Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (from The Concert in Hyde Park)

[@WTG194]

all the happy South Africans in the crowd make me happy!

[@ChrisBrunelle]

I could never date a girl who didn't understand why I had to stay in the car listening to the song until the bass solo was over

[@PKBassPlaya]

You are the spirit my brother 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@Sfbigmack]

I concur🔥🔥🔥🤷🏾‍♂️

[@celiarodriguez2999]

Psul Simon love your music brings tears to my eyes. Praise God. With Africa . April 14 2024.

[@JoeJames-ku4tf]

May 17 2024..❤❤❤❤

[@EliteTeamKiller2.0]

God look at all these people just LIVING. Man, this is what humanity is for. This right here.

[@StupidShouldHurt]

All walks of life too; young old etc etc, not worry aboot Chevy! IT"S PAUL SIMON!!!

[@chrissamory8946]

Hyde Park is great, so lively even on a regular old day too!

[@Rocketronnie7]

Fucking wish covid would fuck off x

[@melissaholland8958]

What a great comment - this says it all.

[@luisbernardo2105]

Humanity is not for that. Humanity doesn't have a purpose

[@FIDYS0001]

When music gathers everybody……Please, call me Al !

[@stuhiggins6065]

When the crowd sings your arrangement………you know you’ve reached god status 🤘🤘

[@jaredwhitworth7464]

Why didn't he tell the band to be quiet during this part

[@ikanepro3717]

Camera guy don't care about a bass player even this is one of the hardest bass lines ever. Respect to a bass player!

[@mikephillips1043]

It didnt sound good here it was way to quiet

[@seanmahoney7895]

I came to this video specifically because I just saw this bass player on the Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes from this performance and immediately needed more!

[@bassistguy]

Bass players never get any respect. 😉🙂

[@kingalthe1st160]

@@seanmahoney7895 that's Bakithi Kumalo, one of the greatest ever. Cool dude, too. Hung out with him at a hotel bar one time.

[@My2centsfuturestrader]

Bekithi Kumalo rules! Didn't know fretless til I heard him. Glad he stays in the States and teaches music

[@jevinday]

That band is insane. So cool to see kids on parents shoulders. The energy in that crowd is so awesome

[@peterbza]

I was there, with my daughter, my sister and 2 great friends , also from SA - the energy in the crowd was unbelievable - the cheers when Ladysmith Black Mambazo came onto the stage and then Hugh Masekela as well - it was just a once in a lifetime moment - 10's of thousands of people walking home through Hyde Park singing " Nah nanana Nah nanana NAH ! unforgettable

[@Ishimura89]

No surprise there. He has excellent taste in musicians.

[@gorillaau]

What a happy evening for everyone. Great piece.

[@linalesia5188]

RIP Ray Phiri

[@superwee88]

If you’re picked by Paul Simon to play om a tour you probably an insane musician:) Englishmen aren’t exactly known for being quiet at big music events;)

[@mbasandudane6334]

I'm a Proudly South African 🇿🇦 thank you Paul Simon for introducing South African music and culture to the world back in the days.

[@patricias5122]

He got massive criticism for that, which was ridiculously unfair...he wanted to bring opportunities to African musicians. Instead, he was accused of supporting apartheid. Ridiculous

[@ifedayoosideinde5157]

That Bassist sounds like he was sequenced on a controller on fruityloops. Damn!!!!!

[@edwinroble3499]

That badass bass riff is the cherry on top. I still wait for it every time I hear it playing on the radio. Everytime.

[@skyla-idiot]

3:43

[@vkirisome4701]

Is he the same bloke from 1987 concert ?

[@m.delaney3006]

@@vkirisome4701, yes, it's the same guy: Bakithi (BK) Kumalo. Most of the band here is the Graceland band.

[@MK-kv6xc]

@@vkirisome4701 yes! Balkithi and the rest of the OG band are absolutely amazing. So glad they were all here for this.

[@RocketRoomVideo]

Not just this song, but also Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes and Graceland -- Bakithi is the backbone of the whole album. He's the perfect accompaniment and counterpoint for Paul's sense of rhythm and the bridge to Black Mombazo. But in all these Hyde Park videos, for some reason, Bakithi gets about five seconds of screen time, total.

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Legendary: There never has been another Paul Simon, isn't and never will be

[@Mr1bigsexy]

Sky Of The Universe thank god for that

[@dyjegoridgeback9319]

❤

[@tonypasma1707]

Hell no

[@splodge561]

There will never be another me🤷

[@DorothyMNeddermeyerPhD]

Paul Simon still hitting it. That song isn't easy....lots of nuances. His voice is strong and his diction sharp.

