12/18/2023 0 Comments Are simon and garfunkel still friendsThis would be the start of the build-up of emotional tension that would end the duo in 1970. This, it transpired, upset Garfunkel who believed it to be a betrayal. And while we may keep on keeping on, that doesn't mean we're victorious (morally or otherwise). While still signed to Big Records as a duo, Simon released a solo single, ‘True or False’ under the moniker ‘True Taylor’. The boxer is not just Paul it's basically anyone (everyone?). If it isn't obvious, my interpretation of this song is sad, while at the same time, comforting. Giving in, accepting that the dream was just a dream. Songs about unfulfilled dreams (IMO).Īgain, some interpret these songs as perservering/overcoming I read them as the protagonist simply giving in, or worse yet-feeling powerless to overcome unfulfilled hopes/dreams. Simon tunes like American Tune, or like in America. I believe that while the boxer (metaphor) may not leave the ring ("fighter still remains").that does not signify victory in any sense. I think it's interesting that the narrator (telling his seldom-told story), prefaces his story by stating that "still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest." To me, I believe Paul was being ironic, referring to listeners who thought that the "fighter still remains" was a victory or triumph for the boxer. Well, I am often cited as being a pessimist perhaps rightly so.but I interpret this song differently than most.įirst, the genre of folk rock music leads me to think that the song is NOT one of hope (or overcoming the despair, loneliness, fear conveyed within the first few verses). Singer Arthur 'Art' Garfunkel was born in Forest Hills, New York, on November 5, 1941, to Rose and Jack Garfunkel. Lie la lie, lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie Early Life, Childhood Friendship with Paul Simon. Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
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