Re: [AMC-list] The boxer

["Dan Ritzinger" <danritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From Wikipedia:

The chorus of the song is wordless, consisting of a repeated chant of 
"lie-la-lie". Simon stated that this was originally intended only as a 
placeholder, but became part of the finished song.

"I didn't have any words! Then people said it was 'lie' but I didn't really 
mean that. That it was a lie. But, it's not a failure of songwriting, 
because people like that and they put enough meaning into it, and the rest 
of the song has enough power and emotion, I guess, to make it go, so it's 
all right. But for me, every time I sing that part... [softly], I'm a little 
embarrassed."

AMC content:  Paul Simon is not known to ever have owned an AMC.

-----Original Message----- 
From: wrambler242
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:25 AM
To: Dan Ritzinger ; Rambler AMC, Nash, Jeep and family
Subject: Re: The boxer

That would be correct, I find it somewhat comical that those lines were all 
he could come up with!!!

Love the "who is Paul Simon"? Simon and Garfunkel. If you listen to the 
lyrics their songs tend to be kind of depressing for the most part. But 
still good music IMHO

Let's see if I found out what was causing Comcast to trash my formatting?


Mark

“Li la li Li la la la,
li la li”
(Paul Simon-The Boxer)


----- Original Message ----- 


From: "Dan Ritzinger" <danritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Rambler AMC, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 4:11:01 PM
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] EXTERNAL: AMC-list Digest, Vol 50, Issue 12

I'm showing my age here...

I'm guessing that's a reference to the 1968 song "The Boxer" by Paul Simon,
as in Simon and Garfunkel (please don't ask who that is! :^)

Partial lyrics:

When I left my home and my family, I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers.....
In the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters, where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know

(Li la li... li la la la li la li)
(Li la li... li la la la li la li)
(La la la la li...)

Seeking only workman's wages, I come looking for a job, but I get no
offers.....
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there (li la la, la, la la)

Dan





-----Original Message----- 
From: Thomas, Jeff
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 2:20 PM
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] EXTERNAL: AMC-list Digest, Vol 50, Issue 12

Paul Simon was a boxer ? or better yet, Who is Paul Simon ?

The Secretary of Education in my state was told recently that Florida was
ranked 48th in educational proficiency. He then asked "Out of how many ?"

J T


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