Paul Simon- The Obvious Child

[hogwartsGleek6]

I got to play this song last night with Micheal Benard Fitzgerald :) we had so much fun! I'm glad I was able to find this so I could show my parents! THANKYOU!!

[newtheme27]

Wow, so many years without listen this song, i don't listen it since i was 4, when my dad buy our first CD player, and the song still being amazing like i remember

[evilthesaurus]

so happy I subscribed to your channel, Aqualung1989.

[icanwaitanotherday]

I love songs with train sounds in them

[icanwaitanotherday]

This album is fabulous

[prankman88]

I remember when I was a kid I would always put this CD in and replay it untill my mom wanted to break it....Now I have my own car so I can replay it as many times as I want :p

[MrRjpugh]

I must have hit replay about a dozen times.

[looseneck]

Reminds me of Transglobal Underground!

[TRANSAM19777]

God Damn it sounds like a loco roaring through the nite with Paul's voice laid over it

[Lorihay2009]

Totally love this song :-) xo

[ljcca]

I've loved Paul Simon for 40 years, all my life, but I must say, the older I get the more I appreciate and understand his songs.

[brelfan]

The last song I really liked of his.

[hannahvolck]

this song is so amazing

[CKritube]

"'The cross is in the ball park.' The first thing I thought of was Billy Graham, or the Pope, or evangelical gatherings. But I came to feel what that's really about is the cross that we bear. The burdens that we carry are doable, they're in the ball park."

-From Paul Simon interview in Time magazine, Nov.1990 "Paul Simon: Songs of a Thinking Man" by David Thigpen

[zweirver]

i had to listen this in the belly all the time :)

[brutusbro]

Paul Simon is God's gift....

[TheLori310]

that is in response to crosses in the ballpark -- the death of childhood innocence.

[crisnadruz]

SALVE OLODUM DA BAHIA!!! Impossible to stand without moving!

[Pinkyapplebuns]

♥

Thank you

[arutkow]

Goosebumps at 3:40

[james2k13]

first heard this song when living in OZ back in early 90's has an even bigger effect on me tonite than when first heard it all them years ago in that brilliant country

JIM O'C

[leftcoast67]

Great song, but I don't get the reference to crosses in the ball park? Religion and Baseball?

[MeTeeCeeToo]

@leftcoast67 Haven't heard his explanation of the phrase, but it likely references crosses placed in large gathering places by religious groups and/or hate groups(ex: KKK, Aryan nation, etc.).

[TheLori310]

@leftcoast67

i always thought it was a bow of the head to innocent childhood.

[smokeglack1]

Hey Annstover, you're right..You wanna hear this genius and his music...TURN the volume up ..As loud as you can go..Great music and sound..Where a musician meets musical instruments!

[annstover]

Turn it up LOUD.

[mrskunker]

One of my earliest memories of music. What a piece of music! I wonder how many of you try and sing from 3.40 until the end with the biggest ear to ear smile like I do, love it!

[heisserkaffee]

GREAT!!! thank you sooo much for posting this!!!! greetings from germany...

[Eldytho]

Rhythm of the Saints.

[tomski120]

the intro sounds like trumpton on acid! lol

[Washingpowder]

There can't be many better ways to spend 4 minutes and eleven seconds .

[redsfanstu]

In my humble opinion this and "Born at the Right Time" are a toss up for most worhtwhile effort on "The Rhythm of the Saints", and I am fairly certain, again IMO that Paul Simon is on a very short list of the best singer/songwriters in the Universe!

[TheTrueLilly]

@redsfanstu Top of that very short list, and that's the opinion of one who's non-English speaking mother,

spoke to me through songs, when I came home from years in hospital, and only knew English.

The man is a God Blessed Psalmist, for this "Late in The Evening" Age!

[redsfanstu]

@TheTrueLilly AMEN!!!!

[Tubernaut]

Some rooms are like cages. The longer you live, the more you can empathize with Sonny when he looks through his yearbook. Brilliant and without age.

