Paul is Done

Paul Simon, just the mention of his name puts a smile on my face. Thank you for taking me on the ride with you.

I saw a show from the Paul and Sting tour a few years ago and everybody was great live. Danced my a** off partly due to the open bar (a "box" at the Boston venue), but recently I was listening to my original copy old Vinyl of his first solo album, and it sounds astonishing with an amazing recording quality and, of course, great songs (first hit in the USA of an authentic reggae tune)...touring sucks for everybody, including the elderly, so if Paul just records from now on I utterly get it.

If you get a chance, watch the documentary "Under African Skies". It’s about the making of ’Graceland’. But, the backstory demonstrates how Paul helped to bring South African music to the world. This was when apartheid and politics were formidable obstacles. There are some amazing scenes showing his journey of discovery. It’s quite uplifting.
Here’s a trailer.https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/paul-simon-under-african-skies

Going to see him at MSG in sept and the Dobbie Bros in nov.Oh the good old days!!

What steakster said...  I had a moment of incredible dumb luck and stumbled onto that documentary on a cable channel (A&E?  Paladia? whatever...) a few years back and just had to watch - the heck with bedtime.  There were so many kinda constant and (not so) subtle undercurrents flowing throughout but in the end there was a strength and beauty to the music and some phenomenal people as a close group of performers that made me appreciate that colossal album all that much more.  Highly recommended.