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Simon & Garfunkel — A Hazy Shade Of Winter
Album: Bookends
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Released: 1968
Length: 2:16
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Time, time, time
See what’s become of me
While I looked around for my possibilities
I was so hard to please
But look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hear the Salvation Army band
Down by the riverside’s
Bound to be a better ride
Than what you’ve got planned
Carry your cup in your hand
And look around you
Leaves are brown, now
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hang on to your hopes, my friend
That’s an easy thing to say
But if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend
That you can build them again
Look around
The grass is high
The fields are ripe
It’s the springtime of my life

Seasons change with the scenery
Weaving time in a tapestry
Won’t you stop and remember me
At any convenient time?
Funny how my memory skips
Looking over manuscripts
Of unpublished rhyme
Drinking my vodka and lime
I look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
Look around
Leaves are brown
There’s a patch of snow on the ground
Look around
Leaves are brown
There’s a patch of snow on the ground
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 skiboy53 wrote:
Absolutely not!    Curated, mixed & frequently thematic, but always fantastic seques 
 
 

Same just now, one week later.

Hey, so these songs ain't random after all?





Posted 8 hours ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
Just had to do it….

9->10
Posted 8 hours ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
 photolew wrote:

Its a shame these guys couldn't work things out to continue to work together.  It seems like Art was a tad jealous of Paul's work outside their group...but who really knows.  Bottom line is they went there seperate ways and we are all the worse for it......

I just got the feeling that they were jealous of each other 

Posted 1 year ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
Great song .  But  I'm grateful that The Bangles covered it and put a harder guitar edge on it.  Really like that updated version for its rocking tempo, but the original is also amazing.
Posted 1 year ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
Oh wow, I never knew that the The Bangles version was a cover....
Posted 2 years ago by newbolddrive    [ Reply ]
SUPERB!!  Thanx RP!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
more than a patch of snow on the ground today but turning to rain...to cheer us up?
Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
Its a shame these guys couldn't work things out to continue to work together.  It seems like Art was a tad jealous of Paul's work outside their group...but who really knows.  Bottom line is they went there seperate ways and we are all the worse for it......
Posted 3 years ago by photolew    [ Reply ]
So wistful and contemplative, always moves me... 
Posted 3 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Why does this remind me of Bugs Bunny?
Posted 3 years ago by SkipK    [ Reply ]
I have always considered the greatest musicians to be the ones that have a lot of their repertoire re-done by other musicians.  This qualifies Simon & Garfunkel to be in that illustrious echelon.  And yes, I chair dance to the Bangles version of this tune, too, but the original is still the benchmark in my humble opinion.
Posted 3 years ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
 pfreet wrote:
Today I learned that Susanna Hoffs apparently did not write this song. 
 

but she certainly did it in a way you'd remember
Posted 3 years ago by acferrad    [ Reply ]
 bruceandjenna wrote:

Same just now, one year later. 

Hey, so these songs ain't random after all? 

Damn!  Just tried to Turn It Up with a swipe on my headphones.  Turned into a Next Song instead.   Once again, whipped by technology.
 

Same just now, one week later.

Hey, so these songs ain't random after all?



Posted 3 years ago by skiboy53    [ Reply ]
 cely wrote:
Breathtaking transition from Brahms.  This is exactly why I always listen to this station.
 
Same just now, one year later. 

Hey, so these songs ain't random after all? 

Damn!  Just tried to Turn It Up with a swipe on my headphones.  Turned into a Next Song instead.   Once again, whipped by technology.
Posted 4 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
A fave from back in the day. Thank you!
Posted 4 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
I want "RP funky mix" pls. it has to be mood for old ppl like us...
Posted 4 years ago by taklalaratar    [ Reply ]
 cely wrote:
Breathtaking transition from Brahms.  This is exactly why I always listen to this station.
 

and again 0/2020!
Posted 4 years ago by folkes.tom    [ Reply ]
Call me a child of the late 70's and early 80's but I had no clue that S&G had done this song...thought it was from the Bangles.....another education lessson from RP
Posted 4 years ago by photolew    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:
The radio was turned way down, and I heard this playing and thought "Oh let's crank it up!"

