Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel - "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (6/6) HD

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  • Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
  • From the DVD "Paul Simon and Friends"
    Buy the DVD here: www.shoutfactor...
    Lyrics:
    When you're weary
    Feeling small
    When tears are in your eyes
    I will dry them all
    I'm on your side
    When times get rough
    And friends just can't be found
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    I will lay me down
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    I will lay me down
    When you're down and out
    When you're on the street
    When evening falls so hard
    I will comfort you
    I'll take your part
    When darkness comes
    And pain is all around
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    I will lay me down
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    I will lay me down
    Sail on Silver Girl,
    Sail on by
    Your time has come to shine
    All your dreams are on their way
    See how they shine
    If you need a friend
    I'm sailing right behind
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    I will ease your mind
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    I will ease your mind

Комментарии • 2 тыс.

  • @peterwhent66
    @peterwhent66 3 года назад +832

    Paul Simon was a song writing genius, but no-one brought his songs to life like Art Garfunkel. His voice is just sublime, and together they are bigger than the sum of their parts.

    • @innosanto
      @innosanto 2 года назад +19

      It is the combo that is the best

    • @jackloganbill605
      @jackloganbill605 2 года назад +12

      Amen!!!!

    • @sh3049
      @sh3049 2 года назад +9

      Awesome 👌

    • @Lorena-tz1lf
      @Lorena-tz1lf 2 года назад +4

      Así es. Nadie pudo describirlo mejor.

    • @daouddenali8450
      @daouddenali8450 Год назад +15

      Have to disagree. Elvis took this song to heights these guys wanted to reach but couldn’t. Even Paul Simon said so.

  • @sherryrethwisch9589
    @sherryrethwisch9589 5 месяцев назад +61

    Amazing, its 2024 and this song brings tears. At my high school graduation in 1970, this was our finale song and I was the pianist. That will go down in history for me as the most difficult piano piece I ever played. It took weeks and weeks of practice to bring the power of this song to fruition, but finally nailed it! Some where in a dusty old box, I still have the sheet music!!!

    • @ClassicalPan
      @ClassicalPan 3 месяца назад +2

      You ought to dig out that box and give this piece some new life!
      I checked the comments to see if anyone confirmed that the piano player did indeed fumble the music a couple times. If this piece is as difficult as you say, then maybe he did.
      But with Paul's artistic vision, maybe he wanted some odd timings thrown in, and maybe that's what I heard, but I don't think so.

    • @susanheinz5804
      @susanheinz5804 2 месяца назад +3

      Kudos! We had the sheet music in a big hardbound book of 60’s & 70’s music. This one was too hard for me! Sound of Silence was more my speed. Elton John’s music was usually too hard based on the # of sharps or flats. I was a hack but loved music then and now! P.S. Extra points for playing in public in front of classmates!

    • @robertdaugherty2314
      @robertdaugherty2314 Месяц назад +1

      "Oh if you need a friend, I'm sailing right behind" is a phase/lyric that speaks to me alone, and to every one

  • @pokiepieface
    @pokiepieface 5 лет назад +297

    That man still gives me goosebumps every time I hear him hit those last couple of notes. Art Garfunkel is definitely by far one of the all time best singers in the history of music! And Pauly ain't too bad himself. Lol

    • @paullondon6625
      @paullondon6625 3 года назад +14

      Yes, Paul can sing well and is certainly a top notch songwriter, but Art is the great singer, which Paul later admitted. Arts vocals on this song match it better than any other vocalist, be it Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin or even Elvis Presley.

    • @ToyUniverse-Official
      @ToyUniverse-Official 2 года назад +5

      Morten Harket version was the closest but Art owns this song especially with the last couple of notes he belts out.

  • @codestud3
    @codestud3 5 лет назад +134

    Art Garfunkel is an incredible singer. He made this song.

    • @timarnold3144
      @timarnold3144 2 года назад +11

      And Paul Simon never forgave him for it.

    • @kauimanera726
      @kauimanera726 10 месяцев назад +5

      No one can touch Art with this song, not even Paul. Art slayed this song.

    • @leonigolding9480
      @leonigolding9480 5 месяцев назад +2

      I have said this before- Simon is a great song writer it it's Art Garfunkel who made Simon and Garfunkel

    • @marylogue7478
      @marylogue7478 Месяц назад +1

      @@leonigolding9480i disagree Simon continued on as Art faded into the background.

    • @joanntaylor5457
      @joanntaylor5457 17 дней назад

      ❤🎉BOTH MAJE EACH OTHER!! They need each other!! TOGETHER THEY ARE AMAZING!!🤗🤗🥰🥰🤗🤗

  • @Dr10Jeeps
    @Dr10Jeeps 3 года назад +138

    Simon and Garfunkel are simply magical!

  • @damianp26
    @damianp26 10 лет назад +333

    Art Garfunkel, voice of an angel man.

    • @gailcromie4476
      @gailcromie4476 4 года назад +14

      Beautiful voice. I love this man. Xxxx

    • @vc.5744
      @vc.5744 3 года назад +6

      Oh yes!!🤩

    • @Mukundanghri
      @Mukundanghri 3 года назад +6

      I was just sitting here thinking the same.

