Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (Official Video)

[@montesace]

My Dad's name was Al. He loved this song. Even after he got dementia, he'd still tell people that they could call him Al. This song means a lot to me.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Amazing what we can retain even with dementia. Great story. Sorry abt your dad but it sounds like he had happy memories.

[@montesace]

@@arribaficationwineho32 Thank you for the kind words.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

@@montesace my husband had it and has died. He was very happy in his dementia….kind, appreciative and knew family until he died or acted like he did. I love when music connects us to good memories.

[@montesace]

@arribaficationwineho32 It was a long, hard road, unfortunately for my Dad. I had to become his guardian. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's, and that turned into dementia. He was a beautiful man and didn't deserve the suffering he had to endure. It is the little things that mean so much after losing someone dear to us . Thank you for sharing. It's nice that after all this time, this song still means so much to so many.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

@@montesace thank you for the response. I am glad you shared music with him and so glad he had you.

[@GraceHarwood88]

When my dad used to “be in charge” on Saturdays while my mum worked, instead of making the beds as we were supposed to, he would blast this song and we would bounce THE LIFE out of the bed before making it. One of my most treasured memories. He passed July 2021. My heart sings when I hear this. I miss you Dad. My wounded warrior 🍀☘️💪🏼❤️☀️

[@TheKardain]

Sounds like an amazing thing to have had, RIP to your, and my father, take care! =)

[@neelroy2918]

Such beautiful way you ended your comment! Hope that memory keep on bringing you joy like those warm sheets at cold nights :)

[@alvaro1480]

My God you made me cry , beautiful moments

[@Jason-Wolf]

God bless your dad, what a great memory!

[@pennydezsi6073]

I'm very sorry for your loss.

[@amykelley5331]

Honestly one of Chevy Chase's best performances! Paul Simon's expressions are absolutely priceless! I was a kid when I first saw this video, and I still love it now! ❤

[@PatrickPease]

Thank you, As someone only vaguely familiar with this era of pop culture

[@JustBarry-fb8kl]

Fletch

[@michelemichele7178]

What?? 🥺😆

[@NeilCWCampbell]

​@@JustBarry-fb8kl Fletch lives

[@gporr7004]

Chase is just one of the best naturally funny comedians. The guy can say anything and look and sound funny.

[@sandrococo9213]

This wasn't on recommended. You searched it up. What an amazing legend, you are. God bless you

[@Diana-jk7is]

Still here now in December 2024

[@JamesScottSelfDefense19]

Yes, and you can call me Al.

[@VA_QUALITY]

cheers bro

[@izz2521]

Cheers mate, back at ya

[@brysonhaworth1332]

Surprisingly, that is what happened to me exactly.

[@ejb3781]

The drop of the glass through the side “table” at 1:57 gets me every time.

[@AG-iu9lv]

​@@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2enjoy being reported for spam, cultist

[@AG-iu9lv]

I had never noticed that! 😂

[@JadeLeaf1980]

That's 'cause it wasn't a table, it was the stand for the drum lol.

[@wfo0070925]

To include-@JadeLeaf1980- Yes and yes but still classic Chevy

[@andymerrett]

It just wanted to join the penny whistle.

[@imerci1]

My father's absolute favorite. He passed away and when I visit his grave, I sit down and play this video while there.

[@kerrivaccaro441]

You and I both!💕

[@JohnSipe-jt7bm]

@@kerrivaccaro441😢❤

[@bridypow1947]

❤🎉❤

[@covmiss1]

😍😍

[@dacalbany]

BEAUTIFULnesssss

[@joemauntel9381]

Saw him many years ago live. He ended with this song....TWICE. He literally ended it, crowd going crazy, and IMMEDIATELY played it again....the whole song. It was SO COOL.

[@joemauntel9381]

@@eitschbee Its got an infectious beat.....and Paul Simon words. Nuff said!! I've seen 325 concerts going back to 1977, and have NEVER seen a performer do a whole song 2 times in a row. It was REALLY COOL.

[@joemauntel9381]

@@eitschbee I even got to see Simon and Garfunkel in Pittsburg, at Three River Stadium!!!! They did a short tour after their wildly successful Central Park performance in New York. Lemme tell ya, THAT was an AWESOME show!!!!

[@SkyLukewater]

I once did a similar thing with a girl

[@joemauntel9381]

@@SkyLukewater THAT.....is funny. GOOD ONE!!

[@SkyLukewater]

@@joemauntel9381 Unfortunately I can't pick up social cues through text so if you're being genuine, thanks you, if you're being sarcastic that's cool too :)

[@ionpavlidis5978]

It's these light-hearted, cheerful songs that strangely hurt the most, cause in my mind they're connected to a happier, simpler time that's long gone.

[@Marshiethemarshmallow]

But for me, that gives me hope! It reminds me that we will have good times again someday. ☺️ I trust that our generation and the generations after us will help to create a better world. 🩷

[@Marshiethemarshmallow]

Please never lose hope, for it is hope that holds the fabric of our lives together when we need it the most. :)

[@Grinz285]

@@Marshiethemarshmallowthanks for these words marshie

[@fuzzyduck1989]

It always comes down to what you make out of it!! There is plenty of joy in our time as long as you have the right lenz to see it....

[@danielkorosec9944]

Lighthearted? You’re English seems proficient, natural tongue I’d say. But really do you listen to lalala, try y2k bono, but else it’s lyrics that are quite off showing, willing to end one could say.

[@LindaDyches]

I am 75. When I hear their songs I will never grow old. They help my mental state and my heart to hear them!

[@karma2.098]

Songs and music is nourishment for the mind, body and soul. Notice how happy you feel dancing? 1 of the reasons of course is your angels laughing at how silly you look with the movements, like how we laugh at babies dancing for the sometimes unco-ordinated movements (^ _ _ ^ )

[@JuniorWatts-kj9vb]

I'm 41.....hey hallelujah..... hope you continue for a good long time... praying to be able to be in ur shoe's one day great music I inherited from my mom now I pass songs like this to my 5 year old little girl she loves it

[@JuniorWatts-kj9vb]

Dave Matthews... does a great version

[@kayaarcos461]

I feel the same fam, listening to songs I thought long forgotten it always brings a spark of life and joy when I hear em!

