Paul Simon - Obvious Child (Official Video)

[@guiruffini]

I was there, in August of 1991 with 7 years old. I played this music with my friends for the next months. I moved from Salvador to Porto Alegre in 1992 and I never returned. I forgot this music since them. Now I just listened, and its in my soul. Gave me a lot of hidden memories. Thank you

[@julierobinson3633]

How wonderful.

[@felicialightfoot2380]

That's beautiful. It's amazing how music touches our souls. ❤

[@walterpiper8947]

Those drums open something up primal and pure in my subconscious.

[@Zeitronaut]

Olodum performed this song with him on SNL was crazy impressive I just wish I could find the video of it anywhere.

[@charliebrownie4158]

Rhythm of the Saints for sure, from Brazil to all others combined Paul couldn't have found a more fitting title.

[@RADHIKAAAAA-n2q]

SAMBA

[@billywilson4821]

I know it wasn't a huge hit but it was one of the most incredibly original tunes I have heard, even to this day. When I remember it like now, it goes on repeat for days! Genius.

[@atomicsquirrel6457]

Best song ever!

[@monicaharvatt633]

This one and Proof!

[@pietzsche]

Was this not a huge hit? Genuine question, I was a kid, but it was everywhere in my memory.

[@felicialightfoot2380]

Well... I mean, why deny the obvious?

[@CarlosSouza-mj2nr]

Simon and Olodum, from Bahia, BRAZIL. 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@oliveiraangela6579]

E lindooo❤🇧🇷

[@daisybispo7813]

showww de bola

[@fabianapizzo2408]

❤

[@ryanthompson1244]

Paul Simon spend two and a half weeks in Johannesburg, South Africa writing music for "Graceland." For those sessions, Simon paid the musicians $196.41 an hour, triple scale wages by American pay rates. And to those musicians who provided key instrumental licks and melodic fragments that were later incorporated into tunes, he also offered writers' royalties. What an awesome human being. He obviously respected the musicians he worked with.

[@c-dublife]

To bad he was ridiculed and harrassed by the black community when he returned to the states. They believed he stole this sound from the African people and took advantage of them. When truly it was the complete opposite.

[@mcfcguvnors]

But what an album that was worth every cent

[@killiansmith2783]

Beautiful individual he is❤

[@mcburnski]

@@c-dublife to be fair, it's absolutely nothing to do with the American Black community.

[@averyellis]

There was a boycott on SA because of apartheid. Simon respond to the boycott by saying “it’s not the musicians fault” and despite criticism, went there and listened to them and gave them gigs.

[@sarakirk9542]

Those drums - come on. If that doesn’t make you sit up and take notice I don’t know what will. Paul’s melodic voice and lyrics along with that magnificent beat - oh wow. Love it 🎶🎶

[@sharonbendtsen3421]

I wore this album out

[@jeremiahrobinson8895]

Spot on Sara Kirk!!!! This album is immune to being “worn out”

[@gustarrezende]

I think it's not underrated... See this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Obvious_Child

[@MWorsa]

It’s not underrated at all, please stop misconstruing.

[@flyerscout2]

Paul Simon, one of the greatest song writers is underrated? On what planet?

[@agavassa]

Viva o Olodum, a Bahia e o meu Brasil. Parabéns Paul Simon por essa obra de arte!

[@Jannyfly]

Adoramos os portugueses e os brasileiros! Principalmente aqui na América!

[@hmsmemaw1387]

The first time I heard this I was driving in my car. I had to pull over to listen... THOSE DRUMS ! OMG! Fantastic. Paul Simon is a national treasure. I love how he is so open to bringing music from every corner of the world into his own Thank you, Mr. Simon for all the decades of unbelievable music you've shared with us all. 🌹💗🌹

[@gustarrezende]

Olodum!

[@christianvictor3471]

Don't worry, that's just the normal reaction when people discover Samba Reggae. 😉

[@BaiantinaBaianaArgentina]

This sound and drums belongs to Bahia, Brasil, we call "samba-reggae".

[@jazzartdesign]

Michael Jackson's "They Don't Care About Us" also features Olodum.

[@algeuteixeirafilho3035]

Não tem nada de reggae..

[@caiof4604]

Paul Simon was the first foreign artist to record with Olodum. What a sense of music and respect he has...

