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The Paul Simon Anthology
''The Paul Simon Anthology'' is the fourth greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, which was released in 1993. It featured one previously unreleased track, "Thelma". Track listing ;CD 1 #" The Sound of Silence" – 3:06 #"Cecilia" – 2:54 #" El Condor Pasa" – 3:06 #"The Boxer" – 5:08 #" Mrs. Robinson" – 3:54 #" Bridge over Troubled Water" – 4:49 #"Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" – 2:42 #"Peace Like a River" – 3:16 #"Mother and Child Reunion" – 2:59 #"American Tune" – 3:44 #"Loves Me Like a Rock" – 3:18 #"Kodachrome" – 3:30 #"Gone at Last" – 3:29 #"Still Crazy After All These Years" (Live) – 3:50 #"Something So Right" – 4:30 #"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" – 3:06 #"Slip Slidin' Away" – 4:44 #" Late in the Evening" – 3:55 #"Hearts and Bones" – 5:38 #"Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War" – 3:42 ;CD 2 #"The Boy in the Bubble" – 4:01 #"Graceland" – 4:50 #"Under African Skies" – 3: ... [...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] |
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the second single from his fourth studio album, '' Still Crazy After All These Years'' (1975), released on Columbia Records. Backing vocals on the single were performed by Patti Austin, Valerie Simpson, and Phoebe Snow. The song features a recognizable repeated drum riff performed by drummer Steve Gadd. One of his most popular singles, "50 Ways" was released in December 1975 and began to see chart success within the new year. It became Simon's sole number-one hit as a solo artist on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States, and was his highest position in France, where it peaked at number two. Elsewhere, the song was a top 20 hit in Canada and New Zealand. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over one million copies. Creation Following Simon's divorce from first wife Peggy Harper, Simon opted to take a more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelma (song)
Thelma is a female given name. It was popularized by Victorian writer Marie Corelli who gave the name to the title character of her 1887 novel ''Thelma''. It may be related to a Greek word meaning "will, volition" see ''thelema''). Note that although consonant with another female given name, Selma, the two are not synonymous. People with the name * Thelma Akana Harrison (1905–1972), American politician * Thelma Aoyama (born 1987), Japanese pop singer * Thelma Barlow (born 1929), English actress * Thelma Carpenter (1922–1997), American jazz singer and actress * Thelma Cazalet-Keir (1899–1989), British politician * Thelma Drake (born 1949), American politician * Thelma Eisen (1922–2014), American baseball player * Thelma Fardin (born 1992), Argentine actress * Thelma Forbes (1910–2012), Canadian politician * Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness (1904–1970), mistress of King Edward VIII * Thelma Harper (politician) (1940–2021), Tennessee politician * Thelma Hill (1906 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can't Run But
The English modal verbs are a subset of the English auxiliary verbs used mostly to express modality (properties such as possibility, obligation, etc.). They can be distinguished from other verbs by their defectiveness (they do not have participle or infinitive forms) and by their neutralizationQuirk, Randolph, Sidney Greenbaum, Jan Svartvik, & Geoffrey Leech. 1985. A comprehensive grammar of the English language. London: Longman. (that they do not take the ending ''-(e)s'' in the third-person singular). The principal English modal verbs are ''can'', ''could'', ''may'', ''might'', ''shall'', ''should'', ''will'', ''would'', and ''must''. Certain other verbs are sometimes classed as modals; these include ''ought'', ''had better'', and (in certain uses) ''dare'' and ''need''. Verbs which share only some of the characteristics of the principal modals are sometimes called "quasi-modals", "semi-modals", or "pseudo-modals". Modal verbs and their features The verbs customarily classed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Obvious Child
"The Obvious Child" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his eighth studio album, ''The Rhythm of the Saints'' (1990), released by Warner Bros. Records. Written by Simon, its lyrics explore mortality and aging. The song is accompanied by a performance from Brazilian drumming collective Olodum in a live recording. The single, released in September 1990, was commercially successful, performing well on charts worldwide. In the United States, it was mainly successful on the Album Rock Tracks chart, where it peaked at number 21. Outside the US, "The Obvious Child" was a top 15 hit in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The song received highly positive reviews upon its release. Simon promoted the song alongside Olodum in a performance on ''Saturday Night Live''. The song also influenced popular culture; it is the namesake of the 2014 film ''Obvious Child''. Background The rhythm tracks are performed by Grupo Cultural Olodum, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit Voices