    • @ABC-xg8jx
      @ABC-xg8jx 3 года назад +5

      Love it so much

    • @kaan_isik
      @kaan_isik 3 года назад +4

      'Angel man' oneiromancy)

  • @darylfulp9056
    @darylfulp9056 7 лет назад +271

    I don't understand everyone's comments about Paul singing on this song. Yes, Art did the vocals on the original, but this was the last song of a reunion special, and was highlighting their friendship and collaboration. It was beautiful and touching and great to see them performing together after so many years. Such an incredible and powerful conclusion!

    • @itsme1092
      @itsme1092 Год назад

      Because it's obvious Paul is trying to "one up" Art. He appears to have little man syndrome, and has a hard time sharing the spot light

    • @cliffvbajo
      @cliffvbajo Год назад +27

      And isnt it that Paul Simon wrote it?

    • @scally1969
      @scally1969 Год назад +22

      Paul Simon gave a different tone to the song. Light and dark before joining together In harmony for the final verse. Some songs just get better as the performers age and this performance is one of them. Guys in their twenties writing a song that chimes so clearly in their seventies. Amazing

    • @kalmia01
      @kalmia01 Год назад +9

      You touched the point. Thats what musis is about❤ What a magical moment💛💚💙🩵💜🧡🩷❤️

    • @olivacistina7225
      @olivacistina7225 Год назад +4

      The song is ma favorite

  • @pf-flyerthailand1538
    @pf-flyerthailand1538 5 лет назад +250

    I was boarding my airplane to begin my trip back home at Phan Rang Air Force base in South Vietnam and Armed Forces Radio was playing this song and I was crying like a baby thinking of those I left behind and those who never made it home. That was in 1971. The years have gone by too fast.

    • @florlopezgarcia2046
      @florlopezgarcia2046 3 года назад +6

      Years you like a flash

    • @florlopezgarcia2046
      @florlopezgarcia2046 3 года назад +6

      Years go like a flash. Amazing

    • @sarahbrowning9982
      @sarahbrowning9982 3 года назад +17

      God bless you my dear for your service and God bless and r. i. p to all of those who didn't make it back home to their families. Xxx

    • @franciscojavier1172
      @franciscojavier1172 3 года назад +6

      @Dragon Phoenix69 Me saco el sombrero! que cosa mas grande que arriesgar su vida por la patria.

    • @Tommymybaby
      @Tommymybaby 3 года назад +7

      ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @ronaldpfeifer8563
    @ronaldpfeifer8563 Год назад +51

    i'm writing in 2023 and this video has again reached way inside me. It's incredible. i'm amazed by this sound.

  • @jan09able
    @jan09able Год назад +20

    Paul Simon wrote this song. But man! Garfunkel owns this.

  • @MacQ1955
    @MacQ1955 6 лет назад +158

    It amazes me how Art can still move with all of Paul's nuances (new found ones at that) when they sing together. Doesn't even have to look at him for the feel. Whether they want to admit it or not, there is still a "chemistry" between them. Guess that comes from singing with each other since they were kids in 1953.

    • @jeremystark3350
      @jeremystark3350 3 года назад +10

      Beautiful dual harmony like no other in history.

    • @kalmia01
      @kalmia01 2 года назад +5

      It's exactly as you said. A misterious magic happen when they sing together, whether they would admit it or not. It's truly beautiful, and hope they treasure it in their hearts

    • @maritzaheg8538
      @maritzaheg8538 Год назад +1

      Beautifully said!!

    • @maritzaheg8538
      @maritzaheg8538 Год назад

      .

  • @hancar
    @hancar 6 лет назад +113

    This song is one of the five greatest songs ever written and recorded!

    • @ericburns9132
      @ericburns9132 Год назад +3

      What are the other four

    • @suzysuze6797
      @suzysuze6797 Год назад

      Absolutely. I love Sound of Silence and I am a Rock as well

    • @ericburns9132
      @ericburns9132 10 месяцев назад +3

      It's in my top five greatest songs ever written/recorded my list would be.
      1. Better than I- David Campbell
      2. Yesterday- The Beatles
      3. Bridge Over Troubled Water- Simon and Garfunkel
      4. If You Could Read My Mind- Gordon Lightfoot
      5. Handle with Care- The Traveling Wilburys.

  • @bethy-lou3307
    @bethy-lou3307 6 лет назад +66

    Who cares about his hair, he sings this one perfectly. What an amazing voice!

  • @sappyfoot
    @sappyfoot 3 года назад +137

    i know at times it was tough for paul to be off to the side watching the standing ovation art would get for this song as paul wrote it, but his decision to have art sing it solo was pure genius as there’s just nobody else who does it the way it deserves to be sung

  • @christopherturner9330
    @christopherturner9330 6 часов назад

    My goodness, I remember this on 8 track cassette.

