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10 Mar 16 - 09:53 AM (#3777847) Subject: Lyr Req: Can you identify this song? From: Kampervan I'm not giving you much to go on, but I'm trying to recall a song that I've heard that talks about two (old?) men playing chess in a park (Central?) somewhere. I think that one or both are Jewish and the song mentions his name (Mr????????. It's quite slow and reflective. That's about all I can remember. Grateful for any leads. regards K/van |
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10 Mar 16 - 11:40 AM (#3777862) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can you identify this song? From: Snuffy When I read your post I immediately thought of this - but there's no chess in it. I'll think again ... Old Friends, Paul Simon, 1968 Old friends Old friends Sat on their park bench Like bookends A newspaper blown through the grass Falls on the round toes Of the high shoes Of the old friends Old friends Winter companions The old men Lost in their overcoats Waiting for the sunset The sounds of the city Sifting through the trees Settle like dust On the shoulders Of the old friends Can you imagine us years from today Sharing a park bench quietly? How terribly strange to be seventy Old friends Memory brushes the same years Silently sharing the same fear... |
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10 Mar 16 - 12:09 PM (#3777869) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can you identify this song? From: GUEST Hi, nice try thanks, but no, it's not 'Old Friends'. |
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10 Mar 16 - 12:38 PM (#3777870) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can you identify this song? From: Jeri Try Rubenstein Remembers, by Ewen Carruthers: There's an old man in the parkNo chess, though. |
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10 Mar 16 - 12:58 PM (#3777872) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can you identify this song? From: GUEST,# I think this or something very similar was mentioned on Mudcat within the past two years. |
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10 Mar 16 - 01:02 PM (#3777874) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can you identify this song? From: Kampervan That's the one!!! Thank you. I couldn't search for it because I couldn't even remember the name 'Rubenstein' Thank you very much. |
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10 Mar 16 - 01:15 PM (#3777876) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can you identify this song? From: Jeri I'd heard it and something in your post made me think I knew it and dig. |
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11 Mar 16 - 02:25 AM (#3777955) Subject: RE: Can you identify this song?-Rubenstein Remembers From: Backwoodsman Here ya go... |
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11 Mar 16 - 08:37 AM (#3777998) Subject: RE: Can you identify this song?-Rubenstein Remembers From: GUEST,GuestTF Allan Taylor song, yes? |
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11 Mar 16 - 08:41 AM (#3778000) Subject: RE: Can you identify this song?-Rubenstein Remembers From: Capo da Monty Thanks for the link BW. A very poignant and moving song by a wonderful songwriter. Still miss him but thankfully we have the photographs and memories (sounds like a Jack Hudson song!) and of course Ewen's CDs and videos. CdM |
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11 Mar 16 - 11:18 AM (#3778022) Subject: RE: Can you identify this song?-Rubenstein Remembers From: GUEST,flush Allan Taylor sang it but it was Ewan that wrote it |
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11 Mar 16 - 11:42 AM (#3778035) Subject: RE: Can you identify this song?-Rubenstein Remembers From: Capo da Monty Yep.EWEN wrote it. Mr Taylor sang it and for some reason re-wrote one of the verses. CdM |