[@Spleen_Wort]

Don’t aspirate on your saliva. We’re praying for you. Turn your head and cough. Eat your prune juice shakes.

[@ThurstonCyclist]

I first saw this video on television at my grandmother's house sometime in the late 80s with my parents. We all laughed a lot at it. Now it's thirty-five years later and my grandmother isn't around anymore and my parents are elderly and I'm not so young myself and it still brings a smile to my face.

[@B.Moore-Ready]

Same 😁, ahh those were the days!

[@davidbencomo6747]

The same… my Abuela loved this song

[@garynicholas4648]

I hope you are having great memories (of your family).

[@jacquelinefox2632]

Sweetheart. If she is in your mind, she's in your ❤️❤️

[@chenrynar5911]

One of the best songs ever. They just talked about it on 'This is Us' so came to listen to it here. Surprisingly, it's the first time I saw the video clip and it just made my day! Hilarious!

[@frozennorthwoods4401]

This song reminds me of a time when my children were young, life was just getting to the good part, and I was in the prime of my life. Now my sons are to that part of their life, it went by so fast. They’re young men with college degrees now, they have careers, are falling in love now, and they live on their own. Some days the house just feels too quiet and empty, and my aches and pains won’t let me sleep. I needed to hear this song today. God bless all.

[@popupmassacre2445]

There's so much to do out there - understand the pains but do your best not to let them control you! The world is what you make it. Hope you find the happy.

[@dustingmorgan]

Love the melody but the lyrics are just insane gibberish

[@edcurant]

You cannot judge your life on what you did for your children.

[@sdd123]

I am there too but please go try to help whatever type of thing you like. You can meet gardeners in a garden club and help your area look beautiful. You can give love to a child who lost a parent. I wish you so much peace and love.🙏

[@kmayweather2063]

❤

[@stevenwayne21]

This song was one of my mama's favorite songs. Her life was so painful and she suffered a great deal but this song aways made her smile. I remember her singing it to me and doing silly dances to me when I was down in the dumps. As hard as it was for her, she tried her best to never let it be hard for me. Such a gem of a song.

[@michaelmulholland9072]

Jt7gj5

[@munchkin2405]

Such a gem of a woman.

[@brendanthebdog]

The bass part in this song is outstanding!

[@DVMovies1999]

+Brendan Carberry Ikr, sounds amazing!

[@saintofconsequence]

It was fretless. I love fretless tone.

[@brendanthebdog]

It probably goes without saying that the bass solo part is pretty good too.

[@luckyvet]

Everyone I know with an ear drools during the brief bass solo

[@AdamBorseti]

Fretless no less!

[@SteveThompson-i3k]

This is one of those songs that will put a smile on your face, no matter what you are going through, at the moment.

[@someonedoesnthaveit]

this is true.

[@timolean5846]

@@someonedoesnthaveithappy new year this was one of the last songs of the evening I heard

[@Rozenfeld1978]

это правда! спасибо

[@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2]

Hello!🎉 Mother Father of all creation are here in physical flesh please phone home today! Our creators have taken on the worst for this message to reach you urgently and are starting to build God's house and band

[@lisaschafer8163]

So true

[@capricornstars4083]

No matter how sad, depressed, mad, or sleepy I am, when I play this song, it instantly melts that all away and gives me endless energy. ❤️ Thank you Paul Simon.

[@mindmy609]

I'm going thru male.menopause 🍷

[@pedropolanco9042]

Me: Hi there! It came on MTV, on late August or Sept. 1986. Had help up miself on a very crucial time of growing, as wéll as critical challenges! Was 13, back then...

[@capricornstars4083]

@@pedropolanco9042 I thought for the longest time that Chevy Chase was the singer. 😅

[@americanbagel1313]

​@@mindmy609 I'll try to transfer my energy to you. I hope it works.

[@sarahmontrose4099]

​@Capricorn Stars It's a brilliant job of lip-syncing! And very, very funny. Good on both of them for such a wry, delightful tease of a fabulous song.❤

[@petedaniels6686]

So fortunate to still be here to watch and listen to this ! AMEN ! HALLELUJAH!

[@laggiare]

This was my fathers favorite song, and today is his birthday. When I play it, his joyful image pops up in my mind, and for a moment he's here with me, laughing and telling me how brilliant, on so many levels, this song is. Tears followed by joy, thanks for that, i really needed it.

[@trevorsmith9715]

He is here

[@juniorboonruksa8296]

My father introduced me to this song when I was 5 . Precious memory.

[@thehornedqueen]

banging this tune today, it's my birthday, and my father introduced me to this awesome song, so tears on this side too

[@kmayweather2063]

❤❤

[@shiddip]

Made me cry

[@constantina7396]

This never gets old. One of the best music videos ever.

[@roslyngeer7698]

I agree 👍

[@redskies4530]

Hi I Recommend A Song called 'the bond villian' by Robert Nix

[@jeromecarrier8094]

Low Budget Video, however one of the greatest ever! Enjoyable!

[@estibon3872]

all i can ever think of when i hear this song! ❤

[@talktalk2412]

Tune! :D

[@cliftontorrence839]

Pls remember, the precious Paul Simon began performing about 1958. Wotta genius.

[@ballooncrew2994]

Year of my birth.

[@betsygalloway3310]

I wasn't a thought then. 1960. Middle of 7 children. 6 girls. 1 boy. Great memories growing up @ 😅

[@matthewellenberger1905]

Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes.

[@amymerton894]

Love calvin! Bless you😂

[@JontyMaster]

Performing builds character.

[@ChristinaByrd-i4j]

This song means many different things for families. Family of 4 siblings for me. Every memory of this song has meaning to me. I miss you Dad

[@Bigj0110]

My dad passed away this past monday and this was our song. Now my dad is my bodyguard and I'm his long lost pal/son, RIP daddy I love you!

[@anitasubramans]

I did this song with my dad at my wedding. So our vibe.

[@anitasubramans]

I’m so sorry, take care.

[@MARY-px3vw]

My Mom went to Heaven a month ago. Love, Peace and God bless.

[@michaeltaylor9952]

Sending as much love and good vibes your way! Keep your head up, hes smiling down on you! Until you meet again! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@what3801]

I'm sorry for your loss. Only positive thoughts your way. What a great memory to have.

