Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (Official Video) REACTION
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They blocked the video and I muted it before downloading it again and posting it on Vimeo. My bad guys
How come you didn't post the link to the video in this message?
Do you have the link? :)
Link? Hello?
@@timgerke8714 i think he's saying he doesn't have the original, he's only got the muted version
Paul Simon paired with an African accapela group, Ladysmith Black Mambosa, when he made this album..... He was heavily influenced by them since.
Then he was excused of exploiting them,and this was during apartheid.Sometimes, no good deed goes unpunished.
Sorry,my typo.
Close... Mambazo. Those guys are great! I saw them in concert while Joseph Shabalala was still alive.
@@u2bpot807 I saw them in concert around 15 years ago in Australia, they were awesome!! I love Ladysmith Black Mambazo's music. I didn't know that Joseph had passed away, that's so sad 😢
diamonds on the soles of her shoes has to be my favourite
Paul Simon is a musical genius. Check out Kodachrome, Mother and Child reunion, or Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes.
Kodachrome is one of my all time favorite songs. I would love to see a reaction to any of his songs though.
Kodachrome is one of my favorite Paul Simon songs. So is Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes and Me and Julio. :0) Good stuff.
Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes is my favorite!
Simon and Chevy used to work on SNL together and became friends. When Paul made a different video for this song on the SNL set he wasn't happy with it, so Lorne Michaels and Gary Weiss came up with the idea for this video featuring Paul and Chevy. :-) By the way this whole album, Graceland, is so good!
A few years ago there is a British singer, George Ezra, and he did a video of one of his songs, "Listen to the Man", that has the same feel as this one - every time he goes to sing, Sir Ian McKellan starts lip synching instead. But in George's video he's upset by it and he confronts Sir Ian about it - it's really funny.
I love the album Graceland.
Love the George and Sir Ian video!😀😀💖
@@Andres64B Funny. I just listened to it yesterday. I came across the CD while spring cleaning and decided to treat myself. The album itself has an anti-apartheid in South Africa message, featuring as it does black S. African artists, especially vocal group Ladysmith Black Mombazo. I once heard tell (dunno if it's true) that the title of this song was based on a conversation at a dinner party Simon had with some luminary who was previously unfamiliar with him or his work. For the whole conversation, the guy kept addressing Paul as Al.. He found this amusing, and so when Simon's wife at the time (he's had 3) joined the conversation, he introduced her to the guy as Betty, so for the rest of the conversation, as far as the guy was concerned, he was chatting with a couple named Al and Betty.
@@TheOnlyAardvark I believe I heard that he got a lot of flak for doing this album. Other artists were boycotting South Africa and he thought that it would be better to do the album so they gave him a lot of shit.
@@Andres64B Yup. At the tie there was a big boycott of Sun City Resort on the east coast of SA, where giant concerts by supergroups and such used to take place, by many western bands as a rejection of apartheid. Simon going there and actually recording with S. African artists, thus exposing the black S. African musical genre to the outside world and therefore focussing world attention on the moral depravity of the apartheid system was, I believe, just as effective in ending the system as was the boycott. Two sides of the same coin. There was a single out at the time, I ain't gonna play sun city (can't remember who recorded it, sorry). By way of digression, an earlier record by Labi Siffre, Something Inside So Strong, is an ode to oppression (or against it, I mean) and always reminds me of the worst days of apartheid.
Paul Simon was exploring world music during this period of his career. He made wonderful music because of it. This was something new at the time.
one of the best albums ever made - Graceland.
Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard......the official video is great!
"Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard". Great song.
GRACELAND! The Concert, L I V E Zimbabwe 1987
Sorry...this is in pieces but beats the hell outta somethin' re-mastered!
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make sure you have the entire link.
Thanks my funniest song in the world Paul Simon and Chevy Chase just have a great time
this was my FAVORITE video ever as a kid and i have to watch it at least once a week. The tall guy is the comic Chevy Chase and he's lip syncing Paul Simon's vocals, yes Paul is playing all the instruments .
Actually Paul isn't playing all the instruments. He had a group of African Musicians backing him up on this album. Particularly Bakithi Kumalo on the bass guitar.
@@burtreynolds2969 oh okay, I stand corrected
I thought it was silly when I watched it lol
This is one of my favorites by Paul Simon. Just his great sense of humor, here. If this is only his second song you've ever heard, you DEFINITELY need to check out his songs with Art Garfunkel "The Boxer," "Bridge Over Troubled Water, " and "The Sound of Silence." DEFINITELY a major talent! Great reaction!
Still Crazy After All These Years. A beautiful no.1 hit love song.
She Got Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes! It’s awesome!
This video is hysterical. That's Chevy Chase with Paul lol
It still is even after all these years. To me that makes it one of the best music videos ever!
Jay, you will enjoy Paul's "Loves Me Like A Rock", "Kodachrome", and "Late In The Evening"
All of those are classics. He really hasn't been reacted to a lot.
Mother and Child Reunion, named after a chicken and egg dish he was once given in a restaurant. You, Me and Julio Down by the School Yard is a classic too.