[@natashaclark9500]

My dad had this on cd when I was a kid and I played this song on repeat. The drums.... no words.. 🥰

[@deepparavindran8738]

Same here

[@dianehind8085]

the drums on here are fab

[@AS-xi6lp]

My heart beats at the rhythm of olodum’s drums. Seeing them live on the Pelourinho is one of the most unique experiences of my life 🥰

[@stevestevens8146]

@@AS-xi6lp i have had the honour to see them 2 times 1 salvador de bahia (pelourinho has a nice setting...& 1 time in uruguay on stage that didn't had the magic from bahia colonial setting much better than a stage

[@christineennis8247]

I know exactly what you mean. ❤

[@parallel23s]

Flawless. One of the greatest songwritters of all time.

[@pibly7784]

Definitely

[@marymolenda9291]

Tiger Tiger

[@sadiabruce9560]

#OLODUM

[@piratedjradio]

tora tora tora

[@maryford9651]

Yep of ALL time. The man is a genius

[@justliveandletlive]

Has anyone contributed more to music in the last 100 years than Paul Simon? Absolute genius.

[@KOSMICKEN09]

Neil Young - Bob Dylan and a Few others from their era - Paul is definitely up there

[@michaelbrickley2443]

Paul was one of the progenitors of the world music genre. One of many people investigating and opening doors for others. John McLaughlin was blending rock, jazz and Indian classical. Peter Gabriel started WOMAD. We are truly the better for all this. Open minds, open hearts

[@jaypeter5479]

In my option ion he is the best American songwriter of the post war period

[@donaldnegus1027]

Sat at Paul's feet when it was just him, Artie and one guitar back when I was 16 back in '67. He is a treasure.

[@jillsalomon]

Agreed. Absolute GENIUS

[@sandysimoes4662]

Filmed in Brazil a beautiful poetic truthful song. It’s several songs in one genius using the Brazilian drums.🕊🙏🏽🫶

[@markshade8398]

I thought so... Too many signatures of Brazil through the whole video.

[@procrastina.oficial]

Meu pai escutava essa música várias vezes quando eu era criança. Nas minhas lembranças eu lembrava somente da bateria e um pouco do ritmo. Passei anos e anos procurando até que em uma manhã o nome do cantor veio em minha mente do nada. Quando achei, até chorei de tanta felicidade.

[@AbelB]

Deus explica. A letra é linda tbm... Já pensou quem é a "criança óbvia" ?... Abraço!

[@jhunterpdx]

Paul Simon is a National Treasure. As a singer/songwriter this is about as good as it gets. Beautiful and timeless.

[@stephentrager3147]

My father always played music in the house growing up. When I started to work and be able to afford things, I bought tickets to see Mr. Simon in Hershey, PA so my Dad could see the guy who's music he played for me for years. I'll always remember this song for that.

[@spinztarella]

What a lucky dad!

[@79Rybred]

Stephen Trager Now there's a good boy...

[@michaelmilsom9518]

Your father raised a fine son :-) A memory to cherish for sure!

[@Zaddy-Lu]

We always listened to Paul Simon on roadtrips as a family, so always great memories :D

[@deepdivegaming6127]

Respect.

[@sfhoodiecore]

This track slays me. My mom used to bump this album a LOT when i was a very small child and now that i'm a man some thirty years later... this song has become super fucking poignant. Thanks for the upload. Literally brought me to tears.

[@storyoflightmusic]

Same for me hahaha 😀

[@gbeansmama]

I've brought my son up listening to this album among many others, I hope in a few decades my little boy understands why his mama felt it was important to fill his childhood full of music.

[@RainOnNeptune]

Listening for the same reason. My mom passed almost 20 years ago and this music makes me feel her with me.

[@IhaveaPhDinTV]

h

[@sfhoodiecore]

IhaveaPhDinTV oh god no please don't say you'll be the same kind of mom i had. She was thee single most abusive person i've ever met... verbally, psychologically, emotionally, physically... she didn't seem to care how she did it as long as she was hurting me. Playing Paul Simon was one of her only good points.

[@LR-ee2uu]

The absolute one and the absolute only... Paul Simon. Even the street is his stage. Love those drums to bits.

[@iainmcclure416]

Paul Simon's masterpiece! It's the creative tension between the vocals (solo, elegiac, retrospective) and the rhythm section (ensemble, urgent, driving everything forward) that is so unique. A poignant song about growing older - that anyone can dance to.