[@PaulBarnes_Genius]

Favorite bit: at about 4:19 Chevy shoves the bell of that trumpet right in Paul's face and just for a second, Paul breaks character.

[@patv2072]

Apparently, Chevy was just not quite tall enough! (But he's still plenty tall.)

[@butterflybluffhomesteadsmi4601]

Thanks! I was wondering if that was Chevy Chase!

[@MishaExAye]

He really did. Brilliant! XD

[@artob]

Have watched this so many times and never noticed that.

[@JavaScriptJolt]

That’s my favorite part too!

[@crustycurmudgeon1]

I love how Paul finally cracks a smile at 4:20. He seems to try to hide it.

[@pattiweisend4019]

So very sad to hear that, due to his hearing loss this is one of the songs he will never perform again. Paul Simon is magic.

[@decimated550]

I Read that unhappy story. It seems like the notes or the instruments required are just too powerful for his shattered eardrums

[@sarahmontrose4099]

This song is life itself. I loved it in my youth and now I am 72 and it still brings me joy

[@larryjessee3431]

🎯

[@GTSN38]

I'm right behind ya. I'll be 50 in 4 days, and I still very much like this song. It's a classic

[@captainfalken1278]

I’m so happy your are 72! ❤ and pray you Love and long happy healthy life !

[@andrewgoss1682]

I'm about to be 22 in 2 weeks- This is one of my favorite songs. The melody, the vocals, the flute, the bass, just absolutely such an awesome song.

[@GTSN38]

@andrewgoss1682 happy birthday. Enjoy your youth !

[@xSmythosx]

chevy dropping the glass through the drum stand remains the single funniest moment in a music video that i’ve ever seen. love this song, adore this video, obsessed with paul only coming up to chevy’s shoulder, immaculate vibes for an immaculate song

[@califlo23]

Yes lol!!!!! 💜 😆🤣

[@drewjay8940]

Him dropping the glass gets a little funnier when you realize he did the same thing at 2:35

[@lit2021]

HOW did I miss this?! hahahah xD

[@weslyhorton3552]

I was hoping there were more like me out there in the world 😂

[@carlbruschnigjr1757]

And to think his college roommate wanted Chevy to join his band as a drummer. He would have been a founding memeber of Steely Dan . . .

[@LordKegyetlen]

literally this was the first song from the west i heard as a child, when the borders opened after the soviet occupation in Hungary and i thought America is a funny, happy place with uplifting songs.

[@philip_hees]

And what do you think now?

[@LordKegyetlen]

@@philip_hees fake democracy with the illusion of freedom and peace

[@koriko88]

@@LordKegyetlen Peace and democracy have always been a work in progress and always will be.

[@shellieperreault6262]

@@koriko88 Only if we work hard at it and don't get lazy or take things for granted.

[@AlmaNegra420]

@@shellieperreault6262 If that's the requirements, then I'm afraid we'll never get there. The age of working hard and not being lazy aren't much more than a memory and technology will only continue to make us weaker and lazier. America isn't great, but there are far worse places to live. At least we don't have to be worried about being murdered or beat up for being a reporter, like in some ex -Soviet countries.

[@EduardHeld81]

Was a great Paul Simon Album. My Oncle brought it by and told my Mom, his Sister, to listen to it. I listened more than she. Its lot od years ago and i had in in my head. Great Album.

[@QuistJam]

1:43 impossible not to smile when PS plays the whistle!!!

[@natashakershaw5581]

Makes him look like Andrea Corr on the Irish tin flute.

[@rositayarnold9780]

QuistJam a

[@SparkleP8nter]

watch Chevy in this part!! So FUNNY!!

[@tfwotfwotfwo]

I tried. It's very possible to not smile.

[@TheGrossMeta]

Even funnier when he drops the whistle through the bongo stand 🤣🤣🤣

[@viviensokolowski]

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this, but it never fails to bring a smile to my face.

[@alvarofernandezdecamino]

Ditto (here in the Third World, hardly no currency left and, yes, you can call me Al!) 🥴

[@wahbwahbwahb]

Even at .25 the speed

[@viviensokolowski]

@@wahbwahbwahb when you watch this video in slow motion, can you see what happens to Chevy’s glass of water? To me it just magically disappears.

[@elw3300]

You too?? I’ve watched it maybe 5 times today alone 😁😂

[@lance1273]

Legend

[@joruin]

I am a 75 years old grandma. I have always loved these guys. This one is a masterpiece. I play it again and again ♥️♥️♥️

[@roslyngeer7698]

I agree 👍

[@rosejenkins4731]

Me too!!

[@gracethompson1840]

me too 76 here This video always makes me Laugh

[@pauljordan4452]

​@@gracethompson1840See my comment Mrs Thompson. I first heard this 37 years ago.

[@willgaukler8979]

... it is happy music for sure ...

[@tronmcbride6638]

When i was a kid aways thought Chevy was singing this song and paul was the producer and backing vocals. Bring back so many memories. This is why I wanted to music.

[@wisdomakpaloo]

This is one of the most soul uplifting songs ever composed on this planet. A classical masterpiece!!. Who's here in May 2022 and beyond?

[@nathayes1061]

I am

[@exessex3522]

I am because this was the subject of a question on a TV quiz I watched yesterday evening. The question was something like "Who could call him Al in the song You Can Call Me Al?" One guy suggested 'Buddy' and was told close but no cigar.

[@phoebejean82]

I came bc my husband only 3 yrs younger than I said he had no idea what song i was talking abt!! Sacrilege! 🤯😱

[@MLYGuys]

Me

[@8fluffy8]

Sure am.

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

to anyone listening to this in nowadays: bless your soul, you must have taste

[@braylenconner3]

Love 60s through 80s some 90s

[@cokedudebestmate7099]

I have some taste, and that’s an understatement

[@reconghostgaming3213]

I don’t mind the 50’s all the way to 2016. There is only so much good songs 2017-2021 i like, but it’s a bit stale lately.

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

@@reconghostgaming3213 Thank You?

[@danieladiaz8259]

Yeah, I have taste. 80s music is awesome because it doesn’t say any bad words

[@edwardsullivan8041]

Poor Paul... He's one of the few guys in music who truly has a Wonderful Sense of Humor and the ability to laugh at himself. Class Never Goes Out of Style...

[@andresbustos8727]

Love how simple yet great is this video, Chevy fills the room with his performance.