[@mauriciovillegas7285]

He's lip-syncing from a recording of Chevy Chase

[@tutumakairau9540]

I sing this at our local pub on Friday night karaoke

[@MrNictaxlord]

It’s downright hard. It’s not like normal singing…it’s like talking with rhythm.

[@DorothyMNeddermeyerPhD]

@@MrNictaxlord AGREE. Seems that Paul Simon, Art Garfunkle, and Chevy Chase are the only ones who do it professionally.

[@robertjalu6897]

the musicians are fire

[@herrkolner4134]

Wow, simply wow. This man is almost 80 and his voice sounds like in the 80's. Really great Paul Simon!

[@monstermirror2]

Well, that was almost 9 years ago, but still...

[@bettylew2231]

I agree !!! He sounds great . And great comment !!!!

[@huwdavies-tallon3305]

@@monstermirror2 still in his 70s very impressive sounds basically the same as the 80s.

[@RalphDavis-qk2xy]

My man remin' Simon.

[@John-iv6bd]

I didn't know he was that old crazy! Lol just shows how i pay attention how oid im getting myself

[@cmataira]

When this song came out in the 80,s it was a sensation. 40 years later it still is . I thank God for this music.

[@CherryGraden211]

I wasn't born then but I've come to love it.... This is music❤️

[@ohioooo566]

It’s like there is angels in the architecture or something

[@demophys4883]

@@CherryGraden211 I remember when it came out, and I bought "Graceland" right away. God, it was wonderful to listen to it on my record player! And when I made a cassette and played it in my far, oh, my . . .

[@citygeorge]

I would thank God for this music and for every other good thing in life ... if I believed in God. But I have never seen any evidence that any God exists, so I don't believe. People who believe in some God are always thanking God for anything good in life, but they never blame God for all the suffering in life. If you can provide any **real** evidence that any God exists, please do. But if you can't provide such evidence, please admit that your faith is **blind**, not based on evidence. That's all I ask. Looking forward to a response from you or any other believer.

[@kefaouma183]

A timeless masterpiece that transcends age, religion, race, ethnicity, nationality....

[@ajwpowertothepeople3766]

If I was an artist and in my resumé I could have had this series, concerts in Hyde park, I would gladly go back to God!

[@HominidMachinae]

It looks weird having him singing, not standing there looking dejected while Chevy Chase sings

[@Jakegriffin2006]

Literally!

[@bettybabberl9608]

Right?!? 😂🩷

[@silentjustice5657]

100%

[@darrynturner8814]

Art was an incredible vocalist. Paul Simon is definitely a performer, sometimes in life you need to go your own way.

[@emilietekouadio9210]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Junkman2008]

It puts joy in my heart to see this many people united with the language of music. It never needs translation and it speaks to all of mankind.

[@jacquelynbennett7177]

Amen to that...my Daddy use to say the same thing...he was lover of music, but his favorite was blues, and he must have had every song Lightnin' Hopkins and B.B. King every sang & played. I come from a very long line of music lovers, singers, writers & musicians... we're spread out in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Tennessee...I love my heritage♡

[@Junkman2008]

@@jacquelynbennett7177 Fellow music lover here too. My favorite group? Pat Metheny Group. Even got to meet them in person, all by my lonesome when they stayed in the same hotel I stayed in after one of their concerts. The entire group was in the hotel bar by themselves, until I walked in. 😁

[@lindarogow6386]

Domo Arigato. Merci Beau Coupe. Ani Heh(phoenetic Navaho) Danke Schein. Toe-dah-Rah-Bah(phoenetic Hebrew) Abrigato. Kam-Ir. Kum-SAH- hum-ni dah. (Phoenetic Korean) Gracie Tante. and. Oy Vey! Paul Simon first met Art Garfunkel at college when they were FRAT RATS at AEPi. The Fraternity for Yid Kids. Shalom and. Islaaam. Peace to all mr brethern. 4 30 2022.

[@RalphDavis-qk2xy]

Well said.

[@aspjake123]

For a brief moment in time people from all walks of life came together.

[@joe4freedom676]

I always imagine myself flying a classic stainless steel beechcraft model 18 seaplane and wearing boat shoes, tropical shorts, and a magnum p.i type shirt with this playing on a classic boom box playing it on a cassette, turning it up before getting out and dancing to my sea bungalow hahahaha

[@BanaMzeya-ok6iz]

Cream del cream. The best musician ever!

[@michaeldebidart]

This song has one of the best bass lines of all time

[@lenamarkusson3180]

💕 Thank you💕 Greetings from The Free People’s Movement From Sweden💕

[@mariosantos7061]

3:43 he slapped the hell outta that bass

[@OnKeyboards]

The original recording's bass fill was a reversed recording, so this was a very good approximation how it could be played live.