''Spirit Voices'' is a concerto for percussion and orchestra in seven movements by the American composer Steven Stucky. The work was jointly commissioned by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the Aspen Music Festival for percussionist Evelyn Glennie. It was first performed by soloist Evelyn Glennie the Singapore Symphony Orchestra under conductor Lan Shui November 14, 2003. Stucky, StevenSpirit Voices: Program Note by the Composer Retrieved July 11, 2015. Composition Structure ''Spirit Voices'' has a duration of roughly 22 minutes and is composed in seven movements: #Jiu huang ye: Con forza #Bean nighe: Largo notturno #Ellyllon: Vivace #Te Mangoroa: Largo #Coyote: Energico #Tengu: Allegro di molto #Wah'Koh - Tah: Sereno, luminoso Style and inspiration Stucky described the meaning behind the title and the mythological inspiration for ''Spirit Voices'' in the score program notes. He wrote: The seven movements are thus named after various mythological creatures from cultures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homeless (Paul Simon And Ladysmith Black Mambazo Song)
"Homeless" is a 1986 song by Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo lead singer Joseph Shabalala. The song was the first recorded by Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo for Simon's album ''Graceland''. The song launched the international career of the South African group and introduced Zulu isicathimiya music to new western audiences. Shabalala provided the music, from the melody of a traditional Zulu wedding tune, and new Zulu words. Simon provided the English lyrics. The text has been taken as protest music, though Shabalala has said that the phrase "we are homeless" is similar to the words a Zulu person uses when proposing to his bride.Linda Flower ''The Construction of Negotiated Meaning'' 1994 "In the Public Eye One inescapable feature of "Homeless" is that its meaning(s) seems literally constructed out of multiple voices ... However, even that trademark style of Shabalala and the Ladysmith Black Mambazo is itself a hybrid — a Zulu ..." "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Can Call Me Al
"You Can Call Me Al" is a song by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his seventh studio album, ''Graceland'' (1986), released on Warner Bros. Records. Written by Simon, its lyrics follow an individual seemingly experiencing a midlife crisis. Its lyrics were partially inspired by Simon's trip to South Africa and experience with its culture. Released in August 1986, "You Can Call Me Al" became one of Simon's biggest solo hits, reaching the top five in seven countries. Background The names in the song came from an incident at a party that Simon went to with his then-wife Peggy Harper. French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, who was attending the same party, mistakenly referred to Paul as "Al" and to Peggy as "Betty", inspiring Simon to write a song. Composition Jon Pareles noted that the lyrics can be interpreted as describing a man experiencing a midlife crisis ("Where's my wife and family? What if I die here? Who'll be my role model?"); however ... [...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] |
The Boy In The Bubble (song)
"The Boy in the Bubble" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the third single from his seventh studio album, '' Graceland'' (1986), released on Warner Bros. Records. Written by Simon and Forere Motloheloa (an accordionist from Lesotho), its lyrics explore starvation and terrorism, juxtaposed with wit and optimism. The single—released in February 1987—performed well on charts worldwide. In the United States, it was mainly successful on the Album Rock Tracks chart, where it peaked at No. 15. Outside the U.S., "The Boy in the Bubble" was a top 20 hit in the Netherlands, and top 30 in the United Kingdom and Belgium. Background The song retains the only lyric Simon managed to compose on his South African trip: "The way the camera follows us in slo-mo, the way we look to us all." The imagery in the video, directed by Jim Blashfield, was inspired by film clips of the John F. Kennedy assassination, as well as Ronald Reagan's attempted assassination. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War
"René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War" is a ballad written and sung by Paul Simon. The song first appeared as the eighth track on ''Hearts and Bones'', the 1983 album that was the sixth in Simon's solo career. It also appears on ''Negotiations and Love Songs'' (1988), '' Paul Simon 1964/1993'' (1993), '' The Paul Simon Anthology'' (1993), '' Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar'' (2000), '' The Studio Recordings 1972-2000'' (2004), ''Songwriter'' (2011) and ''In the Blue Light'' (2018). The 2004 re-release of ''Hearts and Bones'' has a 3:47 minute demo version of this song among the bonus tracks. A re-recording of the song was featured on Simon's 2018 album ''In the Blue Light''. Theme The song is about the surrealist artist René Magritte and his wife Georgette. The title derives from a photograph of the Magrittes and their dog in Belgium by photographer Lothar Wolleh. He took two photographs of them: one, "René and Georgette Magritte With Their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
