Let us be lovers, well marry our fortunes together ive got some real estate here in my bag so we bought a pack. Reissue of the 1968 columbia album bookends cs 9529. Released in 1968, it was an ambitious work that gave rise to classic tracks including america, old friends, fakin it, a hazy shade of winter, and at the zoo. Simon and garfunkel concert in central park bookends time it was, and what a time it was, it was a time of innocence, a time of confidences long ago, it must be, i have a photograph preserve your memories, theyre all thats left you. The entire albums original mix was recreated from the multitrack master tapes by vic anesini with the approval of the artists. Todays deals your gift cards help whole foods registry sell disability customer support. Feb 27, 2010 the final of side a, the bookends theme closes as a eulogy on life. The 55yearold author, podcaster, and allaround brilliant guy talks about the songs and artists that have meant the most to himwillie nelson, brian eno, kanye westfive years at a time. Simon and garfunkel old friends lyrics songmeanings. The game is over, over, over no good times, no bad times theres no times at all just the new york times sitting on the windowsill. Also, obviously i dont own the rights to this song or anything related to this song at all whatsoever. Old friends old friends sat on their park bench like bookends newspaper blowin through the grass falls on the round toes of the high shoes of the.
Fakin it was one of simons and garfunkels single releases in 1967. Bookends is an aptlytitled literary album covering themes of loss, the american dream, youthful innocence and old age. Simon and garfunkels america, with lyrics, of course. It was produced by paul simon, roy halee and art garfunkel. Robinson, a sardonic examination of the graduates leading ladys affair with a much younger man. Features song lyrics for simon and garfunkels bookends album. Jul 01, 2012 paul simon licensed to youtube by sme. General commenthmm, so i read somewhere comments about simon and garfunkels relationship and i like how they analize it. Bookends includes a slightly different version of mrs.
What has all this to do with bookends by s and g you may ask and i replay that the bookend of my birth was many decades ago and the bookend of my death is now closer than ever before. A newspaper blown through the grass falls on the round toes on the high shoe. For simon, bookends represented the end of the collaboration and became an early indicator of his intentions to go solo. What they may not have realized at the time was just how far their. Time it was and what a time it was it was a time of innocence a time of confidences long ago, it must be i have a photograph preserve your memories theyre all thats. Time it was and what a time it was, it was a time of innocence a time of confidences long ago it must be i have a photograph preserve your.
Let us be lovers, well marry our fortunes together ive got some real estate here in my bag so we bought a pack of cigarettes and mrs. Garfunkels songs and voice took a lead role on some of the songs, and the harmonies for which the duo was known gradually disappeared. Old friends old friends sat on their park bench like bookends a newspaper blown through the grass falls on the round toes of the high. Produced by paul simon, roy halee and art garfunkel, the album was released on april 3, 1968, in the united states by columbia records. It was included in their album bookends, released on 3 april 1968, and is notable as one of the few rock records to. The duo had risen to fame two years prior with the albums sounds of silence and parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme and the soundtrack album for the 1967 film the graduate.
Old friends old friends sat on their park bench like bookends a newspaper blown through the grass falls on the round toes of the high shoes of the old friends old. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term bookends theme by simon garfunkel from the lyrics. Produced by the duo and roy halee, the song was later issued as a single in 1972 to promote the release of simon and garfunkels greatest hits. Instrumental more on genius bookends theme track info. Feb 22, 2012 old friends old friends sat on their park bench like bookends newspaper blowin through the grass falls on the round toes of the high shoes of the old friends old friends winter companions the old. Features song lyrics for simon and garfunkel s bookends album.
In just over 29 minutes, bookends is stunning in its vision of a bewildered america in search of itself. The entire albums original mix was recreated from the multitrack master tapes. Time it was and what a time it was it was a time of innocence a time of confidences long ago, it must be i have a photograph preserve. Simon and garfunkel bookends bookends theme time it was, and what a time it was, it was a time of innocence, a time of confidences long ago, it must be, i have a photograph preserve your memories. It is paradoxically timeless and a reflection of its time. When they were in the sixth grade together in forest hills, queens, paul simon and art garfunkel discovered they could harmonize. Voices of old people recorded by art garfunkel writtenby created by p. They are equal collaborators with producerengineer roy halee in a multivalently layered song cycle observing the confusion of those seeking an elusive american dream, wistfully reflecting on innocence lost forever to the cold winds of change. This song was featured on the 1968 album by the duo named bookends. However, no matter what happens, whenever one of them wants to see the other, they ll always have each other.
In 2010, lyrics from the song began appearing spraypainted on vacant buildings and abandoned. Time it was and what a time it was, it was a time of innocence a time of confidences long ago it. The final of side a, the bookends theme closes as a eulogy on life. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.