[@binarydredd]

@@OnKeyboards Some said "it couldn't be played that way, it's a studio recording trick" Bakithi Kumalo: *hold my beer*

[@rodshop5897]

@@binarydredd Bakithi is DA MAN! Thanks for giving him a shout-out!

[@ekathe85]

And he's playing fretless. It's considerably harder to get the slap sound on those.

[@gdeezy]

When you actually had to be a musician to make good music. There will never be anything like this again. We are blessed to have seen Paul in our lifetime.

[@creativecompanion]

I sure hope concerts will not be a thing of the past. Nothing in the whole world like being at a good concert.

[@Txarroalde]

You are absolutely right!

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

Why would they go away, I saw a band at a bar a few weeks ago

[@desRiu]

and without vaccine please!

[@Stux6-3]

Fuck me I am about to cry, I want to be there so badly:)

[@faktisletztenendes]

❤️❤️❤️

[@VousEtre]

Angels spinning in infinity with joy and wonder at Gods hand of creativity on His children. Agreed, Paul, Amen and Hallelujah! So fun!!

[@LorriJack]

I was there with my family! It was out of this world. And we were all singing along in the crowd!!! One of the hottest days ever. Will never forget it. ❤🎶

[@0fficialPaulSimon]

❤

[@Kruppt808]

this crowd is full of the boomer generation that doesn't give a fuck and sings happily along to Simons 80s masterpiece. yes there are alot of younger people there as well.

[@nathanfox07]

This is one of those moments you save it in your heart, that's why there are no cellphones on sight

[@thomashuskisson7277]

Shoutout to my grandma for being my role model now she's in heaven looking down on me

[@nebojsaslavkovic107]

For more than 50 years, this wonderful artist has been building musical taste for generations...! I am happy when I see so many young people in the audience...🤩

[@GladysQuartey-Papafio-li4ym]

These voices from that time still seem alive. God bless them for the legacy.

[@DrTC-cm5dn]

The bassists is an authentic musical gift.

[@daybyday835]

and add the guitar player....and boy what a gift...and the horns....

[@sheilamensah6666]

Lucifer really lost out the day he was kicked out of heaven...! Heaven is still jamming... Call me Al💃😀 @50yrs old and I'm still dancing to this great energetic song! 🌹😘

[@Rodwin1980]

The reaction of the all-ages crowd is just beautiful!!!

[@emilyflavell1658]

I was in a long distance relationship with my now husband for 4 years, every time I had to drop him off at the train station I'd listen to this song because it was the only thing that would keep me from crying. We walked back up the aisle to it at our wedding last year. Thank you for making such beautiful music, you've made such a positive difference in my life

[@annam7683]

Warmed my heart. Goosebumps rather.

[@jp00349]

"Amen - hallelujah." 🎵

[@grahamsmith5851]

Thats so lovely

[@babydee1920]

Awwww this is so cute 💜

[@scottberkowitz6530]

Love the story of when they told Paul to repeat the tune. He thought they were joking. The host said they're NOT joking. He played played it again!

[@leokimvideo]

Paul amazing song about his revelation of going to South Africa and claims back his relevance as a human.

[@helenswan705]

I had no idea that was what it was about

[@holymoley1920]

He ALWAYS has had relevance as a human being!

[@patricia3201]

My Fathers name is Al & my Mothers name is Betty. We sing this song to our parents all the time. No kidding. Along with ohh black Betty bam a lang. They've since past I missed them terribly. I am kid # 4 of 8 children..

[@chrismorris9087]

There’s bass, and then there’s this bass. Extraordinary, thank you!!

[@andrewworrall4302]

It's African style bass. If you can get hold of local south African township music you will hear it a lot

[@warrenfourie511]

It’s one of those things you can just do if you grow up with it as part of your world and that is very difficult to learn if you don’t. Magical.

[@trippedmind]

This is good. Not just as a rating. It is a good that shows that maybe humans are worth existing.

[@CosmicCompassionQuest]

Just maybe 😂

[@kimberlyrobbins4047]

Absolutely wonderful to see all these happy people together. I love this song and it’s nice to see so many youngsters loving this song too after all my years I m seeing an absolutely beautiful moment in time. Thank you very much for sharing this. ❤😊

[@renaterosenthal443]

DAS IST DER SCHÖNSTE MANN DEN ICH KENNE UND DANN DIE HERRMICHE MUSIK, SOETWAS GIBT ES HEUTZUTAGE NICHT MEHR. SCHADE ,DASS ER SCHON SO ALT IST.

