Simon & Garfunkel - Bleecker Street

Fog's rollin' in off the East River bank
Like a shroud it covers Bleecker Street
Fills the alleys where men sleep
Hides the shepherd from the sheep

Voices leaking from a sad cafe
Smiling faces try to understand
I saw a shadow touch a shadow's hand
On Bleecker Street

A poet reads his crooked rhyme
Holy, holy is his sacrament
Thirty dollars pays your rent
On Bleecker Street

I heard a church bell softly chime
In a melody sustainin'
It's a long road to Canaan
On Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Simon
• Garfunkel
• Wednesday
• Morning
• AM
• Bleecker
• Street

[matthewzpek]

I am 22 and am french, and when I listen to Paul and Art, I feel back to the child I was and feel safe. I've been used to their voices and sounds since my early childhood, it's always a pleasure to reach back to those times. If I'm down, making any S&G song play on either burst me into tears (then I do feel better) or just make me smile. Anyway it's always a remedy at the end.

Thank you.

[wertheimer10]

@matthewzpek i'm 16 and from israel and i get the same feeling

all i can do is thanks my dad

[MikTallentless]

How great is this song? On a scale of rubbish to great, it is great. Bleecker Street? That's where we meet. Let's try to understand the poet's crooked rhyme. In case you missed it, a church bell chimed. It's a long road to Caaanan, but we are all on it. The voices are leaking. Did you see the shadows touching shadows' hand?

[Gorgechild]

@Chronix74 In response to "you are imagining things. the sky fairy that watches everyone (god to you) is also your imagination." Stop shitting in other peoples' boats. Especially since you are equally clueless as to where your own will take you.

[Chronix74]

@sawfishhh you are imagining things. the sky fairy that watches everyone (god to you) is also your imagination.

[buyerofsorts]

@JOOODYJOOODY Cuz good ole Simon & Garfunkel will do that too ya! :)

[sawfishhh]

I'm wondering if this song parallels an actual biblical parable - the references to the fog hiding the shepherd, then 'long road to Canaan' sounds like the story of Moses, first testament, or if it's just a snippet and I'm imagining things?

[JOOODYJOOODY]

i remember playing guitar on bleeker street with the irish buskers in 77 in the middle of winter and wonder where everyone i knew is now ... patti smith stopped to listen to me once and we smoked a joint together .....

[allenshepard]

back when music was good and newyork city was exciting. ugh so depressing

[allenshepard]

@JOOODYJOOODY I know it brings tears to my eyes too. maybe because it was so long ago that there was such good music happening and now theres shit

[JOOODYJOOODY]

why am i crying

[Chronix74]

Wow this is great! I am glad I found this.