Who wrote "Scarborough Fair" and what is the story behind it? As far as I know, the lyricist is Paul Simon. An extremely distant musician, and I didn't grow up with his music. The time I happened to hear El Condor
Pasa in a very mediocre gift store, I was drawn in by its long, melodic intro and mesmerized by the rich country vocals. So much so that every time I listen to it again, I can't get over the immersive feeling of being there - in the middle of a sprawling Americana farm, surrounded by sprawling golden wheat.
And the Paul in my head is just half-sitting on a wooden cart on a farm, hat on his head, strumming an acoustic guitar and singing about what he's singing about. This is my favorite song, Paul and his little acoustic guitar, watching the sunrise and sunset together, but having realized the philosophical meaning of life. Some say that music is a dance of melodies, others say that music is a scroll of rhythms. I can tell you that music is full of feelings, it can make you spread the wings of your thoughts, and it can make your heart and mind blend with the art.
"Scarborough Fair" was written in the second half of the sixties, and with its beautiful melody, poetic lyrics and perfect singing style has been preserved to this day, it is beautiful without being cloying, ethereal without being forgettable. It has a melody that flows like a cloud. I am convinced that no matter how critical your ears are and how paranoid your appreciation is, you will be infected by the beauty of this sound.
Whenever Paul Simon and Garfunkel's voices are heard, they are always clear, sweet and melodious. It always seems so melancholy and lesser. Paul Simon's voice is soft, emotional and full of magnetism;
Garfunkel's voice is melodious and elegant, full of childishness, and they sang ballads rather than rock, there is no anger, only innocence. The two used to be mentioned alongside the Carpenters' voices at the time. But together, their voices were much more powerful than Karen Carpenter's magnetic voice. Carpenter's magnetic voice fascinated us even more, and the complementary voices were a perfect, celestial, ethereal sound that we could never hope to find.