Thursday, October 13th, 2011
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Paul Simon Is 70


Even more disturbingly, Graceland is 25. The man's talents are indisputable, his catalog impeccable, the idea of choosing one song to represent him impossible. But I'm gonna go with this one anyway. Happy birthday, Paul Simon!

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JoshUng (#11,371)

For years as a kid, I thought Chevy Chase was Garfunkle because of the Call me Al video.

keisertroll (#1,117)

@JoshUng I thought Ladysmith Black Mombazo really did go into outer space.

dado (#102)

I liked his work in "Tom and Jerry", my goodness, 54 years ago.

areaderwrites (#592)

He could pull the crooner thing off so much better if he didn't have the wardrobe and grooming of a guy collecting for the UJA.

dontannoyme (#24,319)

Thanks for posting this – he's incredible. Much prefer his voice to Art's. I think he's very underrated. This song is fantastic and this one with this rendition http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmmJ3rxp9FU on Parkinson is incredible if you can deal with the tache. I am obsessed with trying to copy his phrasing on Papa Hobo when he says "carbon & monoxide – that old detroit perfume".

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