  • @MileyCyrusPartyUSA
    @MileyCyrusPartyUSA 10 месяцев назад +6

    People here seem to blame Paul Simon for splitting up with Art but the reality was that Art had literally "gone Hollywood".
    Art became involved in the movie business while Paul was still trying to make music in the studio. But because of how busy Art was, it became nearly impossible to produce an album under those conditions. So Paul Simon decided to just cut the crap and go on a solo career.

  • @jeffthewhiff
    @jeffthewhiff Год назад +33

    There is no question in my mind that this song is Paul Simon's masterpiece!

  • @edholloway8758
    @edholloway8758 3 года назад +91

    Fifty years, and it still brings tears. Paul Simon got a lot of glory, but Art, my God, he's the man.

  • @augustusmamaril
    @augustusmamaril 3 месяца назад +16

    June 28, 2024, Friday. Philippines. The bridge over troubled water in my life has been my wife of 57 years.

  • @lauraprincipato8079
    @lauraprincipato8079 Год назад +27

    Art Garfunkel’s vocals, Paul Simon’s songwriting, excellent pianist = huge hit song lasting through the years

  • @jenniferthomasset7366
    @jenniferthomasset7366 2 года назад +4

    paul is such a gentleman ...poor Art couldnt pull it off at the end...still glad they corraborated..meh

  • @fawnebrown4619
    @fawnebrown4619 6 лет назад +88

    Paul wrote a masterpiece and Art made those lyrics soar!! There will never be another duo like them!!

  • @angelahocking1957
    @angelahocking1957 5 лет назад +66

    I love these two together. I don't think we can deny that Art really owns the vocals on this song for sure.

    • @Jasonhoods
      @Jasonhoods 4 месяца назад

      Art is just a better singer in every respect. Paul Simon is a hell of a songwriter. They feed off each other beautiful

  • @maryrobertson8712
    @maryrobertson8712 Год назад +59

    This precious song kept me from attempting suicide when I at the age of 15 !!!! This song and Jesus !!! When I was totally deserted by my family !

    • @whitehorseman5448
      @whitehorseman5448 3 месяца назад +5

      A big WHY? I am here, and like a bridge over troubled water, i will never let u down!

    • @whitehorseman5448
      @whitehorseman5448 3 месяца назад +5

      Are u still there, my precious???

    • @willie8765
      @willie8765 Месяц назад +1

      Jesus loves you for eternity. Just trust in Him and you’ll never be alone.

    • @robertdaugherty2314
      @robertdaugherty2314 Месяц назад

      Thankful for this song and for your life.

    • @katlamb4606
      @katlamb4606 Месяц назад

      How are you today, dear?

  • @herbspicer9739
    @herbspicer9739 10 месяцев назад +20

    Unbelievable🥰... .. How spectacularly amazing to watch ONLY the music composer/ song writer Paul Simon, had the humility to allow his friend Art ... the only voice who could carry the song 'higher', stepped back and watched his (Paul's) lyrics under (Art's) voice carry the BEST finale to a song maybe EVER!! If ever a standing ovation , I believe maybe in the presence of God will there be anything equal

  • @charlesbarry6730
    @charlesbarry6730 6 лет назад +54

    One of the greatest duos of all time. Great harmonies.

  • @jvlp2046
    @jvlp2046 2 года назад +29

    Bridge Over Troubled Water is still the very best of Simon and Garfunkel... The voice, lyrics, and harmonic melody hymn of the piano from start to finish are so superb... The last verse is like taking off from an airplane... your heart is pounding faster as you climb up into the sky... what a Glorious ending song.

  • @pgzzz
    @pgzzz 6 лет назад +359

    They both have great voices but when they singer together in harmony the sum is greater than the parts.

    • @trishbowie1259
      @trishbowie1259 4 года назад +19

      Their voices blend so beautifully!!

    • @dkellytx
      @dkellytx 4 года назад +12

      Agreed! One of the most brilliant duets of all time.

    • @savvageorge
      @savvageorge 4 года назад +12

      Yep I agree but Art is the best one.

    • @ongkysetyawan3797
      @ongkysetyawan3797 4 года назад +6

      Absolutely! It's not debateable

    • @mikedixen2415
      @mikedixen2415 4 года назад +2

      Someday they will give their love ❤️ gift to God, because traveling underneath the bridge over troubled water is incomparable, dangerous ☔

  • @Derek-rv3ee
    @Derek-rv3ee 3 года назад +45

    Man I love these guys, Art is unreal even in this performance years later. Paul is amazing, very talented song writer.

  • @olivacistina7225
    @olivacistina7225 Год назад +21

    It's my favorite song

  • @giovanigongoravilla655
    @giovanigongoravilla655 8 лет назад +314

    shut it up people be gratefull we still have these 2 living legends. sit back and enjoy this performance. quit fighting like little kids.

  • @rosellabrunasso7278
    @rosellabrunasso7278 2 года назад +16

    Please, "reunion" is the only thing that the world wants. At your 80s it should be fabulous. 🙏

  • @patyoliveira3249
    @patyoliveira3249 4 года назад +195

    Is anyone also listening to this good classic during the quarantine - Covid 19 2020?🇧🇷🙏🏻 💚💛💙🤍

    • @bethboyesartist2158
      @bethboyesartist2158 4 года назад +6

      Yes, always loved this song, but seems even more evocative in these times!

