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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2020 18:02:48 GMT -5
50 years ago, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" became a n°1 hit in the States. It remains one of Simon and Garfunkel most loved tracks, and a classic of american pop music.
What are your thoughts/feelings on the song ?
Spotify streams: 131,827,374
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Post by PepsiNebula on Oct 16, 2020 18:53:59 GMT -5
There are other S&G songs I personally enjoy listening to more, but it's certainly iconic and a genuine classic.
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Post by matt on Oct 16, 2020 19:10:55 GMT -5
A very very special song, it's a modern day hymn.
It always reminds of the time when I first fell in love with it, back in early 2013. I can always place the time when I hear something that stops me in my tracks.
More significantly for me though, you've posted this at the right time. I've been enduring a personal hell for the last few weeks. Starting a new job that is night shifts throughout in helping homeless people in shelters move on and assess their support needs for housing is an emotional strain. On top of all that though, I've been dealing with the death of a close friend. Someone who was very kind and empathetic and a cool temperament that eased anxieties. Today was his funeral and for the first time in my life, grief and bereavement, with a working situation at night, has hit me with a loneliness I never knew existed.
I like to think that encountering these songs randomly is like coming into contact with a white feather. Some sign of faith and protection, and that things will get better. I'm not religious, I'd say I'm more spiritual, but regardless of how naïve sounding that may be to folk, it does provide me with hope and to keep going through the days and nights. It makes me feel better. And a song like this places all those feelings into one and does give me hope and faith.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2020 19:20:44 GMT -5
A very very special song, it's a modern day hymn. It always reminds of the time when I first fell in love with it, back in early 2013. I can always place the time when I hear something that stops me in my tracks. More significantly for me though, you've posted this at the right time. I've been enduring a personal hell for the last few weeks. Starting a new job that is night shifts throughout in helping homeless people in shelters move on and assess their support needs for housing is an emotional strain. On top of all that though, I've been dealing with the death of a close friend. Someone who was very kind and empathetic and a cool temperament that eased anxieties. Today was his funeral and for the first time in my life, grief and bereavement, with a working situation at night, has hit me with a loneliness I never knew existed. I like to think that encountering these songs randomly is like coming into contact with a white feather. Some sign of faith and protection, and that things will get better. I'm not religious, I'd say I'm more spiritual, but regardless of how naïve sounding that may be to folk, it does provide me with hope and to keep going through the days and nights. It makes me feel better. And a song like this places all those feelings into one and does give me hope and faith. Sorry for your loss mate. Take care and I'm sending you warm thoughts. |
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Post by globe on Oct 17, 2020 4:09:28 GMT -5
A very very special song, it's a modern day hymn. It always reminds of the time when I first fell in love with it, back in early 2013. I can always place the time when I hear something that stops me in my tracks. More significantly for me though, you've posted this at the right time. I've been enduring a personal hell for the last few weeks. Starting a new job that is night shifts throughout in helping homeless people in shelters move on and assess their support needs for housing is an emotional strain. On top of all that though, I've been dealing with the death of a close friend. Someone who was very kind and empathetic and a cool temperament that eased anxieties. Today was his funeral and for the first time in my life, grief and bereavement, with a working situation at night, has hit me with a loneliness I never knew existed. I like to think that encountering these songs randomly is like coming into contact with a white feather. Some sign of faith and protection, and that things will get better. I'm not religious, I'd say I'm more spiritual, but regardless of how naïve sounding that may be to folk, it does provide me with hope and to keep going through the days and nights. It makes me feel better. And a song like this places all those feelings into one and does give me hope and faith. Arabest mate. |
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Post by themanwholivesinhell on Oct 17, 2020 4:41:26 GMT -5
A classic for me.
I’d always loved it, but recently it gained a new meaning for me. In July I suggested we play it at my gran’s funeral, as a few years ago she’d given me her original pressing of the LP that she’d owned since 1970.
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