@@montesace my husband had it and has died. He was very happy in his dementia….kind, appreciative and knew family until he died or acted like he did. I love when music connects us to good memories.
@arribaficationwineho32 It was a long, hard road, unfortunately for my Dad. I had to become his guardian. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's, and that turned into dementia. He was a beautiful man and didn't deserve the suffering he had to endure. It is the little things that mean so much after losing someone dear to us . Thank you for sharing. It's nice that after all this time, this song still means so much to so many.
When my dad used to “be in charge” on Saturdays while my mum worked, instead of making the beds as we were supposed to, he would blast this song and we would bounce THE LIFE out of the bed before making it. One of my most treasured memories. He passed July 2021. My heart sings when I hear this. I miss you Dad. My wounded warrior 🍀☘️💪🏼❤️☀️
Saw him many years ago live. He ended with this song....TWICE. He literally ended it, crowd going crazy, and IMMEDIATELY played it again....the whole song. It was SO COOL.
@@eitschbee Its got an infectious beat.....and Paul Simon words. Nuff said!! I've seen 325 concerts going back to 1977, and have NEVER seen a performer do a whole song 2 times in a row. It was REALLY COOL.
@@eitschbee I even got to see Simon and Garfunkel in Pittsburg, at Three River Stadium!!!! They did a short tour after their wildly successful Central Park performance in New York. Lemme tell ya, THAT was an AWESOME show!!!!
@@joemauntel9381 Unfortunately I can't pick up social cues through text so if you're being genuine, thanks you, if you're being sarcastic that's cool too :)
Honestly one of Chevy Chase's best performances! Paul Simon's expressions are absolutely priceless! I was a kid when I first saw this video, and I still love it now! ❤
But for me, that gives me hope! It reminds me that we will have good times again someday. ☺️ I trust that our generation and the generations after us will help to create a better world. 🩷
Lighthearted? You’re English seems proficient, natural tongue I’d say. But really do you listen to lalala, try y2k bono, but else it’s lyrics that are quite off showing, willing to end one could say.
Songs and music is nourishment for the mind, body and soul. Notice how happy you feel dancing? 1 of the reasons of course is your angels laughing at how silly you look with the movements, like how we laugh at babies dancing for the sometimes unco-ordinated movements (^ _ _ ^ )
I'm 41.....hey hallelujah..... hope you continue for a good long time... praying to be able to be in ur shoe's one day great music I inherited from my mom now I pass songs like this to my 5 year old little girl she loves it
I first saw this video on television at my grandmother's house sometime in the late 80s with my parents. We all laughed a lot at it. Now it's thirty-five years later and my grandmother isn't around anymore and my parents are elderly and I'm not so young myself and it still brings a smile to my face.
One of the best songs ever. They just talked about it on 'This is Us' so came to listen to it here. Surprisingly, it's the first time I saw the video clip and it just made my day! Hilarious!
To the person that reads this, I ask the Lord to bless them and their family, to cure them of every sickness and pain, to fill their emptiness with love joy and peace, to rebuke the enemy from their lives. " ASK JESUS TO COME INTO YOUR HEART AND SAVE YOU, AND TO FORGIVE YOU OF YOUR SINS, FOR WE GIVE THANKS AND GLORY TO THE LORD. IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AMEN!
I am because this was the subject of a question on a TV quiz I watched yesterday evening. The question was something like "Who could call him Al in the song You Can Call Me Al?" One guy suggested 'Buddy' and was told close but no cigar.
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This song reminds me of a time when my children were young, life was just getting to the good part, and I was in the prime of my life. Now my sons are to that part of their life, it went by so fast. They’re young men with college degrees now, they have careers, are falling in love now, and they live on their own. Some days the house just feels too quiet and empty, and my aches and pains won’t let me sleep. I needed to hear this song today. God bless all.
There's so much to do out there - understand the pains but do your best not to let them control you! The world is what you make it. Hope you find the happy.
I am there too but please go try to help whatever type of thing you like. You can meet gardeners in a garden club and help your area look beautiful. You can give love to a child who lost a parent. I wish you so much peace and love.🙏
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No matter how sad, depressed, mad, or sleepy I am, when I play this song, it instantly melts that all away and gives me endless energy. ❤️ Thank you Paul Simon.
