07.Nov.2011 Paul Simon, Live and in the Lobby
The funnest tour ever shows no signs of slowing down on its fall U.S. swing. While the spring featured Paul inviting fans on stage to perform with (or instead of) him, last night’s Oklahoma City show included another unexpected twist. Based on early reports, it sounds as if the sound system in the theatre broke [...]
12.Sep.2011 Paul Simon Back on Tour
If you haven’t seen Paul Simon on tour lately – and you’re reading this blog – and you live in or around any of the cities he’s visiting this fall, do yourself a favour and get a ticket. You’ll catch the show of the year, and you might even be invited onstage. DATE CITY, STATE [...]
12.Dec.2010 Paul Simon on the Colbert Report December 16th
Paul Simon will promote (and perform?) “Getting Ready for Christmas Day” on the Colbert Report this coming Thursday, December 16th, at 11:30 on Comedy Central. Simon performed “American Tune” on Colbert in 2008. Paul Simon on the Colbert Report – 1/2 Paul Simon on the Colbert Report – 2/2
29.Oct.2010 Simon & Morgan & Rock
This might be the video of the year: Paul Simon checks in on a performance of “Scarborough Fair” by Tracy Morgan and Chris Rock, from Comedy Central’s “Night of Too Many Stars.” Predictably, the clip ends with Simon showing off his rap skills, doing a little bit of Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice.”
28.Jan.2009 証拠
That’s Japanese for “Proof,” captured in all its goofy glory in this YouTube video dating back to May 14, 1991, at the Tokyo Dome. Note Paul’s spotting of a Hanshin Tigers fan during the non-musical interlude.
16.Jan.2009 Covers: Still Crazy, Graceland and American Tune
Some Paul Simon covers that have been circulating recently: Grizzly Bear, who performed at the Love in Hard Times: American Tunes suite of concerts in Brooklyn last year – “Graceland” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Deer Tick – “Still Crazy After All These Years” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] John Boutte, [...]
29.Dec.2008 Simon & Joel
A performance of “America” in Montauk, New York, at some point in the early 1990s, featuring Billy Joel on vocals and piano. Art Garfunkel need not fear for his part-time job.
28.Dec.2008 Sunday Gospel: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Sunday Gospel, a new feature here at Paul Simon Web, examines the threads of Gospel music that run through Paul Simon’s work, an impressive collection considering Simon is a short, white, Jewish guy from Queens. Here’s a monster of a first take – Paul Simon, Luther Vandross, Jennifer Hudson and a Gospel choir with an [...]
23.Dec.2008 Davy Graham, 1940-2008
In memory of Davy Grahm, who died on December 15th, here’s Paul and Eddie Simon performing Graham’s “Anji” on the Kraft Music Hall in 1968:
Rewrite
Lyrics, 1964-2008, the new collection of Paul Simon’s song lyrics, has been released. The handsome book contains almost everything Simon has written these past 45 years, from the earliest Simon & Garfunkel attempts at capital-T truth to the Broadway lines of The Capeman to the elliptical lines that have characterized his most recent efforts. It [...]
