Thursday, December 30, 2010

Forgotten Music: The Lone Teen Ranger and other hits by Jerry Landis (aka Paul Simon)

Yeah, it's true. Before Simon teamed up with Garfunkel, one of the names he recorded under was Jerry Landis. Here are a few of Jerry's least forgettable tunes. There's a lot more of this stuff on YouTube, most of it less snappy. "I Want to Know All About You" made the cut only because it mentions mystery novels and TV westerns.







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6 comments:

  1. Jerry HouseDecember 30, 2010 at 4:08 AM

    Once upon a time I had a Tom and Jerry album, before they morphed into Simon and Garfunkle.

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  2. Richard R.December 30, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    Oh my. I may have heard "Tick Tok" before, the rest are new to me, and I doubt I'd seek them out - or any others - again. I'll take "I Am A Rock" to any of these.

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  3. Evan LewisDecember 30, 2010 at 12:18 PM

    What? You don't think "The Lone Teen Ranger" is a classic?

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  4. R L KelstromDecember 30, 2010 at 1:56 PM

    I've been a Paul Simon fan for years-never knew he did anything this bad.

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  5. Evan LewisDecember 30, 2010 at 3:35 PM

    Tsk. Another Lone Teen Ranger basher. Sacrilege.

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  6. Todd MasonDecember 30, 2010 at 8:28 PM

    I can certainly see him developing his craft here...but I don't think I'd seek out the ones you didn't opt to post.

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