WANTED: For crimes against music

That was truly ****ing terrible! That premier league tosser Bono just had to make another appearance didn't he

Well, this isn't necessarily the worst one I could think of, but it's an example of why some songs never should be covered;

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Damn straight.



They were a huge influence upon the burgeoning folk genre. Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Bob Dylan each had their own unique sound, but it was really Simon and Garfunkel that brought folk to the masses. And if you want to discredit them for choosing to entice fans with their incredible harmonies, that's your problem. But you can't expect others to share your misguided views.

Oh, and Jimi Hendrix's All Along The Watchtower is living proof that a cover can be better than the original. Don't feed me shit about it being a travesty. It's complete bullshit to dishonor a song because of some negative stigma you have about covers.
 
To me, sentimentality is, with very rare exceptions, a killer for songs. I can't stand the cheese in Paul Simon songs. I would definitely say that The Boxer is showy, with all of the novelty instruments and techniques (particularly the elevator-shaft drum echo). Compare the BOTW version to Dylan's version; ok, so the "duet" might suck, but the arrangement is less melodramatic, less flashy. I don't find Simon's melodies particularly beautiful or his lyrics particularly moving or well constructed, but to each his own.

Yes, every act has influenced bad music (a fact I admitted), but I think that when a group's influence has such a wide-ranging negative effect, it can be considered a "crime against music". (You're taking this far too seriously, I imagine. If someone said that the Sex Pistols committed a crime against music by making tunelessness a virtue, I'd laugh it off and figure that it's only their opinion).

I happen to think that The Dangling Conversation is one of the absolute worst lyrics ever written. Their other songs aren't far behind (and I only cited one line because it was the one that first came to mind; I could post every lyric Simon's written if you like). Again, it's a value judgment. To some people, Jim Morrison is a brilliant poet. To others, he's a hack. Neither position is right or wrong.
 
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