    • @dorisk.4944
      @dorisk.4944 4 года назад +8

      I try to find something positive every day. In these days we are not allowed to travel a lot. But listen to this wonderful music ...it is like going on a little journey into the past and visite two old Friends.

    • @patyoliveira3249
      @patyoliveira3249 4 года назад +8

      @@dorisk.4944 I also look for the same in this difficult time, this music raises my energies.

    • @dorisk.4944
      @dorisk.4944 4 года назад +2

      @@patyoliveira3249 😷➡🌸☀️🎶🎶➡😁☀😉

    • @brianribblett8686
      @brianribblett8686 4 года назад +8

      I lost my mother in January this year. This is the song that was playing when she was in labor with me. Was always our song. I'm 50 now. Cried to this as she took her last breath. First time I've listened to it since. Cried my eyes out. BEAUTIFUL SONG!

  • @WilfriedWunderlich
    @WilfriedWunderlich Год назад +30

    Paul is such a great talent! Great lyrics and music and he sang it beautifully!

  • @倉橋和己-q7s
    @倉橋和己-q7s 7 месяцев назад +31

    We Japanese grew up listening to this song. My friends and I learned English while listening to this song. I learned English words, idioms, grammar, and pronunciation from S and G. But time passes. Most Japanese people who were born in 1956 no longer study English. But I keep learning English just because I love Simon and Garfunkel. Their music is too beautiful for me to stop listening to. Like a bridge over troubled water, their beautiful voices always ease my troubled mind. My dream to improve my English is still on the way. Thanks a lot. I am grateful for "Bridge over Troubled Water".

    • @gtnmnn54
      @gtnmnn54 5 месяцев назад +2

      I'm italian and i started learning english listening S&G ❤️

    • @whiteowl1959
      @whiteowl1959 3 месяца назад +1

      Replay the song in my mother's funeral the song was Jesus talking to her

    • @whiteowl1959
      @whiteowl1959 3 месяца назад +1

      There was not even a dry eye in the in the funeral

    • @whiteowl1959
      @whiteowl1959 3 месяца назад +1

      Everybody cried on that song

    • @whiteowl1959
      @whiteowl1959 3 месяца назад +1

      When they finally closed the casket

  • @romy4858
    @romy4858 3 года назад +173

    Loved how simon respected art's moment in this song. He did not infringe on a beautiful and personal moment here. True friend.

    • @nicknick1864
      @nicknick1864 2 года назад +10

      Seriously? Paul did not sing it straight. He was selfish and out of place.

    • @itsme1092
      @itsme1092 2 года назад

      @@nicknick1864 he always is in their more recent performances. It's like he has little man syndrome, and always has to "one up" Art

    • @michaelmaschmann5023
      @michaelmaschmann5023 Год назад +4

      It’s Paul’s song lmao

    • @wify0241
      @wify0241 Год назад

      @@michaelmaschmann5023so not how it works but sure

  • @Cathkinghost
    @Cathkinghost 8 лет назад +63

    Paul Simon is great.........Art Garfunkle is fucking astonishing!!
    What a combo!

  • @mysticmaverick1
    @mysticmaverick1 6 лет назад +53

    Paul Simon's singing has improved over the years and he does justice to this masterpiece that he wrote. I like them both sharing vocals on this as well.

    • @sallymjmj750
      @sallymjmj750 Год назад +1

      I was going to say the same thing - Paul clearly took voice lessons. And he has control over his voice. I think he didn’t want to steal Artie’s thunder. Anyone who’s upset about this performance doesn’t realize the point was not to replicate the recording. The point was for them to perform together. Already had to have vocal fold surgery shortly after this performance. They didn’t know how things will turn out. So after having such a big split between them, they wanted to wear together and respect each other. So that actually was more important than even the quality of the performance. Both are important but they wanted the unity.

  • @5877user
    @5877user 11 месяцев назад +2

    In his youthful years, Art sang beautifully without straining and had a strong voice.
    More recent videos show him straining to hit the same notes or shorter notes. He compensates by dramatizing the final notes of Bridge.
    Just my opinion.

  • @francescarose3325
    @francescarose3325 4 года назад +34

    See how they shine. Like a bridge over troubled water.

  • @gretasbo1367
    @gretasbo1367 8 лет назад +556

    I was like 16 years old when I sang that song at a Party to my girlfriend. She died years ago in car crash. Every once in a while I listen to this song and I can't help crying like a small child. Still love her!

    • @AggoMaggo
      @AggoMaggo 8 лет назад +21

      +Greta S Bo That is so freaking sad and unfair. I'm sad for your loss. May she rest in peace.

    • @lafayette951
      @lafayette951 8 лет назад +23

      Let her beautiful memory be a bridge over troubled water for the rest of your life.

    • @cerridwenUK
      @cerridwenUK 8 лет назад +8

      so sorry Greta to read if your terrible loss. I do hope your pain will ease 💝

    • @gretasbo1367
      @gretasbo1367 8 лет назад +11

      Thanks so much for your answer. I keep thinking sometimes what could have been, but I have made my peace. She was a wonderful person.

