The music took on its own identity in my eyes, and the album itself became personified - it was almost like the record and I had been through some tough times together and that we'd come out stronger on the other side. Whether I was dancing along or on the brink of tears, I loved the fact that Bookends engaged me emotionally from start to finish.īy the end of the album, the feeling that this record and I were old friends was only intensified, and with further listens I realized that I had an even deeper connection to the album than I wanted to admit. But luckily, the album kept rolling and the upbeat tone of 'Fakin' It' and silly lightheartedness of 'Punky's Dilemma' almost immediately lifted my spirits. If I had been listening to it on vinyl, I don't think I would have been able to muster the wherewithal to cross the room and flip over the record. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to. Book Nerd celebrates the 360 degree love that separates a book nerd from the average person who likes to read. See more ideas about bookends, wood bookends, wood. It’s sweet, it’s affectionate, it’s understanding and clever, filled with bright, playful, intricately detailed illustrations and wonderful mottoes, definitions, jokes, and more, all of it the work of book obsessive Holly Maguire. In fact, it kind of scared me how much of an impact the first seven tracks of Bookends had on my psyche. Explore Andrew van Laars board 'Wood Bookends' on Pinterest. Simon & Garfunkel hit on so many elements of music that I am naturally drawn to - simple instrumentation, thought-provoking lyrics with narrative leanings and arrangements that allow both to shine.Īnd that's what I've come to discover that I love about Simon & Garfunkel - they are absolute masters of emotive, transformative lyricism. Listening to Bookends was like reuniting with an old friend I didn't know that I had: only after hearing the album start to finish did I recognize that these songs have been around me all along. They will bring a sophisticated touch of nature, while keeping your books or vinyl records vertically organized. The set of geode bookends weighs approximately 48 pounds. 'America' breezed right by me in Almost Famous, and I never quite understood why the song surrounding a particularly poignant scene in 500 Days Of Summer was called 'Bookends.'īut now, my narrow cinematic context of Simon & Garfunkel has been broadened. These elegant bookends are offered by Amethya, and are made with 100 natural Brazilian agate geodes, available in either blue or purple.

Robinson,' I've never seen The Graduate in its entirety. From there, my knowledge of Simon & Garfunkel continued to be informed solely by incomplete pop culture encounters with the duo.

My musical relationship with Simon & Garfunkel began with an influence that any self-respecting, music-loving twenty-something would now be ashamed to admit: The Garden State soundtrack.

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