Lambs Songwriters Salon March 20, 2023 - Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water

Song by Paul Simon Bridge Over Troubled Water Coren highlighted it was not a love song but a song of friendship, of a friend who is there for you. Three Verses more and more elevated to the level of God (Art Garfunkel) singing to us The regular irregularity of it is in the groups of 8 followed by one group of 4 -- I'll take your (4)|Part, and I will ease your (4)|Mind. Sage Buchalter Kind to Me Jason Trachtenberg: Look At This Amazing Set-Up Coren Rhodes - Dodger's Dilemma (after Punky's Dilemma) Stephen Friedland (Brute Force) - Let's Put Them All Together Now Name of Song presenter: James Walker Reid, Name of Song: “Little Star” Peter Dizozza To a Mallow Marsh Susan Horowitz, aka Dr. Sue Name of Song: “Rainbow to Oz” Name of Musical: Rainbow to Oz www.drsue.com/rainbow The Title of Paul Simon's third solo album, following his five as Simon and Garfunkel, is Still Crazy After All These Years. I question that title as a declaration. Paul Simon was crazy with Garfunkel. His emotional volatility became less apparent to me thereafter, and I further suggest that it made for a long happy life for both of them. From a therapist's point of view the two of them were better off apart, but look at the difference in the material. What I am suggesting with my own love of melodrama is that their collaboration produced sparks, which I missed after the breakup. Paul Simon will always be a radical songwriter but his gentleness offsets his complexity with a soothing spell. I find myself blissfully productive with his music in the background. Perhaps even before David Byrne, Paul Simon is responsible for the introduction to the pop world of World Music. The inspiration he draws from it results in new material created within the musical energies of other cultures. Another factor in his music is lyrical. He creates music with words. The song, Love Me Like a Rock is A direct example of a ground floor creation on top of a style of writing. As usual he achieves that song with three versus gaining momentum. The size of the singer increases, the third verse being that he is President. He is producing a song about the Rock of Ages. Is it an original idea to say that one's mother loves one like a rock? The possible parallel song of David Byrne is called Pull Me Up, where, even after he is up the people who love him? pull him up. These songs are slightly histrionic. I guess a parallel with David Byrne launches us into the history of histrionics. Unlike David Byrne whose histrionics is built in, the source of Paul Simon's histrionics is Art Garfunkel. Art Garfunkel sang like he meant it. Paul Simon does mean to sing what he sings.