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Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer
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“The Boxer” is considered one of Paul Simon’s masterpieces, telling the story of a young boy who laments his poverty and then turning to that of a boxer.
It was first suggested
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Paul Simon – The Boxer
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A Simon and garfunkel song – lyrics and annotations here.
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boygenius – Cool About It
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[Verse 1: Baker] / Met you at the dive bar to go shoot some pool / And make fun of the cowboys with the neck tattoos / Ask you easy questions about work and school / [Chorus: Baker
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Mumford & Sons (Ft. Jerry Douglas & Paul Simon) – The Boxer
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Mumford & Sons cover Simon & Garfunkel’s classic ballad of misplaced anger and powerlessness. The song also appeared on Jerry Douglas’s album Traveller. Douglas, an unparalleled
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Jerry Douglas (Ft. Mumford & Sons & Paul Simon) – The Boxer
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I am just a poor boy / Though my story seldom told / I squandered my resistance / For a pocket full of mumbles such are promises / All lies and jests / Still a man hears / What he
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Bob Dylan – The Boxer
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From the album that was famously reviewed by Rolling Stone with the line “What is this shit?”, “The Boxer” is a bizarre cover version of the Simon and Garfunkel song. It’s a duet
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Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer Samples
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See all of “The Boxer” by Simon & Garfunkel’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Emmylou Harris – The Boxer
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[Verse 1] / I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told / I have squandered my existence / On a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises / All lies in jest 'til a man
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The O'Reillys and the Paddyhats – The Boxer
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[Verse 1] / I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told / I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises / All lies and jest, still a man
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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – The Boxer
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[Verse 1] / I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told / I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles / Such are promises, all lies and jest / Still a man
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Jenny Mitchell (Ft. Maegan Mitchell & Nicola Mitchell) – The Boxer
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[Verse 1: Jenny Mitchell] / I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told / I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises / All lies and jest
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Katja Werker – The Boxer
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[Verse 1] / I am just a poor boy / Though my story's seldom told / And I have squandered my resistance / For a pocketful of mumbles such are promises / All lies and jest / Still a
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Nancy Wilson (Heart) (Ft. Sammy Hagar) – The Boxer
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I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told / I have squandered my resistance / For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises / All lies and jest, still a man hears what he
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Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer Covers
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See all of “The Boxer” by Simon & Garfunkel’s covers
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Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer - (El Boxeador)
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I am just a poor boy / Though my story 's seldom told, i have squandered my resistence for a pocket full of mumbles such are promises / All lies and jests / Still a man hears what
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Cecilia – The Boxer (Live)
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[Intro] / Voy a cantar una canción de Simon y Garfunkel / Que se llama "The Boxer" / Que mucha gente dice que es la historia de Simon en Nueva York / Pero, él decía que no / [Verse
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Simon & Garfunkel – Slip Slidin' Away
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Slip sliding away, slip sliding away / You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away / Whoah and I know a man, he came from my hometown / He wore his passion
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Simon & Garfunkel – Cecilia
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“Cecilia” is a song written by Paul Simon. It was first recorded by Simon and Garfunkel for their 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water. When released as a single, it reached #4 in
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Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence
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This track about the inability of people to communicate emotionally, was thought by many to be a response to the Kennedy assassination as it was written during the same time and
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Simon & Garfunkel – My Little Town
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“My Little Town” was written by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It appeared as the second song on Simon’s solo album “Still Crazy After All These Years” and as the sixth song on
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Limão Com Mel – Um Sonho de Amor (The Boxer)
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[Letra de "Um Sonho de Amor (The Boxer)" com Limão Com Mel] / [Verso 1] / Em uma noite de estrelas, saímos pra passear / De mãos dadas, namorados / Com a vontade e um desejo soltos
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The Bantams – Too Many Good Things
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[Verse 1] / I am too scared to risk the fall apart / Fall asleep there wondering if i’ll ever get the time to start / There's too many good things, there’s too many good things
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Simon & Garfunkel – Blessed (Live)
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Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit / Blessed is the Lamb whose blood flows / Blessed are the sat upon, spat upon, ratted on / O Lord, why have you forsaken me? / I got no
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