[Alackofseriousness]

This is absolutely glorious, the whole album itself. <3 Ever since my Father played it for the first time in his car, I've always practically begged for him to put it in the CD player whenever we go for a ride.

[cdcme1]

i bought this when it first came out, on tape, and drove around for at least an hour, probably two, just driving around listening to this song over and over in my car...i love the whole album...but this song had me from the very first time i heard it!!

[supplementourlives5]

@cdcme1 Ditto. He just played it here in Richmond, VA. And I just cried with joy.

[OneThousandWorlds]

I'd heard this in my dad's Rabbit when I was 8, back when we were first living in Dallas. So much changed since then, so many memories and ideas tainted by truth and reality, yet thanks to what these songs taught me, my tears remain free of hate.

[ilurvsharrypotterzz1]

One of my earliest memories: listening to this song in my grandparents car and my grandpa drumming on the steering wheel and accidentally honking. Love Paul Simon so much!

[plentyplus1]

a lies a lies a lies a lie but i say whyyyyy why deny the obvious child!

[FraserJ90]

One of my favourite songs of all time. I'm 20 now, first heard this when I was 10 years old. What a piece of music, in fact...all of Paul's writing, when he was with Art as well.

[cindyshealed]

When I need my batteries charged....this always works. :-)

[mistersoft]

@padraigr

Is it buggery 'Ladysmith Black Mambazo' on percussion who are South African and a capella singing group. The drums were recorded live on a Brazilian street (performed by Olodum) and Paul Simon apparently wrote the song later.

[tramsay1027]

"it's strange that some rooms are like cages" Man, what a lyric.

[theobviouschild1]

this has been my favorite song since i was in third grade and my mom bought the album! it simply does not get old! I love the percussion, I love Paul's voice, I love everything about this song! And get this; I'm a conservative that is also a Paul Simon fan! How many of those do you know? :-)

[luizsneto]

FANTASTIC.......Nostalgic

[linkobinko]

I was 2 years old, when my dad played this song on the CD player. I didn't understand a single word the man was saying, but I loved it so much that I asked him to play it again and again. I can't help but smile every time I hear it. It's still my favourite song... regardless how much my taste in music has changed.

[69torus]

@linkobinko that is SO sweet!!!! awesome!

[geedoboi]

This makes me feel sooooo good!

[tippbiffo]

these are our days

[padraigr]

And that's Ladysmith Black Mambazo playing percussion ... Paul Simon anticipated that whole world music emergence. Lovely track

[MikeFTM]

@padraigr

That's not Ladysmith Black Mambazo. They're a South African male choral group. They only do vocals, not percussion, and were featured on Simon's previous album. That's the Brazilian group Olodum.

[11martincerny11]

16 years i didnt heard this song.. i find him now by luck.. thax youtube.. I love this song so much.. i have tears in my eyes, when i listen it.. my english is poor, but melody makes me happy... thank you for posting, thank you, Mr. Paul Simon..

[rocketmanphill]

this is perfect for my english project

[redsgomarchingon3]

damn, this is like my all time favorite song as a child, first time i've listened to it in about 10 years. brings back good memories from when i was really young.

[clouds4free]

@redsgomarchingon3 thats awesome! i feel so old I remember when this first came out!

[goldenj27]

OLODUM!!!

[tommybass40]

Rhythm of the Saints is nothing short of pure, unequivocal, unmitigated, undeniable GENIUS.

Hey, I've been a hard rock/heavy metal/punk rock fanatic since the late 1970's until this day, but for some reason Paul Simon's music always struck me as something that is beyond classification and so incredibly brilliant and magical.

[diamantinadavina]

Cross is in the ballpark!! _ love the samba drums on this track ...made me fall in love with Samba all over again

[MrTillyayre]

@peninsularat respect man. your not alone.

[MrTillyayre]

How long between his first album, and his last. And how many classic songs, tears, memories, and smiles have we all had inbetween? The true meaning of the word legend.

[ebelf3]

best percussion ever?

