Song

By: Paul Simon

Date: 1986

Source: Simon, Paul. "Graceland." Available online at http://www.paulsimon.com/index_collection.html (accessed April 29, 2003).

About the Artist: Paul Simon (1941–) began his successful solo career in 1972 after the breakup of Simon and Art Garfunkel, the 1960s folk duo. His first solo album had actually been released in 1965, but only in the United Kingdom. Both a singer and a songwriter, Simon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

Introduction

Paul Simon is "disinclined to honor artificial borders when it comes to music and culture," according to the online Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has experimented with different styles and types of music since beginning his solo career in the 1970s.

Simon collaborated with South African musicians on...