Paul Simon- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (REACTION)

[@suhey34]

Kodachrome is another great Paul Simon song

[@janettem7374]

John Suerth my fav

[@lindap8101]

They give us the nice bright colours!

[@michellefarrell9082]

Absolutely love it.🎧❤️

[@resin3100my]

People now days won't have any idea what that means.They probably haven't even heard of Kodak.

[@davidrichards6509]

Radio stations had to stop playing this song shortly after it came because Kodak was threatening to sue radio stations for trademark infringement. Kodachrome was their trademarked color film.

[@kevincroughn9816]

His song "Me and Julio Down By The School Yard" is a good one. There's a live performance that he does on Sesame Street that's really great.

[@CharCanuck14]

That one is good, but the official video is fantastic!

[@otisdylan9532]

@@CharCanuck14 I prefer the official video too.

[@RicoBurghFan]

I second that

[@shayleeledevre6401]

Love Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard!

[@CaroleMcDonnell]

second Me and Julio. And Kodachrome!

[@davidroyston1918]

You have heard him before...Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water a while back

[@madangel9691]

😂😂

[@marladiamond7849]

And The Boxer and The Sound of Silence.

[@turdferguson400]

Marla Diamond The Boxer is my favourite! 👍👍💖

[@ragjamrock]

Paul Simon's first major hit as a solo artist was called Mother and Child reunion. It was recorded in Kingston Jamaica using local reggae musicians giving this song it's distinct reggae sound.

[@TheMike_I]

Whitney Houston's mother, Cissy, sings back-up on it too. one of my favorites of his.

[@glassontherocks]

It was written in about ten minutes on a napkin in a pancake house. Chicken and eggs was called "Mother and child reunion." It was only a motion away...I read about it on an old Simon album.

[@TheMike_I]

@@glassontherocks hey Dave, i think it was a Chinese food menu

[@teatimedrinker1]

Yes! Fantastic song!

[@karenj3611]

Paul Simon is part of the duo Simon and Garfunkel, he went solo after a few years.

[@turdferguson400]

konchogrinchen I didn’t know that! 😎 Cool!

[@olga138]

Karen j They started singing together in elementary school. In high school, they performed as "Tom and Jerry." They sang together from 1953 to 1970, and reunited several times for live concerts, so I wouldn't consider 17 years a "few" years.

[@karenj3611]

@@olga138 thanks for the history lesson

[@cshubs]

Check out Simon/Garfunkel's "Cecilia."

[@pollymiller623]

My very favorite song! Literally in my top 20...and I have ALOT of music

[@pollymiller623]

I give 5 likes to this post!😊😊😊😊💞

[@josmith4173]

I love that song sooo much - it has great memories from school! Our music teacher used to make us sing it! Can you imagine a bunch of immature 13 year olds in 1983? 😆 I also love Sug’s version!!

[@karenj3611]

My favorite from him is "Still crazy after all these years"

[@KC-bv9kf]

The best rendition was the time he wore a chicken costume on Saturday Night Live, when SNL was relevant.

[@amyk9175]

If I had to rate songs by their bridges, that would be in my top five.

[@nahaloz1816]

You would really appreciate His song “Loves me like a rock”

[@ellavader4411]

And ... "I Am a Rock"

[@bluecollarlit]

I was just going to type in Do Loves Me Like A Rock.

[@katherinewilliams1875]

When this was released October 25, 1975 I was 17 years old. I was visiting my grandmother in Philadelphia. I was playing the album on her parlor record player. She was listening to it. The next time I visited her she had brought her own album. The Compact Disc was invented until 1982. I miss grandma❤️.

[@lreadlResurrected]

The whole Graceland album is pure gold.

[@JM-rl1hf]

What I love about these 70’s artists is they write their own music and they have their own sound. Try “me and Julio down by the schoolyard”.

[@calme-dx2dp]

When Paul did *Call me Al* he revived two careers, his own and Chevy Chase's.

[@holyspacemonkey]

Paul Simon has one of the richest catalogs in American music. He’s such an incredible songwriter & performer that I don’t even know where to start. Every album he made with Art Garfunkel is phenomenal, then he went solo and churned out one incredible song after another. His groundbreaking album Graceland features the South African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, whom I once saw perform live. Absolutely transcendent!! He has also performed with the legendary Miriam Makeba. But I think it would be good to go back to Simon & Garfunkel to check out his early work first. They had a lot of hits! It’s impossible to pick favorites but I love “America” so much. I cry every time. Also “Homeward Bound,” “Hazy Shade of Winter,” and “Only Living Boy in New York.” And “The Boxer.” I better stop, but there are so many great ones!

