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The Essential Paul Simon
''The Essential Paul Simon'' is a compilation album of Paul Simon's songs from the years 1971-2006 and released in 2007. An edition exists with a DVD featuring performances from ''The Dick Cavett Show'' and ''Saturday Night Live''. It was re-released in 2010 in Australia through Sony BMG a part of The Essential series. at Sanity Reception from calls the compilation "efficient, picking up after the parting of ways with Garfunkel and running straight through until 2006's ''Surprise''." He believes "some mig ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel with Art Garfunkel. Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in the borough of Queens in New York City. He began performing with his schoolfriend Art Garfunkel in 1956 when they were still in their early teens. After limited success, the pair reunited after an electrified version of their song " The Sound of Silence" became a hit in 1966. Simon & Garfunkel recorded five albums together featuring songs mostly written by Simon, including the hits " Mrs. Robinson", " America", " Bridge over Troubled Water" and " The Boxer". After Simon & Garfunkel split in 1970, Simon recorded three acclaimed albums over the following five years, all of which charted in the Top 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200. His 1972 self- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
"Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" is a song by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the second Single (music), single from his second, Paul Simon (album), self-titled studio album (1972), released on Columbia Records. Lyrical subject The song is about two boys ("Me and Julio") who have broken a law, although the exact law that has been broken is not stated in the song. When "the mama pajama" finds out what they have done, she goes to the police station to report the crime. The individuals are later arrested, but released when a "radical priest" intervenes. The meaning and references in the song have long provoked debate. In a July 20, 1972 interview for ''Rolling Stone'', Jon Landau asked Simon: "What is it that the mama saw? The whole world wants to know." Simon replied "I have no idea what it is... Something sexual is what I imagine, but when I say 'something', I never bothered to figure out what it was. Didn't make any difference to me." More recently, in October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
"Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the fourth single from his seventh studio album, ''Graceland'' (1986), released on Warner Bros. Records. The song features guest vocals from the South African male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Background "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" was written when Simon went to South Africa. While he was there, he gathered various music from locals. Upon returning to New York, Simon finished the album with the artists he brought back from South Africa, according to Simon's account in the ''Classic Albums'' documentary on the making of ''Graceland''. Simon recalled that "Diamonds" wasn't originally planned for inclusion on ''Graceland''. When Simon, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and several of the South African studio musicians arrived in New York to perform on the May 10th episode of ''Saturday Night Live'', which Simon was set to host, his label, Warner Bros., decided to release th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graceland (song)
"Graceland" is the title song of the album ''Graceland'', released in 1986 by Paul Simon. The song features vocals by The Everly Brothers. The lyrics deal with the singer's thoughts during a road trip to Graceland after the failure of his marriage. Actress and author Carrie Fisher, Simon's ex-wife, said that the song referred in part to their relationship. In addition to his trip to Graceland, the Memphis home of Elvis Presley, the song contains allusions to other cultural touchstones, such as National Guitars. Reception ''Billboard'' said that "Remarkable supporting players from his South Africa sessions make Simon's multiple-meaning musings into something subtly exotic." The song won the 1988 Grammy Award for Record of the Year. It was the lowest-charting song on any of the world music charts to win Record of the Year until the Robert Plant and Alison Krauss US non-charting song "Please Read the Letter" won the same award in 2009. It was listed at #485 on Rolling Stone' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Still Crazy After All These Years (song)
"Still Crazy After All These Years" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the third and final single from his fourth studio album of the same name (1975), released on Columbia Records. Though the song briefly reached the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the U.S., it was a bigger hit on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, where it peaked at number four. Composition "Still Crazy After All These Years" begins with the singer singing that "I met my old lover on the street last night." The "old lover" has been variously interpreted to be either Simon's ex-wife Peggy Harper, from whom he was recently divorced, his former girlfriend from the 1960s Kathy Chitty, or even Simon's former musical partner Art Garfunkel, who appears on the following track, My Little Town. After sharing a few beers, the singer and the old lover part ways again. The singer notes that he is "not the kind of man who tends to socialize" but rather leans "on old familiar ways" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Late Great Johnny Ace
"The Late Great Johnny Ace" is a song by Paul Simon, which appears on his 1983 ''Hearts and Bones'' album. History The song initially sings of the rhythm and blues singer Johnny Ace, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot injury in 1954. Folklore attributed Ace's death to a game of Russian roulette, though eyewitnesses claimed the shooting was accidental recklessness and not due to Russian Roulette. Simon goes on to refer to former Beatle John Lennon, who was murdered on December 8, 1980, as well as John F. Kennedy who was assassinated in 1963. The following year, Beatlemania started (Simon was living in London at the time), and in the song's lyrics, Simon refers to both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. In an interview for a Cinemax special promoting ''Hearts and Bones'', Simon said that Ace's death was the "first violent death that I remember", and noted that Kennedy and Lennon became the "Johnny Aces" of their time with their subsequent murders. The album version features a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Tune