Love Paul Simon. You should react to Diamonds on the soles of her shoes.
I told you this album was amazing. It's one of my favourite albums of all time. He was wonderful live as well.
You banging them out my man 🙌. This is such a fun song and with Chevy Chase can't get no better. Just enjoying this musical journey with you 💗🔥
At 2:30 right when you paused it go back and watch again, Chevy Chase takes a drink and then drops the glass in the "Drum holder"
LOL! Exactly. Thinks it is a glass table. He does the same thing later with the flute.
@@thegorn68 No, he puts the "flute" in his jacket pocket.
Best part of that is when Chevy keeps setting things on the bongo holder like it's a table and they just fall right to the floor.
Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes... Paul Simon at his best
I'd love to see a reaction to Slip Slidin Away by Paul Simon.
My goodness! I love this one! Video, music and humor!
I’ll say it again. Still Crazy After All These Years on SNL wearing a turkey costume...
OMG That was so funny! And humiliating at the same time. 😂😂😂💖
@@turdferguson400 Yep. Paul Simon was the perfect foil for that gag.
I didn't wanna be "Mr. Alienation"!
You hit it on the nose. Paul Simon is a Happy, hippy, GENIUS!
Don’t know how Paul kept a straight face . Chevy is hysterical 😂! Classic song, classic video❤️ Great reaction!
I always liked "Me and Julio down by the school yard" it's such a happy feel good song.
LOL. I love this vid! A friend showed me this YEARS AGO and I've always thought it was funny, if you pay attention to their behavior lol
I LOVE this song!!!
This entire album is awesome
My favourite Paul Simon song!
Paul Simon is 5'3" and Chevy Chase is 6'4" so the contrast when they stand up together adds to the humor.
Paul Simon is one of the few acts I can think of where his solo career exceeds his group career. (Simon and Garfunkel) The song is from the album Graceland which is on most lists of GOAT albums. Paul Simons list of hits is pretty deep.
Kenny Loggins is another
its on my list for sure
Jayvee, you haven't begun to scratch the surface yet of what this man has in his back catalogue of music. You have an endless stream of brilliant music awaiting to be discovered. Enjoy the journey.
Legendary Paul Simon. One of America's predominant singer/songwriter s in history!!!
I think you would love the whole Paul Simon album 'Graceland'.
Okay gotta say you are one of only two channels I have ever posted comments to. You've made my evening with this video...and have sent me on a search for my all time Paul Simon favorite, American Tune. It's simply complicatedly brilliant. Treat us and yourself!
Late in the evening please
Very nice jay good choice great reaction as always. 😊😊💖💖
Paul Simon.... he has some really great music. He is so talented. Musical genius for sure!!
Paul Simon has another great one called me and Julio down by the school yard
Class. So far tonight it's been all 80s. Love it. My heyday, big hair, bright clothes, brill music and I wasn't sick just yet! This one sticks in your head. BTW the glasses are looking good.
Genius indeed! So happy you've discovered Mitsa Simon 😊👏
Love Paul Simon! One of my favorites is Love Me Like A Rock! This song was a big hit with Chevy Chase(SNL.Vacation Movies and countless others) it was so cool!
I love this song so much. Really takes me back to my childhood back in the eighties 😃
This was a serious breakthrough LP when this album came out, "GRACELAND". I had the opportunitty to see Paul live with LadySmith Black Mombaso that did the African backgrounds. This WHOLE album was magik!!! He took this whole album was introducing the African contributions to the gift of ALL music!!! Great reaction!!
He sees angels in the architecture
Spinning in infinity
He says, "Amen and Hallelujah!"
Favorite line.
Mine too. Those Islamic mosaics, is what I imagine the "foreign man" is looking at. Somehow he sees angels spinning in infinity, and "amen, hallelujah" bursts from his (presumably Christian?) lips. Amazingly powerful.
You’re all over the place with the vibes you’re getting tonight - from Paul Simon to Wham to Dexys Midnight Runners to Tommy James. You couldn’t get much more diverse for pop/rock!
Graceland was an amazing album. Check out the title track Graceland and a track called Homeless which features Ladysmith Blackmombosa.
Gotta react to Diamonds On The Soles of Her Shoes, Kodachrome, Mother and Child Reunion, Graceland, The Boy in the Bubble, Late In The Evening, Gumboots, Still Crazy After All These Years, Gone At Last, Hearts and Bones, Slip Slidin Away, Father and Daughter, The Obvious Child, Crazy Love Vol. II, The Afterlife, That Was Your Mother, You're The One, Can't Run But, and Rene and Georgette Margitte with their Dog After the War.
That's a lot of songs but they're all great picks!
Should of just said the GRACELAND album and then the rest of the tunes
BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY FOR THIS ONE! THANK YOU!
You Can Call Me Al was released in 1982 as a single in support of its parent album Graceland.
The album itself was inspired by South Africa.
Singing backup for Paul Simon is a vocal group called Ladysmith Black Mambazo that are from South Africa.
The song hit #2 in Australia, Belgium, Ireland and also #2 on the South African Top 20.