[@johntechwriter]

Simple and yet transcendent. Paul Simon captures the magic of existence that is available to those of us who are willing to plunge into life and let ourselves go.

[@PM2022]

No doubt!

[@tommiepattonkendrickiii1617]

This is one of my all-time favorite songs... I'm 36 and this was a staple of my childhood and really my LIFE. This song is on my 'Life's Playlist', one of my life's many 'anthems'. Much love from Greenfield, Massachusetts! And God bless you all! ❤ ✝️

[@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2]

Hello!🎉 Mother Father of all creation are here in physical flesh please phone home today! Our creators have taken on the worst for this message to reach you urgently and are starting to build God's house and band

[@kentnichols3438]

U r a nice

[@munkustrap2]

Back at you from Hull, MA

[@kimmieh8419]

Hey neighbors! Hello from Chicopee! 👋 Was born in ‘73 to parents who were into music and I grew up listening to everything! Thank you, mom and dad, for having me at that time! I loved my childhood and the years I was a teenager and everything that went along with it! ❤

[@renaekiely]

It's on my life playlist too!

[@WomanNextDoor]

Us 80s kids were truly blessed to experience this music first time round. Every radio station had this track playing, and everyone in earshot was either tapping their feet, singing along, or doing a little dance. Truly was the best of times.

[@kevinrivas48]

I’m jealous but glad we can play it anytime and as many time we want, because I’m in love with this song❤

[@qt-jd4ti]

It was an age of true bliss without all of the "social demands" of today. Beautiful!

[@moragblack1876]

Brought up in the 50s and Graceland is the best thing I have ever heard.

[@GilbertoRojas-sc5jv]

Eso es verdad..

[@eireian4939]

Amazing times 😊👍

[@santomusic3981]

Respect to Paul Simon for bringing South African music into the Popular mainstream. He opened the door for many musicians who play that music.

[@michaelulbrichsen4854]

South African where ?!

[@santomusic3981]

@@michaelulbrichsen4854 as in the North West, Free State, Western Cape, etc regions especially. His Graceland project explored music traditional to these regions such as Marabi, Township Jazz, Mbube, etc. Hope that answers your question…

[@thomaskessmeyer6905]

With Johnny Clegg & Savuka! ;)

[@bobsaccamanno3970]

Yes, and a bunch of activists tried to cancel him over it. He famously sat down and had a frank conversation about it with them. That was still a time before social media when so you could discuss things contentiously but still be heard. The conversation was filmed I think by PBS. But it was also clear all the South African artists were behind Simon and appreciative.

[@darrentodd3591]

@@michaelulbrichsen4854 johannesburg

[@JaeJWilliams]

my bass teacher recommended this song years ago and i fell in love with all of Paul's work ever since without realizing it's the same Paul from Simon and Garfinkel.

[@RobertGraziose]

At 69 I was never good at this slap pop thing. However if you want to hear a good bass line. Simon and Garfincle The Only Living Boy In New York. On the bridge over troubled water album. It may be Carol Kay. I got it down pretty good.

[@JaeJWilliams]

@@RobertGraziose thank you 🙏

[@RBAILEY57]

"Graceland" was Paul's masterpiece. Every track on it (especially this one) is brilliant!

[@tishrowley5907]

#truth

[@monicagrorud2225]

All his music was. Just beyond.

[@ScoutJordan-i5z]

Me and Julio, down by the schoolyard... 🎶🎶🎶

[@phunkidruma]

If u say so

[@timoo6194]

This song will always have immense sentimental value to me, Dad used to play it growing up along with a bunch of other Paul Simon songs. It's coming up on a year since he lost his battle with cancer and I play & appreciate this song more than ever.

[@layrueannamatoamato3611]

layrue Ann Amato american Grandma thank forgiveness from every one

[@nataliestaheli51602]

Tim Dwyer I know the exact pain you're going thru! It's great that you have something great to help you thru the hard times! Hang in there!

[@1974CarlosGarcia]

Good memories.... he is always be with you

[@ahnaroll]

Tim Dwyer Same here. Thought I wrote this myself for a moment. Instant tears. My father lost his battle in March of this year tho but still relevant. I'm sorry for your loss. Cancer sucks!

[@antisocialanarch]

Tim Dwyer you made me cry cause I lost mine too and this song helps getting through the day

[@mikeholtzclaw3995]

Paul Simon is not a guy who you usually think of as having a sense of humor, but he is subtly hilarious here. He starts to sing "A man walks down - " but then realizes, to his mild surprise, that he's not the one supposed to be singing. He twiddles his thumbs. When Chevy is "singing" the na-na-na part, the look on Paul's face says he really wants to be singing but he knows he's not supposed to. Great song, and an incredibly fun simple video.

[@naomistar87]

One of my earliest memories of my childhood...my mom LOVED this song🥰🥰🥰

[@donnymoney4222]

yeah we watched the video too Mike! lol

[@gregorylapointe4157]

Funny video. The look on Paul's face near the end when he turns and almost gets hit in the face with Chevy's trumpet, he almost starts laughing.

[@richiebear1969]

He was in a Woody Allen film. He knew humor.

[@Awesoman]

@@richiebear1969 Yeah Paul always had a dry sense of humor. Remember when he appeared on SNL in a turkey costume?

[@sigismundjumbo8065]

Pure heartfelt and emotional song rendered by clean wholesome serious artists. Very enduring and infectious melodious piece. Everlasting and joyful. 💯🌟♥️👏😀

[@joeneil5485]

I think both of them were drinking and drugging purty heavily in the '80s actually...

[@mrrolandlawrence]

one of chevy's best songs. it really helped pauls career after his split with art.

[@leonielightfoot8989]

@Chris Sharpe no I don't think so

[@ala2121]

Why...why did you do this?! You know how the majority of the people are on the internet...get ready to get corrected 1000 times. Lol...made me laugh though!

[@zrags]

Did you know Chevy was the original drummer for Steely Dan?

[@jeannemarie3704]

Paul Simon married Edie brickell too I think.

[@rerobalcha]

Sorry my friend, but the song belongs to Paul Simon, not Chevy Chase!!! Chevy Chase was just doing the video for the song!!!

