Cigarettes are a wicked thing. Only 5 years after releasing it, Art will not go for the highest notes that make the song. His breathing is incorrect, causing damage from forcing the high notes, combined with cigarettes: you hear it all here. Don't smoke. If you have, please quit. Hard. I did it. I can sing again. This song. Compare this to the studio version. While there, enjoy the late Larry Knechtel's piano and Joe Osborn's bass. They teamed for "Bridge Over Troubled Water," too.
Jimmie Webb, one of the all time great song writers. Wrote more beautiful songs than Gershwin or Porter. And he wrote his own lyrics. Art did the song much justice.
One of the most beautiful songs in human history! People should stop and listen to good music when they think about going to war and hurting other people!
Can you PLEASE, if you have it, also upload his performance of "Scarborough Fair" from this show?!!! It is probably my most favorite version of the song!!!
It's always pleasing to the ears to hear a true singer in his prime. Art garfunkel had that gifted singing voice that few popular singers possess.A few come to mind like josh groban, jeffrey osbourne, johnny mathis ,andrea bocelli....Every now and again, a voice that is truly "special" like those guys comes along.
LOVE this particular performance...Art has slowed this down in comparison to the actual recording. This IS the way this beautiful song should be sung. Love Art's voice and I am in total agreement with noahf67.
Cigarettes are a wicked thing. Only 5 years after releasing it, Art will not go for the highest notes that make the song. His breathing is incorrect, causing damage from forcing the high notes, combined with cigarettes: you hear it all here. Don't smoke. If you have, please quit. Hard. I did it. I can sing again. This song. Compare this to the studio version. While there, enjoy the late Larry Knechtel's piano and Joe Osborn's bass. They teamed for "Bridge Over Troubled Water," too.
arfalon 1 week ago
May be difference pianist from studio version.
Danhtran1122 4 weeks ago
It hasn't lost any of it's power after all these yrs.--Still gorgeous.
skyemcleod1 1 month ago
Very Great.
Nostalgicflashback 2 months ago
Jimmie Webb, one of the all time great song writers. Wrote more beautiful songs than Gershwin or Porter. And he wrote his own lyrics. Art did the song much justice.
Loejyrrab 3 months ago
One of the most beautiful songs in human history! People should stop and listen to good music when they think about going to war and hurting other people!
eanielsen123 6 months ago
I am so jealous of Art! His angel voice!! I'm a girl and I can't even grace those high notes!! :)
It's beautiful.
Taggerung12 6 months ago
Can you PLEASE, if you have it, also upload his performance of "Scarborough Fair" from this show?!!! It is probably my most favorite version of the song!!!
landyachtfan79 10 months ago
I think, at 0:28, there's a tear in Arts eye.
ShamBilbao 11 months ago
It's always pleasing to the ears to hear a true singer in his prime. Art garfunkel had that gifted singing voice that few popular singers possess.A few come to mind like josh groban, jeffrey osbourne, johnny mathis ,andrea bocelli....Every now and again, a voice that is truly "special" like those guys comes along.
flossjw1 1 year ago 2
LOVE this particular performance...Art has slowed this down in comparison to the actual recording. This IS the way this beautiful song should be sung. Love Art's voice and I am in total agreement with noahf67.
jojosullivan1024 1 year ago 10
Trouble is, once Art stamps a song, no one else can do it.
noahf67 1 year ago 37
I totally agree =)
fruitwoods 1 year ago 2
@noahf67 The one on Jimmy Webb's recent CD is very moving as well...
theCount1968 1 year ago
Great Man
Love This.
Only Wish i Could See Any Other Sonsg he did on SNL
well done.
kylecrazyford 1 year ago 3
FYI: according to tvrage.com, this was from the 11 mar 1978 SNL (not 75), and he also performed scarborough fair and crying in my sleep.
noswalt 1 year ago
@noswalt IMDb backs this up, although it seems logical that he'd sing it in '75 when the song was a little fresher.
StumptownBoy 1 year ago