Me: Hi there! It came on MTV, on late August or Sept. 1986. Had help up miself on a very crucial time of growing, as wéll as critical challenges! Was 13, back then...
@Capricorn Stars It's a brilliant job of lip-syncing! And very, very funny. Good on both of them for such a wry, delightful tease of a fabulous song.❤
literally this was the first song from the west i heard as a child, when the borders opened after the soviet occupation in Hungary and i thought America is a funny, happy place with uplifting songs.
@@shellieperreault6262 If that's the requirements, then I'm afraid we'll never get there. The age of working hard and not being lazy aren't much more than a memory and technology will only continue to make us weaker and lazier. America isn't great, but there are far worse places to live. At least we don't have to be worried about being murdered or beat up for being a reporter, like in some ex -Soviet countries.
@@michaelulbrichsen4854 as in the North West, Free State, Western Cape, etc regions especially. His Graceland project explored music traditional to these regions such as Marabi, Township Jazz, Mbube, etc. Hope that answers your question…
Yes, and a bunch of activists tried to cancel him over it. He famously sat down and had a frank conversation about it with them. That was still a time before social media when so you could discuss things contentiously but still be heard. The conversation was filmed I think by PBS. But it was also clear all the South African artists were behind Simon and appreciative.
This was my fathers favorite song, and today is his birthday. When I play it, his joyful image pops up in my mind, and for a moment he's here with me, laughing and telling me how brilliant, on so many levels, this song is. Tears followed by joy, thanks for that, i really needed it.
Yeap. Chevy was never one doing the "loud" stunts, he just... was. And at his best, you could have a good time watching him do his comedy, without even laughing that much. One of the greats, for sure.
Norm (mcDonald) calls him the "king of physical comedy" - I agree. If you dont understand, just write a long letter, then shove it up your -Wait, what? Oh your that LandShark M/Fer...
chevy dropping the glass through the drum stand remains the single funniest moment in a music video that i’ve ever seen. love this song, adore this video, obsessed with paul only coming up to chevy’s shoulder, immaculate vibes for an immaculate song
Us 80s kids were truly blessed to experience this music first time round. Every radio station had this track playing, and everyone in earshot was either tapping their feet, singing along, or doing a little dance. Truly was the best of times.
Sang this with my bro on a night out. He died at 40… coming up to 5 years now, i love this song now i have just turned 40, its a song i must sing with out him 😊
As some one that is 5'2" I've always looked up to paul Simon.. 😊loved this video when it came out in the 80s. Now I make my great nephew listen to it.. I'm still taller than him cos hes only 8... but not for long
I love this video! It’s so cool and funny that even though Paul Simon is the singer you hear, you mostly see Chevy Chase’s mouthing along the words as they sometimes simultaneously pretend to be playing instruments.
This makes me think of my dad. He passed away 12 years ago. It’s fascinating how music can take you straight back to memories and make them almost so real again.
omg yes. i remember this video and song from my babyhood in the 80s. heard it by coincidence on a car ride to a work site and it flooded memories back. my father passed 7 years ago. sending my love to you and your family 💖
Paul Simon is not a guy who you usually think of as having a sense of humor, but he is subtly hilarious here. He starts to sing "A man walks down - " but then realizes, to his mild surprise, that he's not the one supposed to be singing. He twiddles his thumbs. When Chevy is "singing" the na-na-na part, the look on Paul's face says he really wants to be singing but he knows he's not supposed to. Great song, and an incredibly fun simple video.
This song was one of my mama's favorite songs. Her life was so painful and she suffered a great deal but this song aways made her smile. I remember her singing it to me and doing silly dances to me when I was down in the dumps. As hard as it was for her, she tried her best to never let it be hard for me. Such a gem of a song.
Why...why did you do this?! You know how the majority of the people are on the internet...get ready to get corrected 1000 times. Lol...made me laugh though!
@@shanegerard3110 I suggest you use spell check before commenting. Yes, this 39 year old woman may be getting old but at least I learned proper grammar/spelling in school.
Poor Paul... He's one of the few guys in music who truly has a Wonderful Sense of Humor and the ability to laugh at himself. Class Never Goes Out of Style...
