Simon and Garfunkel, the concert in Central Park (13)

[bdawg202020]

3:31 LOLOLOLOLOLOL what happened???  Simon and Garfunkel are the best

[flyingklown]

No dude it was no actor... Did you see the fear in Simons face. Hell I do not blame him. There are some sick assholes out there! Look what that asshole Mark Dave Chapman did!

[mrsoundtrack]

Thumbs up for Simon and Garfunkel to do

The Concert in Central Park Sept. 19 2011!

[thoger51]

Great Simon and Garfunkel Cover at:

graceland-online.de

[critter51502]

the guy who rushed the stage was an actor, and it's was part of the show for dramatic effect, with the security at The Park that night, nobody got on that stage without clearance AND help

[longfootbuddy]

@critter51502 i agree

[melissacarterTS]

Jeez I was there for the whole concert,. I don't remember any guy walking on stage. Then again I was way stoned and drunk.

[LisaJ44]

I was at this concert. Of course, we were too far back and to the side to see anything. We were way on the east side of the park, over in the trees. So we couldn't see and could just barely hear. I didn't know that someone had rushed the stage till I saw it tonight on YouTube, all these years later! Funny. But it was a wonderful concert and I remember it as a magical night.

[nomeg1]

A great star, both are...were...?

[muttiplay]

anyone knows the reason of the attack by that guy?

[askccmny]

@muttiplay: That guy wanted to talk to Paul Simon. Listen Closely at 3:30, and the random guy says "I gotta talk to him, I gotta talk to him, I gotta tal--."

Question is, for what?

I guess the world may never know . . .

[lakay20]

Pure Genius guitarist&legendary singer composer!!!!you are the best Paul Simon!

[cocolossal69]

wow, didn't faze him one bit! Pure class!

Paul is my hero too <3

[tipiro]

De arrepiar!!!

[MusicbyBenjamin]

Uhm, Guys, from 3:32 - 3:35, was someguy trying to attack Paul on stage?!?!?!?!?!???

[Morkimo]

@MusicbyBenjamin Yes, and Paul just carried on.

[rltouchette]

why no new songs?

[oysterjoe]

Please Paul----no new songs.

[jabitles]

please, could you say the name of this song?

[gjrcomputing]

@jabitles The Late Great Johnny Ace

[jabitles]

@gjrcomputing 

[Larissa006]

I'm 13 and I love SIMON AND GARFUNKEL and The Beatles ;D

[nathan99118]

@Larissa006

Same :)

[jabitles]

@Larissa006 I'm 14 and I like 'em too much

[12bulkhead]

@jabitles Ditto.

[MrJim12341121]

I was at this concert, 29 years ago today, September 19,1981. It was a great show. How time flys. 29 years. seems like along time ago. But then I was 21, now I am 50.

I LOVE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL. brings me back to the core of my childhood.

[CRISNCHIPS12398]

@MrJim12341121 That must have been incredible! I'm only 16 years old, and I really like Simon and Garfunkel's music.

[uclrichard]

good clip tomtom...paul keeps hold of his composure when the loony tries to jump him...the body language with simon (very much the boss) and artie suggest that they were a long way from the platonic love of 'bookends' and 'the only living boy in new york'...but they were a class act. a fusion of pop/folk/rock - great tunes, lovely memories of liberal america and swingin' england...

[zxingzxing]

Big big fan of The Great Mr Paul Simon, and what a fantastic tribute song to The Late Great Johnny Ace, Courtesy of Neville Bardoli

[smokethosetaliban]

learn to label ur vids properly

[zxingzxing]

Johnny Ace of Spades, Great Song, Neville Bardoli

[celloprofundo]

Was that Ickey Woods who clamped down on Paul's stalker? WHO DEY ! Long live King Pauly..and James Taylor..and Neil Young..and Jackson Browne..and Joni Mitchell..

[theloosegoose333]

From the first time I heard this one I found it a confusing song, because he speaks of the late great Johnny ace, and Lennon after his murder, and perhaps thats why the stage attacker jumped up, because he found it confusing also (and he was otherwise crazy), I dont know what it means, weird song.

It doesnt explain itself, and using John Lennons name then it should be clear, yet it is not.

Sorry Paul, dont get it.

[phxalldaway]

what's the name of this song??

[williambrown007]

I liked how Paul picked himself up professionally and continued the song after that incident with the guy running up on the stage..

