Ok This And The Fact That Paul Looks At Art And Then At The Camera When He Sings “we Might As Well

Obsessed with these matching cassette tape covers.

i think they should make more movies about real people but making them gay against their will. i think andrew garfield is a pioneer for what he did to real billionaire eduardo saverin

“Simon & Garfunkel had a peculiar type of groupie. We had the poetic groupies. The girls that followed us around weren’t necessarily looking to sleep with us as much as they were looking to read us their poetry or discuss literature or play their own songs …. I wound up going back to the room and smoking a joint and going to sleep by myself. Most of the time, sometimes not.”

— Paul Simon, quoted by Jon Landau in a Rolling Stone interview (July 20th, 1972)

Simon and Garfunkel scrapped shots, 60s

When I said: "You'll outlast me, you live more carefully." He said: "Write out what you want to." Ok, it's hard to say I knew him well, He was enigmatic to himself. Which of us was more aware? Which the elder? I was born November fifth. He on October 13th - a few weeks premature, you following me? He was born three weeks before me, my dear, But he was a premature baby. Were we both conceived at the same instant? February 5th 1941, the dead middle of winter, In the heart of World War Two Was I born at the right time? For 70 years his arm has been around my shoulder, He's dazzled me with gifts. I nurtured him in his youth. He brought me into prominence. I taught him to sing. He connected my voice to the world. I made him tall. All of our personal belongings are intertwined. We say it's exhausting to compete, But we shine for each other. It's still our favourite game. It goes on, this embrace, whether I speak for him or he for me: Love ruled our lives. It rules the mourners, And the winter of longevity.

Art Garfunkel's Poem performed at Paul Simon's 70th Birthday Party, 2011

Asked what Simon's reaction was, he admitted: "I don't know - he was at the other side of the room. I dared not look."

I really enjoy the reactions that this clip gets so I made this

Paul trying to get Art's attention multiple times - Shivaree, January 1966

Okay, can we please talk about how Song for the asking is literally written almost like a desperate love confession? It’s killing me like “Take it, don't turn away I've been waiting all my life” oh go to jail Paul Simon.

(Also, a bonus - this is a clip from the harmony game documentary where Paul and Art talk about this song. We’ve probably all seen it a million times but it never gets old 🤕)

Artie’s little smile in the background :)