Well, these are good, aren't they?
Both of the first two lists were inspired by what I consider Simon and Garfunkel's two finest songs - listening to Simon and Garfunkel in New York (whither we travelled by plane, naturally inspiring the third list).
Songs about Musicians.
I love The Only Living Boy in New York so much. There's much ill-informed conjecture about the dissenting relationship between Simon and Garfunkel - just listen to this song, who cares about the rest? This and So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright, but this in particular. Songs as they were splitting up, but so sweet and heartwarming.
These are nearly all pretty fabulous, these songs. Writing about their peers brings out the best in songwriters.
The Only Living Boy in New York - Simon and Garfunkel
Cast No Shadow - Oasis
Diamonds and Rust - Joan Baez
Boulder to Birmingham - Emmylou Harris
American Pie - Don McLean
Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan
A Case of You - Joni Mitchell
Hey Lover - Blake Mills
Chuck E's in Love - Rickie Lee Jones
Chelsea Hotel No 2 - Leonard Cohen
William It Was Really Nothing - The Smiths
Nobody Loved You - Manic Street Preachers
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes: Crosby Stills and Nash
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
The Boy With the Arab Strap - Belle and Sebastian
It Just Is - Rilo Kiley
Eternal Flame - Joan as Policewoman
Songs about searching for America
America - Simon and Garfunkel
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Look Inside America - Blur
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Bob Dylan
Idaho - Nerina Pallot
Waitress Song - First Aid Kit
To Ohio - The Low Anthem
Horse With No Name - America
Going to a Town - Rufus Wainwright
Return of the Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris
Bandits - Midlake
The Hudson Line - Mercury Rev
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
Rattlesnake - St Vincent
Songs about Planes
Daniel - Elton John
Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver
This Flight Tonight - Joni Mitchell
Lucky - Radiohead
The Take Off and Landing of Anything - Elbow
Plane Crash in C - Rilo Kiley
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
Back in the USSR - The Beatles
Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
Winterlight - Clearlake
Mighty Wings - Kenny Loggins
Flight Attendant - Josh Rouse
I'm a Pilot - Fanfarlo
Jetsetter - Ed Harcourt
Jet Lag - Brendan Benson
Paper Planes - MIA
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