[reynoldslife]

he did look a little freaked out,just after singing of John Lennon,and that dude bum rushes in.

[boleybegbogger]

ha whos the looney toon who rumages on stage??

[stainless921]

whats the first song called i fucking love it :|

[herblauenroth]

Great concert, great song. Paul Simon at his very best as an American poet, singer, songwriter and performer. Feel myself to be "still crazy after all these years".... But what happened there on stage in 3:31?

[Northorseman]

Wow, it's greatly handled by everyone, don't you think? It almost could've been arranged - ALTHOUGH I KNOW IT IS'NT!!! :D

[jesuschrist14]

he sang wrong at " and he signed it on the bottle" 1:40  I know it's human not to sing every note right but I think that sounds terribly

[stainless921]

@jesuschrist14 he says bottom and its not bad the way he sings it

[shaycraig88]

@jesuschrist14 the notes in most of the song may sound off to you if you are not familiar with 7th chords and blues note but thats the way it is supposed to sound and it awsome.

[jesuschrist14]

@shaycraig88 hmm I'am familiar with 7th chords and blues notes but even if this should have been one it was wrong sang,, definately

[R0bbiam]

Listen to Simon's decades of work if you want a snapshot of yourself at times of your life.

[clipboardcrotch]

Art,  go and pick your fro. I will be singing a new song.

[truthsquaw]

that was obviously staged

[sedoble]

how was that staged?

[theivory1]

Now, all we have to do is convince everyone except for you and me of this. I suppose they will all figure it out when they watch their families throats being cut.

[sanphaka04]

What the hell are you bat shit nut cases talking about now? Crawl back under your rocks.

[SFsuperforte]

It's amazing how he keeps his composure after that guy tries to attack him.

[hasjtrackers]

The guy didnt want to attack him,he was shouting out loud "let me talk to him,let me talk to him"

[1955colleen]

oh he is so amazing, and he never looked more beautiful, love his soulful eyes

[killinghens]

why would someone try to jump someone that talented and had such an amazing influence on his time? i never understood why fans would hurt their idols. its so nieve and dumb.

[termite122]

so is your spelling you retart..

[ajaakola]

fuck you old person...i probally wrote that at 4am after i actually did something with my life...and yes, drinking and fucking beats fucking my hand and drinking my cum

[termite122]

then u should tell ur mother to get another hobby..

[llieber100]

Johhny Ace was Johnny Ace (not John Lennon) Johnny Ace was a performer in the 1950's John Lennon comes later in the song.

[jembozzo]

tribute to john lennon

what nice chords !!!

amazing

[Aberinkulas]

........the fuck chords are those?

[Wolkenmann5]

Mit die größten des 20. Jahrhunderts

[WildAlaskanBlossom]

What kind of crazy guy was tryin to jump paul? weird/strange.

[wattever333]

it's called drugs.

[OLdies1960s]

He is singing first about Buddy Holly (1956) and then later he is singing about John Lennon.

That is what I think is going on in this song.

[Umeavisby]

The guy in 3:33 is crazy ! No respectuous !

[PheesKMPAccount]

This was the summer after John Lennon was killed not far from where the concert was. I assume Johnny Ace is John Lennon. Maybe the guy was a Jphn Lennon fan and had a problem with this.

[playOvation]

No, Johnny Ace isn't John Lennon.

[Focoist911]

@3:33 - anyone know the protester and why he was protesting?

[Questtechie]

You don't know what you are saying. And you don't distinguish between paul simon's solo career, and Simon and Garfunkle, You might as well bring in Tom and Jerry while you're at it eh?

[kingofskateop]

Sorry, at first I didn't like the song, but then I realized that it sounds better and better after few more listenings... Very simple, but also very melodic...

[CruelMariachi]

I'm also interestet in that strange guy - did he relly said "I got to talk to you" ? couldn't figure it out...

[KimCFox]

I love how, as the guy charges a moment after Paul sings about John Lennon, Paul hits the A string on his acoustic and the A note feeds back just as Lennon's guitar did in the intro of The Beatles "I Feel Fine".

[stevebendel]

Ok . so whos the dude that jumped up on stage. He said he tells paul he has to talk to him. I wonder if he knew Paul.

[nicck]

You're about as funny as a turnip.

[iv0r007]

Does anyone know the name of this song?

I did think about "The Late Great Johnny Ace", but I'm not sure about it. Am I right?

