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You Can Call Me Al
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Paul Simon
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You Can Call Me Al
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You Can Call Me Al Technique
Great lyrics move us like the world's best poems. Take a close-up look at the art.
Songwriting
According to Alec Wilkinson of the New Yorker, "among Simon's contemporaries in popular music, perhaps only Paul McCartney is his peer as a writer of melodies, just as Bob Dylan and, maybe, James T...
Music
The album Graceland saw Paul Simon take his music in an entirely new direction by incorporating South African music into his American pop sensibilities, creating an entirely fresh sound. This music...
