In 1969 Simon & Garfunkel Became very popular with music lovers of all ages (Mainly Bridge over troubled waters), So CBS created a TV special and Preemptied "The Leslie Uggins Show". The special called "Songs of America" (Thier First) allowed them to play thier music with scenes of America. Also rare in the studio footage, along with unseen concert footage. This special sent ratings through the roof, and made Simon & garfunkel household names. This Rare DVD is that full broadcast, with all the original commercials.
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US TV - Simon & Garfunkel
Nov 30 1969
Released as VHS videotape in Italy with bonus tracks of S&G TV appearances 1966-67
Reissued in Italy as VHS videotape in 1991 by DeAgostini
Released as home DVD in 2004 on unknown label
1. America ( Remixed version )
2. Cuba Si Nixon No ( Studio rehearsal )
3. So Long Frank Lloyd Wright ( Studio rehearsal )
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water ( Studio version )
5. At The Zoo ( Concert rehearsal )
6. America ( Concert rehearsal )
7. Scarborough Fair ( Studio version )
8. El Condor Pasa ( Studio version )
9. Punky's Dilemma ( Studio version )
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water ( Concert rehearsal )
11. Mrs Robinson ( Concert version )
12. Feelin' Groovy ( Improvisation )
13. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her ( Concert version )
14. The Boxer ( Concert version )
15. Homeward Bound ( Concert version )
16. America ( Concert version )
17. The Sound Of Silence ( Concert version )
18. Song For The Asking ( Studio version )
Produced by Charles Grodin, Paul Simon and Arthur Garfunkel
Sound A +
1 DVD
Live In Haarlem 1966
Songs Of America Nov 30th, 1969
Late Show With Letterman
Good Morning America Sept 15th, 2003
Good Morning America May 05th, 2004
The Andy Williams Show
Label WOW-077 Digipak
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
AMERICA
THE BOXER
THE GRAMMY AWARDS FEBRUARY 23, 2003
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
GOOD MORNING AMERICA, ABC-TV NOVEMBER 15, 2003
OLD FRIENDS
HOMEWARD BOUND
SCARBOROUGH FAIR
SOUNGS OF AMERICA US TV SPECIAL BROADCAST NOVEMBER 30, 1969
AMERICA (REMIXED VERSION)
CUBA SI NIXON NO (STUDIO REHEARSAL)
SO LONG FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (STUDIO REHEARSAL)
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER (STUDIO VERSION)
AT THE ZOO (CONCERT REHEARSAL)
AMERICA (CONCERT REHEARSAL)
SCARBOROUGH FAIR (STUDIO VERSION)
EL CONDOR PASA (STUDIO VERSION)
PUNKY'S DILEMMA (STUDIO VERSION)
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER (CONCERT REHEARSAL)
MRS. ROBINSON (CONCERT REHEARSAL)
FEELIN' GROOVY (IMPROVISATION)
FOR EMILY, WHEＮEVER I MAY FIND HER (CONCERT VERSION)
THE BOXER (CONCERT VERSION)
HOMEWARD BOUND (CONCERT VERSION)
AMERICA (CONCERT VERSION)
THE SOUND OF SILENCE (CONCERT VERSION)
SONG FOR THE ASKING (STUDIO VERSION)
DURATION: APPROX. 89MINS.
WE WISH THAT WE COULD BE...SONGS OF AMERICA 1969 COMPLETE + OTHER RARITIES
1 DVDR
Label SPARKLE DISC
'SONGS OF AMERICA' COMPLETE VERSION 1969
(ORIGINALLY BROADCASTED ON CBS TV, 30-NOV-1969)
01. America / 02. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright / 03. Bridge Over Troubled Water / 04. At The Zoo - America / 05. Scarborough Fair / 06. El Condor Pasa / 07. Punky's Dilemma / 08. Bridge Over Troubled Water / 09. Mrs. Robinson / 10. The 59th Street Bridge Song / 11. Train Train - For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her / 12. The Boxer / 13. Homeward Bound / 14. The Sound Of Silence / 15. Song For The Asking
BONUS TRACKS :
HAARLEM, AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND 1966
16. Anji / 17. Richard Cory / 18. Homeward Bound / 19. Leaves That Are Green / 20. I Am A Rock / 21. A Most Peculiar Man / 22. A Poem On The Underground Wall / 23. He Was My Brother / 24. The Sound Of Silence / 25. Anji
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 1975
26. The Boxer
