Paul Simon - The Obvious Child + lyrics

[nina18121997]

PAUL SIMON FTW!!!!!!!!!

[ZenPapageno]

Does he mean "deny the obvious, child" or "deny the child" (who happens to be obvious)?

[Floodlezoot]

@ZenPapageno it's best to start by looking at someone's age and gender (with a trained eye). He was 49 or 50 when this album came. Let's assume he was approaching 50. He had a lot of money . He had a little son, he thought he'd call him sonny.

[ZenPapageno]

@Floodlezoot But what does having kids have to do with "Some people think the sky is just the sky"?

[Floodlezoot]

@ZenPapageno he meant it as a pun, intentionally.

[Floodlezoot]

@ZenPapageno his pun's meaning was: 1. people have kids. it's inevitiable. don't fight it.

2. why deny the natural urges that make children happen. why deny your typical human nature that led to this situation in your late 40s?

[mandyroxurworld]

when i was little i used to call him Paul Cinnamon and dance around with a saucepan on my head to this. Happy, happy memories.

[zweirver]

i was raised with this music!

[donkmechips]

what a set of lyrics! immense

[ZenPapageno]

The song is really a suite, because the part about Sonny is a different song, but it works very well with the beginning and end,

Paul is from the world of verse before T.S. Eliot. a true craftsman of words. No diamonds in the rough from Paul, but gems cut with the utmost art.

[gjc82071]

@ZenPapageno Yes. It's called "progressive". (like "Progressive Rock, etc.) This album is called "The Rhythm of the Saints". If you like this song & how it's progressive, there's also another song on the album that does something similar (changes in mid-song). The song is "The Cool, Cool River". Check it out & listen for the changes in the song @ 1:11 & again at 2:51. Enjoy.

[apesquad52]

I couldn't agree more with the "underated" comment. To be honest, I feel it's his best outside of Simon & Garfunkel. You can feel the truth in those drums.

[gjc82071]

This entire album is totally underrated IMO! I love what Paul did on Graceland. He sought out & utilized the best African musicians & transitioned from his pop/rock/funk/folk style, embraced African music & "blended" African music w/USA Pop/Rock. On this album, he almost completely severed the pop/rock style & totally embraced South American music. Graceland had a bit of a "pop" feel. Rhythm of the Saints was almost pure S. American style & didn't do as well as Graceland.

[apesquad52]

I couldn't agree more with the "underated" comment. To be honest, I feel it's his best outside of Simon & Garfunkel. You can feel the truth in those drums.

[AbeGrimes]

On all the other posts regarding music I've put up on You Tube, I try to use up all the characters available to express my feelings. Paul, thank you for ALL the music over the years. Nuff said.

[blahness013]

I'd never listened much to Paul Simon until my percussion ensemble instructor at my university introduced us to this song. He told us about how Paul was had used African and Brazilian rhythms and a world music feel in some of his albums during the 80s.... and now I'm in love with him!! HE'S A FREAKING GENIUS! I've graduated now but the percussion ensemble is doing this song next year... SO EPIC.

[Ukuleleboy100]

1 person pressed the wrong button....

[djembeed]

The Samba Reggae gespeeld door Olodum is gorgeous. Together with the beautiful guitar sound and voice of Paul Simon.. Love it.

It's on the album "Rhythm Of The Saint"

[arbeia76]

Sunny gets sunnier day by day!!!

[herreramishler]

They dont make like this anymore....

[muramasa655]

Paul Simon is a genius. Amazing.

[alzioalzio]

I love the raw sound of the drums in this...Simon and Garfunkel were my first memories of music, and now that I am an older woman and my nephew is in the marching band, playing drums of course, this music reminds me of the next generation

[paula26537]

@alzioalzio So do I,And I have lived in Africa, You don't know what is feeling the drums in your stomach.

[janiedoe111]

If you LOVE this song, what other songs would I LOVE? I just can't get enough of the drums.

[carrahflahive]

@janiedoe111 OLODUM!!

[Mobhitmusic]

As strange as it sounds the Song in a recording sense is Kinda of Raw Power in the drums, You can hear the drummers in the back yelling there "whoop" cues and it adds. I had the pleasure of seeing this performed live, one of his all time masterpieces!

[pauleypauleypauley]

love this song

[ryanwaetford]

0:00 - 3:10 is awesome 3:10 onwards is epic

[anjichap]

I used to do a lot of biking as a teenager to get around town. I'd always listen to my walkman (haha) and... this would ALWAYS be the first song to play. It got me moving and... was rythmic enough to get me through the hard first few minutes to warm up. Usually it'd be around 6 in the morning, trails covered with fog and... was my favourite part of the day.

[sapdeis]

A neglectful mother, a dad that used to beat us., Some years in foster care, more neglection after foster care. 12 years of homelessness followed that. I never had a parent put there arms around me and tell me that I was loved. Not much of a way to grow up, life for me pretty much sucked...

[craze4choco]

my dad played this when i was a baby as my lullaby, when i got older he stopped playing it til one day i heard it and it had sounded so familiar to me and thats when he told me that he would play it when i started crying and it would calm me down, it goes to show the kind of effect paul simon's music has on people. my dream is to meet him.

[Jayoung1000]

Why deny that this is obviously the greatest song ever! ;)

[randomsthuff]

When I was born, this song was playing. This is the greatest fucking song in the universe. Prove me wrong, I dare you.

[Eclare18]

the drums are sickkkkk

Olodum!!!!

[HSXgirl]

Paul Simon's Afropop is just one of the sort that has probably influenced the group Vampire Weekend.

[briggaplease]

FUCK YEEEAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[syada7]

this song is very underated, paul simon - you're a genius!!!

[evilthesaurus]

@syada7

stop being the obvious child

[syada7]

@evilthesaurus lol

[evilthesaurus]

@syada7

lol, thanks for getting my joke haha

[charlieisbored1]

THANK YOU!!!!! FINALLY someone has uploaded this!