[@AustinisSummer]

Reminds me of my mom. She loved this album.🕊❤ rest in peace Mom.

[@MrVictoruhl]

I just think he's one of the most down to earth and honest performers in the business

[@c.alexander4622]

One of our greatest poets

[@kweenakamalala5193]

@@c.alexander4622 He's also a believer in and follower of Jesus Christ...

[@thomasperkins7318]

He's always been that way. Aren't we lucky.🤗

[@cockeyedoptimista]

@@kweenakamalala5193 I thought he was Jewish.

[@cockeyedoptimista]

Honest? I dunno. He certainly has borrowed a lot from other cultures in his later songs while getting most of the glory and perhaps money. He's like a little Picasso of music, borrowing from other creators.

[@rodrigoferreira7]

Sou nordestina de Fortaleza e me sinto honrada de ver um pedaço do Nordeste receber tão lindamente esse poeta, cantor e um ser humano tão lindo por dentro! Elizabete.

[@fernandavidgal21q55]

Look OLODUM FEAT JIMMY CLEAF OLODUM FEAT MICHAEL JACKSON

[@divaldocaldas8282]

Viva o nordeste onde historicamente tudo começou no nosso país.

[@jamewakk]

E eu so do Salvador mesmo

[@KOSMICKEN09]

I think it's the greatest song he's ever recorded

[@QMPhilosophe]

I think music may be the only think that can link different cultures. We need more music like this.

[@barbapoupokin7425]

💜

[@9175rock]

Money

[@gastonpatel4526]

Just incredible. It's the only thing that helps a breakup mind set

[@wieslawkowalczyk9385]

True we have musice from bathoveve to any music keeps us alive evan when we die we will have musice to pass on god bless all polish and mus6 and poets tnx

[@DrWhom]

That and mathematical physics, Paul.

[@Thedoctorweighsin]

One of my most magical travel experiences was visiting Bahia with my husband. We arrived by bus on Christmas eve. Everything was closed it was depressing. However, the next evening things opened up again. We want to the Pelourinho, the old city (where this video was filmed). We were walking around the streets when we heard some drums and then we ran straight into a full-on Olodum performance. You can't imagine how great that was? This happened 15 or more years ago but it is still alive in my brain. I love this video!

[@cosmofox]

This song blew my mind when I first heard it and launched a decade journey into Afro-Brazilian percussion.

[@thomasmueller3674]

Oldest instrument save the whistle

[@zdzichus.3264]

I think it's quite endless, if not infinite journey... It's my path too, bro! /IMHO the best album ever/

[@PastaImposter]

This and Sepultura's Roots is a great combo

[@Bukoappl]

Can you recommend any African Brazilian stuff? Thank you 😊

[@jamewakk]

@@Bukoappl Carlinhos Brown

[@michaelwalker2676]

I love the drumbeat-accompaniment. Not to mention Paul Simon's poetic brilliance.

[@parallel23s]

And 6 years later Michael Jackson did the same in "They Don't Care About Us".

[@greenbeagle13]

Tiger Tiger Wow, good observation. I didn't realize that until I read your comment.... Now I "hear" it...

[@MrSandroSerra]

Perfeito!!! Obrigado Mestre Neguinho do Samba (in-memorian) pela sua grande parcela de contribuição às crianças do Maciel Pelourinho e a cidade de Salvador/Bahia. Graças ao samba-reggae, Paul Simon foi ao templo sagrado desse ritmo, Pelourinho, e com sua grande sensibilidade deu a devida importância a sua criação. Obrigado Paul Simon por valorizar algo tão importante para todos nós que acreditamos em um mundo melhor!

[@fernandavidgal21q55]

Look OLODUM FEAT JIMMY CLEAF OLODUM FEAT MICHAEL JACKSON

[@ellenfilms]

9 anos depois, leio esse comentário e não poderia concordar mais!

[@arletecarvalho7603]

Lindíssimo. It is amazing🥰💞👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@faa5743]

Brazil man. Best!!

[@faa5743]

Não é o Ylê? Achei que fosse.

[@katiaross4054]

Thank you Paul Simon for immortalizing the sound of my Bahia with his music!!!😍😍

[@bymelaniekaye]

This song is everything. Instant goosebumps. It brings back so many amazing childhood memories!

