Simon & Garfunkel - Save the Life of My Child download song

The best artists are born old souls, only time allowing their body to catch up to experience that which they've known all along.

I love this song! I used to hate it, but it really grew on me. All the noise really demonstrates the chaos going on and I really love narrative songs. The uniqueness of this song is why I love it so much!

I like the subliminal sampling of Sounds of Silence as well as some of their other stuff

After the quiet introduction to the album I remember nearly jumping out of my skin when I heard the first few seconds of this song. It sounded like nothing I had ever heard from S&G, or from the 1960s for that matter. I can only imagine how people back in 1968 reacted to it.

very unique for the time- great track

The riveting sound of the bass keys on a Moog synthesizer really nailed me before I really knew what a synthesizer was back in the late '60s when I first heard this. That, along with the heavily echoed gospel choir and dark story of this recording, really make it stand out for its unique brilliance.

"When darkness fell, excitement kissed the crowd And made them wild In an atmosphere of freaky holiday. When the spotlight hit the boy, The crowd began to cheer, He flew away." Can't believe people cheer for suicidal people to jump

Oh, my Grace, I've got no hiding place!

Before reading your comment, I had never really listened to the choir. I agree; it is insane. I think the sound is supposed to represent the murmuring and cacophony of the crowd gathered watching the boy. This is a very interesting song. It is almost a short story.

great guitar rhythm on the left channel, miss how they used to mix left and right separately when 'Stereo' was a new thing...

I remember listening to these guys with huge head phones on at my dad's house, lol. I listened to them over & over for hours until he'd finally have to turn it off so I would eat. Then right back to the stereo. S&G were the reason I fell in love with music, & they were the musical geniuses of their time..

The choir never fails to give me chills

Whoa 1:20 sounds so cool, with "The Sound[s] of Silence" in it. It's sounds like in a grocery store and the music is playing. Wow.

This album was so imprtant to me in my youth..I listened to it every day after school along with Electric Ladyland,Led Zepplin 1, Beck-Ola,

Bookends is one of my favourite albums.Thanks for posting. Please listen to "New York Boogie the writers". Thanks.

The choir : Phil Spector's Wall of Sound on steroids !

It's just amazing. The first time I ever heard a Moog synthesizer, and the mix on the gospel singers in full on " bus return" through the mixing board, with Roy Halee at the controls (not mixed with the original vocal track, just the vocal signals going into the reverb plates) was production magic. This album still brings tears to my eyes because of the goosebumps it still gives me.