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Soul Music: Series 29: The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel

The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel

Series 29

BBC Radio 4 - Soul Music, Series 29, The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel

The continuing impact of Simon & Garfunkel’s song The Boxer.

How Simon & Garfunkel’s 1969 song The Boxer continues to create a deep personal connection with listeners. From 2019.

People who connect directly with the lyrics and have a deep personal connection to Simon & Garfunkel's masterpiece 'The Boxer' discuss what it means to them.

Seamus McDonagh is a former boxer. He describes the tumultuous time he had during and after his famous fight with Evander Holyfield in 1990. He also explains why he identifies closely with the song's lyrics.

Julie Nimoy is the daughter of Leonard Nimoy and co-producer of the film 'Remembering Leonard Nimoy' which tells the life story of this much loved actor, most famous for playing Mr Spock in Star Trek. The Boxer was his favourite song, and Julie describes exactly what it meant to him both throughout his life, and in its closing moments.

Gary Edward Jones is a singer-songwriter who for years rejected comparisons made of him to Paul Simon.  Eventually, he embraced the likeness and his life changed after developing a show called 'Something About Simon - The Paul Simon Story'.  

Dave Mason is an amateur guitarist who has found deep meaning in The Boxer; meaning that has changed and grown as he has. 

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Producer: Karen Gregor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2019.

Soul Music: Series 29

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