Tony Levin: Playing on "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" with Paul Simon and Steve Gadd

In this clip, Tony Levin talks about Paul Simon, and playing on one of the most iconic songs of all time.
Original Interview here: • Tony Levin: The Iconic...
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[@GodOfDetailing]

I could listen to Tony Levin for hours. This guy is a fantastic talent. Another great interview, Rick!!

[@stephenmahlstedt7276]

I didn’t realize that Tony played on that recording. Now I’ll appreciate the song even more!

[@theivory1]

Me neither. I guess I never looked. As great as Gadd was on that record I didn't pay much attention to anything else.

[@briannacery9939]

Paul Simon is one of the most brilliant writers ever ❤.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Probably the most constant songwriters in American music. Brilliant and I was lucky enough to see him firstly on the Graceland tour a the last was around a decade ago in Manchester England. My personal favourite songwriter.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover was the first song to get me fascinated by drumming. Steve Gadd is amazing. Cheers!

[@apm8424]

My God, I never thought I'd ever hear Tony Levin actually talk shop! Rick, this is water in a desert!

[@Uncle_Mark2600]

Tony is an absolute legend! Incredible musician.

[@421bb4]

Thank you for the incredible guests and interviews!

[@iancroft1447]

A True Legend is Tony Levin-one of those Ultra-Rare musicians/people who make projects Better just by Being Himself

[@clemmcguinness1087]

A legend ... So is Tony 😊

[@TheMangyCalf]

Agree

[@CaliforniaBushman]

Levin played on 50 Ways?! That makes it even better with the Rochester Rhythm Section.

[@cs292]

Late in the evening is one of greatest songs ever..just love it..never gets old.

[@davidwatkinson1226]

Tony is lovely to listen to and you just know it's True and heartfelt.

[@BIZARBIES]

You have a great interview style Rick.

[@TheGodofMustard]

Tony is so great! Truly one of the absolute nicest celebrity types I have met. He is every bit as kind as he appears here.

[@IKIDIF]

There are so many cool stories from Tony! Love his bass lines and his Chapman stick playing

[@domgalloway6105]

For beautiful lyrics and simple but powerful guitar work you should do a clip on COLIN HAY.

[@matthewashman1406]

Yes fine song writer

[@DushyantsCHANNEL]

"I just don't think I'll ever get over you" is one of the saddest, most beautiful songs ever

[@smurgy99]

I love his 'My Brilliant Feat' too. The life of George Best.

[@airfinair]

I can watch you interview Tony for the rest of my days and never get enough of it!

[@greglawson2285]

I wish Richard Tee was still alive , and could also be interviewed, His parts were always perfect

[@chrishalemusic]

Love the song

[@gitmantube]

So cool to hear his tale of that epic recording - really invaluable info and inspiration !

[@JonnyGuitarFan]

great interview and great song! i actually hear a lot of Sting in this song... or i should say I hear a lot of this song in Sting's writing. i wouldn't be surprised if Sting was inspired by this song at some point. i also didn't realize Tony played on this song. it's great

[@jonfobes8448]

Keep up the great work, Rick!

[@guydouglas6094]

Click tracks in the early 70's?! that's new to me. A good interview around one of Paul Simon's greatest song.

[@outlawfrank88]

Rick, thank you for this.

[@tonydeangelo7317]

I first became aware of Tony with his work with Liquid Tension Experiment, not realizing I’ve been hearing him for years! Got to be one of the most underrated bassists ever! Not to mention the work he’s done with the Stick!

[@bedmen]

I can't imagine anyone underrating Tony Levin

[@crustafari]

Going to see Beat at Ryman Auditorium later this month ... Levin is always so brilliant, be it live or in the studio (-:

[@paulofreire7520]

Legend 🙏🏻

[@theivory1]

Simon and Fagen, my two favorite US born song writers ever.

[@pmmahone1]

Loved One Trick Pony!

[@kjellmagnusson3398]

One of my favorite albums. There was a cultural event in my hometown a couple of weeks ago and to my surprise a band of young people played One trick pony, and they did it well to

[@pmmahone1]

@@kjellmagnusson3398 The movie, while not Academy Award caliber, was fun to watch. All these guys played themselves.

[@robertharker]

Feed the KZbin algorithm with a comment. Great video. Thank you!

[@19del69]

SUPERB

[@birdzbeeztreez4248]

I'm Subscribed Birthday Buddy!!😎❤🎼🎹🎶

[@JohnFraserFindlay]

legendary!