[@humbuckingstrat]

It’s really quite amazing!! The entire band is at his disposal! As well as the crowd!! What this means is that he’s a musical leader , as in a conductor (if you will) … but it’s in such a fun way ! Everybody present is getting full attention!! This is MUSIC people!!! And one of the greatest musicians of our time, I might add!!!

[@CephaKato]

I have watched the video song of this concert in 1987 and then watched this one ,and surely after many yrs the song is still a good one to all generation

[@BW12149]

Amazing….. here it is 2024 and still powerful…

[@galinabarannikova5466]

Со старым новым годом вас, любимый! Здоровья, здоровья, здоровья! Браво, маэстро!

[@slaphappy5252]

It doesn’t get much better than this. Seeing this with all of the people in attendance singing along was absolutely beautiful and breathtaking… the 80’s baby!! This has tears slipping this man’s face.

[@bettylew2231]

My name is Betty & my friends name is AL. This song means alot to me .True Story !!! So yeah, Lovin this right now !!!!!

[@darrylsowerby7973]

That’s one hell of a performance not just Paul but the whole band was awesome

[@aakrueger]

Not to mention the audience!

[@simplyron6359]

Now THAT is what you call a HAPPY SONG!

[@gregellis4521]

Paul Simon has made such an amazing contribution to music, entertainment and spreading the joy. Bless you, Brother

[@SamLopezI]

Paul Simon along Art Garfunkel made my life better since 1966!

[@tires2burn]

This is what I call a concert.

[@sergioalbuquerque4134]

Paul Simon is a genius. No matter his age, place or even reinventing the songs, the magic remains the same.

[@bettylew2231]

Well I'm a big fan of Simon & Garfield always have been , then this song comes out I meet a friend named AL when song came out & my name is Betty!!! How great is that.TRUE STORY !!!! MTV DAYS !!!

[@tijanat.t.t]

This gives me goosebumps, tears to my eyes, need to jump around singing and pure joy.

[@jp00349]

Shit I felt the exact same. And I'm playing Bakithi Kumalo's killer bass line break over and over 🎸

[@ajaypalsinghbhatti8901]

Simon is a legend. Like Bob Zimmerman.

[@The4everblue]

You too? 😀...me? I'm just cutting onions..I aint really in tears of joy at this masterpiece

[@veronikaseibold4880]

Ich liebe Paul Simon und seine Musik Herzlichen Dank dafür meine Schwester liebte ihn auch ist leider gestorben vor 11Jahren😢😢😢❤❤❤❤ MO

[@whatswithgus]

That 2-bar bass solo is like the drum fill in Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight" - almost as famous as the song itself. Everyone knows it and loves it, and everyone always cheers every time it is played. As they should - it always sounds brilliant.

[@johnd7104]

It's the other way round. Phil Colin's released his track yeasrs later.

[@johnd7104]

Or years even.

[@ia5662]

Bakithi Kumalo baby! Give that man his due credit, incredible bass player - I got to jam with him and he's as classic as this bass riff

[@costinrosu914]

Well… In the end, it was admited that the bass solo was made in reverse, from a machine :)

[@ppvk2610]

Yeah Goosebumps

[@jonclymer2572]

One of the baddest bass lines of all time. What a groove.

[@winbin6418]

This crowd got their monies worth at this concert!wow!

[@JPMcFly1985]

Paul went from still young looking in the 80s 90s, to that cool old New Yorker dude in the 2010s. In a way I feel like his current look fits his storytelling songs even better, lol

[@Lozzie74]

Not a single Prozac pill was needed by anyone in the crowd after that song. The serotonin flowed!

[@nicolaibehringer1802]

What an amazing live performance. That bass solo is still one of my favorite bits of music

[@bobdrayer2900]

Everytime I hear Kumalo I just want to throw my bass into the fireplace, but then I realize he's an inspiration!

[@giovannimazzucchelli7487]

Paul Simon: a giant

[@John-iv6bd]

Like someone said on here you would never know he's in his 70es!! That man rocks !!

[@tshekedigaamangwe2281]

Bra Hugh Masekela, Bra Isaac Mtshali, Bra Ray Phiri, Bra Bakithi Khumalo and others......so many legends in one band🥵

[@mulumbafauzisaq1250]

II came across a Greece land tour cassette tape in my father's belongings in 1993. I was 14years then. I listened to that tape back to back for i don't know how many years. Still my greatest finds in music. I struck gold that year. 45 years old now and its still gold.

[@josephonwhidbey]

I just love how the audience sings along so that they can be connected with Paul and he stops singing and lets them carry the rest of it alone.