[@OffRampTourist]

Great post. Great picks.

[@sarahjane8146]

I have a hardcover book containing just the lyrics to Paul Simon songs. He’s amazing.

[@monica11760]

Earlier tonight you reacted to the Carly Simon song and asked who the two guys were talking in the beginning -- you guessed one of them (George Harrison from the Beatles) , and the other guy was Art Garfunkel, who was Paul Simon's partner (Simon & Garfunkel).

[@conniesloan921]

Paul really has a great voice and songs Meand Julio Down by the Schoolyard You Can Call me Al , The Boxer and the best Homeward Bound

[@pamking357]

You can call me Al with Chevy Chase lol

[@saflynn14]

He is a brilliant writer and you can’t really go wrong with any of his songs! 😁😍

[@jeanwalker4011]

Paul Simon wrote “Mother and Child Reunion” after seeing it on a menu in a Chinese restaurant. The dish was chicken and eggs. It freaked him out so much that he wrote a song about it.

[@alexvojan2758]

Listen to Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes The whole album is great. Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel

[@Bambi_Harris_Author]

Graceland is one of my all time favorite albums!

[@fuzzzone]

@@Bambi_Harris_Author Graceland is a *perfect* album. There's nothing that could be added or removed which would improve it. It blows my mind.

[@Phoenix85006]

More Paul Simon; Still Crazy After All These Years Slip Sliding Away Late In the Evening Kodachrome The Obvious Child ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@marladiamond7849]

Phoenix85006 And You Can Call me Al.

[@Pixelologist]

@@marladiamond7849 Absolutely! ANYTHING from Graceland.

[@megwilcox9774]

@@Pixelologist Graceland is total gold, for sure.

[@megwilcox9774]

Slip Sliding Away is my absolute favourite song, and I don't normally pick favourites!

[@daveingrey2615]

One of my favorite videos ever

[@otisdylan9532]

Besides this one, for me the best Paul Simon solo songs are "Mother and Child Reunion", "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard", "Kodachrome", and "Late in the Evening".

[@ym61]

Slip sliding Away, Graceland, Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes snd about a thousand more

[@lattis8157]

Graceland is one of my absolute favourite Paul Simon songs. And I think you'd love Call Me Al.

[@rjjohnson2402]

I love that you didn't connect him with Art Garfunkel. So pure in your willingness to not know anything about a song or singer beforehand so the reaction is completely raw and real.

[@THEPATRIOT1000]

He knows them

[@JayveeTV]

ShariSez1 how should it have a rang a bell? Usually it’s just Simon not Paul Simon

[@Eowyn187]

@@JayveeTV I swear there's gotta be a smartass in every crowd. Dude you had no way to know who tf he was. There's a zillion singers in the world. Good grief 😃 Dude you're doing exceptional learning what you have in so short a time. We had decades.

[@turdferguson400]

kj robbi Good point! 👍

[@Eowyn187]

@@turdferguson400 ty

[@Fool3SufferingFools]

"Late in the Evening"... AMAZING Paul Simon song! (Live versions are iffy but the recording is incredible!)

[@kylebakke594]

I think you reacted to some old Simon & Garfunkel songs a while back. Paul Simon is the same ‘Simon’ from that group.

[@TXMusicalNerd]

Mother and child reunion is his reggae style song that I really like. Also love diamonds on the soles of her shoes.

[@nrsvlda70]

One of the best singer/song writers of all time. Still performing..

[@evanhughes1510]

Form the next Paul Simon song reaction, please do ‘Kodachrome’. I think most people here would agree that’s a good next pick.

[@TwistedSither]

Man, you are digging up a treasure trove of 70's gold right now. Check out Homeward Bound, the Sound of Silence, and Mrs. Robinson by Paul Simon and his former partner Art Garfunkel.

[@JayveeTV]

I’ve done sound of silence I don’t know Paul Simon was Simon lol

[@originalhgc]

I was a kid when when this song was on the radio, and didn't have a sophisticated ear. Now I realize how much the quality of the arrangement and musicianship make this song work.

[@anthonyblakely399]

Just check out his "Still Crazy After All These Years."

[@joelliebler5690]

Grammy Award winning album. Every song on this album is great!

[@capncanuck2064]

Paul Simon has a lot of good songs. " Slip Sliding Away " is a real nice song by him. " Mrs Robinson " is another real good one (Simon and Garfunkel). " Love Me like a Rock " is an old classic also.

[@danielgeorge2735]

Paul Simon,,, You can Call Me Al,,,,,, Me And Julio Down By The School Yard,,, Kodachrome

[@kristenbutler4017]

You will also like Loves me like a rock. It came off of the There goes Rhymin' Simon album. All the songs on that album were top knotch. It was released in 1973.