[@KatrinaStevens-g2o]

The man’s a genius ..,, he’s the only person on earth who doesn’t know it…!! Therein the humility. He’s brilliant 💖

[@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2]

Hello!🎉 Mother Father of all creation are here in physical flesh please phone home today! Our creators have taken on the worst for this message to reach you urgently and are starting to build God's house and band

[@hannyb.1364]

At 4:18 Paul Simon can’t help but smile when Chevy Chase shoves the trumpet right in his face. I love their chemistry and humor so much. this video and song are amazing.

[@Eric_Blair]

That little smile seals the deal!!!

[@LetsGooo]

And then Chevy Chase has to do a spin to keep his face away from the camera because he, too, is laughing.

[@TidusX16]

This was one of my mom's favorite songs and videos. She passed away in July from breast cancer but this played the next day after she passed. I just can feel her smile and her dancing with me as kid to this. Love you, ma.

[@betsygalloway3310]

Extremely sorry for your 😢loss. ❤This 🎵 song brings joy & great memories to all who listen. Your Mom is saying dance & laugh when you hear this! God Bless You! We will see our loved ones in the future 😊.

[@starless4146]

The part where he sings "You can call me Al..." Sounds so innocent and pure. It easily lifts my heart 😌

[@donkeydan5996]

Lol especially with the way Chevy Chase raises his head as he’s singin it, I was 4 years old when this video came out and I thought Chevy was Paul Simon 😂

[@duncanrichardson2167]

Lyrics, music, acting, choreography, all are a delight. A total art work

[@A.J.K._cinema]

Couldn't agree more!

[@rjjcms1]

Everything about this song is absolutely spiffing and the video's fun too,but listening to it again I was really enjoying the playing by the band of,as far as I'm aware,African musicians.

[@youngBowie]

yes

[@jamesmcfarlane2382]

Plagiarised

[@svenseike4496]

Yeah best is you dont get to tired from hearing it 😊. (Short Joke: what do Albert Georg Harold Reginald Montgomery - Fitzbottom say to his Friends? ... ... "You can call me Al") 😂

[@relistic707]

Is it just me, or would it be so epic to see Simon and Chase do a long over due reunion and recreate this video! My inner childhood would definitely be ecstatic:)

[@andyglackin]

music soothes my savage beasty

[@lloydrodriguez9969]

Why would anyone want a rehash that would likely be inferior to the original as both men are very old and less likely to be as animated? We have the original, what is the point of recreating it when it'd be unlikely to improve on the classic?

[@hip-hoplegend9882]

I was thinking the same thing 🙂

[@gothgirl4evr881]

​@@lloydrodriguez9969tell that to people that still spend 100s of dollars to go see bands like kiss, Aerosmith, Stones, etc... I've even spent a good amount to see Ozzy many times first with his No more tours tour and like 6 times in early 2000s at Ozzfest, hell I even went and saw the Cure in the mid 2000s just bc the band members are old doesn't mean they can't still rock

[@gothgirl4evr881]

That would be awesome

[@JessIstTheBestNW]

You'll never lose your relevancy. You've shown respect to my baby boomers and myself growing up. 💗 My father was a brilliant musician. All he had was his guitar in Vietnam and played the heck out of my now Steinway n sons baby grand. You, Tom Petty, Dillan, Traveling Wilburys all make my heart happy. That'll never die.... ☮️🕊️

[@danceswithbears2521]

This is one of my ALL-TIME favorite videos!! Love Paul Simon and Chevy Chase and this is just so clever and funny.

[@LindaBkrWms]

I love chevy!

[@danceswithbears2521]

LindaBkrWms Me, too. He's really funny in this video like when he sets the water glass down on the drum stand and of course it just falls through. I used to have a crush on him. I think he is very good looking.

[@danceswithbears2521]

LindaBkrWms You know, I like Chevy Chase's version better. The lyrics are improved. :D

[@danceswithbears2521]

LindaBkrWms Have you ever done that knee-dancing thing? My cousin and I went to my brother's wedding. We were not welcome. So we decided to just have fun and not care. We went out on the dance floor - two women - and danced and danced and I am one lousy dancer so we did that knee dancing and just goofed around. It was a blast.

[@LindaBkrWms]

DancesWithBears :-P

[@susangetchell4782]

I am 62 and I love Paul Simon, He is like a poet. His songs tell a story. I just love his music.

[@simonpenny2564]

"I don't find this stuff amusing anymore" That line has been rattling around in my head for months. Good song, great album.

[@gothgirl4evr881]

the world All of the above 😅

[@niecielynn]

Absolute joy! This song always brings happiness ❤❤❤

[@richstewart7373]

One of the best composers of modern times. In my opinion Paul Simon and Paul McCartney will be remembered as classical composers along with the others

[@lindamcfadden57]

I couldn't agree with you more! And both songwriters/singers make astute observations about our times and (often bizarre) culture.

[@marynelson3067]

Bob Dylan 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@acsoccerlunch]

Both Paul’s

[@eldiran2]

Though Simon ultimately showed far more depth than MacCartney.

[@michaelmulholland9072]

Kr

[@jevinday]

"A man walks down the street It's a street in a strange world Maybe it's the third world Maybe it's his first time around Doesn't speak the language He holds no currency He is a foreign man He is surrounded by the sound, the sound Cattle in the marketplace Scatterings and orphanages He looks around, around He sees angels in the architecture Spinning in infinity, he says, 'amen and hallelujah!'" HOW DO YOU EVEN WRITE THAT?! I mean seriously. Incredible.

[@normgarrison4077]

No, it was the copious amount of drugs that did that. Only drugs could do that

[@jimjones3995]

Amazing verse

[@orinanime]

@@kulaak-krii "bAcK wHeN..." okay grandpa take off your nostalgia goggles. We're all glad that you and Pepperidge Farm remember. It'll be okay.

[@lgm9324]

And he's half of one of music greatest duos.

[@StonedCabbage]

Personally don't understand why people praise this song as I think it is horrible. What do those lyrics even mean?

[@chantellenutes5435]

This makes me think of my dad. He passed away 12 years ago. It’s fascinating how music can take you straight back to memories and make them almost so real again.

[@melissaepps9077]

Yes! This makes me think of my dad too and he passed away 6 years ago. Sending prayers your way.