[@StevenFramed]

I just, and only think, that this is an obvious and cliche statement

[@danishaferreira7796]

Sensational ✨✨✨🪘🪈🎸

[@safespacebear]

If you've got your kid on your shoulders and they know every word to this song...youre an epic parent in my book. Love to see the young folks getting down to something classic

[@chinemeremudoh3732]

I could haven't said it better!

[@eddrickfoster9273]

One of the 80s Best

[@demichael5815]

I had the opportunity to attend a performance by Paul Simon in Taipei around 2013. Seeing the size of this crowd, I now realize how extremely lucky I was to be at the concert. There couldn’t have been more than 1,000 seats - every one of them taken.

[@rachaelkp]

1986 Great Woods, Graceland tour for me. If I am getting dates right, of course. Lol. We spent half the summer there seeing every band.

[@philipamankwa579]

Worked on one of his documentaries of how the songs with came about... his on and off friendship with childhood friend Art Garfunkel. And how the South African band had to wade through the constraints of apartheid to record their songs. It's a documentary that deserves a Netflix Special cos it's an emotional roller-coaster type of documentary and tells you how great humans can be when we show a little love!

[@andrewpacker1207]

One word...."Brilliant" !!!!!!

[@Ogdouble1]

Magical ❤Miss my parents even more.R.I.P

[@generalseerebbah2233]

happy birthday living legend 2020 & still watching from Ghana

[@RestInValhalla]

Me too man, from the uk with love brother ✌

[@TheRichardm203]

Same.. Ohio representing

[@alanniketic7690]

God bless Paul Simon, a brother in Christ❤

[@cherylwebb8340]

Is he a Christian? I thought he was Jewish.

[@Tigrebleau1]

OMG, That is so great! What a joy to see so many thousands of people just having good fun.

[@nicolasartheau822]

He should come and go with the whole band and dancers in Gaza to stop the madness !

[@bobdrayer2900]

Some of the most outrageously happy music ever...played by some the finest musicians ever assembled...and yet Bakithi Kumalo (fretless bass) manages to steal the show! Wow!

[@santeri888]

God is real! Jesus loves you!❤

[@ofentsegofetamang5113]

A combination of great African muscians , jazz maestros, what a masterpiece , what a massive crowd going wild, this was one of their greatest moment witnessing one greatest band on earth,🙏

[@kaspatheghost5901]

Such a wholesome song. I was half expecting the comments section full of people stating their nicknames. You can call me Azza

[@HiroForever]

My name IS Betty and this came out when I was little. My older sister had just married a guy named Al. Also this period of Paul Simon is so..... magnificent and unique unto itself.

[@jacquelinefox2632]

I love Paul Simon. A genius and a heartfelt guy of mine.... Xxxxx J Xxxxxxxx 🦊💕

[@susanb8222]

This has got to be the best recording of this song. It was lively & everyone knew the words to the song. Unbelievable magic when sung. This was when music was happiness!

[@ThereseThorne]

Love to see Paul live in concert electrician

[@dlusher]

I was at this gig and the place was absolutely rockin! Paul and the gang played their socks off and were clearly enjoying themselves. It was a real party and the crowd were amazing. We were even singing this on the tube train home...a memorable day indeed.

[@kholiummj3484]

Bakithi Kumalo is a bass legend

[@nelsonduffy9520]

This is the brains of the operation ,Simon of Simon and Garfunkel ,Garfunkel was a voice along for the ride

[@davidh4416]

This honestly might be the best song ever made

[@rachaelkp]

mmmm, Graceland. This. Then skip over to Leo Sayer "You make me feel like dancing". Not in the same zone, just the same feeling. 🤷🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️💃🏼

[@dfangirl72]

just realized he references Betty " white and the character played by legendary dean Stockwell Al quantum leap." If I call you Betty you can call me Al " 💓

[@MysticRhythms87]

Paul Simon: there won't be another like him. I always love seeing people of all ages showing up to shows like this. Kids, teenagers, people who were born well before these songs were even written just having fun and join in on the whole experience. Music is timeless, it isn't limited to a specific timeframe or age group. It's there for anyone and everyone to enjoy.

[@rebeccarexius9449]

I wish that he had not rushed the song. He gave me a sip when I wanted and paid for a gulp

[@carlosalbertolozano4361]

Music has no age and what better tribute in life for an artist like Paul Simon who, after so much time, is still singing your songs, legend

[@loslion3384]

Paul, Fun Concert Here! Everybody is moving under a Clear Blue Sky! Thanks! 😃🙃😉

[@joeh2439]

"spinnin' in infinity". That be one bad ass line,mister.

[@patton303]

Paul always has a slamming band.