Voices of Old People
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Voices of Old People is an experimental sound collage track by Simon & Garfunkel that features recorded conversations and ambient sounds of elderly people, reflecting themes of aging and memory.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental music track
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song ⓘ sound collage ⓘ |
| artist | Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | 1960s American folk rock movement ⓘ |
| composer |
Art Garfunkel
NERFINISHED
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Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresVoicesOf | elderly people GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Old Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | stereo ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental
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sound collage ⓘ spoken word ⓘ |
| hasMood |
melancholic
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reflective ⓘ |
| hasPart |
snippets of conversations in hospitals
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snippets of conversations in nursing homes ⓘ |
| hasStructure | continuous collage without traditional verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aging
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loneliness ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| includedIn | Simon & Garfunkel discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNonSingleTrack | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | analog tape ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of old age through real voices
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use of documentary-style field recordings ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Bookends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Save the Life of My Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Art Garfunkel
NERFINISHED
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Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Halee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Columbia Studio A, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
1967
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1968 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| side | Side A of Bookends ⓘ |
| trackPositionOnAlbum | third track on Bookends ⓘ |
| usesSound |
ambient sounds
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recorded conversations ⓘ |
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