[AllyBally6873]

@ebelf3 gets my vote!

[kailuabeach1]

I can't count how many times I have listened to this great album. I will ALWAYS love, enjoy, and appreciate listening to Paul Simon.

[challister]

Reminds me of road trips with my dad who blasted this out in the motor when i was a kid. Loved it then, love it now.

[MerlyStarly]

@challister Same here! Great song.

[ayyarfire]

I heard this song the very first time on some "top hits of 90" or something.

I couldn't stop listening to this song. And those days it was on tape.Rewind, play rewind, play ... :)

20 years later I still cant stop myself from replaying it. :D

[123CHEGOUAMINHAVEZ]

? Alguién sabe se Paul Simon tiene una conta en You Tube caso ello lea mis comentários ? Se ello leer-los, ello puede darme una respuesta.

[123CHEGOUAMINHAVEZ]

2o- Gracias por cantar tan divinamente como cantas, porque su voz es maravillosa. Que DIOS la cuide muy bien.

3o- Gracias por su dúo con Art Garfunkel, pues fue a partir de las canciones del dúo que pudo conocer tu obra. Cuando yo casarme (creo que DIOS ya está preparando una mujer para cruzar mi camino) quiero una canción tuya (o de Simon y Garfunkel) para ser ejecutada en la cerimonia.

Gracias, Paul Simon. Un gran abrazo de su fan Júlio César.

[123CHEGOUAMINHAVEZ]

! Que grán genio es Paul Simon ! Soy brasileño y un gran fan de este hombre. Ello no sabe como su obra me hace feliz.

Paul Simon, tengo muchos agradescimientos para hacer-te:

1o- gracias por existir, porque sin tu música no sé que sería de mi vida, ya que cuando conocí tu obra yo estaba pasando por un momento de tristeza, casi calindo en depresión, pero gracias a DIOS y a su musica, hoy tiengo más felicidad. Usted se me devolvió mis fuerzas.

[Waffellinoza]

This was my mother's favourite song, she used to listen to it constantly when I was a child. I remember dancing in the garden to this song. Good times.

[oren66]

@lucas070798 brazilian drums and music are the best. no doubt

[freefluxing]

One of the best songs to dance to!

[joanapenteado]

BRAZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII­IIIIIIIIILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[windrose777]

Paul Simon is a whole College Course!!! We know why:)

[positive4energy]

\m/

[Robsation]

OMG!!!!!!!!!....can't believe Im listening to this right naow...thans man!!

[ChrisMcRae]

Man, been trying to find this since Imeem got absorbed by Myspace. Thank you!

[Rombizio]

Olodum drums. Nothing like Brazilian percussion. Simon is a genius.

[geppettocumquat]

So many melodies, so few chords, so much song--Paul Simon, you sick genius you. Up the ante...

[H4i5ul1]

Yeaaah! Rhytm of the Saints is the best album Paul Simon ever made (for now). I love those drums.

[oliverf1]

love that back beat a 3;20

[oliverf1]

wow the drums

[angelagascue]

great

[betterlaterthannever]

Thank you so much for posting this! I enjoy the live versions of the song, but the studio version is the one I fell in love with. I used to blast this in the car... good memories.

[hpdsjr]

Where i find this video??

[FYPNLP]

I love this song so much

[sup4tea]

@FYPNLP me 2

[samborez]

@FYPNLP This is a super version,but I really liked the NYC Central Park performance of this song,it really showed off the Olodum drummers to their finest! Saddly it's gone from YT it seems. :(

[gollapr]

Thank you for posting! One of my favorites on this album.

[pongeryding]

nice thanks :)

[purpl7duece]

Found this song one day while browsing my brothers giant record collection and fell in love with this song. It's so fun

[generalJEANpaul]

I listened to this a hundred times. hahaha I'm going to go buy the album like a good consumer should do!!!

[randydandydupree3]

thanks

[tecwolfen]

Thanks for the upload, great stuff as usual. Paul Simon is awesome, and so are you friend :)