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Quotes:

During the psychedelic days, records faded in and out; things became other things.

I write from instinct, from an inexplicable sparkle. I don't know why I'm writing what I'm writing. Usually, I let my hands wander on my guitar. And I sing anything. I play anything.

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

Once you name the unnamable, you get numb.

Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?

Submitted by: LucidLupin

(interviewer Jon Landau:) Didn't you visit Dylan's apartment once and ruffle through the waste to see 'how Dylan did it'.?
(Paul Simon:) You're nuts.
(Jon Landau:) I heard you did that.
(Paul Simon, laughing:) Yeah, I once fed a journalist that story, but it's crazy. I can't see why anyone would think they'll find anything by looking through his trash?!'

Submitted by: Magnus

Music Performer Nicknames:

Known informally as: Rhymin' Simon. Submitted by: I Know What I Know

Weird Names of Music Performer's Children:

Harper - From Paul's first marriage. Submitted by: MOR
Lulu - Apparently this is her real given name, not a nickname which you would expect it to be. Submitted by: Eric Andrews

Singers Who Act:

Notable Acting Credits	Comments & Submitter Name
"Annie Hall"	He plays a record producer who charms Diane Keaton - Sutch
"One Trick Pony"	- oldsongs

New Band Names:

New Name	Why It's Better	Submitter Name
Simple Simon	sounds OK, but his music ain't so simple!	Mr. Robinson

New Song Names:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Superdome"	"Kodachrome"	Minister Of Reality (MOR)
"Still Lazy After All These Beers"	"Still Crazy After All These Years"	Dave G
"Still Lazy after all these years"	"Still Crazy After All These Years"	Vince
"Have a Bad Time"	"Have a Good Time"	poopyhead2003

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Loves Me Like A Rock,"	Rocks are incapable of love.	Yvette Bristle

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd	"You Can Call Me Al," Paul Simon
"What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd	"Duncan," Paul Simon
"Early In The Morning," Vanity Fare	"Late In The Evening," Paul Simon
"Landslide," Fleetwood Mac	"Slip-Sliding Away," Paul Simon
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Ate In The Evening" originally "Late In The Evening"

Mallory

"Sip Sliding Away" originally "Slip Sliding Away"

What happened in the bar on the Titanic?

A. Person

"Other And Child Reunion" originally "Mother And Child Reunion"

Peter

"Lip Sliding Away" originally "Slip Sliding Away"

Naomi Swanson

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"You Can Call Me Alf" originally "You Can Call Me Al"

Always suspected Paul Simon was an alien life form

Clint Westwood

"Take Me To The Mardi Grass" originally "Take Me To The Mardi Gras"

Mallory

"Latte In The Evening" originally "Late In The Evening"

Mallory

"You Can Call Moe Al" originally "You Can Call Me Al"

Sheila Evans

"You Can Call Mae Al" originally "You Can Call Me Al"

Sheila Evans

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"Lame In The Evening" originally "Late In The Evening"

Mallory

"Date In The Evening" originally "Late In The Evening"

Possibly the best time to date, anyways.

Mallory

"The Myth Of Fingerpaints" originally "The Myth Of Fingerprints"

"Loves Me Like A Sock" originally "Loves Me Like A Rock"

Like a dirty smelly object?

Roy

"Mother And Chili Reunion" originally "Mother And Child Reunion"

Mother was hungry.

Alex

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Recordings:

Mar 6 "Kodak's Gone" by Professor Incubus a parody of "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon

I felt compelled to write this parody about Kodak. I live in Rochester, NY which is the world headquarters for Kodak. At one point it employed 60,000 people here in Rochester. Now they employ just over 5000 and have recently filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. Soundclick: (Soundclick) (Comments)

Apr 10 "Fifty Ways to Piss Off PETA" by Merry & Pippin a parody of "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon

Wrote this one quite a long time ago, but were just recently able to be together to record it... :-) Soundclick.com: (Mp3) (Comments)