The song hit #11 in Canada, #5 in the Netherlands, #9 in Finland, #6 in New Zealand, #4 on the UK Singles Chart and #23 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
That's from Simon's African influenced album, Graceland. The title song from that album is also good, as are 2 songs from his first solo album, "Mother and Child Reunion" and "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard". The latter also has a fun official video.
The lyrics are just brilliant! My favorite songwriter, I think..
💙🎶👍 love it love it love it! Thanks Jay I haven't heard this song in quite a while! Peace ✌
The tall guy in the video is original Saturday Night Live cast member Chevy Chase, who is a longtime friend of Paul's. This song is from Paul's masterpiece album Graceland. Almost all of the instruments on this song and the entire album were actually played by some of the best African session musicians. You should check out the whole album, especially the incredible title track and all the songs featuring the amazing African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Simply stated , he is a national treasure!
Paul Simon started recorded this song in South Africa and the character in the song symbolic of his South Africa experience. Great song!!!
Soooo much fun!!! 😂😂😂💖👍
Omg, my favorite song ever!!
Made sure I showed my son this video when he was very young he loves it and plays it a lot
Simon a musical genius meets Chevy a comedic genius =gold 💥
Everything Paul does is great. One of the all-time great songwriters. He's got such a calming voice too. Under African Skies, The Boy in the Bubble and Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard are a few songs to check out.
YES!!!! Great fun song! Lady Blacksmith Mambaza from Africa performs on this song and others Paul Simon loved those guys!!
It's one of those songs the more you listen to it the better it sounds.
Ah! Just made a recc for you to check this out - so glad you did!
One of my favorites 💓
So 90s and i love it!!
One of my favorite videos, period.🤩😍 And such a catchy song. I can't NOT sing along.😂
you giggled so much during this video. it was delightful!
Hi from the UK , love this song , this takes me to a happy place , Paul Simon is a fantastic songwriter he tell stories ,HAPPINESS .🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗.
Love to see you smile😄.... I'm smiling😄..... Anything from 'Graceland' would be great for the next song. ❤️
“Obvious Child” is another of his greats. Love the use of a local Brazilian drum band in the video.
I remember this song. I never quite understood it but I like to hear it.
Great song jayvee✌
The entire "Graceland" album is fantastic.
Check out “ Cecelia”, among others people have already mentioned.
This song brings back a vivid memory of living in an upstairs apartment, and early one Sunday morning (after me having a late night the night before), the guys living downstairs put this song on really loud.
Now, I love the song so that was OK, but then they played it a 2nd, 3rd, 6th,... 9th time....it's a long song....
by the 10th time I had to roll out of bed and go downstairs to ask them to change the song....BUT I still absolutely love it!
The album this on, "Graceland," is one of my all-time favorites of any artist. Try "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes."
Diamonds on the soul of her feet or the obvious child ✌️😁👍🇬🇧🙏
that and under African skies and every song on that album!
That's why Paul Simon hung in there for so many years. He'd change things up a little. Plenty of variety in his songs. The Beatles and The Stones did that too.
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard is a must listen. Gotta love Chevy stealing the lead vocals from Paul at the beginning. lol
The Boy in the Bubble, another great song from the great album Graceland. All the songs on that album shine.
Paul Simon OBVIOUS CHILD. Great vocsls. Great instrumentation.
This album is the soundtrack of my childhood. We wore this CD out.
Love this one so much....Chevy just makes it,,,,miming Paul's song...lol.....
Paul always have great music videos 😎
I love when you wear your glasses!
Hilarious & so catchy. Brilliant move to put Chevy in the video!
That bass solo! The bassist is Bakithi Kumalo, and he only actually played the first half! The second half is the first half played backward!! So cool. It sounds fantastic. I wish it were longer! The background vocals are by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, an incredible vocal group from South Africa. I saw them perform once - unbelievably uplifting. That’s a moment in time I’d go back to if I could!
Paul was on SNL so often he was almost a regular. I doubt you could find a song you didn’t like by him. One of my favorites is Kodachrome, hope to see you react to it soon!
I love this song and always picture the video when I hear it lol
From Paul Simon . You need to hear Diamonds on the soles of her shoes . Awesome song .
Thanks JV Paul sure can write!
Not in the video, that was Chevy Chase, not Art Garfunkle in the video. Chevy Chase actor started in Saturday Night Live.. check out Late in the Evening by Paul Simon.. Great song.. great reaction too..
Love this song x
Great song! Loved the video!
Father/Daughter, from The Wild Thornberrys movie. That's one of my favorites by him. It was one of my daughter's favorites and she played that for our father/daughter dance at her wedding.
Omg this is a great song 👍
smiled all the way through this one
This album, Graceland, has so many great songs with so many great lines - "the Mississippi delta was shining like a National guitar" is one that has always stuck with me.
Not to mention the wonderful music of Ladysmith Black Mambazo and the other South African musicians featured throughout.
An amazing combination.
Paul Simon revived two careers with this video and song
The mark of a good song...when you don't know it but you wanna sing along!