Is it just me, or would it be so epic to see Simon and Chase do a long over due reunion and recreate this video! My inner childhood would definitely be ecstatic:)
Why would anyone want a rehash that would likely be inferior to the original as both men are very old and less likely to be as animated? We have the original, what is the point of recreating it when it'd be unlikely to improve on the classic?
@@lloydrodriguez9969tell that to people that still spend 100s of dollars to go see bands like kiss, Aerosmith, Stones, etc... I've even spent a good amount to see Ozzy many times first with his No more tours tour and like 6 times in early 2000s at Ozzfest, hell I even went and saw the Cure in the mid 2000s just bc the band members are old doesn't mean they can't still rock
This is one of my all-time favorite songs... I'm 36 and this was a staple of my childhood and really my LIFE. This song is on my 'Life's Playlist', one of my life's many 'anthems'. Much love from Greenfield, Massachusetts! And God bless you all! ❤ ✝️
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Hey neighbors! Hello from Chicopee! 👋 Was born in ‘73 to parents who were into music and I grew up listening to everything! Thank you, mom and dad, for having me at that time! I loved my childhood and the years I was a teenager and everything that went along with it! ❤
This song will always have immense sentimental value to me, Dad used to play it growing up along with a bunch of other Paul Simon songs. It's coming up on a year since he lost his battle with cancer and I play & appreciate this song more than ever.
Tim Dwyer Same here. Thought I wrote this myself for a moment. Instant tears. My father lost his battle in March of this year tho but still relevant. I'm sorry for your loss. Cancer sucks!
I am 100% serious when I say it is on my bucket list to hear this song performed by a good a capella group. Anybody who does not understand this cannot call me Betty.
Everything about this song is absolutely spiffing and the video's fun too,but listening to it again I was really enjoying the playing by the band of,as far as I'm aware,African musicians.
Yeah best is you dont get to tired from hearing it 😊. (Short Joke: what do Albert Georg Harold Reginald Montgomery - Fitzbottom say to his Friends? ... ... "You can call me Al") 😂
It only took me 34 years to realize that Chevy "sets" the glass of water on the drum stand thinking it's a side table with a clear glass top... only for it to fall to the ground.
Lol especially with the way Chevy Chase raises his head as he’s singin it, I was 4 years old when this video came out and I thought Chevy was Paul Simon 😂
This was one of my mom's favorite songs and videos. She passed away in July from breast cancer but this played the next day after she passed. I just can feel her smile and her dancing with me as kid to this. Love you, ma.
Extremely sorry for your 😢loss. ❤This 🎵 song brings joy & great memories to all who listen. Your Mom is saying dance & laugh when you hear this! God Bless You! We will see our loved ones in the future 😊.
zombags NL Basically this guy is going through a mid-life crisis and kind of realizing that he pretty much threw his own life away on meaningless pursuits.
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At 4:18 Paul Simon can’t help but smile when Chevy Chase shoves the trumpet right in his face. I love their chemistry and humor so much. this video and song are amazing.
Love this song: The names in the song came from an incident at a party that Simon went to with his then-wife Peggy Harper. French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, who was attending the same party, mistakenly referred to Paul as "Al" and to Peggy as "Betty", inspiring Simon to write a song.
My son was born 7 months after my father's passing. I have always told my boy that grandpa is his bodyguard. He is now 28 yrs of age and still calls my dad his bodyguard. My son loves this song as do I, it brings my dad close again!
@@jamesy1ish Spelling: Ladysmith Black Mambazo Joseph Shabalala was the founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The group was organized in the early 1960s and was named for Mr. Shabalala's hometown, Ladysmith; the black oxen on his family's farm; and the Zulu word for ax, mambazo, which served as a symbol of the group's sharp harmonies and ability to cut down the competition.
LindaBkrWms Me, too. He's really funny in this video like when he sets the water glass down on the drum stand and of course it just falls through. I used to have a crush on him. I think he is very good looking.
LindaBkrWms Have you ever done that knee-dancing thing? My cousin and I went to my brother's wedding. We were not welcome. So we decided to just have fun and not care. We went out on the dance floor - two women - and danced and danced and I am one lousy dancer so we did that knee dancing and just goofed around. It was a blast.
This is sheer nostalgia... back when MTV popped up for the first time and was a sort of Muppets TV for teenagers, bathed in California sunshine, pastel color palettes and soft camera filters
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My Dad's name was Al. He loved this song. Even after he got dementia, he'd still tell people that they could call him Al. This song means a lot to me.