    • @annlee9122
      @annlee9122 8 лет назад +27

      Simon and Garfunkel really touches heart.

  • @davideramilli
    @davideramilli Год назад +18

    In countless hours of studio and live recordings I've never heard Art Garfunkel singing a note less than pitch-perfect

  • @catmom1322
    @catmom1322 6 лет назад +29

    I love both these guys individually, but their harmony together is the best!

  • @TRHARTAmericanArtist
    @TRHARTAmericanArtist 4 года назад +57

    Art, with the voice of an angel.

  • @lisaglazer3420
    @lisaglazer3420 4 года назад +32

    Profound, in this performance’s beauty...and it’s meaning. May they always be there for each other when it counts most.

    • @ThompsonSmith505
      @ThompsonSmith505 Год назад

      Hello Lisa
      How are you doing today?

    • @kayeroskaft9619
      @kayeroskaft9619 11 месяцев назад +1

      Yes may they be old friends on that park bench

  • @garrettsgarage4769
    @garrettsgarage4769 5 лет назад +34

    Art has an amazing voice

  • @pcalvinash
    @pcalvinash 6 лет назад +13

    I saw Paul Simon perform this song on his farewell tour this summer in Greensboro, NC with my daughter Caity, a Grad student at UNC. He totally owned it, and it was a beautiful performance. But after viewing this video I was stunned at how Art's phenomenal vocals complete this song. I know that Paul wrote it, and he performs it brilliantly on his farewell tour, but Art's phenomenal vocal quality makes this song one of the classiest and most wonderful songs ever recorded. It's unfortunate that they split, but this is a phenomenal reunion of a great writer and a great vocalist. I agree with many others, I love both of them.

    • @charlie4301
      @charlie4301 4 года назад +2

      You should have a look at the Concert in the Park and watch Art Garfunkel singing it there. Absolutely unbelievable. Genius to write it (Paul Simon) and genius to sing it (Art Garfunkel).

  • @Skydiver_999
    @Skydiver_999 2 года назад +25

    What a beautiful performance. I love the complete Gershwin prize show. Paul’s music is so great!

  • @RoadWarriors360
    @RoadWarriors360 4 года назад +15

    # # # Thanks to S&G for this great song. I remember when this song first hit the radio waves in about 1969. I was 9 years old growing up in Bell Gardens, the ghetto of Los Angeles. I grew up poor, always moving. We had a hard life with a single mother. This song lifted me up and gave me comfort. I am writing some books about those days and years. Maybe it might be made into a movie someday? This song pretty much summarizes everything. It brings back many memories about a time and place. RIP mom. JR # # #

  • @luiseduardosantamariacastr4027
    @luiseduardosantamariacastr4027 4 года назад +24

    Después de más de 50 años cuando cantan en coro sigue siendo la mejor armonía vocal. El color de las voces atorciopeladas acarician los oídos. Además de la composición de Paul Simon es extraordinaria igual que The sound of silince.

  • @rigsby1454
    @rigsby1454 8 лет назад +206

    As much as I love Paul, he should realise that his genius is recognised in Art's voice on this song

    • @Mark.McLaren
      @Mark.McLaren 5 лет назад +22

      i think Pauls voice makes us realise how spectacular Art is ... just sayin

    • @spinblackcircles
      @spinblackcircles 5 лет назад +28

      Uh I think he does realize that, which is why he had Artie sing it?

    • @lizzieball3795
      @lizzieball3795 4 года назад +16

      He ruined this live performance of the song. Art has the phenomenal angelic voice.

    • @tonybanks1035
      @tonybanks1035 4 года назад +11

      @Jim Brown The only thing that matters is what makes the crowd vibrate. Listen to the cheers when Art enters. This is another case of a genius songwriter who actually needed more his singer than he'd like to admit. Oh yeah sure, he still would have made tons of success and money. Like for example Sting in his solo carreer. Tons of money and success yeah sure, if that's your parameter. But for some strange reason, if Summers is not playing the guitar in message in a bottle, it just does nothing for me. Like here, the little gospel style that Simon tried in order to own his own song just desn't work.

    • @terencelanders4815
      @terencelanders4815 4 года назад +1

      tony banks Tony... the creator has the creed to do what he wants.. I would say Art tries to show he is the song...without Paul... Art who!

  • @christys4382
    @christys4382 3 года назад +18

    I grew up listening to this song since the early 1970’s. It was one of my mama’s favorite songs. This will always be one of my favorite songs. I don’t think anyone else could have sung this song as well as Art Garfunkel. Yes, Paul Simon has amazing songwriting talent but Art’s voice…

    • @kaycee2745
      @kaycee2745 3 года назад

      Oh Art Garfunkiel is most amazing.

  • @petergoddard262
    @petergoddard262 4 года назад +65

    What a great voice Art as got; l could listen to him 24 hours a day.

  • @cleopatra6912
    @cleopatra6912 2 года назад +43

    Paul Simon, an absolute genius: When Elvis covers one of your songs you have done everything right!