[@sledded1036]

me too. goosebumps every time

[@KOSMICKEN09]

I bought it on the long Dead format the cassette single 😄

[@NoNameThoughtOfYet]

Brazil You Are Beautiful!! Love From Ireland! 🇧🇷🇮🇪

[@philiphalpenny9761]

Always something warm and sympathetic in the minor chords that Simon finds. The pathos he evokes when he sings "some have died" gives this great rhythm track its empathy...

[@DanielJeanBaptiste]

Paul Simon is a genius, love his work.

[@regisdias7760]

Só no Brasil pra ter um ritmo contagiante com este !

[@martinl655]

Excelente. Saludos desde Uruguay

[@andrelinefigueiredo6684]

Ouvi essa música hoje: 28 de janeiro de 2023. Viajei no tempo. Memorável esse vídeo, esse som!!!

[@moniquesoaresribeiro8574]

Uma honra pra Paul Simon ter tido o privilégio de tocar com musicistas neste nível!!! E viva a nossa cultura, maravilhosa e genuína, brasileira... Espero que um dia todo nosso povo a valorize como merece!!!

[@joselitacunha3633]

Muchas Graças

[@MrSevillian]

I'm sure that's the way he feels. He had the honor of playing with those musicians.

[@ksantosduarte]

Batida inconfundível, emociona gente do mundo inteiro. Mas saudades deste tempo. Grande som

[@rogeriosantosalcantara3043]

Verdade, estava presente nesse com 14 anos, nunca vou esquecer, emoção pura, levantou o Olodum bastante, em 1996 com a vinda do M. Jackson levantou ainda mais.

[@rossanamagalhaes7032]

Espetacular. Nosso Olodum sempre maravilhoso. 👏👏👏👏

[@johnniejenkins9557]

Yes it’s been years since Paul recorded this song… but those of us in 2022 remember well. Take a few minutes to enjoy this great songwriter and such background drums and local vocals. Just enjoy the energy that comes thru, I know I did and still do ! Bravo 👏

[@kevinlkeough278]

"The Obvious Child" I'm accustomed to a smooth ride Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more I don't expect to sleep through the night Some people say a lie's a lie's a lie But I say why Why deny the obvious child? Why deny the obvious child? And in remembering a road sign I am remembering a girl when I was young And we said These songs are true These days are ours These tears are free And hey The cross is in the ballpark The cross is in the ballpark We had a lot of fun We had a lot of money We had a little son and we thought we'd call him Sonny Sonny gets married and moves away Sonny has a baby and bills to pay Sonny gets sunnier Day by day by day by day I've been waking up at sunrise I've been following the light across my room I watch the night receive the room of my day Some people say the sky is just the sky But I say Why deny the obvious child? Why deny the obvious child? Sonny sits by his window and thinks to himself How it's strange that some rooms are like cages Sonny's yearbook from high school Is down from the shelf And he idly thumbs through the pages Some have died Some have fled from themselves Or struggled from here to get there Sonny wanders beyond his interior walls Runs his hand through his thinning brown hair Well I'm accustomed to a smoother ride Maybe I'm a dog that's lost his bite I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more I don't expect to sleep the night Some people say a lie is just a lie But I say the cross is in the ballpark Why deny the obvious child?

[@jennifernickel190]

Im soon going to be 57 years old and Paul Simon's songs have literally been the sound track of my life from the time I was a toddler into old age. What a true gift he is to this world!

[@AS-xi6lp]

The Pelourinho is BEAUTIFUL. Olodum makes my heart beat

[@deanwhite8567]

Over to Brazil...specifically Salvador...specifically the Barra Pelhourino...oldest part of the city...with Olodum...I followed these drummers through the streets one Tuesday night (music night) until 1 a.m., at which point I realized I was totally lost...but their rhythm is mesmerizing...

[@jamewakk]

Was in mucuge bahia 2002 and that band was playing in the square. Magic.

[@reenougle]

I was just listening to the Graceland album (one of THE best albums ever composed) and now this song popped up. Wow. Just amazing. Paul Simon is beyond talented.

[@stevemorgan-gurr7583]

Rhythm of the saints came after Gracelands

[@marcosmoreira9624]

​@@stevemorgan-gurr7583muito linda

[@MsCygnusX1]

This song made me want to play drums when I first heard it. So much love for this tune.

[@andrewgonzalez2668]

One of the most beautiful pieces of any kind I've ever experienced

[@Conorthedad]

His music is being passed on to the next generation. My kids are under ten and ask for it. They are fascinated by the percussion.