[@hesssabine6697]

👌😌💚

[@meemeekeykat9402]

omg yes. i remember this video and song from my babyhood in the 80s. heard it by coincidence on a car ride to a work site and it flooded memories back. my father passed 7 years ago. sending my love to you and your family 💖

[@timothylee9418]

Patsy Cline makes me think of my Dad. The Tennesee Waltz makes me think of my Mom.

[@timothylee9418]

It has been 25 years for my parents passing. It never leaves you, not if they were Good Parents. I count my 🙌 blessings.

[@natalielanglois6818]

Sang this with my bro on a night out. He died at 40… coming up to 5 years now, i love this song now i have just turned 40, its a song i must sing with out him 😊

[@SuperDrLisa]

Prayers for your comfort ❤

[@fudgeweasel]

I still, after all these years, love the quiet comedic genius that was displayed in this video.

[@jamesiyer4937]

Yes... very much so. Chevy chase is a very clever and funny man.

[@PhilipAlexanderHassialis]

Yeap. Chevy was never one doing the "loud" stunts, he just... was. And at his best, you could have a good time watching him do his comedy, without even laughing that much. One of the greats, for sure.

[@radosawbalicki2025]

I still come back to this video and it always brings me smile!

[@HouseofEllisBright]

Norm (mcDonald) calls him the "king of physical comedy" - I agree. If you dont understand, just write a long letter, then shove it up your -Wait, what? Oh your that LandShark M/Fer...

[@FrankTeddy2011]

At 1:57...Chevy goes to place the glass of water on the table and it falls to the floor. Absurdist humor at its finest!

[@belenpiscicelli1689]

this is OUR SONG! for my husband and me. I've got 29, He's 38, when we are in party mood, we play this song 💖 when something bad happen, we play this song, if we're going to celebrate something... this is the song which we're going to put first in our playlist. Bless you Paul Simon!

[@stellviahohenheim]

nobody asked

[@KyrosT_]

@@stellviahohenheimHAHAHA I’m dead

[@dougmcqueen1861]

@@stellviahohenheim Shut up, Karen.

[@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2]

Hello!🎉 Mother Father of all creation are here in physical flesh please phone home today! Our creators have taken on the worst for this message to reach you urgently and are starting to build God's house and band

[@IAmSuzyQ]

It's impossible for me to be in a bad mood when I hear this song. Lifts my spirits immediately! THANKS PAUL! 💜🕉️

[@shame1483]

This whole album is a banger ❤️❤️❤️

[@betsygalloway3310]

AND THE ALBUM THAT FOLLOWED TOO!😅

[@TheDellaniOakes]

I love this video. I like seeing Paul Simon wandering around looking sullen. It was really a clever concept on someone's part.

[@kristinareed6656]

It was Chevy & Paul together because they were good friends & Chevy loves Pauls music. They played this during NYC St. Patricks parade.

[@mattlove1]

Yes, no kidding. Because Paul Simon looking sullen... that's never been done before. Or since.

[@Queyh2]

matt love :^)

[@betbrown4067]

matt love yawn at the cynic

[@anthonychurch5145]

😊😊😊😊😊 hello pretty looking so gorgeous lady how are you doing 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 it's my pleasure meeting you, where are you from if you don't mind me asking you?

[@austinhubbartt695]

I love Paul's face when Chevy shoves the trumpet in his face. Cracks me up every time!

[@pbsixgun6]

@Paul Frederic Simon Since day 1 my man. Love your music.

[@tylsimys67]

@Paul Frederic Simon Well, just a little bit, ya know... just a little bit.

[@michaelcook6889]

Getting Chevy Chase to do the music video was pure genius. It sold the whole crazy premise.

[@dogewood5499]

Chevy AND Rick Moranis without glasses lip-synching for Paul Simon lol

[@zombiegirl71]

Nailed it so very true!! Excellent work.

[@JulieChesworth-tk3re]

So agree x

[@JohnEtter-z3o]

That would be the genius of Lorne Michaels

[@michaelmulholland9072]

Mfigntgirngufrhf

[@elizabethlagrand9516]

When this song came out, I immediately wanted it to be the song that I danced to with my dad at my wedding. We didn't even have a father daughter dance. I almost didn't have him walk me down the aisle. We don't talk anymore. Now this song is a reminder that I didn't get the earthly father that I need but my Heavenly Father loves me more than I can comprehend. If your dad failed you as well, know that you are loved and important.

[@lianneotan]

🤔

[@RandalBalmer]

Love this, I’m 70 and it still makes me get up and dance and sing along

[@docmuteki]

Excellent, that’s the spirit!

[@Rodolfo-n9u]

You're young at heart ♥ just like me

[@Asgairsson]

I needed to turn 50 to get the point of the question "why am I soft in the middle now while the rest of my life is so hard?" :-) lovely expressed.

[@CasperV1982]

I'm 41 and love it too ❤️

[@timolean5846]

Dance dance dance all night long - Steve Miller Band 🎉

[@monicaross9746]

My brother use to love this song when we were kids. He played it over and over and I haven't hear it in years. He has been gone for 13 years now. After having a hard time lately, this came on the radio on my way into work this morning. Defiantly was my sign.

[@rkgaustin]

Sorry for your loss. I hope you're hanging in there.

[@CharruaNYC]

Angels in heaven loves playing music too!

[@michaelJpurp]

Music has a good way of bringing back great memories! I'm sorry for your loss.

[@MrGenedancingmachine]

Monica Ross you’re ruining the mood with that depressing crap

[@LovesMike33]

💖

[@gothgirl4evr881]

Almost 40 years later and i still remember the lyrics even after years of not hearing it. It all comes back within the first couple beats

[@nichole505]

My dad just told me to put this on the radio...

[@jammerfanreturns6282]

​@@nichole505 Hi, Son

[@nichole505]

@@jammerfanreturns6282 I ain't your son 😭 🤪🤪🤪

[@stephanyhdz92]

Good thing it didn't end up in cartoon cemetery 🤣 I'm 40 now and it's about my age.. nice !

[@garethwilkinson3456]

Exactly. 40 years. I conclude that 40 years ago is just fine.

[@michaelsamerdyke108]

Just one of the great videos. Every time I watch it, I smile all the way through.

[@annawolff310]

I am 72 years old. Very ill. Severe pain. I can rock in bed to this. Only my toes may be moving but I feel joy 😊

[@JustaSillySailor]

You keep rocking!!

