Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park (1982) (TV)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Release Date:

21 February 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Plot:

The long-awaited reunion concert of the renowned pop music duo, more than a decade after their separation as musical performers. |

Plot Keywords:

Central Park New York | Concert Film | Character Name In Title

Cast

Paul Simon	...	Himself
Art Garfunkel	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Brown	...	Musician
Pete Carr	...	Musician
Steve Gadd	...	Musician
John Gatchell	...	Musician
Anthony Jackson	...	Musician
David Matthews	...	Orchestration
Gerry Newood	...	Musician
Grady Tate	...	Musician
Richard Tee	...	Musician
David Tofani	...	Musician

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Broadway Video

Trivia:

The set list: - 1. Mrs Robinson - 2. Homeward Bound - 3. America - 4. Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard - 5. Scarborough Fair - 6. April Come She Will - 7. Wake Up Little Suzie - 8. Still Crazy After All These Years - 9. American Tune - 10. Late in the Evening - 11. Slip Sliding Away - 12. A Heart in New York - 13. The Late Great Johnny Ace - 14. Kodachrome - 15. Maybellene - 16. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 17. Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover - 18. The Boxer - 19. Old Friends - 20. Feeling Groovy - 21. The Sound of Silence - 22. Late in the Evening (encore performance)

Quotes:

Paul Simon: Well, you know we wanted to have fireworks tonight, but ah, they wouldn't let us have that, so we'll make our own fireworks here.

Real Pros, And Not A Bad Song In The Bunch

This is outstanding concert featuring most of the famous singing duo's best songs, of which there were many. There is a good mix of fast and slow songs and so-so stereo. Too bad they couldn't have re-mixed this in 5.1surround for the DVD.

Simon and Garfunkel are such pros. The two harmonize so well it's amazing and even though they were live, playing in front of a mammoth crowd, most of their songs sound like perfect studio takes. Yes, a couple might not sound as good as those original studio recordings but some - thanks to the great backup band here - sound even better than the originals! Most are equal....and ALL of them are winners. There are no "clunkers" in this group.

The boys looked a bit smug, but when you can draw literally hundreds of thousands of fans to a concert, I guess it's hard to be humble. They were real superstars of their music era.