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PoindexterOglethorpe

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9. This is also my favorite song of all time.

Reply to DemoTex (Original post)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 10:12 PM

Oct 2020

The lyrics that speak most to me are

We come on the ship they call the Mayflower
We come on the ship that sailed the Moon
We come in the age's most uncertain hour
and sing an American tune.

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How did Paul Simon know? In 1973? [View all] DemoTex Oct 2020 OP

THANKS, DemoTex. elleng Oct 2020 #1

Good selection KT2000 Oct 2020 #2

1974 performance on Dick Cavett show: dalton99a Oct 2020 #3

He must have started wearing the bow tie years later. idziak4ever1234 Oct 2020 #4

This is my all-time favorite song nuxvomica Oct 2020 #5

Song was written during Watergate and towards the end of the Viet Nam War Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #6

All true; not to mention Sogo Oct 2020 #17

And we thought we couldn't sink any lower than moonscape Oct 2020 #21

Great song! 2naSalit Oct 2020 #7

Oh, but it's all right...it's all right... I'm just weary to my bones. Chiyo-chichi Oct 2020 #8

Tomorrow's gonna be another workin' day. lastlib Oct 2020 #22

This is also my favorite song of all time. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #9

Loved S&G before they were cool... Wounded Bear Oct 2020 #10

Beautiful and highly recommended 💗 DT Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2020 #11

This Hekate Oct 2020 #12

DemoTex..... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #13

A great song, way ahead of it's time. I recognized it right away - brings back memories... George II Oct 2020 #14

Excellent lyrics, but... regnaD kciN Oct 2020 #15

Yes! burrowowl Oct 2020 #16

this is one of those... Chili Oct 2020 #20

Love! This song. Golfnbrew Oct 2020 #18

Welcome to DU! lastlib Oct 2020 #23

Thanks for posting . . . great song, great lyrics, great two-part harmony . . . (n/t) OneBlueSky Oct 2020 #19

The two voices, Simon and Garfunkel, blended so beautifully. BComplex Oct 2020 #26

Thought provoking, so evocative. An old favorite. JudyM Oct 2020 #24

Seldom have 2 voices blended so perfectly. 3catwoman3 Oct 2020 #25

One of my all-time favorite songs. Music Man Oct 2020 #27