Most of us have favorite songs – sometimes it’s the beat, the melody or the singer – and sometimes the lyrics that get us. It is probably often a combination of these. But there are songs that stand out lyrically and tell a story. What I’m asking here is what happens when we change a […]
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Paul Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1941 and was raised in Queens, New York. Arthur Ira Garfunkel was born in Queens, New York in 1942. Fate happened in 1953 when Paul and Art met in elementary school and continued their friendship into high school. By their junior year, they had formed the […]
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I was surprised when I was reviewing the lyrics of Paul Simon’s “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” I counted them and found that he really only provided 6. These include 1) Slipping back (Jack,) 2). Making a new plan (Stan,) 3) Hopping on the bus (Gus,) 4) Not being coy (Roy,) and 6) Dropping […]
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10. Wartime Prayers This song is from his new album, “Surprise,” and it is very touching. I think that the line, “But when the wounds are deep enough, and it’s all that we can bear, We wrap ourselves in prayer,” very accurately reflects the fact that ever since 9/11 our society has really turned more […]
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Paul Simon, 65, was born on October 13, 1941 in Newark, New Jersey. Simon has won 12 Grammy Awards, is a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – once for the Simon and Garfunkel duo and again as a solo artist. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame […]