Parsely sage rosemary and thyme... Review on The Best of Simon & Garfunkle - Simon & Garfunkle

''Tonight I sing my song again

I need someone to comfort me....homeward bound''

When I hear the beautiful strains of this song or for that matter any other song from ''the best of simon and garfunkle'' cd the first image that comes to my mind is one of lament...you may wonder why such melodious soul-stirring songs create such a feeling in me...frankly, I lament for the lost chords and harmony in music that was present in these dion's times.

Can you imagine any musician coming up with a thought provoking creation like''the sound of silence''...blatantly criticising the loss of the human touch...we live in a world where ''the words of the prophet are written on a subway wall''.

Or for that matter a song of undying love and self-sacrifice as ''like a bridge over troubled water''....i cannot. thus I listen to s&g, marvel and be amazed with their grace and fluidity over rhythm, beat, melody and words!

The best of simon and garfunkle is a must for anyone who calls himself an s&g fan...it has 20 of their best songs like;

1. sound of silence

   
   




2. homeward bound

   
   




3. I am a rock

   
   




4. the dangling conversation

   
   




5. scarborough fair/canticle

   
   




6. feelin' groovy

   
   




7. a hazy shade of winter

   
   




8. at the zoo

   
   




9. mrs robinson

   
   




10. bookends

    
    




11. bridge over troubled water

    
    




12. el condor pasa

    
    




13. the boxer...... and 7 more

    
    

The album is a reflection of the creative genius of a poet and a singer... they talk of times which are strange... where ''we speak of things that matter,with words that must be said''.

While bookend talks about friendship..''can you remember just years from today, sharing a parkbench quietly, how terribly cold to be seventy''.... the song hazy shade of winter laments wasted youth.

the boxer and bridge over troubled water are definitely high on any fan's list but the song that would stay on in your mind for the brilliant orchestration is scarborough fair.

.....''remember me to the one who lives there,

she once was a true love of mine.''