The Only Living Boy in New York

"Tom, get your plane right on time
I know your part'll go fine
Fly down to Mexico
And here I am,
The only living boy in New York...
Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where
And we don't know where
Tom, get your plane right on time
I know you've been eager to fly now
Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine now
Like it shines on me
The only living boy in New York..."

The Only Living Boy in New York was released in 1970 on the album Bridge Over Troubled Water. It is a poignant and beautiful song that Paul Simon wrote as a thinly veiled message to Art Garfunkel, referring to when Garfunkel went to Mexico to act in the film Catch-22, leaving Simon alone in New York, writing songs for Bridge over Troubled Water.

I took this image looking north on Lexington Avenue from the Gramercy neighborhood in Manhattan, then re-edited it yesterday. Best viewed large.

[Peter de Graaff]

Wonderful line to an iconic and terrific light. Fav

[Sean O'Neill]

Tremendous shot Danny, and a huge Fav from me too.

[Ellen Young]

Just Stunning Danny! I love it! FAV! :)

[Andrew Nelson]

Very impressive shot indeed.

[8yearson]

Wonderful view of an iconic city Danny.

[Ivan]

Beautiful shot, Danny, well matched to the meaningful song. Fav.

[Elizabeth]

Fantastic shot! Epitome of ny.

[Simply Amanda]

Nice. I can't wait to see it!!

[Padlock]

Lovely shot

[Michael Elliott]

Great shot Danny. You caught some fabulous clouds around the Chrysler Building.

[Therese]

WoW!!!! Gorgeous shot!!!! :)

[Gerry]

great photo Danny

[Graham Thresher]

Great capture. Fav.

[Netkonnexion]

Great shot.

[beachradish]

This is a great view - not your typical shot. I especially like the tall fire escapes ... the lines all draw you to the point of interest.

[Marley Ks]

Fav

[Marley Ks]

@still_beachradish agree :)

[Ross Walker]

Iconic view of New York, but not a typical photo. Nicely seen. That song is one I was not familar with.

[eva]

Great capture.

[Arefin]

great shot! love the POV and composition!

[Juliette Packham]

this is a great shot - really cool composition - looks great in portrait. a fav for me

[Gloria]

This is a timeless shot that fits the lyrics perfectly.
Quite nostalgic...

[Chris]

Wonderful photograph - Fav.

[Gail]

Fantastic pov - the background with that skyscraper almost looks surreal.

[Abhijit]

awesome composition

[David]

Very well photographed Danny.

[Danny G.]

@peterdegraaff @seanoneill @ellimae @ivan @thresheg @x1nij @sparkle @gooner46 Thank you all so much for the great comments and for the favs - this photo was originally rejected by me for my NYC series, then I needed an image to match the song and resurrected it with some new processing techniques. I am so glad you all like this one!

[Elaine]

Fabulous composition and shot! A fav!

[Danny G.]

@elaine55 Thank you for the nice comment and for the fav!

[Sue Rose]

That's the first album I ever bought and still one of my favourites. This is a great shot to accompany the great song.

[AC]

This is a wonderful image. I am glad you posted it on the favorite image of the week link. I like the way you posted but forgot to mention the song it represents, so we have to click on it! Love the image, the song it reflects, and the memories it brings back to me!