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| Simon and Garfunkel – America Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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This song also seems to poke fun at a lot of the prevailing Cold War era rhetoric, but not in a blatantly anti-capitalist way. |
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| Simon and Garfunkel – A Hazy Shade of Winter Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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When I hear "carry your cup in your hand" I think of a man in the position of a bewildered tourist watching the scenery fly by while he cluthces onto the mundane, unable to participate fully in the reveries because of his masochistic tendency to self-edit (as suggested in verse 1). The homeless man as narrator angle never occurred to me because the lyrics are completely coherent without it.
Also, it makes no sense to suggest that someone would have to be elderly dying in order to reflect on the decisions he has made in life. If this were so, how could Simon have had this insight 40+ years ago, and still be touring today? |
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| Simon and Garfunkel – Leaves That Are Green Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I agree somewhat. Many times, Simon's melodies don't seem to match his lyrics. I think the point of this is to create an ironic juxtaposition. I actually think that the irony works with this song, although it distracts from the lyrics of others (i.e., Save the Life of My Child). A Hazy Shade of Winter is a separate case, because Simon does not attempt irony in pairing the music with the lyrics. |
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| Simon and Garfunkel – Save The Life Of My Child Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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No, he jumps. The tone you reference is created for the purpose of juxtaposition. In the original, unreleased version of the song, Simon has the boy "wave goodbye to the city" as he flies from the ledge. He must know that the crowd sees him as more of a freak show than as a person.
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