Saturday, January 24, 2009

Jublilation! She loves me again! I fall on the floor and I laughing


I used to listen to a lot of paul simon. I have probably 6 of his albums. And I still like him quite a bit, tho, for whatever reason, I hardly listen any more. Nevertheless, I still consider Graceland to be one of the perfect albums in music histroy. Like Disintegration and London Calling, there's just no way you can say anything negitive about it. The song posted is, obviously, the title track, second cut on the album, and I'd say my favorite track, but I can't because the whole thing is just so great.

One thing I think is particularly special about paul simon is his story telling ability, and this song represents that well. It's also filled with such great lines as "there's a girl in New York City, who calls herself the human trampeline. And sometimes when i'm falling, flying, or tumbling in turmoil I say 'whoa, so this is what she means.'" Great.

Of course, the line in my subject heading is from Cecilia. I remember when I first heard this song. or at least, was first aware of it. Junior year in high school. retreat. hm. interesting.

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