We had talked about Art Garfunkel in a previous post, but in this autumn morning, we will discuss the duo, Simon and Garfunkel, who dominated the landscape of most of the 1960s folk music, with their distinct intuitive harmonies and Paul Simon's articulate songwriting.
Their album Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) is an old favorite of mine since the 90es, when I came to know their music and started to try to understand their lyrics. I remember playing "Cecilia" on repeat mode in my hi-fi until I learnt the words by heart, even I did not fully understand them. It is a totally infectious song with its penny whistle solo and handclap/thighslap percussion. Unforgettable. Timeless.
And the same happens with this perhaps lesser-known song, "Why Don't You Write Me?", which according to experts, reveals a surfeit of strange, exciting sonic details, as they insert small flourishes of sound like a disruptive skiffle beat.
Enjoy!
"Why Don't You Write Me?"
Why don't you write me
I'm out in the jungle
I'm hungry to hear you.
Send me a card,
I am waiting so hard
To be near you.
(La, la, la)
Why don't you write?
Something is wrong
And I know I got to be there.
Maybe I'm lost,
But I can't make the cost
Of the airfare, ooh
Tell me why (Why)
Tell me why (Why)
Why don't you write me,
A letter would brighten
My loneliest evening.
Mail it today
If it's only to say
That you're leaving me.
(La, la, la)
Monday morning, sitting in the sun
Hoping and wishing for the mail to come.
Tuesday, never got a word,
Hm
Wednesday, Thursday, ain't no sign,
Drank a half a bottle of iodine.
Friday, woe is me
Gonna hang my body from the highest tree.
Why don't you write me?
Why don't you write me?
Why don't you write me?
Why don't you write me?
Why don't you write me?
Why don't you write me?
Why don't you write me?
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| 4th-century statue (Milan) |
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