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"	"50 Shades of Gray My Lover"	Dan Creeden
"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover"	"Easy Ways To Fight The (global) Warming"	Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd
"Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard"	"Rush And Gloria Down In The Courtroom"	Hu's On First
"Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover"	"Fifty Ways To Please The Posters"	Leough
"Kodachrome"	"Kodak's Gone"	Professor Incubus
"Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover"	"Fifty Days to Love Her Beaver"	Porfle Popnecker
"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover"	"Nifty Ways To Sleeve Your Boner"	Andy Primus
"You Can Call Me Al"	"You Can Use PayPal"	Dan Creeden
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"	"50 Ways to Lose Your Liver Spots"	Dan Creeden
"Kodachrome"	"Viagra"	Dan Creeden
There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Hurricane Eye	FEMA	M john G
You Can Call Me Al	On-Cor Frozen Entrees featuring Al Molinaro from 'Happy Days'	MOR
Slip Sliding Away	Snow TIres	Grug

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Peace Like A River	Flood Victims' Help Line	Lindsay Lowhound
Still Crazy After All These Years	Mental hospital	Ed
Kodachrome	Digital Photography Store	Bill S
Kodachrome	Fuji Film	Martha Irvin
Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard	Juvenile Hall	JesusGeek
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
I Need a Lover John Mellencamp	50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Paul Simon	I Need 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover	Hugh Boettcher
Take A Chance On Me ABBA	Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard Paul Simon	Take A Chance On Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard	Ashley Michelle McGowan
Girls On Film Duran Duran	Kodachrome Paul Simon	Girls On Kodachrome Film	Martha Hankins
They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha! Ha! Napoleon XIV	Graceland Paul Simon	They're Coming To Take Me Away To Graceland, Ha! Haa! Crazy people are happy to be taken anywhere...	Ed
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"She Moves On" Misheard Lyrics: She takes the condiments, sauce, a steak Original Lyrics: She takes the corner, that's all she takes	"Slip Slidin' Away" Misheard Lyrics: Woman I know a man, he came from my hometown He wore his pants on for his woman like a thorny crown He said the more is, I live in fear My love for you's so prying I'm afraid that I will disappear Original Lyrics: Whoah and I know a man, he came from my hometown He wore his passion for his woman like a thorny crown He said Dolores, I live in fear My love for you's so overpowering, I'm afraid that I will disappear
"Mother and Child Reunion" Misheard Lyrics: Well, I would not dig a foxhole... Original Lyrics: Well, I would not build a false hope...	"Song About The Moon" Misheard Lyrics: If Walter writes a song about the moon Original Lyrics: If you want to write a song about the moon
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover"

Misheard Lyrics:

Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to kiss my butt
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

Original Lyrics:

Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

Story about this misheard lyric by: Pizza Coot

I already mistook the line containing "coy, Roy" as "courderoy" as in the type of pants and Courderoy Bear children's books I knew in school. I was going to make more mishearing mistakes on this one. Hey, I was only about 8 or 9 years old!

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover"

Better Lyrics:

50 ways to clean your gutters

Original Lyrics:

50 ways to leave your lover

Submitted by: white trash

"Kodachrome"

Better Lyrics:

Mama don' take my chromosomes away

Original Lyrics:

Mama don't take my Kodachrome away

Submitted by: Mark Silverman

"Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover"

Better Lyrics:

�The problem is all under your sled�, she said to me
�You�ll get much further if you push it doggedly
I�d like to help you, but my back is sore, you see
There must be �nother way, go ask your brother�

Original Lyrics:

�The problem is all inside your head�, she said to me
�The answer is easy if you take it logically
I�d like to help you in your struggle to be free
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover'

Submitted by: FussBudget

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"Love Me Like A Rock" The Funny Lyrics: She loved me,like a rock!,my mama would,rock me,like a rock! Why They're Funny: How can one,love a rock?,and how can,one rock,a rock?,you tell me? Submitted by: Art	"Kodachrome" The Funny Lyrics: When I look back on all the crap I learned in high school it's a wonder I can think at all. Why They're Funny: It suggests not only that school teaches you crap, but also that it makes you stupid. Submitted by: Supernixi
There are additional Funny lyrics available.

Repetitive Song Lyrics:

"Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes"

The Repetitive Lyrics:

Ta na na na na
Ta na na na na

Why They're Repetitive:

We already heard that at the beginning.

Submitted by: Miles

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

And I could go 'whoo hoo ooo ooo, ooo ooo ooo ooo'
And everyone would know what I was talking about
I mean everybody here would know exactly what I was talking about.

