Rubes by Leigh Rubin for May 13, 2022

During the 60s in England at some rentals you paid the electric by dropping coins in the meter.

I kind of favor the remake by a group called “Disturbed”. Pentatonix does a pretty decent job of it as well.

Before the rewrite

I’ve come to talk to you again about taking care of these bills.

I auditioned for a talent show in H.S. in a duet using that song. They kept her to do it as a solo, and canned me. I never did like that song. :)

It was probably Art in the bathroom using the hair dryer.

So THAT’S why they broke up!!!

He was just trying to set the mood.

Not feelin’ so groovy now, are you?!

For younger readers scratching their heads with this, it depicts Paul Simon writing the song ‘The Sound of Silence’ who, teamed up with Art Garfunkel [Artie], recorded that and many other great songs in the 60s and 70s.

Paul wrote the song.

It must be Alexa at the controls.

And stop writing on the subway walls.

Hello darkness, my old friend/Forgot to pay the bill again/