Mrs. Robinson

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But it's not Mrs. Robinson.

That's, so it's just, yeah.

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Because that's, yeah.

Well, yeah, it's Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate.

Okay.

And there's, um, yeah, Simon & Garfunkel, so Paul Simon uses something similar.

We worked with Simon and Garfunkel.

Of course, by 1968, they were already writing Mrs. Robinson, which was deeply nostalgic, speaks of where it had gone.

Joe DiMaggio.

Was he attracted or did it go both ways? Were certain artists like Dylan, for example, who was so into perpetual reinvention, were they attracted by Wilson or was it vice versa? Did they learn how to reinvent themselves through Wilson?

I think there's a deliberate kind of, in the same way he rewrites the ending of the story when it came to the murders, I think he's rewriting the cultural moment by mashing together mid-60s music with late 60s.

And the films were really important.

I've already mentioned Simon and Garfunkel's Mrs. Robinson, of course, that is always associated with the 1967 movie, The Graduate.

But within a year or two, there was so much pessimism, almost an apocalyptic feeling that took over from 66.

Uh, that's exactly what I was gonna say.

So they, uh, you know, the, the original song was written for the original cougar, Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate.

The Graduate, with Dustin Hoffman.

You're seducing me, Mrs. Robinson.

Uh-huh.

Um, every boy's nightmare.

Yeah.

But aft- after 25 years of it playing, um, it got it's, it's got a makeover with these guys, I think.

So this horse's name is a reference to Slow Dancer, the sixth album by American singer-songwriter and guitarist Buzz Scaggs, a former member of the Steve Miller Band.

And then we have Mrs. Robinson, the enemy, quote-unquote, "Stand user." I don't think-

I don't think it was a Stand.

Yeah, I don't think he-

Yeah.

[laughs] So we'll, we'll call him that.

And his name is a reference to Mrs. Robinson, the 1968 single by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel.

Uh, I guess there's a technical or honorable mention here.

And my number three is the lead single from that record, Into Your Arms, which I think is even better.

Now, we have to remember that at the time, the Lemonheads... public reputation was largely built on cover versions, namely of Simon and Garfunkel's Mrs. Robinson and Suzanne Vega's Luca.

So it shouldn't be a surprise that Into Your Arms is also technically a cover.

It was originally by the Australian duo Love Positions and was written by that band's Rebecca St. Clair.

And I was beyond thrilled.

And it's Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel, which is such a a classic song.

And the movie set, you know, in the 60s, mid-60s, in the South.

And it talks about, you know, segregation and racial issues and all of that.

I'm so sorry.

Yeah.

So we recorded Mrs. Robinson at Fame Studios and Muscle Shoals, which was unbelievably iconic.

I mean, it looks the same from 60 plus years ago.

Because as a musician, and if anybody wants to learn about music, that's courses.owenbenjamin.com.

The spells and the musicality of this PSYOP, of the Tyler Robinson PSYOP, I think are two songs.

One is Where Is My Mind by the Pixies.

I just showed you that.

It's just all about watching an insane person.

The other is Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel.

You know, going to the candidates debate.

And here's to you, Mrs. Robbins, Tyler Robinson.