[@transcan1]

Oh Jay, you are in for such a treat travelling through Paul Simon's catalog of hits! The man is truly a music legend!

[@KC-bv9kf]

You gotta check out the time he did Still Crazy After All These Years on Saturday Night Live while wearing a chicken costume. The man has a sense of humor.

[@_blueskies]

And the best sing-along version of it was Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm.

[@alrivers2297]

Actually a turkey costume. It was just before thanksgiving

[@KC-bv9kf]

Al Rivers yeah. I hadn’t watch it in a long time, but thanks for the correction. Even better.

[@conniesloan921]

This is a fun one 👍☝️☝️

[@jeffgordon6653]

You make this so fun to watch. This song has been around for years.

[@allanjones1680]

@@jeffgordon6653 Agreed, its great watching young people discover these classic songs, sometimes its like they just walked into a world they never knew existed and they get so excited....it is fun to watch

[@katherinewilliams1875]

I played that album over and over. I loved every song. I loved “Gone At Last” with Phoebe Snow. He did another gospel style song with the Dixie Hummingbirds. The Dixie Hummingbirds originally did the song. The song was “Loves Me Like a Rock”. I love the part, “my mamma loves me, she loves me, she gets down on her knees and hugs me, and she loves me like a rock, she rocks me like a rock”

[@turdferguson400]

How can you not adore Paul? Amazing songwriter and singer. He still did some great work after Simon and Garfunkel. Sweet voice. 💖💜☮️

[@martinl8574]

He's Paul FREAKING Simon National treasure!

[@patdonnelly9392]

Paul Simon is incredibly talented, and crazy diverse! I love him. Yes, please do 'Still crazy after All These Years' and 'Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes'.

[@jana7514]

I was smiling away waiting for that chorus to kick in! 🤩

[@14gilbertst]

'Mother and Child Reunion' and 'Love Me Like a Rock' are great songs by Paul too. There are many. "My Little Town" is haunting. 'An American Tune'.......live......

[@toneighty6913]

do the official video for "you can call me al" by Paul Simon.

[@annedunne4526]

Paul Simon has always been an absolute treasure. Great songs and singing.

[@maryfromabluest8]

One of the few instances where someone’s solo career equaled or bettered his group career. I love Simon and Garfunkel but Paul Simons solo career is amazing. The album Graceland is a masterpiece any track on that album is worth reacting to. Other solo songs are Late in the Evening and American Tune. Welcome to the Paul Simon Rabbit Hole!

[@cocod594]

Try a video of “Diamonds on the Bottom of your shoes. Has to be seen live or video!

[@j20tower]

You know Paul Simon. Simon and Garfunkel. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Sounds Of Silence, Mrs. Robinson, great music. Thx

[@luisalonsoecheverria]

React to these Paul Simon solo songs: Diamonds On The Soles of Her Shoes, Kodachrome, Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard, You Can Call Me Al, Late In The Evening, Mother and Child Reunion, Graceland, Still Crazy After All These Years, The Boy in the Bubble, Gumboots, Slip Slidin Away, Gone At Last, Father and Daughter, Under African Skies, The Obvious Child, Hearts and Bones, Crazy Love Vol. II, That Was Your Mother, I Know What I Know, Rewrite, and Rene and Georgette Magritte with their Dog After the War.

[@kristiryan740]

I haven't heard that song in ages...and I still remembered the words.

[@lindastevenson9717]

Paul Simon wrote all the songs for Simon & Garfunkel. My favourite Paul Simon song is You Can Call Me Al.

[@leelee6683]

Give a listen to You Can Call Me Al....the video is Paul Simon and Chevy Chase.

[@henrycole7015]

Nick-named Rhymin' Simon. Great song writer of Simon and Garfunkel. Check out the song Kodachrome for another solo Simon! Great Reaction!

[@janicegear3019]

Another fun song by Paul Simon is "You Can Call Me Al" Love this tune also, brings back memories of this era.

[@janetkmetz9644]

Please do Paul Simon's "Obvious Child" official music video. It features an afro-brazilian percussion section. Paul explored the music of different cultures, and incorporated those sounds into his own music.

[@paulread9007]

Paul Simon has a deep catalogue of great songs. Some favorites I suggest: “Still Crazy After All These Years,” “Graceland” “American Tune,” “The Obvious Child,” “Something So Right,” “The Boy in the Bubble.”

[@clydeb7713]

Paul Simon is a song writing genius! Check out Late In The Evening, you will dig it.

