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Simon & Garfunkel - Red Rubber Ball

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Uploaded by on Apr 16, 2008

Image with audio, 1967 live recording at the Lincoln Center. Co-writen with The Seekers Bruce woodley, who had a hit with it in the uk but it was a massive hit in the states for The Cyrkle. I prefer the seekers version to the cyrkle's, mainly because of Judith Durham's fantastic voice.

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  • Countrybumpkin, this was a one off, live performance at the Lincoln Center. Of course Paul wrote many better songs, it is different but is in no way grossly inferior to the Cyrkle hit cover version, which i also like, what an inane post! All constructive criticism, i haven't a problem with, as i stated before, post elsewhere if your sole objective is to start a petty argument .

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  • These guys could harmonize with a bunch owls. They can make any song sound like a classic.

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  • @heidiberg19 You talked to Paul Simon? The Paul Simon? You lucky dog!

  • @strato46 You were right,sorry bout that.I must have been thinking about the seekers version,

    You must be a couple years younger than me.

  • @wilmaohman "Rubber Ball" recorded by Bobby Vee, in my high school years, was a completely different tune. Check it out here on You tube/ Rubber ball Bobby Vee/

  • Who r the actual singers in this audio?

  • This song was cowritten by Gene Pitney in 1960,It was first released by Bobby Vee he had a top hit with it in 1961.The Seekers and S & G were great singers,but neither had any part in the penning of it.

  • Don't be too disappointed that the Cycle sold 900,000 copies of this song, Artie. They had Red Rubber Ball, you had...what was that song's name again? Oh, yeah. Bridge Over Troubled Water. And Sound of Silence. And Homeward Bound. And...

    

  • @Jander4031 Kinda makes one wonder where all the magic has gone, in music these days, huh?

  • The harmony is inventive and spot-on. Never heard this version before - it's wonderful, and thanks for posting.

  • Simon didn't like I AM A ROCK cuz it was too easy. no 13th chords and slow dragging overworked overrehearsed music beaten to a pulp. I am a Rock was Lively and fresh and still is. I told him in 1984 to do something more like.... like  ... like 'i am a rock'. he threw his head back and went " Uhhhhhh i HATE that song' But that's what he ended up doing. a bunch of easy 145 songs .

  • I forgot all about this song it a good one too....

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