[@shanjeniahburton7912]

My 18-year-old, as a toddler, called it the "Talking Drums" song. Both of my now-adult kids love Paul Simon, my favorite since I was 17.

[@buddhafyre]

Play them 'Sugarrush' by Moodswings... Similar style drumming...

[@iansimpson4911]

And why not - a worm in the brain for sure

[@chrishitchen3503]

I remember when this was first released and the video got played on Top of the Pops (uk music show) and the happy look on my dads face when he turned to me and said "This is fucking Brilliant" it's been an all time favourite of mine ever since.

[@jennykarp7182]

That's a lovely memory.

[@santosalmeidajoaoherberthe2318]

I am from Brazil , Salvador/Bahia . I love this song

[@charliebrownie4158]

I loved seeing the lad in the video, there was something so beautiful seeing him being a wee precocious little lad, my feelings for those in need in all nations, but especially in Brazil. When people talk about poverty in America it's so bizarre especially when comparing to South America, or like in Indonesia where my mom was raised. She told me how she saw a little homeless girl who had taken an empty milk glass jar that she put a little bit of fabric on the top to simulate hair and some fabric to simulate clothes around the lower half of the bottle. It was her doll. When she returned to that area she had a humongous suitcase with her of children's toys she had bought at yard sales but she didn't want my younger sister to play with them because they weren't for her. In the areas where she had noted the little girl I was talking about mom brought the suitcase and began handing out those toys. One other thing she also bought was clothing. Mostly shorts. Indonesia doesn't have winter or snowfall.

[@santosalmeidajoaoherberthe2318]

@@charliebrownie4158 Thanks !

[@mattwarbuckle]

Saw Paul and his amazing band this week. What a MONSTER of a songwriter. And this song is one of my favorites in the world.

[@saleclair]

+Alan Bendele Listened to the concert last night , 2 hrs instead of the 3 he played in Omaha a few years ago , but a great set , the band was tight and cooking .

[@julianahilliard6798]

2020, and this song still moves me. I have this CD. This is the song I always replayed. The drums!

[@TheTkwoods]

This video never fails to move me...that a guy from New York city should ignite such a natural energy with his music...one of my favorite music videos ever

[@adrianomastrolea712]

Viva Salvador Viva a Bahia Viva o Brasil Viva o Olodum ❤

[@ethanhopkin14]

I always thought "crosses in the ballpark" was the loss of innocence. This the best song on one of my favorite albums, and maybe lyrically the best song Paul Simon ever wrote. I grew up listening to Graceland and The Rhythm of the Saints and I loved both dearly. I have always felt as though this is the 3rd song in a trilogy of “Hearts and Bones” “Graceland” and “The Obvious Child” I still feel as though The Rhythm of the Saints is everything Graceland was, and maybe more.

[@wellingtonramosrocha4940]

Eu na quarentena lembrando dessa cidade linda Salvador Bahia Brasil

[@maradeoliveira1128]

Adoro a Voz macia de Simon, neste lugar mágico que é Salvador. Arrasou.

[@lilithbahia]

Eu tb adoro a voz dele. O canto carregado de sentimento, a interpretação gestual, a percussão do Olodum, o povo assistindo e co-participando de uma maneira tão espontânea. Um clipe simples e bonito, sem o excesso de produção tão comum nos dias de hoje. Adoro

[@claudioj.santosAdv]

Quem está ouvindo esta música na PANDEMIA 2020 (hahaha)? Bons e velhos tempos aqui no Brasil. Saudades dessa época.

[@mariaferreira-qe3sm]

Nem fale. Dói a saudade dos anos de música maravilhosa. Só restam as boas recordações dos momentos . Quem viveu sabe o que falo.

[@claudioj.santosAdv]

@@mariaferreira-qe3sm Verdade!!!

[@JoeBonettTheSite]

Not only is Paul Simon a genius, but a hero!

[@tohrreis2121]

Tá aqui o brasileiro que vc procurava , viva ,Bahia , viva o oludum ,viva África , viva brasil

[@WilliamHunterII]

One of the all time best songs.

[@davidogara8563]

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[@davidogara8563]

Gdv

[@vs-id9yr]

@@davidogara8563 ?

[@ailtonaraujo3050]

Thank You. I'm from Brazil.

[@taizvl]

This is my Brazil, My Bahia, My Olodum

[@lucianacaon7715]

+Taís Valdes Lindolfo Eu ia dizer algo semelhante kk

[@lucianacaon7715]

Beijos.

