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The Only Living Boy In New York
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I wanted this to sound like a busker singing it in a large space like a railway station foyer or in the Subway. So I've always called this my, Kings Cross Station Foyer Busker's version.
major snagg
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Pop/Rock, Psychedelic, Ambient, Rhythm & Blues and beyond.
Major Snagg is the invented name of the 'band' that perform all my own musical creations. (songs and instrumentals). I play guitars, bass, rudimentary keyboards, harmonica, and sing. Melody has always been important to me... lyrics and guitar solos have to say or communicate something. I create musical worlds that I hope that you dear listener, will also want to explore and live in for a few moments...or longer if you feel that way inclined.
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Cover Songs
Charts
Peak #36
Peak in subgenre #5
Author
Paul Simon
Rights
Paul Simon
Uploaded
September 12, 2020
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MP3 6.6 MB • 192 kbps • 4:48
Story behind the song
I set out to try to make this sound like a, 'field recording', of a busker trying his luck in the large space that is a railway station foyer. Oblivious to the noise, he carries, on hoping that someone might throw a few coins (hopefully pound coins) into his guitar case. I was rather 'taken back', by the image that I found for this song, as it looks remarkably like I did at that age.
Lyrics
Tom, get your plane right on time I know your part'll go fine Fly down to Mexico Doh-n-doh-de-doh-n-doh And here I am The only living boy in New York I get the news I need on the weather report Oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile De-doh-n-doh-de-doh And here I am The only living boy in New York Half of the time we're gone But we don't know where And we don't know where Half of the time we're gone But we don't know where And we don't know where Tom, get your plane right on time I know that you've been eager to fly now Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now Doh-n-doh-de-doh-n-doh Like it shines on me (Here I am) The only living boy in New York The only living boy in New York
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JESUS OLDMAN
Apr 15
when exactly did you record this? released it in 2020... but when did you actually record it, I wonder. bit trippy this is as well... sounds like you made this a good 20 years ago... a hunch. could be wrong. yeah, more flashbacks.
MartynYoung
Nov 28, 2020
You've done a good version of this song, might be one I can do on a ukulele