Paul Simon is 70 - favourite song of his?

[Austrian Gull]

In honour of the little man's seventieth birthday*, what's your favourite song from his forty years or so of material? Surely one of America's great songwriters. Let's praise someone great before they die!

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*Yes, his birthday was actually yesterday but I only discovered this vital fact late last night...

 

[Biscuit]

Slip Slidin' Away.

 

[perseus]

Big Green Pleasure (Parcel) Machine. Not my favourite but .....

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Has to be "Hop on the bus Gus".

 

[Wozza]

Oooh, anything off his last album. #seriouslyunimpressedbyhisglastonburyperformance

 

[albionalbino]

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover

 

[Acker79]

6 posts and no one has mentioned the classic 'You Can Call Me Al'? It should be an automatic first pick for everyone.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

'Bridge over troubled water' is a masterpiece. Pretty much all downhill from there on.

 

[Icy Gull]

Fantastic imagery, I still love this song


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[We're the Stripes]

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover

Yep, or Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes.

 

[Icy Gull]

'Bridge over troubled water' is a masterpiece. Pretty much all downhill from there on.

That was the perceived pinnacle though, some fantastic stuff in the years preceding it. Not a big fan of BOTW myself though

 

[hans kraay fan club]

That was the perceived pinnacle though, some fantastic stuff in the years preceding it. Not a big fan of BOTW myself though

Sort of agree, yes. Plenty of notable highs BEFORE that. But as I say, downhill from there.

'America' is indeed a great tune, as for me, is 'Old Friends'

 

[Storer 68]

"7 o'clock news/Silent Night" from the S&G days. fantastic understated RAGE against the Vietnam War

"Diamonds on the soles of her shoes" from the solo stuff is probably just sneaking it at the mo.

But what a body of work!

 

[hitony]

I like this one but I do like many others of his......I can confirm Paul Simon likes Olives!!!

http://youtu.be/FmS2RkT9UBc

 

[hitony]

And like quite a few others, this one is special

http://youtu.be/-I_T3XvzPaM

 

[Fred Oliver - Legend]

Oooh, anything off his last album. #seriouslyunimpressedbyhisglastonburyperformance

He was quailty at glasto!!

 

[Icy Gull]

Also like this one allegedly written at the end of a tour whilst waiting at some Northern railway station


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[skipper734]

To many to pick really! Bugger to slow!

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[Sussex Nomad]

Blimey there are so many... ones that spring straight to my mind are Homeward Bound, Bridge over troubled Water, Mrs Robinson.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Also like this one allegedly written at the end of a tour whilst waiting at some Northern railway station


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And I believe that station was one of the Manchester ones, Salford.