Amazing what we can retain even with dementia. Great story. Sorry abt your dad but it sounds like he had happy memories.
@@arribaficationwineho32 Thank you for the kind words.
@@montesace my husband had it and has died. He was very happy in his dementia….kind, appreciative and knew family until he died or acted like he did. I love when music connects us to good memories.
@arribaficationwineho32 It was a long, hard road, unfortunately for my Dad. I had to become his guardian. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's, and that turned into dementia. He was a beautiful man and didn't deserve the suffering he had to endure. It is the little things that mean so much after losing someone dear to us . Thank you for sharing. It's nice that after all this time, this song still means so much to so many.
@@montesace thank you for the response. I am glad you shared music with him and so glad he had you.
When my dad used to “be in charge” on Saturdays while my mum worked, instead of making the beds as we were supposed to, he would blast this song and we would bounce THE LIFE out of the bed before making it. One of my most treasured memories.
He passed July 2021.
My heart sings when I hear this. I miss you Dad. My wounded warrior 🍀☘️💪🏼❤️☀️
Sounds like an amazing thing to have had, RIP to your, and my father, take care! =)
Such beautiful way you ended your comment! Hope that memory keep on bringing you joy like those warm sheets at cold nights :)
My God you made me cry , beautiful moments
God bless your dad, what a great memory!
I'm very sorry for your loss.
Who's here in November 2024!😁
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Yep
Not me.
I am
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This wasn't on recommended. You searched it up. What an amazing legend, you are. God bless you
Saw him many years ago live. He ended with this song....TWICE. He literally ended it, crowd going crazy, and IMMEDIATELY played it again....the whole song. It was SO COOL.
@@eitschbee Its got an infectious beat.....and Paul Simon words. Nuff said!! I've seen 325 concerts going back to 1977, and have NEVER seen a performer do a whole song 2 times in a row. It was REALLY COOL.
@@eitschbee I even got to see Simon and Garfunkel in Pittsburg, at Three River Stadium!!!! They did a short tour after their wildly successful Central Park performance in New York. Lemme tell ya, THAT was an AWESOME show!!!!
I once did a similar thing with a girl
@@SkyLukewater THAT.....is funny. GOOD ONE!!
@@joemauntel9381 Unfortunately I can't pick up social cues through text so if you're being genuine, thanks you, if you're being sarcastic that's cool too :)
My father's absolute favorite. He passed away and when I visit his grave, I sit down and play this video while there.
You and I both!💕
@@kerrivaccaro441😢❤
❤🎉❤
😍😍
BEAUTIFULnesssss
Honestly one of Chevy Chase's best performances! Paul Simon's expressions are absolutely priceless! I was a kid when I first saw this video, and I still love it now! ❤
Thank you, As someone only vaguely familiar with this era of pop culture
Fletch
What?? 🥺😆
@@JustBarry-fb8kl Fletch lives
Chase is just one of the best naturally funny comedians. The guy can say anything and look and sound funny.
It's these light-hearted, cheerful songs that strangely hurt the most, cause in my mind they're connected to a happier, simpler time that's long gone.
But for me, that gives me hope! It reminds me that we will have good times again someday. ☺️
I trust that our generation and the generations after us will help to create a better world. 🩷
Please never lose hope, for it is hope that holds the fabric of our lives together when we need it the most. :)
@@Marshiethemarshmallowthanks for these words marshie
It always comes down to what you make out of it!! There is plenty of joy in our time as long as you have the right lenz to see it....
Lighthearted? You’re English seems proficient, natural tongue I’d say. But really do you listen to lalala, try y2k bono, but else it’s lyrics that are quite off showing, willing to end one could say.
I am 75. When I hear their songs I will never grow old. They help my mental state and my heart to hear them!
Songs and music is nourishment for the mind, body and soul. Notice how happy you feel dancing? 1 of the reasons of course is your angels laughing at how silly you look with the movements, like how we laugh at babies dancing for the sometimes unco-ordinated movements (^ _ _ ^ )
I'm 41.....hey hallelujah..... hope you continue for a good long time... praying to be able to be in ur shoe's one day great music I inherited from my mom now I pass songs like this to my 5 year old little girl she loves it
Dave Matthews... does a great version
I feel the same fam, listening to songs I thought long forgotten it always brings a spark of life and joy when I hear em!