    • @annickguilmot9672
      @annickguilmot9672 6 месяцев назад +1

      Because Elvis could only cover songs...not actually write them. Which is fine, as long as everyone knows that.

  • @cleopatra6912
    @cleopatra6912 2 года назад +10

    Beatiful music and wonderful performance! This was when Paul received the Gershwin price for his lifetime achievement and invited his friends and partners he had been working with to join him.

  • @clarencemeng1183
    @clarencemeng1183 5 лет назад +38

    We played this at our wedding. Thank you Simon and Art for this masterpiece that my wife and I shared through 34 years of bliss until the angels came for her. I miss her so much. But I still have this to listen to.

    • @mad4books
      @mad4books 2 года назад +5

      Well, I was already blinking back tears when I got to this comment…and the waterworks began. ❤️

    • @HeyBulldog-Beatles-Tribute
      @HeyBulldog-Beatles-Tribute 2 года назад +3

      Keep on being happy, be cause you have been loved... It's the most extraordinary thing in life ;) Vive l'amour et la musique! Kisses from France

  • @rosemarylambe8383
    @rosemarylambe8383 2 года назад +26

    such beautiful voices that compliment each other… legends!

  • @aneilaseyiekeretsu
    @aneilaseyiekeretsu 3 года назад +24

    After listening to them for a long time without much realisation and when you finally realise how talented they are then you know you're getting older.

    • @paullondon6625
      @paullondon6625 3 года назад +2

      Not necessarily. Realised how talented they were when I was still in play school/ kindergarten, even though it was over ten years after they split up. Hearing great songs like this , at any age, was enough for me.

  • @Jms3424
    @Jms3424 4 года назад +5

    Art Garfunkel looks like that estranged uncle that once did some prison time and no one in the family really talks about it

    • @mikebe41
      @mikebe41 4 года назад +1

      And that is strange Uncle as you sow claim has more Talent than you'll ever have

    • @Jms3424
      @Jms3424 4 года назад +3

      @@mikebe41 ... nice try, drink another beer

  • @alexcrawford5350
    @alexcrawford5350 Год назад +9

    Wow, Art Garfunkel was able to perform the ending about the same way he was able to over 2 decades ago back in 1982.

    • @katlamb4606
      @katlamb4606 Месяц назад

      82 was 4 decades ago 😂 I know. Shocking!

  • @agatha6105
    @agatha6105 6 лет назад +9

    Choosing who is better is patently absurd.They split up because at one point each one of them wanted to be better than the other, they became pointlessly competitive and now people are still ridiculously putting them in comparison. They were an amazing duo, one of the best ones I would say, and they complemented each other perfectly. Just imagine how many more "Bridge(s) Over Troubled Water" there would be now to delight our ears with, hadn't they split up...:( Love them both, they're both wonderful artists, I wish they still performed together

  • @avamyst70
    @avamyst70 8 лет назад +430

    Trying to choose who is better is ridiculous. Simon and Garfunkle were so successful due to their collaborative talents. Paul Simon was the writing genius but Art Garfunkle clearly had the heavenly vocal that completed the magic. I guess you could say that Paul gets the most credit for writing it...but IMO if only Paul had sung his songs he would never have been as successful. Bottom line is it doesn't matter. I love them both!!!

    • @avamyst70
      @avamyst70 8 лет назад +16

      I agree, it's the magic of the dynamic of the two talents combined that makes them so great. :)

    • @Xfactories
      @Xfactories 7 лет назад +17

      Uh-huh. That's why Art Garfunkel went on to do nothing as a solo artist and Simon sold 16 million albums with Graceland.

    • @robinmiller923
      @robinmiller923 7 лет назад +9

      Well said. Simon and Garfunkel as a pair are greater than the sum of their parts!

    • @martasusanacabrera6158
      @martasusanacabrera6158 6 лет назад +1

      cierto

    • @TheBlomberFactory
      @TheBlomberFactory 6 лет назад +3

      avamyst70 true.

  • @leefrancis190
    @leefrancis190 2 года назад +10

    Been a fan of the Simon and Garfunkel band since the 70’s,well always stuck to them,what they have done to the music industry is unbelievable,good luck to Paul and Arthur,will always be there to support you

  • @ruirui498
    @ruirui498 3 года назад +9

    全世界が認めた名曲です。

  • @AussieDanniel
    @AussieDanniel Год назад +6

    When you're weary, feeling small,
    When tears are in your eyes
    I will dry them all
    I'm on your side
    Oh when times get rough
    And friends just can't be found
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    I will lay me down
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    I will lay me down
    When you're down and out
    When you're on the street
    When evening falls so hard
    I will comfort you
    I'll take your part
    Oh when darkness comes
    And pain is all around
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    I will lay me down
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    I will lay me down
    Sail on, silver girl
    Sail on by
    Your time has come to shine
    All your dreams are on their way
    See how they shine
    Oh if you need a friend
    I'm sailing right behind
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    I will ease your mind
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    I will ease your mind.

