Paul And Al

[poliphilo]

We're listening to Al Stewart's Love Chronicles (1969)

I say, "How come Paul Simon's very famous and Al's only a little bit famous? They've both got great melodies and intelligent bittersweet lyrics, where's the difference?"

And Ailz says, "The difference is Art Garfunkel."

Comments

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Ah! The Prince of student bedsit folklore! :o)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It's true.

I was nervous about listening to his stuff again because I thought I'd have outgrown it- but it seems I haven't.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

This still sits in the memory:

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Great song!

I like Peter Bellamy's version- which is just him and his little squeeze-box.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

I read a serious academic historiographical study of de Nostredame just recently, so it brought this song back to mind.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Right, that sounds interesting. What's the name of the book?

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Stéphane Gerson

'Nostradamus: How an Obscure Renaissance Astrologer Became the Modern Prophet of Doom'

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.