Which Paul Simon song do you find most spiritually meaningful to you and your beliefs?

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Answer 1

My favorite, my absolute favorite song in the world since I was 16, bar none - "The Only Living Boy In NY". Although it is written as a farewell of sorts to Art any interpretation can be given to it, as with any other song. I was at a very difficult time in my life when I first heard it, Cat - just turned 16 and my home life was a mess and school, though I did well, wasn't much better. I was in quite a depression. I heard "The Boxer" first and that will always have great meaning to me but it is this one that somehow utterly described my spiritual state. To this day I cannot explain why. It's something in the "Half of the time we're gone" line, and something else in the "I get the news I need on the weather report" one. It is the incredible capturing of alone-ness and the way he double-tracks himself singing in the middle. It's every single word and the way he says "hey-yyyy, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now - like it shines on me..."

I wish I could explain further. To this day I cry when I try to describe it to others. It is a feeling that I believe many experience when they hear their favorite songs and relate to them strongly. That song means more to me than I could ever put into words. Here it is (sorry no video, but nothing beats the original version):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IwYQ1Vqf_4

OK, now the song has me crying. And you all, with your incredible efforts to help me build up a new account. I absolutely love you all. *Tosses soggy, tear-soaked cookies everywhere*

Answer 2

His first was probably "He Was My Brother", which he wrote in '63. Although it has always been attributed as an homage to a friend of his (a civil rights activist) who was killed by the Klan in Mississippi in '64, Simon wrote this song the year before that incident under the name Paul Kane. A year later he re-released it under Simon & Garfunkel in homage to his friend and Queens College classmate Andrew Goodman & two other young men killed. The movie Mississippi Burning is based on these killings. It was a terrific movie, although many were upset because it portrayed the FBI as heroes when in reality there was little truth to that. I thought it too until I read more into it. The song is so ironic because it almost mirrors Goodman's death, except in that he was a bit younger than Simon (yet still 23 at the time of his death): He was my brother Five years older than I He was my brother Twenty-three Years old the day he died Freedom writer They cursed my brother to his face Go home outsider This town's gonna be your buryin' place He was singin' on his knees An angry mob trailed along They shot my brother dead Because he hated what was wrong He was my brother Tears can't bring him back to me He was my brother And he died so his brothers could be free He died so his brothers could be free This does, of course, depend upon your definition of spiritual. I find this to be a spiritual song because of what is most inherent in it. It was on Paul Simon's first album, Wednesday Morning 3 A.M., where he also sang some folk spirituals - "Go Tell It On The Mountain", "The Sun Is Burning", etc. And all this from a Jewish kid! ;-) His MOST spiritual tune, in my opinion, is "The Only Living Boy in NY", although "At The Zoo" always moves me incredibly. Do you listen to Simon, Wayne?

Answer 3

For me it would be Scarborough Fair. This song was written in the middle ages. It was based on the idea that to love from afar was the ideal kind of love.
The herbs mentioned in the song symbolized different aspects of love.
Parsley- Takes away bitterness
Sage- symbolized strength
Rosemary-Faithfulness
Thyme-Courage

Scarborough was a seaside resort, a real place. The song was said to have been based on a real love affair.

Paul Simon's version was wonderful! I am a big fan of his. Also check out Sarah Brighton's version on http://www.youtube.com
Just type in Scarborough Fair after you hit the music category. You will get to check out different versions. I love Sarah's version because her voice is hauntingly beautiful. She was the one that did the duet with Andrea Bocelli, "Time To Say Goodbye"! The most beautiful music ever! May the Lord bless you!

Answer 4

Bridge Over Troubled Water.

Bless You

Answer 5

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme/Canticle. It has been one of my favorite songs my whole life. I didn't notice, growing up, that the lyrics have lots of Witch type references and words, but I do now. And I find the melody and the intertwining words very haunting.

Answer 6

The 59th Street Bridge Song. "Slow down, you move to fast, got to make the morning last" speaks volumes to me. I find I rush too much some times, and need to remember to stop and smell the roses.

Answer 7

I'd have to say Kodachrome tooo..
I like many - if not all of Simon and Garfunkles' music... I miss it - don't listen to the radio too much and I'm too old to figure out how to program my computer to find it and save it.


blessings :)

Answer 8

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.

Or Kodachrome -- "my lack of education hasn't hurt me none" is a religious anthem.

Answer 9

El Condor Pasa

just amazing lyrics that I can connect with

Answer 10

Kodachrome, same line as T Rex.