[@ritapowers2487]

Immense blessings to you dear

[@lavendertease]

Keep those toe a-tappin'!

[@julianuttall5825]

I feel you hun x keep tapping your toes to banging tunes! X

[@Corapaslemagasin]

♥️♥️♥️

[@toolman.dustin]

Love this song: The names in the song came from an incident at a party that Simon went to with his then-wife Peggy Harper. French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, who was attending the same party, mistakenly referred to Paul as "Al" and to Peggy as "Betty", inspiring Simon to write a song.

[@rerobalcha]

Who doesn't? Thanks for the anecdote, it is so inspiring!!!

[@Phred7447]

Cool story my man

[@suzenduffett2409]

Thank you!I have always wondered.

[@Ruylopez778]

That's fun. There's also a Letterman interview where Paul is talking about being introduced on stage to a crowd as 'Neil Simon' lol

[@joshiahayash]

Lol dude just copy-pasted this from the Genius page for this song

[@allyhyde-nawell2909]

The size difference is comical Paul Simon, what a legend 💜

[@Maximilian2808]

looks like his little boy :D

[@chachibouman3730]

Go on front of the Mickey in Minnie attraction at Disney Hollywood studios. Chevys hands are as big as hulk Hogan.

[@vimacleod8655]

@@Maximilian2808. b

[@Steph6n]

Chevy Chase is a full 1 foot and 1 inch taller than Paul Simon

[@charlesgold9016]

5 foot 3 to 6 foot 4 difference is huuuuge 😂

[@joshuaolsen5316]

How can you NOT love this song

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

I don't think it's great... but if you be my bodyguard I can be your long lost pal??

[@SinergiasHolisticas]

❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Veridicus21]

It's amazing. They maybe spent $2,500 to produce this whole video. And this is the most entertaining 5 minutes I've had in months.

[@jackp492]

It's pure class

[@Erri_17]

And Paul Simon made this just to show Art Garfunkel he can do something without Garfunkel

[@ronnickels5193]

Most likely a lot more than that, Chevy had to have been paid at SAG rates

[@Mrbink01]

@@Erri_17 Paul Simon was his own man long before this.

[@adamconey11]

2500$ for a Chevy Chase appearance?! That'd be a steal i feel like lol

[@melissagifford67]

3000 people don't like this video. That's just absolutely crazy. This is one of the best videos ever made and Song!

[@simonzlatkin4716]

Melissa Gifford best

[@markdally5676]

Melissa Gifford doesn't matter how pissed i am or how shitty my day has been this song and video but he in a good mood

[@aray856]

Melissa Gifford its not 3000 people don't like it! 3000 blind people just missed the like button!!! Duhh obviously!!!

[@niallbreen4192]

or maybe 3000 people turned their device upside down to like it again

[@roundedges2]

What a masterpiece--Besides the groove and incredible musicianship, the lyrics are tour de force of whimsical wordplay: "Why am I so SOFT--when my life is so HARD?" Why is my attention span so SHORT and Oh my nights are so LONG--Then "Maybe its the third world--maybe its his first time around!" SHEESH! THAT. Sht is masterful!

[@777jones]

It was so easy for him too. 🤷‍♂️ this song reminds me of an easy life, being a kid in the 80s

[@roundedges2]

@@777jones Since I have spent time in Africa, I can relate to the last verse especially: "3rd world" is an assumed put-down--(it is to newbies)--but when you have spent more time there you catch a deeper groove another, older culture: you feel differently; the food, the vibe, music, language idioms, humor, customs. --Hence "maybe it's his first time around" (newbie doesn't know much; his view comes from inexperience). Says all that in 2 lines., but most won't get it.

[@nickbode5211]

Paul Simon is truly underrated as a songwriter. These lyrics are terrific! “Why am I soft in the middle? The rest of my life is so hard.” is poetry

[@777jones]

@@roundedges2 some of his lyrics were an ironic take on American attitudes versus the spirituality of native and ancient people. Always felt that he was asking really good questions.

[@roundedges2]

@@777jones Spirituality, yes: "Angels in the architecture..Halleluja" is in there too!

[@StanHarris-n8k]

Who’s here in December 2024

[@Mischa808]

Me sending it to my 40 yr old kidults who I raised listen to so much good music...

[@juancarlosramirezparra8233]

Dec 18th 2024...

[@bluelemon404]

12.19.25 and loving life!🎉

[@iamthenell]

Just a stressed restaurant manager who needs a smile

[@scottmccluremcclure3916]

It's so nice that Chevy Let Paul hangout while he sang this song 😁

[@craftsandstuff3349]

What exactly was Chevy doing there? Why?

[@daviddavidson8050]

Yes, wasn't it? I wonder, did they validate parking at the studio for Chevy? A guy's gotta hold as much coin as possible, you know?

[@TheTeufelhunden68]

@@craftsandstuff3349 Ummmm... they were friends.

[@danhost1338]

@@daviddavidson8050 blessings

[@daviddavidson8050]

@@danhost1338 likewise sir. Good morning.

[@Jon_from_LI]

Chevy Chase has such a great voice. Maybe one day Paul Simon can aspire to have a voice like his.

[@mikelippenkrantz]

At least he can play a mean bass solo.

[@NotJustTheThumbnail]

@@mikelippenkrantz 🤣

[@WeezyWeez1984]

😂

[@robertwatt7775]

Well he was in the group steely Dan

[@knockedoutloaded279]

And he wrote Graceland..

[@ryangoodrow8829]

I love the bass on this song, and the whole album to that extent, Bakithi Kumalo is an amazing bassist, and I love the almost upright sound of his playing

[@X-EvilAsh]

Such a good bassline! Definitely one of my favorites

[@falcon989]

I just saw Bakithi and his band play it live at a park in King of Prussia, PA, and they let him do that bass break twice because it’s so awesome. Everybody was out of their seats and dancing. It’s truly a showstopper and they nailed it

[@randybush5109]

Brilliant song. It never fails to make me feel better, to lift my spirit. Thank you so much

[@naomistar87]

Haven't heard this in ages....woke up this morning with this song stuck in my head and it makes my coffee taste better somehow 💜🍩☕

[@seanantley1965]

Same exact thing with me this morning @ 6 a.m. lol… morning of 10/9/2022.

