Simon And Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy In New York (1970) (Garden State clips) (((Stereo)))

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RicBNH
April 22, 2008

Get my complete classic video playlist on my channel. Lyrics Follow the comment. From the album Bridge Over Troubled Water 1970. This song was used in the film, 'Garden State'. (movie FAQS below)...

Get my complete classic video playlist on my channel.
Lyrics Follow the comment.

From the album Bridge Over Troubled Water 1970.

This song was used in the film, 'Garden State'. (movie FAQS below)
I used clips from a live performance
of this song as well as clips from the film, synced to the studio audio track to create this video.

Paul says, in 1969 Art went down to Mexico to film Catch 22 and it was then that he wrote this song.
If Paul Simon ever hinted at a breakup with Art Garfunkel before, this song all but proves it with the line, "Tom get your plane right on time. I know that your eager to fly now." Before the Folk duo became famous, they were known as Tom and Jerry. Tom was Art's stage name, so this line symbolizes their increasing need for musical and personal freedom. Garfunkel (Tom) was trying to kick off an acting career and was missing a lot of recording dates with Simon in order to film movies such as Carnal Knowledge and Catch 22.

Garden State is a film written, directed by, and starring, Zach Braff, with Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and co-starring Sir Ian Holm. The film centers on Andrew Largeman (Braff), a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies. The title alludes both to the nickname for New Jersey, and to lines from Andrew Marvell's poem "The Garden" ("Such was that happy garden-state,/ While man there walked without a mate").

Lyrics:

Tom, get your plane right on time.
I know your part'll go fine.
Fly down to mexico.
Da-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da and here I am,
The only living boy in new york.

Oh I get the news I need on the weather report.
Oh I can gather all the news I need on the weather report.
Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile.
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da and here I am
The only living boy in new york

Half of the time we're gone but we dont know where,
And we dont know where.

Half of the time we're gone but we dont know where,
And we dont know where...

Tom, get your plane right on time.
I know that you're eager to fly now.
Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine now
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da
Like it shines on me
The only living boy in new york,
The only living boy in new york.

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daubian (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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Thanks very much for the song, even though those were sad times - when I was so lonely and lost - this song is a landmark in my life.

skirtles1 (1 month ago) Show Hide

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Always loved this song but never understood the meaning behind it. Thanks for the background - Love the song even more now. What a duo!

RicBNH (1 month ago) Show Hide

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YVW
♫Ric♫

kbernard98 (2 months ago) Show Hide

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There's a REALLY powerful msg in that movie! See it again!!

toonus (2 months ago) Show Hide

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I love Zach Braff! Great actor, great director, cute and funny as all hell!

mynameisinept (2 months ago) Show Hide

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Comparing scenes? My favorite would be when they're in the pool and he talks about how home no longer feels like home.

THEk1nslayer (2 months ago) Show Hide

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the best scene in the whole movie (garden state) is where they play this song. fucking amazing feel you get from the scene itsself. <3 this song.

"heyyyyy i got nothing to do today but smile and doh-e-doh doh-e-doh doh ta doh"
ahhh peaceful

valvenos (2 months ago) Show Hide

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I agree :D, I also really like the scene where he sits on the sofa and the song "Lebanese Blond" by Thievery Corporation is played.

" too low to find to find my way, too high to wonder why"

LeZimen (2 months ago) Show Hide

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Love this song. Especially in the movie Garden State

cheecho63 (2 months ago) Show Hide

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great work,i would like to see you do something with Duncan.

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