Why Oh Why Were These Discarded?

Why oh why were these discarded? 🥲

Simon and Garfunkel scrapped shots, 60s

I feel this is worth reblogging, after reading a couple of quotes from In Restless Dreams, like:

“We had an uneven partnership because I was writing all of the songs and basically running the sessions because I would say, ‘This is how it goes, and this is the guitar part, and you should be playing that on drums, and the bass should be doing this’,” he says, adding, "Artie would be in the control room with [producer] Roy [Halee], and he’d say, ‘Yeah, that's good, let’s do that,’ but it was an uneven balance of power.” [x]

I... I don't know. For real? The wip of the songs shown in Songs of America, just to mention one source, tell a different story. And if you just listen to the songs together and alone you can hear the difference. Come on.

"We do not refer to Beatles songs as early Paul McCartney songs or early George Harrison songs. They are Beatles songs. (...) Rolling Stones songs are not referred to as Jagger's or Richards’s songs. Ray Davies wrote most of the Kinks’ songs but we do not call them early Ray Davies songs. The songs of Simon & Garfunkel were a collaborative effort, and are distinctly different from Paul Simon’s successful solo career. The works of Simon & Garfunkel have won many awards in the name of Simon & Garfunkel. They are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the name of Simon & Garfunkel." "Art Garfunkel was Paul Simon’s missing ingredient. Without him you’ve got smoke but not the explosion that was Simon & Garfunkel."

Thanks fuck somebody said this. Bravo.

americanthinker.com

Do not allow Art Garfunkel to be written out of history

There was a magical time for modern music, loosely between 1955 and the end of the 20th century, yet a very small percentage of it will surv

Selkie at heart 💜🌊🦭

Selkie/sealwoman statue in Mikladalur, Faroe Islands

YES! Thank you @in-restless-walks , I had forgotten about that - to think it's from 2012, not that long ago...

I can't believe this is how Paul tries to sell the story now. I'm not one to judge as I don't know personal stuff and shit (nobody knows but them, after all), but his words now are just unfair. And as far as I'm concerned, they sound full of resentement.

"We do not refer to Beatles songs as early Paul McCartney songs or early George Harrison songs. They are Beatles songs. (...) Rolling Stones songs are not referred to as Jagger's or Richards’s songs. Ray Davies wrote most of the Kinks’ songs but we do not call them early Ray Davies songs. The songs of Simon & Garfunkel were a collaborative effort, and are distinctly different from Paul Simon’s successful solo career. The works of Simon & Garfunkel have won many awards in the name of Simon & Garfunkel. They are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the name of Simon & Garfunkel." "Art Garfunkel was Paul Simon’s missing ingredient. Without him you’ve got smoke but not the explosion that was Simon & Garfunkel."

Thanks fuck somebody said this. Bravo.

americanthinker.com

Do not allow Art Garfunkel to be written out of history

There was a magical time for modern music, loosely between 1955 and the end of the 20th century, yet a very small percentage of it will surv

All of the nights we'd harmonise 'til dawn,

I never laughed so long, so long, so long...

FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, ARTHUR

I'll never get over this I swear.

I know he stated in The Singer that one loves the giver of a beautiful gift, but ffs...

What a mess, these two.

still losing my mind over this . you literally sang the song what the fuck did you think it was about ??? 😭