Paul Simon will be embarking on his farewell tour in a matter of weeks. Of course, he can’t play every song in the book, but since this is probably the end, Paul will likely dig deep into his career. Maybe not terribly deep, like the stuff from his musical The Capeman, but maybe some of the non-radio hits. The album tracks, you may say. So here are ten songs I’d love Paul Simon to play, even though he probably won’t. I’m leaving out the hits, and the few deep cuts he does play normally, just for the sake of mixing things up.
1) American Tune
“Still, when I think of the road we’re traveling on, I wonder what went wrong. I can’t help it, I wonder what’s gone wrong.”
2) Slip Slidin’ Away
“She said a good day ain’t got no rain. She said a bad day’s when I lie in bed and think of things that might have been.”
3) My Little Town
“And after it rains, there’s a rainbow. And all of the colors are black. It’s not that the colors aren’t there, it’s just imagination they lack.”
4) A Most Peculiar Man
“He lived all alone within a house, within a room, within himself, a most peculiar man.”
5) Father and Daughter
“You don’t need to waste your time worryin’ about the marketplace, trying to help the human race, struggling to survive, it’s as harsh as night.”
6) So Beautiful Or So What
“You know life is what you make of it, so beautiful, or so what.”
7) Kodachrome
“They give us those nice bright colors, they gives us the greens of summers, makes you think all the world’s a sunny day.”
8) I Am A Rock
“Hiding in my room, safe within my womb, I touch no one and no one touches me. I am a rock, I am an island.”
9) Homeless
“Strong wind destroy our home, many dead, tonight it could be you.”
10) Hey Schoolgirl
“Hey schoolgirl in the second row, the teacher’s looking over so I gotta whisper way down low.” (Not really inspirational, but it was Simon’s first claim to fame.)
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