[@dreddnort9276]

I’d love to hear a collaboration with Levin and Brian May, yes an oddball comment, but it just occurred to me. Musically high intellect coming together. Would have to have an intense drummer and vocalist too.

[@YTSlide]

I read that Tony has played on over 500 albums starting somewhere around 1970. Rather than list the albums I think it would be easier to list ones he DIDN'T play on.

[@mohomoho1]

Rick is from upstate NY also like Gadd and Levin

[@TheCommentsWhisperer]

This is one of my all-time favorite examples of great lyric writing. The verses seem verbose and hard to sing off the tongue, yet they are simple-- it's the massive inner-line rhyme that fools you. Then the chorus seems over-simplistic, even child -like, but again, sophisticated use of rhyme in that it's the last two words at the end of each line that rhyme (not the last word of each line rhyming with the last word of the following line). Try that one on for size! Great march-time snare, like a battle, as it were, with a somewhat sinister feeling coming from the guitar-- not to mention that tempting femme fatale! As an aside, before this song came out, there was a ridiculous series of on-going beer commercials that captured the masses attention with a character named "Ray" whose schtick was Ray always saying,: "You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay..........etc.". Just some stupid, childish rhymes that was a super popular series of commercials. I often wondered if Simon took a cue from this, and showed how to do it like a master😊.

[@rhartm58]

Try writing a song that can be recognized by the drum intro! Is that still possible today?

[@NoInfoFound]

"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" Songwriter(s) Paul Simon Interesting songwriting credit given the huge impact of the other musicians.

[@PetraKann]

Paul Simon has a reputation of controlling credits (not sure if “controlling” is the right word”). Are you aware of the experience Los Lobos had with Mr Simon?

[@bjornopitz6561]

Come on. Drum and bass are all nice, but the whole song just wouldn't be there without Paul Simon.

[@splashesin8]

😊

[@marksc1929]

I’m subscribed !! 👍🏻 lol

[@ObeseCaligula]

I'm here to eat da GaBaGoo and play guitar, and I'm all out da GaBaGoo!

[@Squeezum]

Play a new lick, Rick No need to to be coy, Roy Just drop off the key, Lee And get yourself free

[@hywel4605]

Is he still with us? I thought he died

[@patrickcrowther9195]

The 'One Trick Pony' band is the ultimate in musicianship as far as I'm concerned.

[@1yamawai1]

5:56 good one!

[@harpdog123]

ChatGPT confirmed that Paul Simon studied with Don Sebesky. I've always wondered how he made the musical leap from folk to smooth jazz. I heard him say in another interview that he had to write at a higher level in order to secure the top session musicians he wanted to work with. Everybody was paid scale so they would only play with the artists that held their interest.

[@Justicefordadmom]

❤❤❤ LOL. TALKED TO 2 WOMEN ABOUT THIS SONG, MINUTES AGO. THEN WAS SENT THIS VIDEO. GOVERNMENT KNOWS ALL OF OUR STEPS. HEHE

[@humboldthammer]

It's just an Andalusia Cadence. heh-heh. Plus. Now you'll get videos about Spain.

[@TruthOverLies]

Please take your meds 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Stormwriter]

My only complaint about the song, is why not come up with more lyrics - examples of the theme, instead repeating the same four about Gus, Roy, Lee, etc.

[@scottmatznick3140]

Because it's a song he sang to his child. At least the chorus.

[@hermixtonen]

That’s a chorus - it usually repeats

[@residentpotato6023]

It’s a song that suxs. Paul Simon is about as overrated as Bruce Springsteen.

[@nemusys]

Right? Lol, make it like a Dylan song

[@HoustonRoad]

@@residentpotato6023what have you written? Do you have a Grammy? Opinions are like assholes….you know the rest.

[@sativagirl1885]

there must be fifty ways to elect Willie Brown's lover

[@Queensryche230]

Cockmala?? Fuck no

[@residentpotato6023]

Willie rode her bareback Jack! Stuck it in her mouth Ralph! Glued together her teeth Heath! If you know what I mean!

[@leefradkin9077]

go away…

[@Queensryche230]

@@leefradkin9077 libtarded?

[@gardenvariety9957]

sativa eh? That might be your excuse

[@josephmandarino6687]

The internet is for porn and grunge...... Everyone else please remove yourselves..... Rick you could stay please continue....

[@mikearchibald744]

Anybody else hear "another one bites the dust" in that second melody?