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Scaaty
Apr-10-2010, 18:40 GMT
Ireland

Very interesting piece on the both the lyrics and music of Paul simons work and how it relates to the breakdown of relationships. Apologies if it has been posted before.

http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/lpop/etext/lsf/richm
22.htm

deleted_user
Apr-10-2010, 22:01 GMT
Unknown

Thank you for the article. I am an attorney, but I don´t handle divorces, so I found it quite interesting. I don´t recall seeing it posted before.

I read it quick, but I think I saw one mistake where they attribute a line from The Only Living Boy In New York to I Am A Rock. But I could be mistaken.

Thanks!

Scaaty
Apr-10-2010, 23:00 GMT
Ireland

your right there I noticed that too!

Helen
Apr-11-2010, 00:04 GMT
Australia

The article says "
´Simon later would stress the concept of rhythm itself communicating a deeper message´ ...

`If you take a song that has some rhythm to it...and I don`t get the rhythm right... then the song doesn`t seem real.� With the right rhythm, though, `the listener gives up his defense. You`re willing to entertain a number of ideas, you`re having that good a time.� Rhythm, he said, `is good for lyrics that express emotion. And in allowing emotion to speak, rhythm connects us in anger or in Love, to others. "

This I think is why Peter Gabriel´s ´Boy in the Bubble´ is not working for me.

Alain B
Apr-11-2010, 11:22 GMT
France

Very good article.
I´m a lawyer too (Hello Richard!)and i have a speech to do next month about S and G.

I´ll use this paper of course.

Thanks again

Simon D.
Apr-11-2010, 16:20 GMT
United Kingdom

The article also repeats the mistake that "Red Rubber Ball", was a PS solo written song. Anyone taking the trouble to read the small print, would know it was a Paul Simon/Bruce Woodley co-composition. Its still listed as such in the recent PS Lyrics book.

Scaaty
Apr-11-2010, 20:21 GMT
Ireland

Why will you be giving a talk on S&G Alain?

Helen
Apr-12-2010, 03:47 GMT
Australia

Hi Simon D,
Thanks for this info. I don´t have the Lyrics book but often do searches on amazon´s ´look inside´ function. On searching ´Red Rubber Ball´ it doesn´t bring up Bruce Woodley credit on the copyrighted material page (due to index typo red rubberball). When I searched Bruce Woodley it came up. I wrongly thought his contribution wasn´t credited in the book.

Alain B
Apr-12-2010, 10:25 GMT
France

Hello Scaaty,

Once a month, a group of lawyers gather and play music or talk about a song or a musician.

So I will try to explain ( in french !) them Why PS songs are timeless.

Scaaty  
Apr-12-2010, 12:25 GMT
Ireland

Hi Alain, You might submit a transcript of your talk onto this site (in English?? though I´d try reading it in French)

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