[@MsShellectable]

Olodum é muito, muito bom! I was lucky enough to hear them twice when the World Cup was here in Northern California. What a heart-pounding, chest-rattling, booty-shaking experience. It was impossible not to dance, and even more impossible to wipe the wild smiles from our faces!!!

[@jairolincoln5171]

Taís V. L. F. L. Is beautiful 👌🏽👏🏽😘

[@RoddyBezerra]

Oux, minha inha... é nossa, né não?!

[@patriciaarancibia8012]

Paul Simon' MASTERPIECE.✌✌✌😍😍😍🎵🎼🎵🎼🎵🎼🎵

[@patriciaarancibia8012]

@Paul Frederic Simon Your welcome...your music is fantastic..SIMON &GARFUNKEL music, It has made me feel very happy....since 1976...🎤🎶🎹🎼🎵🎻🎶🎤🎵🌻🌻🌻😍😍😍

[@backchodiofbackbanckers2]

My Dad Recommend me this love from Pakistan this is Phenomenal ❤️

[@finnmcginn9931]

Your dad has excellent taste in music.

[@davidtercero2]

I THINK THAT IN THE MUSIC THERE ARE A LOT OF GENIUS, MORE THAN THE SCIENCE, AND PAUL SIMON IS ONE.

[@CrapAt0ItsBest]

WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?

[@pibly7784]

I agree !

[@marifernandes8196]

MARAVILHOSO ! Não canso de ouvir . Amo essa música ! Parabéns 🎉

[@faa5743]

Brazil baby. Best place ever!! Happy, naturally happy and festive people. Love that paradise! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@thomasgibbs9226]

Brilliant! The drummers are amazing

[@eixotorto]

Meu povo é lindo ! Orgulho imenso de ser baiano .

[@yvonnesohn9859]

I saw Paul Simon perform this (and most of the songs from the album) in concert in the ancient Roman amphitheater in Nîmes, France in 1991. It was an unforgettable concert and I have yet to experience a performance as good in the last twenty-six years.

[@darknewt2474]

As I’m older this song hits me more in the feels than it did 30 years ago

[@RisingWords]

Awesome! Paul Simon in Brazil, Bahia, with Oludum group. Years later, Michael Hackson went there, too. Salve, Brasil!

[@GRHoustonJack]

My daily playlist is quite the eclectic mix. As a kid the drums caught my ear and I fell in love with this song. Years later I still love it.

[@sromarsincerotragicotragic6828]

Grande mestre Simon Deus abençoe suas 8 décadas de vida 🙏

[@kurtminault8564]

I was always all about You Can Call Me Al and I totally forgot about this gem, such a great song in every way

[@quanticotemporal6625]

*2022 UP! Bahia Brasil Olodum Salvador Paul muito obrigado, saúde e paz!🙏🏾*

[@greenbeagle13]

I heard him do this song in his Farewell concert last night - it was awesome..... I despise crowds, I get very distracted and disturbed surrounded by so many people, their noise, their chatter, their "humanness", but I would do it over and over and over again to see Paul Simon. Simply a genius....

[@franciscobarretto4106]

O ritmo do coração da África que pulsa em cada um!!!!!!🙌🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏👏

[@mateusbrito3850]

Apesar de parecer, isso não é Africa, é Brasil. Aqui na cidade que moro, Salvador - Bahia.

[@alisson1975]

uma das combinações musicais mais incriveis que já vi

[@jacquelinefox2632]

Paul Simon is a hero. JFox Xxxxx

[@bloofan06]

I've heard this song a hundred times but I've ever seen the video. It's amazing! I love it!

[@sagan7585]

Never tired of this song. Get goose bumps every time for 3:25 on...

[@ZDVictim]

1- get goosebumps 2- notice this post 3- see the timestamp is 3:28 4- chuckle a bit

[@MadMannTom]

Nothing puts a smile on my face quite like this

[@patyoliveira3249]

Sensational!!! I wonder being Brazilian as I had never heard this song before ... a perfect mix of rhythms. Tks God for having idle time in this quarantine - taking advantage of this time by panning classics of world music. Is there anyone else who like me is also listening to good classics during this pandemic covid 19?