Don’t aspirate on your saliva. We’re praying for you. Turn your head and cough. Eat your prune juice shakes.
I first saw this video on television at my grandmother's house sometime in the late 80s with my parents. We all laughed a lot at it. Now it's thirty-five years later and my grandmother isn't around anymore and my parents are elderly and I'm not so young myself and it still brings a smile to my face.
Same 😁, ahh those were the days!
The same… my Abuela loved this song
I hope you are having great memories (of your family).
Sweetheart. If she is in your mind, she's in your ❤️❤️
One of the best songs ever.
They just talked about it on 'This is Us' so came to listen to it here.
Surprisingly, it's the first time I saw the video clip and it just made my day! Hilarious!
My dad passed away this past monday and this was our song. Now my dad is my bodyguard and I'm his long lost pal/son, RIP daddy I love you!
I did this song with my dad at my wedding. So our vibe.
I’m so sorry, take care.
My Mom went to Heaven a month ago. Love, Peace and God bless.
Sending as much love and good vibes your way! Keep your head up, hes smiling down on you! Until you meet again! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm sorry for your loss. Only positive thoughts your way. What a great memory to have.
To the person that reads this, I ask the Lord to bless them and their family, to cure them of every sickness and pain, to fill their emptiness with love joy and peace, to rebuke the enemy from their lives. " ASK JESUS TO COME INTO YOUR HEART AND SAVE YOU, AND TO FORGIVE YOU OF YOUR SINS, FOR WE GIVE THANKS AND GLORY TO THE LORD. IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AMEN!
This never gets old. One of the best music videos ever.
I agree 👍
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Low Budget Video, however one of the greatest ever! Enjoyable!
all i can ever think of when i hear this song! ❤
Tune! :D
The bass part in this song is outstanding!
+Brendan Carberry Ikr, sounds amazing!
It was fretless. I love fretless tone.
It probably goes without saying that the bass solo part is pretty good too.
Everyone I know with an ear drools during the brief bass solo
Fretless no less!
The drop of the glass through the side “table” at 1:57 gets me every time.
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I had never noticed that! 😂
That's 'cause it wasn't a table, it was the stand for the drum lol.
To include-@JadeLeaf1980- Yes and yes but still classic Chevy
It just wanted to join the penny whistle.
Paul and Chevy we are still listening in November 2024.
So are we
And still posting on BlueSky 🦋🦋🦋
❤❤❤ yep
Me, too!
This is one of the most soul uplifting songs ever composed on this planet. A classical masterpiece!!. Who's here in May 2022 and beyond?
I am
I am because this was the subject of a question on a TV quiz I watched yesterday evening. The question was something like "Who could call him Al in the song You Can Call Me Al?" One guy suggested 'Buddy' and was told close but no cigar.
I came bc my husband only 3 yrs younger than I said he had no idea what song i was talking abt!! Sacrilege! 🤯😱
Me
Sure am.
I'm commenting so whenever someone likes it, I can come back and listen to this masterpiece again.
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Hi
Its been 8 days already, it's to listen to it again.
You’re welcome lol.
This is one of those songs that will put a smile on your face, no matter what you are going through, at the moment.
this is true.
@@someonedoesnthaveithappy new year this was one of the last songs of the evening I heard
это правда! спасибо
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So true
My folks were Betty and Al. Love this song.
This song reminds me of a time when my children were young, life was just getting to the good part, and I was in the prime of my life. Now my sons are to that part of their life, it went by so fast. They’re young men with college degrees now, they have careers, are falling in love now, and they live on their own. Some days the house just feels too quiet and empty, and my aches and pains won’t let me sleep. I needed to hear this song today.
God bless all.
There's so much to do out there - understand the pains but do your best not to let them control you! The world is what you make it. Hope you find the happy.
Love the melody but the lyrics are just insane gibberish
You cannot judge your life on what you did for your children.
I am there too but please go try to help whatever type of thing you like. You can meet gardeners in a garden club and help your area look beautiful. You can give love to a child who lost a parent. I wish you so much peace and love.🙏
❤
In hospital right now and Dr. had a complicated name. He said, "just call me, Al". And here I am. 😂. 🎸🎺🎶
Lmao don't you just love how it's the smallest things that can remind you of a song?
