Simon And Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson - 1969, from Songs of America TV Special (censored version)

US Concert - Miami University, Oxford, Ohio in Nov 11 1969
Filmed and recorded for the TV special Songs of America. S&G were backed by a full band, very unusual for them at this stage of their careers.

http://www.whizzo.ca/simon/simon64_71.html


""In 1969 Simon and Garfunkel were offered the chance to do a TV special on the Bell Telephone Hour. They came up with the idea for the show with covered contemporary and controversial issues that America currently faced such as, Vietnam, poverty, racial inequality, and others.

Simon and Garfunkel showed the film to Bell a week before it was supposed to air and when they saw it, Bell denied the show completely because it was too political.
Bell refused to air the show unless Simon and Garfunkel changed their show. Simon and Garfunkel also refused to change the show because they didn't believe anything was wrong with it. When Bell didn't air the show, Simon and Garfunkel went to CBS and met with their censor executives. Despite Bell's refusal to air the show, CBS made the show air. The show, Songs of America, finally aired on November 30, 1969.""

From https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/mchill/www/influence.htm

A very enlightening article wrote by Mr. Gerard Eastwood about Songs of Americas behind the scene.
http://www.whizzo.ca/simon/songs_of_america.html

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.. but as you can see not without censorship

These lines below are missing, I mean its edited, I mean its censored.

Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
Going to the candidates debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Ev'ry way you look at it, you lose

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[tinakover]

Artie's absolutely GORGEOUS here.

[Vleatles]

I know right? I just want to EAT HIM UP!

[sandyzmz]

Oh NO Simon's hair!

[b4bal1ty]

@foucle Yep, you've pretty much described me. Awkward and Insecure.

[foucle]

@b4bal1ty You said that right. But I'd give just about anything to be 17 again, including the awkward insecurity I felt when I was 17.

[crocop2231]

This IS music... :D

[anne91276]

Most videos are ruined by ads that DO NOT belong in someone's video and You tube has better removed these stinking ads because people want to watch the videos but they want the music videos without any ads. I only wanted to enjoy the music videos without being mushed up by ads. It is highly unacceptable.

[b4bal1ty]

I would give up being 17 in 2012 to be 17 in 69'

[msbowiedepp]

art is absolutely gorgeous here :D

[meganmckenzie11]

Smexi Artie!-3 GORGEOUS!

[cathain7]

censored? No just abridged and verses cut out ,so frustrating, they should put out this full concert on DVD.