[@moodyblues108]

So so many hits. More than one are on my favorites playlist. Mother And Child Reunion. Cecelia, Still Crazy After All These Years.

[@mrkelso]

Paul Simon is one of the best songwriters of all time. Truly, he's got 50 songs you'll enjoy hearing... start with the pure fun ones: "Kodachrome", "Loves Me Like a Rock", "Me & Julio Down By the Schoolyard", "Late in the Evening", "You Can Call Me Al"... I'm not kidding, there are soooo many songs this guy has that will have you smiling in the first 30 seconds. Enjoy!

[@missgmoma]

This song is fun & catchy tune. I can think of many more ways to leave him🤣

[@JayveeTV]

😂

[@brandy012173]

Paul Simon is the master of contrast and careful placement. He can make complex things look and sound so easy. He can take very simple things and use them to make something delicately highly complex, but in a very chill way. There is no master class for what he's got. When you listen to Paul Simon songs, one thing everybody knows is that Paul does not lie! Everything lyric and every note delivered with all honesty! Make u a believer!

[@JD_Cool]

Jayvee, you just spoke the exact words I want to shout to everyone younger than 35, who isn't familiar with Paul Simon: "WHERE HAVE I BEEN??" What a perfect way to describe what Millennials are missing! As a Simon superfan, I get total joy from watching your appreciation for him. Here's why I find him so special. Some songwriters are ingenious at lyrics/socially conscious themes (Dylan?). Others are skilled at catchy, bluesy, jazzy rhythms (Ray Charles). Some are brilliant with melody or harmony (Beatles, Gershwin). But I struggle to find any composer who masters all 3 like Paul Simon. Your commenters offered great ideas for his obvious hits (like "Bridge Over..."). But if you want a few overlooked gems, try "Gone At Last," "Hurricane Eye" (live version only!), "Quality," "Outrageous" or "How Can You Live in the Northeast."

[@sherstewart4907]

So true... my favorite "Something so Right" All his stuff is great

[@JD_Cool]

@@sherstewart4907 Yes, "Something So Right" is one of my favorites too! Did you ever hear Annie Lennox's version, in which Paul sings backup?

[@Rock_Snob]

J. you have already done a few "Simon And Garfunkel" reactions... As in Paul Simon... Steve Gadd on drums (Steely Dan song Aja)

[@JayveeTV]

Oh wow I didn't know

[@johngammon7891]

@@JayveeTV now that's funny!

[@lgbass]

Kodachrome and Still Crazy After All These Years. And everything he did as Simon And Garfunkel (Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer, Sound Of Silence, Mrs. Robinson, Homeward Bound).

[@trinaortiz9195]

I knew you would enjoy this song, lol!

[@FunkinItUpaBit]

The great Steve Gadd with one of the most iconic and recognizable drum beats of all time! When I set up my drums for a live gig I'll play this riff during the sound check and people who happen to be in the venue immediately light up because they know what it is. Makes me smile every time!

[@dvs845]

You just can"t help smiling when you listen to Paul Simon. He has done that to me since early 60"s.

[@aw072]

Yeah!!!! You’re finally checking out Paul Simon!!! Oh happy dayyy!!! ❤️❤️ it is nice!! I’m so glad you like it! We won’t steer you wrong! Lol But- you have heard Paul before... as half of Simon & Garfunkel, where they both reached stardom. Then they broke up in 1970, at their peak, and Paul had a successful solo career. He wrote almost all of his own, as well as S & A’s, songs! Very few bad songs, but I definitely love Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard!! ❤️ Great react!! Thank you.

[@emmapeelpants]

I think I was probably listening to Paul Simon in the womb, my dad was a huge fan and he was the soundtrack to every long car journey we ever had. So watching someone listening to this for the first time is an utter joy, because I certainly don't remember hearing it for the first time 😆 I can still hear my dad's voice quietly singing along when I hear a Paul Simon song...

[@RicoBurghFan]

Man so many great Simon songs. He's been recording for over 50 years with Simon & Garfunkel and then as a solo act with many diverse songs. He is a gold mine of great music bro.

[@ArthurRChan]

"American Tune" would be a nice next song to react to by Paul Simon. And in a quasi-reunion of Simon & Garfunkel, "My Little Town" would also be great to react to; it was released on both their respective solo albums after the break-up.

[@BigC.]

You can call me Al!

[@jas8815]

Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkel. Simon is a great singer/storyteller, you can't go wrong with anything by him. A deeeeep rabbit hole to explore, have fun!

[@suecasso5489]

He is the Simon from Simon and Garfunkel. He wrote so much of their hits. Genius!