Same vibes. Dr. Alijazirian, he just goes by Dr. Al. Totally dadjoke memes off this song. It's awesome, I'm so with it.
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@@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 Can we call God Al?
tears in my eyes. Laughter the best medicine! 😜
No matter how sad, depressed, mad, or sleepy I am, when I play this song, it instantly melts that all away and gives me endless energy. ❤️
Thank you Paul Simon.
I'm going thru male.menopause 🍷
Me: Hi there! It came on MTV, on late August or Sept. 1986. Had help up miself on a very crucial time of growing, as wéll as critical challenges! Was 13, back then...
@@pedropolanco9042 I thought for the longest time that Chevy Chase was the singer. 😅
@@mindmy609 I'll try to transfer my energy to you. I hope it works.
@Capricorn Stars It's a brilliant job of lip-syncing! And very, very funny. Good on both of them for such a wry, delightful tease of a fabulous song.❤
Chevy Chase has such a great voice. Maybe one day Paul Simon can aspire to have a voice like his.
At least he can play a mean bass solo.
@@mikelippenkrantz 🤣
😂
Well he was in the group steely Dan
And he wrote Graceland..
Pls remember, the precious Paul Simon began performing about 1958. Wotta genius.
Year of my birth.
I wasn't a thought then. 1960. Middle of 7 children. 6 girls. 1 boy. Great memories growing up @ 😅
Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes.
Love calvin! Bless you😂
Performing builds character.
This song is life itself. I loved it in my youth and now I am 72 and it still brings me joy
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I'm right behind ya. I'll be 50 in 4 days, and I still very much like this song. It's a classic
I’m so happy your are 72! ❤ and pray you
Love and long happy healthy life !
I'm about to be 22 in 2 weeks- This is one of my favorite songs. The melody, the vocals, the flute, the bass, just absolutely such an awesome song.
@andrewgoss1682 happy birthday. Enjoy your youth !
I am 72 years old. Very ill. Severe pain. I can rock in bed to this. Only my toes may be moving but I feel joy 😊
You keep rocking!!
Immense blessings to you dear
Keep those toe a-tappin'!
I feel you hun x keep tapping your toes to banging tunes! X
♥️♥️♥️
Ibh.. when I was a child I loved this music video... 38 years old . ... still loving it now as much as then. Be well. 😊
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this, but it never fails to bring a smile to my face.
Ditto (here in the Third World, hardly no currency left and, yes, you can call me Al!) 🥴
Even at .25 the speed
@@wahbwahbwahb when you watch this video in slow motion, can you see what happens to Chevy’s glass of water? To me it just magically disappears.
You too?? I’ve watched it maybe 5 times today alone 😁😂
Legend
literally this was the first song from the west i heard as a child, when the borders opened after the soviet occupation in Hungary and i thought America is a funny, happy place with uplifting songs.
And what do you think now?
@@philip_hees fake democracy with the illusion of freedom and peace
@@LordKegyetlen Peace and democracy have always been a work in progress and always will be.
@@koriko88 Only if we work hard at it and don't get lazy or take things for granted.
@@shellieperreault6262 If that's the requirements, then I'm afraid we'll never get there. The age of working hard and not being lazy aren't much more than a memory and technology will only continue to make us weaker and lazier. America isn't great, but there are far worse places to live. At least we don't have to be worried about being murdered or beat up for being a reporter, like in some ex -Soviet countries.
to anyone listening to this in nowadays: bless your soul, you must have taste
Love 60s through 80s some 90s
I have some taste, and that’s an understatement
I don’t mind the 50’s all the way to 2016. There is only so much good songs 2017-2021 i like, but it’s a bit stale lately.
@@reconghostgaming3213 Thank You?
Yeah, I have taste. 80s music is awesome because it doesn’t say any bad words
This song means many different things for families. Family of 4 siblings for me. Every memory of this song has meaning to me. I miss you Dad
Respect to Paul Simon for bringing South African music into the Popular mainstream. He opened the door for many musicians who play that music.
South African where ?!