[@pumpkinrott6472]

Same thing happened to me today!!! Lol

[@rjjcms1]

Love it but I had to turn the volume dial up to nearly the max for playing this - not least because the volume level of the sound on this video is rather on the quiet side!

[@helenclark9068]

Very odd I woke up with song in head, had to Google it as couldn't get the song name only part of lyrics, very strange.

[@kennethalexanderfinegan516]

One of the best music videos ever made. So simple yet so effective. The chemistry between Simon and Chase is just genius!!

[@gluestickgenius2644]

That grin from Paul Simon, when he almost collides with the trumpet. =D

[@AA-sn9lz]

Timestamp?

[@marcog.182]

@@AA-sn9lz 4:19

[@RobbenRomano]

Their dancing is the highlight for me. I have no idea what this song is about, but I love watching them go through the motions of performing it.

[@BayShore2001]

I absolutely love this song. Being a kid in the 80's was such a gift! Classic funny Chevy Chase and great music from Paul Simon.

[@ljaymaster]

Agree 💯 born in 78..

[@sog5747]

And the video makes me happy too!

[@jenniferparedez8584]

I love all those oldies.

[@r.p.mcmurphy6623]

No, being a child in the 60s a gift. Being a child of the 80s was 2 decades too late.

[@BayShore2001]

@@shanegerard3110 I suggest you use spell check before commenting. Yes, this 39 year old woman may be getting old but at least I learned proper grammar/spelling in school.

[@BA-rt9dp]

I am 100% serious when I say it is on my bucket list to hear this song performed by a good a capella group. Anybody who does not understand this cannot call me Betty.

[@bdw7254]

The first time I heard it was from an acapella group it’s life changing

[@nickmiles2862]

Season 5 of the office episode is “heavy competition”

[@nickirmen6671]

​@@nickmiles2862 "We will be walking down the aisle to 'Call me Al?'" "You will be BOOGEYING"

[@aramattaschaeffer8941]

Go ahead and call me Al, and join my a capella group that I just now started with this specific purpose.

[@markwolkotte5253]

Howdy Betty

[@jasondantzler2708]

I lost my pal a few years back. I miss him very very much. Little did I know that when I called out to him in a time of distress he was listening. He was and still is my bodyguard. Thank you.....

[@rollinajoint9657]

Lost my best friend three weeks ago I miss her as well When I call out Hope to be as lucky She always had my back Thanks 👍💭👌✌️

[@JulianGem]

Maybe when you die you can do this with him That came out wrong

[@jasondantzler2708]

@@JulianGem Or maybe your a little troll hiding behind a keyboard who wears glasses and has hearing aids? Any time you want to say something to my face, Im ready. I'll be waiting.

[@JulianGem]

I'm sorry man

[@JulianGem]

I wasn't trying to hurt you that's why I said that came out wrong

[@clairekavanagh322]

Somehow I only heard this for the first time about 3 or 4 years ago (I am 38!) I genuinely thought it was a recent song. It's so beautiful. I love how the music is so melodic and sweeping and transforms into those thumping drums and horns. Masterful.

[@RollingOrmond]

1:55 - he drops the water glass through the empty drum stand.

[@DutoinJersey]

that was old school chevy's shtick! He does the same thing w/ the piccolo at 2:38! He was great.

[@hanstun1]

was?

[@mEDIUMGap]

Now he's just old man

[@decunamus2]

Like we are all going to be.

[@jacwood22]

Good observation. I made it about 30 years ago.......along with a million other people.

[@rexobzea138]

Why do I love this song so much, man the 80’s were awesome

[@khappy1286]

Yes they were!

[@jaynealder9514]

You cant forget live aid what a memory!! 12 oclock on a boiling saturday afternoon waiting for it to get going lay on my living room floor!!

[@disgruntledmural7171]

The absolute happiest music video, for the most depressing inspiration for a song in human existence.

[@davidmaldonado6109]

Royal Crown Cola

[@thatstutulife6084]

Thomas what are they singing about ?

[@disgruntledmural7171]

zombags NL Basically this guy is going through a mid-life crisis and kind of realizing that he pretty much threw his own life away on meaningless pursuits.

[@thatstutulife6084]

Thomas thnx dude

[@VigilanteVegan]

+zombags NL he's going through Alzheimer's

[@User_LUdrcn]

The bass line at 3:45 ….🙌

[@sporty1701]

I remember (30+ years ago) buying "Graceland" for this song. I really had no idea what the rest of the album was like. After playing the entire album through, I was overwhelmed...this was a true masterpiece! I quickly became addicted to this unique and magical music. More than three decades later, I remain totally captivated by Paul Simon's "Graceland".

[@cgrilley]

I'd put it in the top 10 albums of the 1980s...top 100 all time. It was so different and amazing when it came out...the difference between typical performer and great artist is stark.

[@JonnyFortino]

the way chevy chase puts his drink on the "table" and it falls gets me everytime

[@ampersand7443]

Dude only just saw that for the first time made a meme there he did

[@A1steaksauce97]

...yo where does it go though

[@captainbanana6898]

1:58 :)

[@A1steaksauce97]

@@captainbanana6898 I know but where does it go after?? haha, into the void! c; (thanks for the timestamp btw)

[@captainbanana6898]

@@A1steaksauce97 shattered on the floor. Lol it wasnt a table it was a drum stand.

[@Dancoh_Beatz]

I grew up listening to this song and it still gives the "good feeling'' i used to get listening to it back in the day.. It just has this groove that just makes you move and nod your head subconsciously.. This song has probably the most recognisable, catchiest tune out there with the brass sections in the chorus and the slap bass line. I wonder how old Paul was in this video though coz he looks young! The video concept was really unique, goes with the weird lyrics.. and the appearance by Chevy lip sinking and doing funny stuff just makes it even more hilarious.. A real classic this one 👍🔥🔥

[@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2]

Hello!🎉 Mother Father of all creation are here in physical flesh please phone home today! Our creators have taken on the worst for this message to reach you urgently and are starting to build God's house and band

[@terryab08]

I watched this on MTV when it was all about the music and these incredibly entertaining videos. My son, Bryan, grew up watching them with me and he became "The Music Man" of his unit in Iraq, entertaining his troops and locals alike with his plethora of music on his iPod. "You Can Call Me Al" was always a crowd pleaser!