. Paul Simon is pretty damn good I'd say.
30 likes for a piece of music history.
Alex Ford. Yes, meanwhile the lame, lightweight Ed Sheeran media hyped- up shit notches up a BILLION views!! ..f**k this world.
Totally amazing. Fantastic performance.
OMG, what a masterpiece, Paul is simply brilliant. Sad that someone got that close to him. It shows just how important, the necessity for tight security around famous people
What a classy song. Well done Paul.
He rarely played this song in concert again. I wonder if that ahole rushed him during The Boxer if he would have retired that also?......
Artist : Paul Simon
Song : The Late Great Johnny Ace
Album : Hearts And Bones (1983)
Songwriter : Paul Simon
Not a well known song, but with the exception of Elton John, And Bernie Taupin's “Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” this is probably my favorite tribute song to John Lennon outside of the songs George and Paul wrote. (All Those Years Ago and Here Today).
The music is chilling, and describes the surroundings perfectly on that terrible night. Also in a crazy coincidence the first time Paul Simon ever played it live a crazy fan tried to get to him on stage. After that Paul hardly ever played the song live again. A beautiful song and tribute to John from one of America's greatest songwriters.
3:40 *"I gotta talk to you, I gotta talk to you."*
Beautiful song
what a beautiful song
I don’t like it when they play the new stuff either, but jeez dude.
My favourite Simon writing. I love the srtucture f placing 3 tunes together, with a biter sweet message. The stage invader was wuick off the mark once he heard "John Lennon" being sung. Paul was a friend f Johns and this is very touching indeed.
Legend has it the estranged man is still trying to talk to Paul.
3:44 WTH? Simon Rolls On!
I remember this concert well. Hitch hiked 300 miles to see it. I'd never seen so many people in one place before that. The joints getting passed around, they cost $1.00 each. But you could get high just breathing the air. Those were the good times people were civilized
That was a moment I'll never forget -- I am upstage stage left. It was startling and frightening -- Lennon had been shot only ten months before. I was amazed that Paul's left hand never left the chord shape on the neck.
Anyone here after watching this moment on Sky Arts completely unaware it happened? Well done Mr Simon "the show must go on..."
Plain to see he never got over his girl Kathy Chitty , mentioned again in this song . Great artist .
Thanks for the upload.
I LOVEEEE!!!!!!
Yes but he is pure Professional and an incredible man
I remember watching the TV film of the gig, which featured this time and being a massive Beatles fan was miffed not to be able to hear it again (no internet of course, we didn't get a vhs until about 1985!). I presumed it was due to the interruption, didn't recall afterwards how much was affected. Remember this is in Central Park, only nine months since John Lennon was murdered by a 'fan'. I'm surprised Paul Simon didn't freak even more. Still got my double album, by the way. Bought at the same shop my Beatles Monthly was on regular order. Appreciate being able to watch again (again) - Thanks!
ジョン・レノンが亡くなられて ポール・サイモンが この曲を歌われ 暴漢にあう このシーンは とてもとても重みを感じます。そしてポール・サイモンが 最後までこの曲を歌い切った事に感動を覚えます。
That was scary poor Paul! When you think of what happened to john & George it is well...scary. Paul handled it well tho
But what happened to George didn't happen until years after this incident.
@@frauleinmona George died of cancer
@Rob Mounsey. LOL. Uhhh, no shit!
@Rob Mounsey. BEFORE George died of Cancer, a madman broke into his house and stabbed him several times in the chest almost killing him! Then George's wife Olivia hit the intruder over the head with a lamp causing the lunatic to drop the knife. Then the piece of shit tried to kill Olivia by strangling her with the cord of the lamp, but thankfully she escaped. So, George was almost murdered like John. THAT'S what I meant when I said in my initial comment, "But what happened to George didn't happen until years after this incident.".
He is a Beautiful man
Great song, 😊pauls simon is great😅
Watching this concert right now in the UK on tv sky arts
It must be scary to be really famous.
God i hate that this song isnt on the album, thanks random dude...I am still curious as to what he had to talk about
It's on the "Hearts and Bones" album. 😊👍
It was me. I just wanted to have my moment of fame. I m sorry to have caused this song not to be on the record.i actually tried to get on stage during Mrs Robinson but was stopped by security.
@@titidiz6343 just not true ur not that guy lol
Well done to the security man stopping the intruder in his tracks and removing him swiftly. There have been times they didn't respond as quick as they should.
Forever my darling
youarethebest💐
You could see in Paul's eyes that freaked him out. The guy jumps and says
"I gotta talk to you, I gotta talk to you".
What a fu&king freak.
❤🙏
I remember watching this concert with my mother and brother live on HBO (i believe it was HBO) when I was 10. Watched this scene few times recently. Maybe its not a coincidence he rushes the stage during the mentioning of Lennon, or that Paul Simon stays so composed. Just a thought. Then again, maybe it is ...
I don't know if I am fortunate enough or not to remember this. But I do remember the day John Lennon was killed, and that is what this song is about make no mistake about it! That terrible day has never left me and I am still angry about it. I delivered the newspapers telling the world.
It’s the very first thing I remember from the outside world. I was less than four years old
I came here from Letterman, where he mentioned this.
