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Kuno
Nov-15-2004, 19:21 GMT
IP:
Switzerland
 | I just want to inform you all that I officially fell in Love with the song "Duncan".
I didn´t know this song for a long time (on which studio album is it, by the way ?) and I discovered it because I really like the live-rhyming-album.
It is such a nice song. The melody is quite easy but very sweet. I also like the fact that it is so easy to play on the guitar.
And the lyrics are very very nice !
A nice sweet story with a lot of sex in it. (In fact, if Paul wouldn´t mention his guitar on the last verse, then that would be the third time that the lyrics are about sex :o) )
What do you think about that song/lyrics ?
and my final question:
Did Lincoln Duncan really exist, or was this character just made up ?
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Lekornee
Nov-15-2004, 19:47 GMT
IP:
USA - United Staates America
 | It´s on Paul Simon (the album).
And the "just thankin´ the Lord for my fingers" IS sexual, regardless of the guitar. ;-) It´s gotta be. |
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sirstuart
Nov-16-2004, 01:50 GMT
IP:
USA - United Staates America
| It is my favorite Paul Simon solo song, believe it or not. I find it to be in the same fashion as The Boxer. So what do you think the significance is about the christian girl sleeping with Duncan? Does anyone see the deeper symbolism? |
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Lekornee
Nov-16-2004, 07:42 GMT
IP:
USA - United Staates America
| No, I always just thought it was a folk song. He makes a lot of references to Christianity in his other songs too. |
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Alain
Nov-16-2004, 07:55 GMT
IP:
France
 | It´s also one of my favorite song, easy to understand if you don´t speak very well english :-)
it´s in the same fashion as The Boxer and also as "America"...
with also humour...a great Old (more than 32 years)song. |
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Nathgertsch
Nov-16-2004, 11:25 GMT
IP:
France
| I Love it too : tender, funny, sad, sexy ;-)... everything at the same time ! :-) |
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Alain
Nov-16-2004, 12:46 GMT
IP:
France
| In the new box there is a demo (San Francisco 1971) with other lyrics... |
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Kuno
Nov-16-2004, 13:31 GMT
IP:
Switzerland
| Thanks for the tip, Alain.
Wasn´t there kind of "magic links" where you can hear the different demo files online ?
If yes, can someone please post the link to the Duncan-demo ? I have no money for the box set :o( |
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Kath
Nov-18-2004, 08:05 GMT
IP:
Canada
 | Yes, I Love this song as well. It´s probably one of my favorite songs of his (solo).
It took me a couple of listens to actually understand what it was about though lol :P |
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highway
Aug-14-2006, 18:45 GMT
IP:
United Kingdom
 | one of the best, like so many of his songs. the man is a legend. his music will live forever in my memories and thoughts. |
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Natacha
Aug-16-2006, 10:14 GMT
IP:
France
| Ah, Duncan... a great song.
I very much think that it´s just about sex and Paul having fun, gently mocking religion...
Definitely no religious symbolism, for me anyway |
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Nath
Aug-16-2006, 10:58 GMT
IP:
France
| So, listen to that (from our artists on the French forum : Marmotte singing and playing guitar and Thierry on the double bass :
http://corbonod.club.fr/Duncan.mp3 |
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Ans
Aug-16-2006, 12:43 GMT
IP:
Netherlands
 | Very nice! |
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wwwim
Aug-16-2006, 18:24 GMT
IP:
Netherlands
| With ?Duncan? Paul wanted to show how he had originally intended ´The Boxer´ to be, as a more simple song.
Nice detail: in the live version on Live Rhymin? it?s the girl that comes to his tent?
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Richard (USVI)
Aug-16-2006, 19:21 GMT
IP:
USA - United Staates America
| Where did this informaton come from? Can you point out the source? Thanks. I have read that AG was hardly around when PS was recording The Boxer. |
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