Genius Lyrics
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Paul Simon – Loves Me Like a Rock
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The gospel type song cherishing mother’s love; however, Paul Simon could not resist a political dig in the third verse.
The song reached No. 2 in the Billboard charts.
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Wild Rivers – Paul Simon
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I'll apologize but I’ll try to make it unclear / And I love this city but I'm really not from here / Now I gotta leave this town as a washed up stuntman / In a beat up coupe I
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Paul Simon (Ft. Boyoyo Boys) – Gumboots
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On track 4 of Paul Simon’s Graceland we are treated to three scenes where the main character finds himself socializing with three people and not making a good impression on himself
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Paul Simon – Graceland
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Watch Emory professor Walt Reed deliver his own 17-minute exegesis of “Graceland”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqQ_umy1lYQ
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Paul Simon – Hearts and Bones
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“Hearts and Bones” is an account of Simon’s romantic relationship with actress Carrie Fisher.
Though Simon and Fisher would eventually marry and divorce, “Hearts and Bones
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Paul Simon (Ft. Clap! Clap!) – The Werewolf
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“The Werewolf” is the opening track on Paul Simon’s thirteenth solo release, Stranger to Stranger. The song’s various characters concern themselves with the fleeting pleasures of
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The Russian Futurists – Paul Simon
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There's this one word / It's called comfort / It's the strangest, most dangerous place I could hide / And it's a wonder / This cold comfort / Hasn't hollowed and swallowed you and
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Paul Simon – Proof
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As in the opening track of the album, “The Obvious Child,” the narrator of “Proof” wrestles with the tension between belief and certainty, with some religious undertones.
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Paul Simon – Love
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[Verse 1] / Cool me, cool my fever high / Hold me when I cry / I need it so much / Makes you want to get down and crawl like a beggar for its touch / And all the while it's free as
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Paul Simon – The Boy in the Bubble
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[Verse 1] / It was a slow day and the sun was beating / On the soldiers by the side of the road / There was a bright light, a shattering of shop windows / The bomb in the baby
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Paul Simon (Ft. Los Lobos) – All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
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[Verse 1] / Over the mountain, down in the valley / Lives a former talk-show host / Everybody knows his name / He said, "There's no doubt about it / It was the myth of fingerprints
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Paul Simon – Beautiful
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[Verse 1] / Snowman sitting in the sun doesn't have time to waste / He had a little bit too much fun, now his head's erased / Back in the house, family of three / Two doing the
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Paul Simon – Nobody
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Who knows my secret broken bone? / Who feels my flesh when I am gone? / Who was a witness to the dream? / Who kissed my eyes and saw the scream lying there? / Nobody / Who is my
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Paul Simon – The Coast
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[Verse 1] / A family of musicians took shelter for the night / In the little harbor church of St. Cecilia / Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine / Rose of Jericho and
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Paul Simon – Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
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“Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” is the second single from Paul Simon’s self-titled album. It reached #22 in the US in the spring of 1972. It was also a top 40 hit in
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Paul Simon – Born at the Right Time
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A theme explored throughout The Rhythm of the Saints, Born at the Right Time tracks the thoughts that go through a privileged traveler’s mind as he interacts with people from a
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Paul Simon – Something So Right
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[Verse 1] / You've got the cool water when the fever runs high / You've got the look of lovelight in your eyes / And I was in crazy motion 'til you calmed me down / It took a
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Paul Simon – Duncan
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[Verse 1] / Couple in the next room bound to win a prize / They've been going at it all night long / Well, I'm trying to get some sleep / But these motel walls are cheap / Lincoln
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Paul Simon (Ft. Clap! Clap!) – Wristband
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Ahead of his new album, Stranger To Stranger, Paul Simon releases his first track in five years, “Wristband”.
Simon creates a narrative around a rock musician who is unable to
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Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years
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In “Still Crazy After All These Years”, Paul Simon encounters a past lover in the street and reflects on the times that they shared together. Paul then discovers that neither of
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Paul Simon – Slip Slidin' Away
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This gem from 1977 reached No. 5 in the charts, one of the very few to succeed without being introduced first in an album, nor included later in a studio one, but only in a
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Paul Simon – Allergies
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[Intro] / Maladies, uh, melodies / Allergies to dust and grain / Maladies, remedies / Still these allergies remain / [Verse 1] / My hands can't touch a guitar string / My fingers
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Paul Simon (Ft. Nico Segal) – Stranger
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[Verse 1] / Milwaukee man / Led a fairly decent life / Made a fairly decent living / Had a fairly decent wife / She killed him / Ah... sushi knife / Now they're shopping for a
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Paul Simon – Rewrite
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[Verse 1] / I've been working on a rewrite, that's right, gonna change the ending / Going to throw away my title and toss it in the trash / Every minute after midnight, all the
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Paul Simon – Wait
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Wait / I'm not ready / I'm just packing my gear / Wait / My hand's steady / My mind is still clear / I hear the ghost songs I own / Jumpin', jivin' and moanin' / Through a
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Paul Simon – Love (2018)
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[Verse 1] / Soothe me, cool my fever high / Release my tears and let me cry / I need it so much / It makes you want to get down crawl like a beggar / For its touch / And all the
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Paul Simon – One Trick Pony
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[Verse 1] / He's a one trick pony / One trick is all that horse can do / He does one trick only / It's the principal source of his revenue / And when he steps into the spotlight
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Paul Simon (Ft. Good Rockin' Dopsie And The Twisters) – That Was Your Mother
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[Verse 1] / A long time ago, yeah, before you was born, dude / When I was still single and life was great / I held this job as a traveling salesman / That kept me moving from state
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Paul Simon – The Lord
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I've been thinking about the great migration / Noon and night they leave the flock / And I imagine their destination / Meadow grass, jagged rock / The Lord is my engineer / The
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Paul Simon – American Tune
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“American Tune” was the third single released from There Goes Rhymin' Simon in 1973. It was the album’s third consecutive top 40, reaching #35 in early 1974.
The song’s melody is
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Paul Simon – Your Forgiveness
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Yesterday's boy is gone / Driving through darkness / Searching for / Your forgiveness / In sorrow a beautiful song / Lives in the heart and sings for all / Your forgiveness
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Paul Simon – My Professional Opinion
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Good Morning Mr. Indignation / Looks like you haven't slept all night / In my professional opinion / Go back to bed and turn off your light / I'm not a doctor or a preacher / I've
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Paul Simon – The Sacred Harp
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A change of mood / A summer storm erased the sunny sky / Two hapless hitchhikers were / Signaling us / As we were cruising by / Not in the mood / For idle chat or hitchhike company
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Paul Simon (Ft. The Gaza Sisters & General MD Shirinda) – I Know What I Know
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Inspired by a South African song that describes how “the women take care of themselves,” in “I Know What I Know” Simon describes his interactions with an attractive woman at a New
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Paul Simon – Cool Papa Bell
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“Cool Papa Bell” is the 10th track of Paul Simon’s Stranger to Stranger.
The song is named after the baseball legend, James Thomas “Cool Papa” Bell, who was one of fastest in the
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