[@dianam4708]

Definitely NOT what I was expecting from a Paul Simon song. Never knew this song existed! LOVE it! There is lot of symbolism in Paul Simon songs. I think I just "got" the song "Obvious Child." edit: whoa, I think i just got something else!!! why deny the "Obvious Child." WOW!

[@jacquelinefox2632]

Google Paul Simon and see what he did. Authorities tried to shut him down.... Of course I will always put my money where the music is... J. X

[@peggyfrakes2394]

He spent a lot of time in South Africa. He unapologetically brought the music of the world to the USA.

[@flavioamorim170]

Olodum e Paul Simon duas preciosidades

[@Vladhill1]

This rare song, with a melody so contagious, so exciting and at the same time, so rocking; made us travel in a time when our music has always been universal! The only thing missing was for Brazilians to appreciate and return to this noble purpose, without vanities or ideological contamination of the present day. Simply unforgettable!

[@jairolincoln5171]

🤔😍Orgulho do meu Brasil da minha Salvador Bahia Olodum 🥁 ✨🇧🇷👏🏾

[@alinedecastro9520]

Está música marcou a minha adolescência. Hj em 2022, após 30 anos... Estou emocionada escutando e lembrando de todos os momentos que vivi.

[@henriquebarbosa5302]

Verdade. Saudades sem fim!

[@dermotkearney251]

Paul Simon has written and performed so many great great songs. This is up there with the very best of them. Magnificent

[@travisbickle8095]

Olodum , Brazil....

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Paul Simon. Amazing ❤❤

[@lucillethebat8102]

Remaster this please!!! Not loud enough on my headphones! Them drums!

[@JohnHancotte]

I think a remix might be the right call - 5.1, new stereo mix, original mix included on Blu-ray - with bonus tracks of course. Gotta be some extra stuff on the shelves.

[@digueiro]

Essa música/clipe me lembram muitas felicidades e emoções! Paul Simon teve o olhar para o Olodum, em um tempo que quase nenhum artista tinha! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@antoniosergiotarzansantos1543]

Verdade. Tempo em que os blocos afro desfilavam 5, 6 horas da manhã com a avenida quase vazia, quem é da Bahia e curtia carnaval sabe do que tô falando.

[@digueiro]

@@antoniosergiotarzansantos1543 isso mesmo! Somos de lá! 🙌🏽

[@cjjersey2455]

Paul Simon has always been one of my favorites. Interesting that the first Simon and Garfunkel album I ever bought, I purchased when I lived in Brazil in the late 1960s. The title in Portuguese was "Os Grandes Sucessos de (The Great Hits of) SImon & Garfunkel" and I still have it. I think in the U.S. the album was called "Bookends" and features a black and white photo of the duo, both wearing black turtlenecks Some info about the location: The church at the top of the steps looks very white in this video, but when I took photos there in August 2011, the building was covered in mold and trees were growing from the steeples. A friend who lives in Salvador (Bahia, Brazil) told me there are funds to restore many of the old churches in the city, but sadly it disappears into politicians' pockets. This video was posted in June 2011, but the song appeared on his 1991 album "The Rhythm of the Saints" so I am guessing the video was made around the same time. Therefore the church had another 20 years to deteriorate before I took photos in 2011. On the Michael Jackson video of "They Don't Care About Us" (Brazil Version), at 3:42-3:55 you can catch a glimpse of the same church's steeples in the upper right. Some of Jackson's video was filmed in the same Pelourinho section of Salvador and some in the favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro. Note that at the beginning and end of SImon's Video, two men are performing capoeira, which used to be a a form of fighting developed by slaves, but has evolved into a dance-like performance sport in which blows never land. Usually a Brazilian instrument called the birambau is used during the performance. I served in the Peace Corps in Brazil (1967-69) and grew to love the country, the culture and and especially the warm, welcoming Brazilians. Not a day has gone by that I haven't thought about my life there.

[@8ifoto]

This song is the reason for my lifelong love of Batucada music.

[@philipmonolagi269]

Also featuring JJ Cale on guitar, Kim Wilson on harmonica, Nana Vasconcelos on percussion and Michael Brecker on lyricon

[@orangetroll12]

Paul Simon is brilliant, one of the best songwriters in the world. This song is maybe my favourite song at all.

[@lynngarnhart1393]

30 years since I first heard this song from my college years! Absolutely beautiful!

[@michaelwalker2676]

A song full of the joy of life. The words intrigue me, 'Wasn't I the obvious child?'