Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer! WOW

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Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer! WOW

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[davidsilver]

"Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest". Still one of the greatest lines in any song.

[patriciamcelroy]

It’s a metaphor for someone who is struggling and gets knocked down but keeps getting up again. He cries out that he is leaving and going back home but he doesn’t. He stays and continues to keep fighting to survive in NYC. Simon is such a poet. His songwriting has so many awards and honors.

[AP-gbeh]

The human struggle getting knocked around over and over .This song honors the struggle instead of vilification of people

[JPMadden]

From Wikipedia:

During a New York City concert in October 2010, Paul Simon stopped singing midway through "The Boxer" to tell the story of a woman who stopped him on the street to tell him that she edits the song when singing it to her young child. Simon told the audience that she removed the words "the whores" and altered the song to say, "I get no offers, just a come-on from toy stores on Seventh Avenue." Simon laughingly commented that he felt that it was "a better line."

[erinhansen]

"In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains"

Pure inspirational poetry at it's finest.

[pamelahofman]

Paul Simon is one of the greatest American songwriters of all time. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who disagrees with this. Also, he sang on "We Are The World" just before Kenny Rogers. He was the short, dark-haired guy.

[carundle-dsop]

Honestly, the more I hear this song, the more I'm convinced it's one of the best songs of all time.

[stephenstrudwick]

Paul Simon revealed in an 1984 interview that he wrote "The Boxer" when critics were writing harsh things about his music - he was "the boxer."
According to Simon: "I think the song was about me: everybody's beating me up, and I'm telling you now I'm going to go away if you don't stop. By that time we had encountered our first criticism. For the first few years, it was just pure praise. It took two or three years for people to realize that we weren't strange creatures that emerged from England, but just two guys from Queens who used to sing rock 'n' roll. And maybe we weren't real folkies at all! Maybe we weren't even hippies!"

The Boxer took over 100 hours to record, and was recorded about a year before the album was released. Btw, the phrases "workman's wages" and "seeking out the poorer quarters" come from Bible passages. Simon would occasionally read the Bibe when staying in hotels. In addition, Simon used the phrase "lie la lie" in place of a proper chorus, because he couldn't find the right words. Of course, "lie la lie" became one of the most recognizable parts of this song. 😄

[doublespy]

Bass harmonica, then piccolo trumpet, "explosive" sounds made with a snare drum in an empty elevator shaft. Lie, lie, lie, was originally just a placeholder when Simon was writing the song, but he finally decided he liked it - with the reference to all the lies told the boxer.

[Caseyd]

It's one story. He is a metaphorical boxer - the fighter who keeps getting beat down, who feels frightened & ashamed and even though he might leave & go home, the fighter remains & will fight again

[jeremywood]

"Bridge over troubled water" is one of the best songs ever

[KarinStrong-kj]

The Boxer is a metaphor for a man’s struggles.

[sherigrow]

I wrote Simon and Garfunkel song lyrics (poetry) on my bedroom walls as a teenager, thank you to my mom for allowing my expression 😊

[katherinebosse]

I first heard this at 17 and I knew I’d still be listening
when I was old. I’m 70 now, I was right. Paul Simon is
truly one of only a few troubadours left on the planet.
Just a quiet giant..

[aprilbernard]

paul simon is one of the greatest songwriters/poets/musicians we have

[gordonrussell]

'AMERICA' is a social statement like 'The Boxer'

[Buddha-offk]

Back then a lot of musicians was also poets. That's why their songs was more meaningful on a personal level.

[robertolson]

Paul Simon played this song to open the first episode of snl after 9.11. it was less than 3 weeks after and a statement that NYC wasn't going to be silenced. It was inspiring.

[stephenstrudwick]

The album "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was Simon & Garfunkel's last studio album, released in 1970. But what a way to go out with an BANG!!!
The title track of this album won an unprecedented five Grammy Awards, while the complete record won Album of the Year. The album stayed at #1 for 10 weeks, remained on the chart for a total of 85 weeks, and has been certified 8X platinum.

In addition to the title track, the album includes the hits “The Boxer” (which you just heard), “Cecilia, ” “El Condor Pasa (If I Could), ” and my personal favorite, “The Only Living Boy In New York.”

Just an amazing album from start to finish, with all songs written by Paul Simon, except for "Bye Bye Love", which was written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, and was previously a hit for the Everly Brothers.

[johnwaga]

A classic. As an Englishman I do believe that Paul Simon is America’s greatest singer/songwriter.