Who?Whether it's the music near-perfect folk he made with partner Art Garfunkel or the afropop-infused music he's made since turning solo, Paul Simon is destined to go down as one of the greatest songwriters to ever grace the United States.And I Care Because?- Ever heard of Vampire Weekend? Well, they might as well be a Paul Simon cover band, as the preppy gents steal most of the indie-afropop ...
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From Paul Simon's first solo effort re-mastered Duncan (Demo-San Francisco 2/71)DuncanDuncan - Live
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I have not always been into music as much as I am right now. In fact, there was time when I would be happy just listening to Casey Kasem's Top 40 Countdown and would more than likely have known the lyrics to 90% of the songs on it. Then I grew up and learned that there is a lot more music out there than is found on the radio.Why is this bad you ask? Well, at least for me it has been years since...
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From a Japanese limited edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork. I just absolutely love this lp, on more levels that I care to enumerate, Here are a couple of outtakes/work in progress tunes (one in comments) which highlight Paul Simon's vision.
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One and one-half wandering jewsFree to wander wherever they chooseAre travelling togetherIn the sangre de cristoThe blood of christ mountainsOf new mexicoOn the last leg of the journeyThey started a long time agoThe arc of a love affairRainbows in the high desert airMountain passes slipping into stonesHearts and bonesHearts and bonesHearts and bonesThinking back to the season beforeLooking back...
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An apt weekend for this sweet Paul Simon tune, one I've always liked
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Paul Simon isn't exactly hitting the road. The iconic singer-songwriter will be holding an unprescedented month-long residency at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, starting April first adn ending April 27th. "Love in Hard Times: The Music of Paul Simon": will feature three installments - ‘Songs from The Capeman’, ‘Under African Skies, and ‘American Tunes’ - with Simon inviting different mu
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An interesting reworking of the sound of silence as mentioned in previous post.
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Emaweni webabaSilale maweniWebaba silale maweniWebaba silale maweniWebaba silale maweniWebaba silale maweniWebaba silale maweniWebaba silale maweniWebaba silale maweniWebaba silale maweniWebaba silale maweniHomeless, homelessMoonlight sleeping on a midnight lakeHomeless, homelessMoonlight sleeping on a midnight lakeWe are homeless, we are homelessThe moonlight sleeping on a midnight lakeAnd we ...
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I thought this song was worth another listen in light of Paul mentioning it's close relationship with "Mystery Train"Originally recorded on the One Trick Pony CD.I've always liked this song
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Here, Paul talks about the song writing process and it's emotional effect on the writer
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Songs from The Capeman is an album released in 1997 by Paul Simon. It contains Simon's own performances of songs from the Broadway musical he wrote and produced called The Capeman augmented by members of the original cast. A departure musically from his earlier work, the album features doo wop, rock 'n' roll and Puerto Rican rhythms. The play was a commercial flop, losing $11 million and the al...
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I've always been a fan and I found this to be an interesting one way conversation about the genesis of S & G
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More on Paul's history and maturation process as an artist.A very interesting narrative.
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