Well, He Had Artie To Create That Magic With.

Well, he had Artie to create that magic with.

Anyway yes, listen to Bookends.

listening to Bookends cover to cover is an excellent way to spend an early Sunday evening. it’s essentially a masterpiece. I have been talking about and enjoying s&g since I was a young child and honestly I’m going to spend the rest of my life talking about how good this shit is clearly. It’s just that their music and words are deeply embedded into my own personal life experience. Bookends is a concept album as well as a masterpiece which is double the delight. my fav tracks are as follows in this order:

1. America 2. Punky’s Dilemma 3. At The Zoo 4. Mrs. Robinson 5. Bookends Theme 6. Fakin’ It 7. Overs

The rest are good and part of the cohesive flow, but these tracks specifically facilitate in growing little wings around my heart in order to let it soar upon listen. How did Paul Simon do it? I know he’s famous as fuck but idk feel like s&g is underrated.

Listen to Bookends.

Honestly, if we don’t get a scene like this in season 2 of Our Flag Means Death, what even is the point?? 

Well well well, glad I'm not the only one fascinated by the Paul (Verlaine)/Arthur (Rimbaud) thingy.

something something Paul Verlaine and Arthur (Artie) Rimbaud

Ok, I literally died laughing here. 🤣

Also, I do hope y'all familiar with this pearl of a show, where at around minute 19:00 a Simon Says joke was made - Paul was very much amused by that too, you can tell.

Hello, I'm dead.

November 23, 1966–Allegheny College

Well, Bookends took a long time to (write and) record indeed, and I remember reading somewhere that part of the delays were due both to Paul's writer's block and to Artie not feeling too well for some periods of time through 67/68. But I may be wrong. Or it may be false anyway.

Nevermind what they went through to make it though, as they did a marvelous job on that album. Saying that Bookends is not "put together adequately" is bullshit, artist.

Anyway, thanks to this "Hell was frozen over" I now have a picture of Paul and Artie burnt in my brain: them begging some CBS boss, possibly Mr Davis himself, in a Jake Blues style. Ifkyk.

"Honest! I ran outta gas. I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from outta town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake, a terrible flood, locusts! It wasn't my fault! I swear to God!"

Today’s episode of ‘reviews that use a whole lot of words to say nothing of value,’ featuring a very odd series of attempted insults towards Bookends. Supposedly “hell was frozen over” during the writing/recording process and “Simon and Garfunkel were unable to really put it together adequately.”

A few people might disagree 💀

The Daily Bruin, 04/18/68