[Scholiast1]

that's what it's called :) It was on Paul Simon's 'hearts and bones' album - which is also brilliant!

[iv0r007]

Ok, thank you!

[staggmovie]

You are right, so I don't know you doubt yourself. But other then that, this is a rare Paul Simon song, that we don't hear very much of the song. This is one of the few times he sang the song.

[condebarleta]

The Sound Of Silence

Un abrazo desde Argentina

[tuba9276]

man i thought it was Art that got freaked out..hahaha... I always thought that guy rushed the stage because he was singing about John Lennon... of course I was young when I first saw this

[mike16sad]

why did he rush on stage for then??

i thought it was cause he was singing about john lennon

[TheInformula]

I think the fan got mad he was talking about John Lennon, a lot of people have strong emotions about that day.

I kind of agree, Paul should not have wrote this song to be happy like when he says he heard John Lennon died, if you notice the song gets upbeat at that moment :(

[kampori]

It isn't happy at all when he talks about Lennon's death. The song turns upbeat in the 2nd stage; when he talks about the best times in history/life: The Beatles, The Stones, JFK etc etc..

And then it goes all sad again... and you can clearly see the pain in Simon's eyes- looks as if he's about to cry!

[faegrrrl]

@kampori He's talking about Johnny Ace who died on Christmas in 1954.

[mikesndrs3]

It's a tribute to John[Johnny] Lennon.

[jeezuzkoloz]

It's noooot a tribute to John Lennon though it mentions him

It's about Johnny Ace... so stop that

[BlackboxxRecords]

yes hes talking about the death of Johnny Ace (its in the lyrics)

[BlackboxxRecords]

And every song we played

Was for the late great johnny ace, yeah, yeah, yeah

[CapitanAlien]

What does the madman that attacks Paul say? I cannot hear it.

[elsoda]

i dont know what the hell he is trying to say but it must have been very very creepy..specially singing this song. i wonder where that guy is at now and what he wanted...?

[Nillanalle]

I think he says "I gotta talk to you, Paul!" or something like that..

[tuba9276]

yes this was it,..

[thatvoiceinyourhead]

I agree with that. SO much better than the studio version. The crazy dude and the feedback from the guitars just make it better. Love the changes at the end.

[francescaloves2hike]

Love the defiant stare at 3:52! Greatest live performance of a rock song ever, in my book. Does anyone have Simon's appearance on the Letterman show when he sang this song shortly after the Central Park concert? Would love to see it. Thanks, tomtommeme777, for posting the concert in sequence. I really enjoy it.

[themitch1966]

Was it the Letterman Show when his guitar string broke & he lamented that maybe he just wasn't meant to perform this song live?

[75pro76]

anyone know the name of this song?PLEASE????

[timc1987]

The late great Johnny Ace...

[75pro76]

what is the name of this song?

[NYGuy322]

Thought it was kinda cool that Paul just sorta stares at the guy who rushed the stage being dragged off for a few seconds, then continues the song without missing a beat.

[BILLYJOHNBELL]

@NYGuy322 i GUESS After this happend he said he was never going to perform this song again.

[bobbyiscool1992]

It must have been a big thrill to the audience to hear a brand new song, but performing seven of Paul's own solo songs (I think it was 7) and leave Art with one seems kinda cruel.

So Paul might have thought he was doing better than Artie, that doesn't mean you shove it in Artie's face.

[SeanMaster150]

You have to keep in mind that Paul Simon writes his own songs, so he kind of has the benefit. But I do understand where you're coming from.

[youvebeenthunderstru]

Whatever his intentions were, people RUNNING on stage like that directly at the performer is a clear warning sign...

[poussyledzep]

John Lennon's murder still strange!!!why??

[rosepearljanis]

last nite me and bo w/ the fro where talkin bout this outside the world famous ZOO BAR in lincoln nebraska! true az the day is blue

[tristianity4u]

How strange and spooky that some crazy fan rushed the stage just after he mentioned John Lennon's murder.

[simonpaul3]

I red that this strange fan said "Paul I need talk to You". After concert Paul said "He can kill me and this part of song will be about me no abot John Lennon, but when he come on the stage I don't felt dangerous" (Sorry for mistakes in text I'm not English or American)

[simonpaul3]

Paul You're my hero

[TheBobcatChannel]

Well said! he's definitely our hero!

[Larissa006]

@simonpaul3 Art You're my hero xD