So did I. Paul singing about Lennon being murdered and a crazy guy runs on stage. What went through his mind at that moment?
Me too...
Muy buen mozo Paul Simón
It wasn’t a coincidence. That guy really had something to say on it
amazing song...amazing tribute
He just wanted to tell him about Amway
Lovely song from Paul Simon. John Lennon used to affectionately refer to him as "The singing dwalf". I'm not sure what Paul thought of that nickname though.
Security was right there !
Was that stage invader ever named and shamed? Just the arrogance of: "I gotta talk to you!"
I hate to break it to his fans, but the late, great Johnny Ace didn't die in 1956...
Yeah. It was 1954 I believe.
3:39 fan runs on stage
UHUUUUU!!!!!
I don’t think It was at all possible for Paul Simon to abandon his song in order to have a conversation with the dude. It was all for the best that the guy was dragged away by security.
Odd that the whole night, it happened on the debut of a song he had been working on for years, and finally came to the final lyrics after Lennon died that a drunk jumps on stage yelling I gotta talk to you.....cops were quick though. Doubt anyone could get that close the stage these days. Simon said later he wasn't scared, just surprised.....If you were scared or thought about that stuff, I doubt anyone would ever perform live music again. Can't think that way. They played enough concerts to see enough happen to keep things moving. See any professionals and you see them just move on when something happens....just the professional thing to do, but always impressive to me that they can do this. Of course, some react different. Les Paul players like that they could whack some nut running up with the guitar and not knock it out of tune......then just strap it back on and keep playing.
If I ever ran into Simon I would ask if he ever paid that guy who jumped on stage the 50 bucks he owes him he had to talk to him about? lol.....sill kicking myself in the ass for missing this concert. I was on my way to the train in Woodbridge NJ and stopped of for a beer at the bar that opened at 7am for a couple.....by the 4th I was talking with people and decided there would probably be 50,000 people there and I didn't want to fight the crowds.....yea....smart move.....instead of an unforgettable concert, another forgettable day at the local gin mill.
He hadn't been working on it for years. It had to have only been about 9 or 10 months. Because John Lennon was murdered in December 1980 and this concert took place in September of 1981. Paul mentions John Lennon's death.
Hard to hear the person yell "I need to talk to you"
Think you so much Simon for your new song i like very much think you !🍑🍉🍉🍉
Sandrine
Do any experts know why this (excellent) song was not on the record, cassette, or CD, but was on the VHS, DVD, etc.?
Because of the interruption...
"Mama don't take my Kodachrome away."
Paul talked about this incident on David Letterman's show. It's on youtube.
Thanks, I didn't know
Unbelievable the whole scene, the song, the guy suddenly on the stage, Paul's face... Anybody knows what song did Pul and Art (or just Paul) perform immediately after this one?
Kodachrome/Maybelline medley.
Paul was extremely lucky that time,because if that drunk man in the back had had a gun things might have ended up a bit differently
Well more 100000 fans .... only 1 was crazy .... not bad at all
This is the only song in the show that was not put in the album line-up(at least the original release).
Is this a BONUS TRACK? I mean I have this LIVE ALBUM but this song ISN'T on there
3:34 .... That guy NEEDS to talk too him.
If you listen closely, you can hear the guy say “I need to talk to you, I gotta talk to you.” Scary.
Security was quick back then.
The only song that wasn't on the 2-Lp set.
I gotta talk to him
I gotta TALK to him!
When a stranger came up and asked me …
I gotta talk to *you* .
I wonder where that guy is now?
The senseless death of young pianist Johnny Ace while indulging in a round of Russian roulette backstage at Houston's City Auditorium on Christmas Day of 1954 tends to overshadow his relatively brief but illustrious recording career on Duke Records. That's a pity, for Ace's gentle, plaintive vocal balladry deserves reverence on its own merit, not because of the scandalous fallout resulting from his tragic demise.
John Marshall Alexander was a member in good standing of the Beale Streeters, a loosely knit crew of Memphis young bloods that variously included B.B. King, Bobby Bland, and Earl Forest. Signing with local DJ Mattis' fledgling Duke logo in 1952, the re-christened Ace hit the top of the R&B charts his very first time out with the mellow ballad "My Song." From then on, Ace could do no musical wrong, racking up hit after hit for Duke in the same smooth, urbane style. "Cross My Heart," "The Clock," "Saving My Love for You," "Please Forgive Me," and "Never Let Me Go" all dented the uppermost reaches of the charts. And then, with one fatal gunshot, all that talent was lost forever (weepy tribute records quickly emerged by Frankie Ervin, Johnny Fuller, Varetta Dillard, and the Five Wings).
Ace scored his biggest hit of all posthumously. His haunting "Pledging My Love" (cut with Johnny Otis & His Orchestra in support) remained atop Billboard's R&B lists for ten weeks in early 1955. One further hit, "Anymore," exhausted Duke's stockpile of Ace masters, so they tried to clone the late pianist's success by recruiting Johnny's younger brother (St. Clair Alexander) to record as Buddy Ace. When that didn't work out, Duke boss Don Robey took singer Jimmy Lee Land, renamed him Buddy Ace, and recorded him all the way into the late '60s.
That's one piece of history.👍Thanks...
I have to say, he died to his own stupidity (or did he?)