Simon and Garfunkel - Me and Julio

[horsenaround]

Betcha all didnt know...that Art Garfunkel is a school teacher. Shortly after their tour when they broke up, Art went to teach school in the Forman School in my hometown of Litchfield, CT!! He might still be teaching, i dont know. Havent been back there in years. Who would have known?

[OMGDeBest]

These Guys were Awesome... Paul's brilliant, Art has the amazing voice.l

[Aerohog1]

WOW, they do sound a little out of sync.

[frontsidenm]

It is about pot! And its a shame that its used in that rubbish j-lo movie. Tenebaums is brilliant!!

[NaFran49]

well, I think the song can mean different thing to different people (even the author himself). Anyway here's what Simon answered in an interview about the song:

In a July 20, 1972 interview for Rolling Stone, Jon Landau asked: "What is it that the mama saw? The whole world wants to know."

Simon replied "I have no idea what it is...

"Something sexual is what I imagine, but when I say 'something', I never bothered to figure out what it was."

[JettRink50]

Only time I have ever seen Art stare at Paul so much. Well I don't know about hate, they did go on a tour after this, I thought too that he hadn't learned the words to the

song that well so he watches what Paul is singing, Paul had at least 5 songs that

were intended for the both of them and this was the first time they sang them together. I don't think that tour ended too well.

[starmaiden26]

I have a CD that was recorded from the Live Central Park concert album in the 70's, right before this song, Art talks about the guys selling loose joints to the concert goer's, so I always inferred that this song was about pot. heh

[rabbidfrog91]

I thought it was about smoking joints...

[dbqr8er]

Even Paul Simon doesn't know what this song's about, and that is exactly what makes it awesome. Stop placing arbitrary meanings onto a song that genuinely doesn't need it. It's a fantastic piece of music by its own merit and for its own sake.

[GimpVideos]

I always thought it was about a gay encounter...

[Siamterri64]

Y'all are so funny , great jam

[ganksuoconman]

smoking pot too

[mestucker]

@nmzanie How do you figure that?

[mestucker]

The song is subjective to the singer. He has made love to a minor girl (Rosie, the queen of Corona, California) and now he has to leave town to avoid "the house of detention". I've always thought that this song was an odd choice for S. St.!

[tramsay1027]

It's about a gay encounter between two kids.

[TheWeatherman1987]

@tramsay1027 I think it was about smoking grass. Simon himself has been evasive in answering what it's about. Open to interpretation.

[nmzanie]

@tramsay1027 wrong lol totally wrong. its about weed

[slapbeef]

@tramsay1027 good god no u sick wierdo omg eww how could u think about that its about weed

[DrummerBoy922]

RIP Gerry Niewood. Great sax solo!

[MJCabooseProductions]

Epic fro. He still wears it. That takes a real man.

[XxSternchenxX8]

U JUS GOTTA LUV EM<3<3

[alexandersname]

alitaboooooooooooooooooora thats greek pijama

[tejepollo]

great song

[ericalita]

i love this song on the royal tenembaums, I wish my grandpa was like that!

[selfidentity1]

what were julio and her doing down by the schoolyard?

[Seanh3651]

smoking pot

[tejepollo]

@Seanh3651 sue....hahaha

[poorcku]

@Seanh3651 we don't know that: we only know ..."it was against the law".

[Casualties116]

@selfidentity1

Julio is an old slang for pot, the song is about a kid who gets caught selling pot in the schoolyard

[DonWilla]

Best version of the song if you asked me!

[mimarob]

"Well it's great to do a neighboorhood concert" :-)

[8ballconection]

jes, central park nyc!! awsome!!!! i was 11 stil the best video!!!!

[klarolivia]

I first heard this song in Sesame Street :)

[miki33186]

GOODBYE ROSIEEEEEE...BEAUTIFUL

[sugarserpent]

Paul Simon wrote it,bout singer&a friend gettin caught with a j.,subsequent reaction of parents,police,politicians-sin­ger claims everybody does it&everybody(but his parents)agrees,but noone wants to go against the law-then press gets wind of the story,in the end he has to run away..all cause,you see,me and Julio down by the school yard:) (worked f. P.Simon for a few gigs locally&got the chance to talk to him a bit-whoooee,always admired him!Graceland!Rhytm of theSaints!+the old stuff of course

[phlarrdboi]

whats it all about?

[sugarserpent]

it`s bout the singer&a friend gettin caught with a j.,subsequent reaction of parents,police,politicians-sin­ger claims everybody does it&everybody(but his parents)agrees,but noone wants to go against the law-then press gets wind of the story,in the end he has to run away..all cause,you see,me and Julio down by the school yard:) (worked f. P.Simon for a few gigs locally&got the chance to talk to him a bit-whoooee,always admired him!Graceland!Rhytm of theSaints!+the old stuff of course

[corobo]

yes man, its live at Madison Square Garden, right?

[mattgav23]

central park i believe.

[msx78]

it was in central park, 19. Sept. 1981, with more than 500'000 people!!! and all for free...

[demfabulousbones]

@msx78 I am so jealous of you. 

[msx78]

@demfabulousbones

why that? i wasn't there, because in 1981 i was only 3y old... but i have the cd and the dvd from the concert... ;-)

[hellomarryyou]

@msx78 i wish i was there .. stuck up in so called music .. ! hate this generation!