Why They're Nonsensical:

Actually, Paul, I don't think anyone would know what you're talking about if you go 'whoo hoo ooo ooo, ooo ooo ooo ooo'; they'd be confused.

Submitted by: Mateo

"You Can Call Me Al"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

He doesn't speak a language, he holds no currency.
(later)
He says Amen and Hallelujah!

Why They're Nonsensical:

How does he say that if he doesn't speak a language? This logic is inconsistent. Clearly the guy in question is speaking English!

Submitted by: Michael S.

There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Insincere Song Lyrics:

"That Was Your Mother"

The Insincere Lyrics:

Before you was born dude, when life was great
You are the burden of my generation
I sure do love you but let's get that straight

Why They're Insincere:

'nuff said.

Submitted by: Miles

Dated Song Lyrics:

"Leaves That Are Green"

The Dated Lyrics:

I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song.
I'm twenty-two now but I won't be for long.
Time hurries on.

Why They're Dated:

This song was copyrighted in 1965 when Paul was 23. Paul Simon is now 64 (June 2006), but he won't be for long (October 13).

Submitted by: Mike N

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Papa Hobo" The Lyrics: I'm living on Gatorade, planning my getaway Product Brand Name: Gatorade Submitted by: kruser	"Me And Julio Down By The School Yard" The Lyrics: In a couple of days they come to take me away But the press let the story leak And when the radical priest come to get me relased We was all on the cover of Newsweek Product Brand Name: Newsweek Submitted by: FussBudget
There are additional product lyrics available.

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Slip Slidin' Away"

Opening Lines:

Slip slidin' away, slip slidin' away, you know the nearer your destination, the more you're slip slidin' away.

Comments:

From his 1977 Greatest Hits, Etc. album

Submitted by: Vic George

Song Title Space Change:

"Slip Slid In Away" originally "Slip Slidin' Away"

Submitted by: George Straitjacket

Band Name Anagrams:

Piano Slum Submitted by: Josh

Puma's Loin Submitted by: Rachel Blattington

Sumo In Lap Submitted by: Rachel Blattington

A heavy load for one's lap!

Song Title Anagrams:

"Regal Isle" originally "Allergies"

Submitted by: Becky Bright

"See L.A., Girl" originally "Allergies"

Submitted by: Becky Bright

"Gel Is Real" originally "Allergies"

Submitted by: Becky Bright

"I Sell Gear" originally "Allergies"

Submitted by: Becky Bright

"Sea Grille" originally "Allergies"

Submitted by: Becky Bright

There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Beautiful"

The Lyrics:

We brought a brand new baby back from Bandladesh,
Thought we'd name her Emily.
She's beautiful.
...
We brought a brand new baby back from mainland China,
Sailed across the China Sea.
She's beautiful.
...
We brought a brand new baby back from Kosovo.
That was nearly seven years ago.

Why:

Bangladesh
Mainland China
Kosovo

Submitted by: Tania WYEP

Songs That Are Banned:

"Kodachrome"

Banned from "AM" radio all because of one word in the lyrics.

Submitted by: funonthrun

Song Title Acrostics:

AT: "American Tune"

Submitted by: Candy Welty

LITE: "Late In The Evening"

Submitted by: Meredith Corpening

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Alger Lies" originally "Allergies"

Submitted by: Sutch

"Lawn At Gas" originally "Gone At Last"

Submitted by: MOR

"The Buy In The Bobble" originally "The Boy In The Bubble"

Submitted by: MOR

"Pun Rick Tony" originally "One-Trick Pony"

Submitted by: MOR

"50 Lays To Weave Your Lover" originally "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover"

Submitted by: Peter

There are additional Song Title Spoonerisms available.

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Sill Pawman originally "Paul Simon"

Submitted by: MOR

Saul Pie Man originally "Paul Simon"

He worked at the Scarborough Fair.

Submitted by: MOR

What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):

"world music experimentation"

Simon and Garfunkel explored Latin American elements on their "Bridge Over Troubled Water" album. Simon scored a big hit with "Mother and Child Reunion" which brought reggae more exposure in North American pop radio. "Late in the Evening" was a salsa-based smash. The classic "Graceland" album explored African styles including "township jive". At the same time the classic "So" album by Peter Gabriel also showcased African music elements.

Submitted by: World Traveller