  • @inezkydomingo6525
    @inezkydomingo6525 6 лет назад +20

    This two guys are terribly amazing singers I never get tired of repeatedly playing their songs they are so unbelievable like a voice of an Angel that will goes through ur souls they are wonderful creatures.

    • @tonynorbert7824
      @tonynorbert7824 3 года назад +1

      @Inezky, how are you doing? Truthfully this song never get old to me even in 2021. How it takes me back in time to beautiful memories it will always be one of my greatest masterpiece of all time

  • @tempusfugit7127
    @tempusfugit7127 5 лет назад +14

    Beautiful lyrics , beautiful melody , beautiful memories of my youth when summers seemed endless .. bless Simon and Garfunkle. .many thanks from this Anglo / Irish grandma . Art seemed so nervous but no worries . 👑👑👑

  • @maryj2671
    @maryj2671 Год назад +13

    Art's voice was a true gift . I think he could of sang with anyone and sounded awesome!

  • @Eastendsunset
    @Eastendsunset 4 года назад +26

    I remember a girl in my class in the 80ies - when she first heard "Bridge Over Troubled Water" she cried and said it's been the most meaningful song she has ever heard.

    • @charlie4301
      @charlie4301 4 года назад +2

      I think a lot of people would tear up occasionally when they hear the song. I do ... occasionally ... This is one of the greatest songs ever recorded in my humble opinion.

    • @felitagarcia6421
      @felitagarcia6421 4 года назад +2

      Thats true.. This song really has its all.. My Emotions keep pouring out i dont know why. It makes me cry.. Whats in this songs... Lovely..

  • @BarbDonnelly
    @BarbDonnelly 4 года назад +61

    One of the greatest songs of all time.

    • @mta224
      @mta224 4 года назад +5

      Agreed------that line"When evening falls so hard.." Just gets you deep in the soul....

    • @sipadborn
      @sipadborn 3 года назад +5

      Not one of the greatest Song, That is the GREATEST Song!!

    • @tonynorbert7824
      @tonynorbert7824 3 года назад +5

      @Bard, how are you doing? Truthfully this song never get old to me even in 2021. How it takes me back in time to beautiful memories it will always be one of my greatest masterpiece of all time

    • @ericburns9132
      @ericburns9132 Год назад +1

      Definitely one of the greatest
      For me my top five greatest songs would have to be
      1. Better than I
      2. Bridge Over Troubled Water
      3. A Million Dreams
      4. The Power of Love
      5. Right Here Waiting

  • @Ty_Gil
    @Ty_Gil 6 лет назад +36

    The way art sangs the lyrics "i will ease your mind" had something in his voice, i dont know what it is but its just beautiful lang too good to hear

  • @garydunn3037
    @garydunn3037 Год назад +10

    May God less you both for this song. My late Father "Loved this song" and now after his
    passing, I Love this song forever more. Especially now that my Mother is also passing
    away. God Bless you Both. Paul and Simon. For you Paul and your "Heavenly Lyrics, and
    you Art for your "Heavenly Voice"

  • @joer9643
    @joer9643 Год назад +29

    Everyone is praising Art’s vocals and rightly so, but I really do thing Paul Simon’s vocals are underrated - when he sings “pain is all around” it really resonates

    • @worldclassicguitarists
      @worldclassicguitarists 3 месяца назад

      For me, Simon approaches the 2nd verse almost lackadaisical in his improv over it. I wish Art did the 2nd verse for purity of their greatest song. He didn't even like the song when he wrote it, and insisted Art sing it. Art insisted on a 3rd verse and the ending that made the song it's perfect form. Paul hated Art's accolades afterward and felt overlooked having written it. Giving it to Art was the worst call of his career (but yet it's what made it sell millions). You can't have it both ways, Paul.

    • @laxarus3259
      @laxarus3259 3 месяца назад

      ​@@worldclassicguitaristsWhat are you talking about. Paul Simon said from the beginning he thought it was the best song he ever wrote. Even before they started arranging and recording it.

  • @flaviosiqueiralopes6849
    @flaviosiqueiralopes6849 5 лет назад +14

    Fantástico! Que privilégio poder ouvir esse clássico nas vozes afinadissimas de Paul Simon e Art Garfunkel.

  • @markgately422
    @markgately422 4 года назад +16

    "Sail On Silver Girl," Magical line from a magical song.

  • @galinabarannikova5466
    @galinabarannikova5466 2 года назад +14

    Эта гениальная песня дарит надежду тем, кто оказался в трудной жизненной ситуации! Спасибо за этот шедевр!!!

  • @darcjoana8801
    @darcjoana8801 4 года назад +18

    Nossa como e bom ter vivido nesta época , e hoje recordar com nostalgia no meu coração , quem mais sente esta leve dor com saudade da um joinha

  • @difrancisga7279
    @difrancisga7279 3 года назад +21

    Não existe nenhuma outra música mais linda que esta! Maravilhosa! Amoooooo!!!!!💖😍♥️🎼🤩 Com todas as letras. É a música da minha vida e meus cantores favoritos ♥️😍🙌🏼

  • @concordioobeso6437
    @concordioobeso6437 4 года назад +15

    One of the most perfect blend of voice...Paul assembled the lyrics that came from his heart .

