Old Friends: Live on Stage

Old Friends: Live on Stage
Live album by Simon and Garfunkel
Released	December 7, 2004
Recorded	Madison Square Garden, New York City, December 2, 2003
Genre	Folk rock
Length	96:07
Label	Columbia / Sony BMG
Producer	Jeff Kramer, John Scher, Eddie Simon
Simon and Garfunkel chronology
The Essential Simon and Garfunkel (2003) Old Friends: Live on Stage (2004) Live 1969 (2008)

Old Friends: Live on Stage
Video by Simon and Garfunkel
Released	December 7, 2004
Recorded	Madison Square Garden, New York City, December 2003
Genre	Folk rock
Length	approx. 2 hours
Label	Columbia / Sony BMG
Director	Kate Twitchell, Ken Ehrlich
Producer	Ken Ehrlich
Simon and Garfunkel chronology
The Concert in Central Park (1982) Old Friends: Live on Stage (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Classic Rock	(DVD)[2]

Simon & Garfunkel's Old Friends: Live On Stage is the third live album and documentary from their highly successful "Old Friends" reunion concert tour of 2003, with The Everly Brothers as special guests. Both the CD and DVD were released in December 2004.

The CD and DVD were taken from a series of shows at New York's Madison Square Garden in early December 2003.

Both the DVD and the double CD set include a new studio song, "Citizen of the Planet", written by Paul Simon in the 1980s and recently completed with Art Garfunkel. The DVD contains two Simon & Garfunkel songs that were omitted from the double CD set: "Keep the Customer Satisfied" and "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)". There are also two additional songs performed by The Everly Brothers, which are not included on the CD. The DVD includes a series of clips from Simon & Garfunkel's rarely seen 1969 television special Songs of America as part of its extra features.

Both the CD and DVD are available separately and together as a package.

Track listings

CD 1

1. "America (Intro)" – 2:53
2. "Old Friends/Bookends" – 3:33
3. "A Hazy Shade of Winter" – 3:33
4. "I Am a Rock" – 4:23
5. "America" – 4:53
6. "At the Zoo" – 1:33
7. "Baby Driver" – 2:58
8. "Kathy's Song" – 3:58
9. "Tom and Jerry Story" – 2:14
10. "Hey, Schoolgirl" – 0:45
11. "The Everly Brothers Intro" – 1:42
12. "Bye Bye Love" (with The Everly Brothers) – 3:00
13. "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" – 3:50
14. "Homeward Bound" – 5:41
15. "The Sound of Silence" – 5:04

CD 2

1. "Mrs. Robinson" – 4:32
2. "Slip Slidin' Away" – 4:59
3. "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" – 3:34
4. "The Only Living Boy in New York" – 4:03
5. "American Tune" – 4:40
6. "My Little Town" – 4:35
7. "Bridge over Troubled Water" – 6:11
8. "Cecilia" – 4:25
9. "The Boxer" – 5:07
10. "Leaves That Are Green" – 3:22
11. "Citizen of the Planet" – 3:14

DVD

Act 1

1. "Opening Montage (America intro)"
2. "Old Friends/Bookends"
3. "A Hazy Shade of Winter"
4. "I Am a Rock"
5. "America"
6. "At the Zoo"
7. "Baby Driver"
8. "Kathy's Song"
9. "Tom and Jerry Story"
10. "Hey, Schoolgirl"
11. "The Everly Brothers Intro"
12. "Wake Up Little Susie" (Performed by The Everly Brothers)
13. "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (Performed by The Everly Brothers)
14. "Bye Bye Love" (with The Everly Brothers)
15. "Scarborough Fair"
16. "Homeward Bound"
17. "The Sound of Silence"

Act 2

1. "Opening Montage"
2. "Mrs. Robinson"
3. "Slip Slidin' Away"
4. "El Condor Pasa"
5. "Keep the Customer Satisfied"
6. "The Only Living Boy in New York"
7. "American Tune"
8. "My Little Town"
9. "Bridge over Troubled Water"
10. "Cecilia"
11. "The Boxer"
12. "Leaves That Are Green"
13. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"

Personnel

• Paul Simon: Guitar, vocals;
• Art Garfunkel: Vocals;
• Warren Bernhardt: Piano;
• Jamey Haddad: Percussion;
• Jim Keltner: Drums;
• Pino Palladino: Bass guitar;
• Larry Saltzman: Guitar;
• Rob Schwimmer: Keyboards, theremin;
• Mark Stewart: Guitars, cello.

with

• Don Everly: Guitar, vocals;
• Phil Everly: Guitar, vocals.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Simon & Garfunkel Old Friends: Live on Stage review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
2. Llewellyn, Siân (February 2005). "Show Stopper". Classic Rock 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 113.