"American Tune" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the third single from his third studio album, '' There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' (1973), released on Columbia Records. The song, a meditation on the American experience, is based on the melody of the hymn "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded". The song reached number 35 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Whitburn, Joel (1996). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 6th Edition (Billboard Publications). Lyrics In an interview with Tom Moon in 2011, Paul Simon was asked about political references in his songs, and he said: "I don’t write overtly political songs, although 'American Tune' comes pretty close, as it was written just after Nixon was elected." Reception ''Billboard'' described it as a "discourse on inner security while being far from home." ''Cash Box'' called it a "gorgeous, haunting, highly lyrical track" and said that the "soft vocal performance is heightened by sweet string section." It is ranked numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Me To The Mardi Gras
"Take Me to the Mardi Gras" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the fourth single from his third studio album, '' There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' (1973), released on Columbia Records. Smooth jazz keyboardist Bob James made an instrumental cover of the song for his 1975 album '' Two'', whose intro has since become a widely recognized drum break. Chart performance The song only charted in the United Kingdom. It debuted on the UK Singles Chart on June 10, 1973 at a position of 36, rising over several weeks to a peak of number seven on July 8. In total, it spent eleven weeks on the chart. It is usually missing from UK hits compilations in favour of "Kodachrome" which was the flip side to this. "Kodachrome" was the A side in the US, but the BBC would not play it in the UK because of its advertising policy. Personnel * Paul Simon - vocals, acoustic guitar * Jimmy Johnson, Pete Carr - electric guitars * David Hood - bass guitar * Roger Hawkins - drums * Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late In The Evening
"Late in the Evening" is a song by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his fifth studio album, '' One-Trick Pony'' (1980), released on Warner Bros. Records. His first single release for Warner, "Late in the Evening" was released in July 1980 and became a hit on several charts worldwide. In the U.S., the song hit number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Internationally, the song was a top 20 hit in the Netherlands, Belgium, and New Zealand. The song has received praise for Simon's lyrics, the horn interlude, and the famous drum beat, referred to as a 'groove' by drummer Steve Gadd. Gadd devised the distinctive drum part by using two pairs of drumsticks - one in each hand - in order to give the impression of two drummers playing together, as he has demonstrated in drum clinics. Gadd plays a New York style Cuban Mozambique drum groove. ''Billboard Magazine'' described the hook consisting of a "percussive and bass duet" as being "irresistible." Simon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something So Right (song)
"Something So Right" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It is the fourth song on his third studio album, '' There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' (1973). Although it was not a single, it was released as a B-side of a number of singles, including " Take Me to the Mardi Gras" and " Slip Slidin' Away". The song has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by British singer Annie Lennox, whose 1995 duet with Simon placed at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart. Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon''. * Paul Simon – vocals, guitar, songwriting, production * David Spinozza – guitar * Al Gafa – guitar * Richard Davis – acoustic bass *Bob Cranshaw – electric bass * Grady Tate – drums * Bob James – Fender Rhodes * Bobby Scott – piano * Don Elliott – vibraphone *Quincy Jones – string arrangement * Phil Ramone – audio engineer *A flute is also audible on the song, but the player is uncredited. Charts ;Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gone At Last
"Gone at Last" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his fourth studio album, ''Still Crazy After All These Years'' (1975), released on Columbia Records. Phoebe Snow and the Jessy Dixon Singers provide guest vocals, with Snow receiving credit on the single release. Reception ''Billboard'' described "Gone at Last" as "a combination of rock and roll and old time revival gospel." Personnel * Paul Simon, Phoebe Snow – duet vocals * Richard Tee – piano, possible Hammond organ * Gordon Edwards – bass guitar * Grady Tate – drums * Ralph MacDonald – tambourine, shaker Shaker or Shakers may refer to: Religious groups * Shakers, a historically significant Christian sect * Indian Shakers, a smaller Christian denomination Objects and instruments * Shaker (musical instrument), an indirect struck idiophone * Cock ... * The Jessy Dixon Singers – background vocals Charts Notes References Sources * * {{authority cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slip Slidin' Away
"Slip Slidin' Away" is a 1977 song written and recorded by Paul Simon which appears on his compilation album ''Greatest Hits, Etc.'' It was one of two new songs to appear on the album, the other being "Stranded in a Limousine". Backing vocals on the song are provided by The Oak Ridge Boys. The song was originally recorded and considered for Simon's 1975 album ''Still Crazy After All These Years'', but Simon decided not to include the song on the finished album. A demo version appears on the 2004 re-issue of the album. The song was also included on ''Negotiations and Love Songs'' (1988). ''Billboard'' found the melody to be "catchy" and the lyrics to be "sensitive. thoughtful. melancholic and evocative." '' Cash Box'' said that "the emotionally complex lyric works around the title, which serves as the song's memorable chorus line." ''Record World'' said that it "shows imon'sperception of adult problems and relationships to be undimmed." "Slip Slidin' Away" was released as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
