Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound (from The Concert in Central Park)

I remember as a young 19 year old in 1967 on my way to Vietnam in a U.S. Navy ship. Singing this new song and already wishing I was homeward bound. Finally in 1968 when my tour of duty ended came back to America, San Francisco, I kissed the ground when I got off the ship. I was home. Here I am age 75 and how this song brings back memories. Where did the last 55 years go to. One moment I'm a kid and the next moment I'm an elderly man.

I was there in Central Park. What a memory and nostalgia. I 'm now 73. Timeless.

Two superb musicians and one guitar. Enough to stop everything. These guys are magic. Sheer magic.

Paul Simon wrote this classic at Widnes train station in the north west of England. This is a fact that Widnes is proud of. They have a plaque in the station and it is played during their rugby league team matches. However they don’t get what Paul is trying to say. Basically he would rather be home rather than the shithole he found himself in. Having been born in Widnes I can only concur Paul.

Damn, I blinked and got old. But I still have this.

How many people like me grew up with the beauty of these 2 .... Carries me through this time

2024 anyone?❤️

Im a Scotsman and i love S and G. When covid is over I will go to Central Park....lay down on the green grass with a bottle of Jack Daniels...put my headphones on and let this full concert flood my brain

I can't find words to adequately express how moved their music makes me feel. What will future generations think? Who will be their Simon and Garfunkel? Everyone should feel how they make me feel.

Their very first concert since their split, the very first song, and Art Garfunkel does what he does best. Put his hands in his pockets and belts it out! Awesome.

I used to sing these Simon and Garfunkel songs to my children when they were settling down to go to sleep . I do the same now with my grandchildren now . You have left a mark on our family . Thankyou JT

Christmas Eve 1968 in An Hoa Valley....a young Marine with a guitar was singing Homeward Bound. Didn’t know him or his name. He was from Colorado and will never forget him and that beautiful song.

I'm sittin' in the railway station Got a ticket to my destination On a tour of one-night stands My suitcase and guitar in hand And every stop is neatly planned For a poet and a one-man band Homeward bound I wish I was Homeward bound Home where my thought's escapin' Home where my music's playin' Home where my love lies waitin' Silently for me Every day's an endless stream Of cigarettes and magazines And each town looks the same to me The movies and the factories And every stranger's face I see Reminds me that I long to be Homeward bound I wish I was Homeward bound Home where my thought's escapin' Home where my music's playin' Home where my love lies waitin' Silently for me Tonight I'll sing my songs again I'll play the game and pretend But all my words come back to me In shades of mediocrity Like emptiness in harmony I need someone to comfort me Homeward bound I wish I was Homeward bound Home where my thought's escapin' Home where my music's playin' Home where my love lies waitin' Silently for me Silently for me

January 31 1968 2;45 P.M., I'm on a Medivac flight with My left leg blown all to hell and as that Freedom Bird leaves the tarmac headed for America and the landing gear clunks into place the Pilot plays this song and the entire flight breaks into silence as it sinks in. After all these Years it still moves My soul

What I wouldn’t give for a time machine.

If only we knew when we were absolutely in our prime, they were most certainly there that night in Central Park

"Silently for me" sends shivers down my spine. It's just so good. How do they do that?

Art brought so much to Paul's genius. Beautiful complement in harmony

I have been listening to Simon and Garfunkel for over fifty years now..Timeless music Still beautiful...

Simon and Garfunkel’s music helped shape a generation. After a more than successful duo career, they both became exceptional solo artists. The concert in Central Park still blows my mind. Throughout all their differences, they were able to come together for my favorite concert ever.