  • @cnaidaramirez1921
    @cnaidaramirez1921 3 года назад +9

    Wonderful duet! 👏 👏 I just love it! 😍 Like a bridge over troubled water.. 🎧😌

  • @perrywmbelll
    @perrywmbelll 8 лет назад +46

    And the piano playing is absolutely perfect! Thank you Clifford, for making the music work!

    • @Mixture1922
      @Mixture1922 5 лет назад +1

      Dead envious of the piano player.

  • @williamgrant215
    @williamgrant215 4 года назад +14

    I never get over how wonderful this song is it's got to be one of the greatest songs ever

  • @charliechristie2949
    @charliechristie2949 4 года назад +7

    FABULOUS MUSIC-Incredible history.......I could listen to their music all day long.God bless you,Art and Paul. May you have many more years..........It's great for us,too !

  • @lesliemason4042
    @lesliemason4042 5 лет назад +14

    This is absolutely no doubt the best song EVER no dispute in my mind - really amazing

  • @fotosbynor0001
    @fotosbynor0001 Год назад +2

    Paul Simon was good when he went off on his own, BUT before they split, and when they got back together, Art Garfunkel made them GREAT!! Egos always get in the way. What a shame. GREAT SONG, AWESOME DUO!!! ^_^

  • @bekaromani2163
    @bekaromani2163 7 лет назад +10

    The first time that I heard this wonderful song I was just a little girl. I didnt understand english but I undestood The message, the feelling.

  • @cjever6625
    @cjever6625 6 лет назад +6

    Art's rendition in the last verse slingshots the song to STANDING OVATION TERRITORY everytime until 2009.

  • @alaletefonseca9442
    @alaletefonseca9442 4 года назад +35

    Amo essa música e eles desde a nossa juventude hoje 13 6 2020 estou emocionada

  • @marcalmedeiros1223
    @marcalmedeiros1223 4 года назад +37

    Excepcional esses caras magnífico essas músicas aí isso prá nós das antigas prá curte isso ai

  • @cesartabora7414
    @cesartabora7414 7 лет назад +7

    This beautiful song sung by these beautiful singers, sound like a hym to the friendship in times when nobody is there for you if you are alone and helpless and hopeless, I love it...!

  • @dr.strangelove7788
    @dr.strangelove7788 4 года назад +3

    Here is a question to ponder.... name the two greatest musicians of the 20th Century. I would say the two Pauls. That is Simon and McCartney. I know there is Dylan, Lennon, Bowie, etc. but not people have written better music and made a bigger impact. Kudos.

  • @lollshyltz1009
    @lollshyltz1009 2 года назад +5

    Absolutely phenomenal beautiful incredible.... I just LOVE them...old and older ♥️♥️♥️

  • @johnsurrey7426
    @johnsurrey7426 2 года назад +8

    Art can still hit that top Ab and sustain that top G. What a singer - and what a genius Paul is to write it!

  • @cleopatra6912
    @cleopatra6912 Год назад +7

    Wow! Love them, especially Paul ❤. He is multitalented!

  • @MusicbyBenjamin
    @MusicbyBenjamin 8 лет назад +67

    26 people do not understand life. Seriously. How could you throw hate on this thrilling performance of such a moving song?

    • @kolobach
      @kolobach 5 лет назад +1

      Benjamin Williams agreed!!

    • @colleenh7809
      @colleenh7809 4 года назад +1

      Probably because they weren't there the first time.

    • @danbowley2623
      @danbowley2623 3 года назад

      Ray Charles said it best when he heard this classic...."it was like God was walking thru the door"

    • @johnmassoud930
      @johnmassoud930 3 года назад +1

      Either that or they're Justin Bieber fans

  • @ndbrian1
    @ndbrian1 9 лет назад +91

    This version is not in a lower key than the original. It begins in the key of D and modulates to the key of E flat, the same key as the original version. Good job Artie.

    • @pippimaxim
      @pippimaxim 5 лет назад +10

      Nope the original (studio) is in E flat (consistent with no changes). This is Deffo an D start and then goes INTO the original key mid way through.

    • @tpwalsh123
      @tpwalsh123 4 года назад +3

      I'm a beginning guitar studio. I leaned the song in D but realized the original song is Eb. Listening to the song U thought the songs sounded odd. Thanks for providing some insight.

  • @grahamcooper6538
    @grahamcooper6538 5 лет назад +14

    Brilliant song by one of the best voices in music.So glad we have them.

  • @RixMusings
    @RixMusings 3 месяца назад +8

    Why did Paul need Garfunkel? Art leached onto a great musician and song writer. good for him!

  • @contact3604
    @contact3604 4 года назад +12

    Amazing!
    What more, is there to say! 😊🤗♥
    Moira
    From England.

  • @gordonthomad3997
    @gordonthomad3997 6 лет назад +30

    Seen art sing this live about 10 yrs ago. When he hit the chorus there was nothing to compare it to. Shear brilliant