[@marceasusanna7749]

All songs by Paul Simon are good. One of the best songwriters in the world

[@SG-js2qn]

So many great Paul Simon songs ... hits galore, including of course songs with Art Garfunkel (Simon & Garfunkel). Buttery soft vocals.

[@andreawalter9212]

Yes!!!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE this song!!!!!

[@Ellen.G]

Diamonds on the Soles of her shoes, Rhythm of the Saints , the entire Graceland album, so many decades of great Paul Simon to explore!

[@unrulyjulie4382]

Loved it when this song came on the radio!!! We would all sing along when it would play riding on the school bus. 🤣😁

[@rvprossjjlrzar]

Classic Paul Simon! Such a eclectic song writer...he was so good!!

[@larrywt656]

You HAVE heard him. He's the Simon half of Simon & Garfunkel. After the duo split up in 1970, Paul went on to a VERY successful solo career, with many great songs. The drummer on this song is Steve Gadd, one of the most prolific session drummers of all time. Other great Simon songs are Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard, Still Crazy After All These Years, Kodachrome, Late In The Evening and his entire Graceland and Rhythm Of The Saints albums, both true masterpieces.

[@deelawson4551]

Love Paul Simon!Many great hits!My favorite by him was always Love Me Like a Rock!

[@deborahdean]

You can really go down a rabbit hole with Paul Simon. Everything he does is wonderful. I didn't read all the comments so forgive me if someone has already mentioned it but wanted to add Graceland to the great recommendations.

[@chrisw3421]

The LEGEND Steve Gadd on the cans... a real signature groove

[@SpottedQ]

Paul Simon has some incredible songs, couple of faves are "You Can Call Me Al", or "Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes".

[@RoryVanucchi]

a very creative guy with a sense of humor. wrote great songs, and blended lots of interesting rhythms and arrangements. Famous drum lick with the legend "Steve Gadd" giving the famous drum backing on this one

[@anthonyblakely399]

OOOOHHHhhhhhhh Wow!!!! I thought I would have to wait a week....before you choose this beautifully written song.....This song put Paul Simon on the lips of everyone in America...The album, "Still Crazy After All These Years," was a Masterpiece along with "Graceland." It established him as one of the best songwriters of all time. You have such good ear in music and I enjoy your reviews and reactions. I wanted you to experience what my generation experienced when we heard this song. Paul Simon is DOPE!!! And could do no wrong!!! Thank you once again!!!!

[@suzannelemieux3357]

Anything from the Graceland album. "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" is amazing! The video with a South African choir as backup singers is very cool. Paul Simon is one of the best songwriters of the last 50 years, clever, original, humorous, touching and with the best delivery ever!

[@jeanmacdonald7988]

This song was played so much on the radio when it came out. It took me a while to warm up to it because I was such a fan of Simon & Garfunkel, and this is a departure. Cooler in every sense. (Now I have the tabs to learn how to play that awesome drum line.)

[@valerievanwinkle6453]

Paul Simon was the song writing powerhouse in the Simon and Garfunkel duo. His solo work is also incredible. You have lots of great music still to experience from both parts of his career. Loves Me Like a Rock is another fun one from about this same time in his work. There are so many.

[@classicrocklady6288]

You could be with Paul for a LONG time! More diversity in his music than you could imagine! Have fun!

[@cocod594]

I love your surprises when you hear something new and a little different! Your’s are the only reactions I listen to!

[@bkm2797]

Love this song, just makes me smile the whole way through, glad you liked it too. Hope you do listen to more Paul Simon.

[@DocRobert]

Yeah, this song is fucking brilliant. Great reaction. Love.

[@kenperk9854]

Paul recorded several great songs with the fabulous Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section in the 70s!

[@Bear78420]

Late in the evening, diamonds on the soles of her shoes, Graceland, under african skies, gone at last, born at the right time, still crazy after all these years....and none of these are from before he went solo when it was Simon n Garfunkel, who have many great songs too

[@NativeNYerChicHK]

He’s a really great storyteller, so much more of his stuff to discover!! Legendary!

[@Queen_of_Hearts-Sharnell]

My parents were getting divorced when I was in 1 st grade and I used to hear this on the bus to school and try to figure out which one was the reason my parents were divorcing. LOL I tried to convince my friends at school to call me Gus, because I was the one that hopped on the bus. It was the first song I ever learned all the lyrics to! I have always loved this song. Good choice, Jay!

[@mikecaetano]

What a chorus! This song was all over the radio when I was a kid. The verses make a lot more sense to me 45 years later. Step to 1972 and check out "Mother and Child Reunion" when you can.

[@juliebowness3299]

Another fantastic singer/songwriter, loving these choices, great reaction too.