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Fandosh
Dec-03-2004, 02:52 GMT
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Czech Republik
 | What do you mean abouth song Silent Eyes?
I can´t search any review about this song.
I like this song very much-it´s very strong melody- sing with piano-it isn´t typical for Paul´s music (except Bridge over...) and the choir at the end :-)).
I´m looking forward your comments.
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John Whapshott
Dec-03-2004, 09:46 GMT
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Sweden
 | I like this song too! It´s one of those gems that is ignored. I´ve found this quote from Paul about it:
Paul Simon: That´s not really religious. Silent Eyes is about the Jews, but it wasn´t about religion. But religion did come into my songs a lot. Now I try to keep it out. A lot of born-agains were offended. First they thought I was a really religious person and when they discovered I wasn´t, that I was using it in a different way, they didn´t like that. They though it was sacrilegious or I was making fun. And I though, I don´t really want to offend. It´s not that important to me that I stay with this religious imagery. I´ll find another way of doing it without getting into that world.
To me, the phrase ´silent eyes´ has always made me think of nazi times and the hoardes of Jewish prisoners in cattle trucks. It is a very powerful image. And then, in a typically brilliant way, at the end of the song he talks about us all standing before the eyes of God (see the description of God having many eyes in Ezekiel), and then we will be the ones speaking - no silence for us! The arrangement is sparse to allow the words to come through, and the vocal os very powerful, with the long high note at the end. Fantastic song!
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Ivalo
Dec-03-2004, 15:19 GMT
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Finland
 | I just thought about that song yesterday. It is certainly about jews.
The melody and Paul´s singing are both splendid and the song is a good finish to a great album. It really fits perfectly after You´re Kind.
Now that I mentioned You´re Kind, I would like to ask you a question: What does Paul mumble at the end of You´re Kind? |
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John Whapshott
Dec-03-2004, 16:33 GMT
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Sweden
| As far as I can remember, and without access to a CD player here to confirm it, I think he says ´You don´t want me.´ |
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Kath
Dec-03-2004, 19:36 GMT
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Canada
 | You guys have probably read this before, but this is what Paul said about ´Silent Eyes´...
?Silent Eyes is about the Jews, but it wasn´t about religion. But religion did come into my songs a lot. Now I try to keep it out. A lot of born-agains were offended. First they thought I was a really religious person and when they discovered I wasn´t, that I was using it in a different way, they didn´t like that. They though it was sacrilegious or I was making fun. And I though, I don´t really want to offend. It´s not that important to me that I stay with this religious imagery. I´ll find another way of doing it without getting into that world?. |
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Kath
Dec-04-2004, 01:40 GMT
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Canada
| Oops, I didn´t see that it was already posted...Sorry! |
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lost
Dec-05-2004, 04:10 GMT
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Canada
| Music is our drugs. We are addicted to them, because we loved them the first time we listen to it. |
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Fandosh
Dec-05-2004, 16:01 GMT
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Czech Republik
| THRUE :.)
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Fandosh
Dec-05-2004, 16:02 GMT
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Czech Republik
| Hups!- I mean it´s TRUTH |
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Brandy
Dec-06-2004, 21:27 GMT
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Canada
| As for what Paul mumbles at the end of "You´re Kind" . . . I´ve always heard him quite clearly say, "It´s no fault of mine", which makes sense, as it is a song about shirking commitment and responsibility. Has anyone else heard that, or am I going crazy? |
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Klausi
Dec-10-2004, 06:49 GMT
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Germany
 | That is quite right - it is "through no fault of my own" |
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BingFrisby
Dec-25-2004, 21:30 GMT
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United Kingdom
 | John Whapshott, you are one of only a few people in the forum today who seems to be prepared and able to talk with sense about the things that this forum represents....Simon.I always enjoy reading your input. |
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lost
Dec-25-2004, 22:45 GMT
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Canada
| I would agree indeed, interesting articles. But, copyrights should be noted. |
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Kath
Dec-25-2004, 23:10 GMT
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Canada
| Lost, do you think that is REALLY necessary?
Anyways, I didn´t really pay much attention to Silent Eyes, but this thread brought it up, so I decided to listen to it again. I´ve found that it indeed a beautiful song. One of my favorites now :) |
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lost
Dec-26-2004, 04:41 GMT
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Canada
| Kath, i am not talking to you, I am talking to John. |
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