Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer! WOW

"Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest". Still one of the greatest lines in any song.

It’s a metaphor for someone who is struggling and gets knocked down but keeps getting up again. He cries out that he is leaving and going back home but he doesn’t. He stays and continues to keep fighting to survive in NYC. Simon is such a poet. His songwriting has so many awards and honors.

The human struggle getting knocked around over and over .This song honors the struggle instead of vilification of people

"In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of every glove that laid him down Or cut him till he cried out In his anger and his shame "I am leaving, I am leaving" But the fighter still remains" Pure inspirational poetry at it's finest.

From Wikipedia: During a New York City concert in October 2010, Paul Simon stopped singing midway through "The Boxer" to tell the story of a woman who stopped him on the street to tell him that she edits the song when singing it to her young child. Simon told the audience that she removed the words "the whores" and altered the song to say, "I get no offers, just a come-on from toy stores on Seventh Avenue." Simon laughingly commented that he felt that it was "a better line."

Paul Simon was the poet of our time.

Paul Simon is one of the greatest American songwriters of all time. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who disagrees with this. Also, he sang on "We Are The World" just before Kenny Rogers. He was the short, dark-haired guy.

The Boxer is a metaphor for a man’s struggles.

"Bridge over troubled water" is one of the best songs ever

It's one story. He is a metaphorical boxer - the fighter who keeps getting beat down, who feels frightened & ashamed and even though he might leave & go home, the fighter remains & will fight again

Bass harmonica, then piccolo trumpet, "explosive" sounds made with a snare drum in an empty elevator shaft. Lie, lie, lie, was originally just a placeholder when Simon was writing the song, but he finally decided he liked it - with the reference to all the lies told the boxer.

Honestly, the more I hear this song, the more I'm convinced it's one of the best songs of all time.

I wrote Simon and Garfunkel song lyrics (poetry) on my bedroom walls as a teenager, thank you to my mom for allowing my expression 😊

I first heard this at 17 and I knew I’d still be listening when I was old. I’m 70 now, I was right. Paul Simon is truly one of only a few troubadours left on the planet. Just a quiet giant..

'AMERICA' is a social statement like 'The Boxer'

It's a great song about the resilience of the common man.

Paul Simon played this song to open the first episode of snl after 9.11. it was less than 3 weeks after and a statement that NYC wasn't going to be silenced. It was inspiring.

Paul Simon is a genius !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've always thought the boxer in the final verse was a metaphor. We all carry "the reminder of every glove that laid him down or cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame." And we can move on, or move up, but everything that came before still remains inside us.

The album "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was Simon & Garfunkel's last studio album, released in 1970. But what a way to go out with an BANG!!! The title track of this album won an unprecedented five Grammy Awards, while the complete record won Album of the Year. The album stayed at #1 for 10 weeks, remained on the chart for a total of 85 weeks, and has been certified 8X platinum. In addition to the title track, the album includes the hits “The Boxer” (which you just heard), “Cecilia,” “El Condor Pasa (If I Could),” and my personal favorite, “The Only Living Boy In New York.” Just an amazing album from start to finish, with all songs written by Paul Simon, except for "Bye Bye Love", which was written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, and was previously a hit for the Everly Brothers.