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Music's Lost History Song Edition An Echo Before Its Modern Day Time About Getting Knocked Down · Arroe Collins Music's Lost History

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  Speaker 1: Collins music's lost history the stories that made you move
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  Speaker 1: your soundtrack on fire music's lost history name the song
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  Speaker 1: before we do we are the generation that has so
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  Speaker 1: much music but no true connection to its history every
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  Speaker 1: song has a story every story links the generations What
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  Speaker 1: songs do you sing? Music's lost history. Name the song
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  Speaker 1: before we do. We welcome you back to Music's Lost History.
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  Speaker 1: This classic song sounds pretty much like a simple piece
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  Speaker 1: of music, but when it comes down to it, it's
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  Speaker 1: got emotional weight. Released in 1969 by one of music's
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  Speaker 1: most famous duos, not only was it their signature song,
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  Speaker 1: but it was featured on what would become the final
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  Speaker 1: studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Water. The song was inspired
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  Speaker 1: by real people struggling to survive in a world that
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  Speaker 1: really doesn't care about them. A reflection piece showcasing poverty, loneliness,
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  Speaker 1: and the feeling of being pulled around by society. Wow,
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  Speaker 1: what a song. And it's nearly 60 years old. Was
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  Speaker 1: it before its time? Because it sure sounds like today.
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  Speaker 1: It truly sounds like a page from everything that we're experiencing.
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  Speaker 1: Now the song opens with, I am just a poor boy.
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  Speaker 1: He's trying to find his place, but repeatedly encounters nothing
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  Speaker 1: but disappointment. A person who's been beaten down, yet they
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  Speaker 1: still have the strength to stand up. Back, back, we're
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  Speaker 1: coming back. Music's lost history. Name the song before we do.
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  Speaker 1: Arrow Collins is coming back. Coming up next, this featured
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  Speaker 1: piece of music doesn't clearly identify one person. Music's lost history.
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  Speaker 1: Welcome back to Music's Lost History, the song edition. This
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  Speaker 1: featured piece of music doesn't clearly identify just one person. No,
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  Speaker 1: it actually serves as a symbol of resilience. A person
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  Speaker 1: who has taken life's punches and refuses to totally disappear.
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  Speaker 1: One of the lyrics actually stands out. In the clearing
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  Speaker 1: stands a boxer. So what makes it sound so powerful?
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  Speaker 1: It's larger-than-life production, which includes drums, percussion, strings, and other musicians.
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  Speaker 1: And might we add Lai Li Lai? What? Yeah, Lai
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  Speaker 1: Li Lai. Oh. The song became much larger than a
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  Speaker 1: folk rock tune. It connected with listeners all over the world,
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  Speaker 1: mainly because most people understood what it means to be
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  Speaker 1: knocked down by the everyday world. It's not celebrating the winner.
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  Speaker 1: The Boxer from Simon & Garfunkel is all about embracing
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  Speaker 1: the art and the skills of endurance. The Boxer refuses
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  Speaker 1: to quit. The song we're talking about is The Boxer
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  Speaker 1: from Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. That's Music's Lost History.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Arrow.