See, I thought this was the Bangles cover when I could barely hear it...

But this is fine, I guess.
 

Yeah I had exactly the same reaction. The foundations are solid though.
Posted 4 years ago by NoisyMiner    [ Reply ]
 rgj13 wrote:
red5_bc wrote:
Is it blasphemy to say that I like the Bangles version a lot more?
No. And I agree. So I guess I'll see ya at the torture-fest, eh? 8O
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Posted 4 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
My mom has always been into music, playing radio & LPs all day long, mostly big band, show music, and classic vocalists like Sinatra. But around the time I was six, she got this album and some Mamas & Papas records... I played this record hundreds of time on our cheap stereo. S&G being one of my earliest introductions to the music of my generation, it will always resound for me. 
Posted 4 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
eeeewwwweeee
Posted 4 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
The radio was turned way down, and I heard this playing and thought "Oh let's crank it up!"

See, I thought this was the Bangles cover when I could barely hear it...

But this is fine, I guess.
Posted 4 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Today I learned that Susanna Hoffs apparently did not write this song. 
Posted 4 years ago by pfreet    [ Reply ]
great song, but that haircut...
Posted 4 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
Breathtaking transition from Brahms.  This is exactly why I always listen to this station.
Posted 5 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
Sometimes I just have to stop the RP stream and let the last tune resonate in my head a bit longer before listening to whatever's next.   Of course, a Play It Again button could help with this problem ;)

Posted 5 years ago by JeriF    [ Reply ]
One of my faves from these youngsters.
I'd like to hear a heavy metal cover of this song (really).
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
red5_bc wrote:
Is it blasphemy to say that I like the Bangles version a lot more?
s'alright dude. I'm with you. Now I knew that S&G wrote this song, but I'd never heard it 'til now. Was that Garfunkle singing? I mean, I'd always imagined it'd be Paul Simon singing that Bangles song, but I thought this was ANOTHER cover of the song until the name and artist popped up...
Posted 20 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
red5_bc wrote:
Is it blasphemy to say that I like the Bangles version a lot more?
No. And I agree. So I guess I'll see ya at the torture-fest, eh? 8O
Posted 20 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
phineas wrote:
Yes, and blasphemers will be drawn and quartered this afternoon at 3:45. Please be prompt, and wear something comfortable.
I get to bring the rope!!
Posted 20 years ago by samiyam    [ Reply ]
red5_bc wrote:
Is it blasphemy to say that I like the Bangles version a lot more?
Yes, and blasphemers will be drawn and quartered this afternoon at 3:45. Please be prompt, and wear something comfortable.
Posted 20 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
I like them both, although I noticed that the Bangles remake leaves out a lyric or two... the "vodka and lime", for instance... :?:
Posted 20 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
red5_bc wrote:
Is it blasphemy to say that I like the Bangles version a lot more?
If it is, I'm a blasphemer too. I definitely like their version better.
Posted 20 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
ok, I am musically impaired: Is this the original? Not the Bangles-version? /me scratches head
Posted 20 years ago by spieler    [ Reply ]
All S&G is "godlike." Great selection!
Posted 20 years ago by ireneect    [ Reply ]
Is it blasphemy to say that I like the Bangles version a lot more?
Posted 20 years ago by red5_bc    [ Reply ]
I love Bookends and this is my fave song from it. Listening to my folks tunes via headphones, under the dining room table. Ahhh.
Posted 20 years ago by deecee99    [ Reply ]
I officially feel totally clueless ---> I had no idea this was Simon & Garfunkel!
Posted 20 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
catsoup wrote:
IIRC, This is the original.
Duh. And I thought someone else did the original. What was I thinking. That era is a bit hazy for me some times. :oops:
Posted 20 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
n4ku wrote:
Damn. Where'd this come from? I've never heard this version.
IIRC, This is the original.
Posted 20 years ago by catsoup    [ Reply ]
I find it even more enjoyable that Lionel Ritchie and Stevie Wonder are tagging along on the 'recommended album' list. =)
Posted 20 years ago by Euphemism    [ Reply ]
Damn. Where'd this come from? I've never heard this version. I like it, though. I just love Bill's little surprises.
Posted 21 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]