@@michaelulbrichsen4854 as in the North West, Free State, Western Cape, etc regions especially. His Graceland project explored music traditional to these regions such as Marabi, Township Jazz, Mbube, etc. Hope that answers your question…
With Johnny Clegg & Savuka! ;)
Yes, and a bunch of activists tried to cancel him over it. He famously sat down and had a frank conversation about it with them. That was still a time before social media when so you could discuss things contentiously but still be heard. The conversation was filmed I think by PBS. But it was also clear all the South African artists were behind Simon and appreciative.
@@michaelulbrichsen4854 johannesburg
This was my fathers favorite song, and today is his birthday. When I play it, his joyful image pops up in my mind, and for a moment he's here with me, laughing and telling me how brilliant, on so many levels, this song is. Tears followed by joy, thanks for that, i really needed it.
He is here
My father introduced me to this song when I was 5 .
Precious memory.
banging this tune today, it's my birthday, and my father introduced me to this awesome song, so tears on this side too
❤❤
Made me cry
I still, after all these years, love the quiet comedic genius that was displayed in this video.
Yes... very much so. Chevy chase is a very clever and funny man.
Yeap. Chevy was never one doing the "loud" stunts, he just... was. And at his best, you could have a good time watching him do his comedy, without even laughing that much. One of the greats, for sure.
I still come back to this video and it always brings me smile!
Norm (mcDonald) calls him the "king of physical comedy" - I agree. If you dont understand, just write a long letter, then shove it up your
-Wait, what?
Oh your that LandShark M/Fer...
At 1:57...Chevy goes to place the glass of water on the table and it falls to the floor. Absurdist humor at its finest!
0:14 Paul Simon was like, "I was supposed to be the one singing"
Favorite bit: at about 4:19 Chevy shoves the bell of that trumpet right in Paul's face and just for a second, Paul breaks character.
Apparently, Chevy was just not quite tall enough! (But he's still plenty tall.)
Thanks! I was wondering if that was Chevy Chase!
He really did. Brilliant! XD
Have watched this so many times and never noticed that.
That’s my favorite part too!
chevy dropping the glass through the drum stand remains the single funniest moment in a music video that i’ve ever seen. love this song, adore this video, obsessed with paul only coming up to chevy’s shoulder, immaculate vibes for an immaculate song
Yes lol!!!!! 💜 😆🤣
Him dropping the glass gets a little funnier when you realize he did the same thing at 2:35
HOW did I miss this?! hahahah xD
I was hoping there were more like me out there in the world 😂
And to think his college roommate wanted Chevy to join his band as a drummer.
He would have been a founding memeber of Steely Dan . . .
Us 80s kids were truly blessed to experience this music first time round.
Every radio station had this track playing, and everyone in earshot was either tapping their feet, singing along, or doing a little dance.
Truly was the best of times.
I’m jealous but glad we can play it anytime and as many time we want, because I’m in love with this song❤
It was an age of true bliss without all of the "social demands" of today. Beautiful!
Brought up in the 50s and Graceland is the best thing I have ever heard.
Eso es verdad..
Amazing times 😊👍
So very sad to hear that, due to his hearing loss this is one of the songs he will never perform again. Paul Simon is magic.
Getting Chevy Chase to do the music video was pure genius. It sold the whole crazy premise.
Chevy AND Rick Moranis without glasses lip-synching for Paul Simon lol
Nailed it so very true!! Excellent work.
So agree x
That would be the genius of Lorne Michaels
Mfigntgirngufrhf
I love how Paul finally cracks a smile at 4:20. He seems to try to hide it.
the way chevy chase puts his drink on the "table" and it falls gets me everytime
Dude only just saw that for the first time
made a meme there he did
...yo where does it go though
1:58 :)
@@captainbanana6898 I know but where does it go after?? haha, into the void! c; (thanks for the timestamp btw)
@@A1steaksauce97 shattered on the floor. Lol it wasnt a table it was a drum stand.
Sang this with my bro on a night out. He died at 40… coming up to 5 years now, i love this song now i have just turned 40, its a song i must sing with out him 😊
Prayers for your comfort ❤
It's so nice that Chevy
Let Paul hangout while he sang this song 😁
What exactly was Chevy doing there? Why?
Yes, wasn't it? I wonder, did they validate parking at the studio for Chevy? A guy's gotta hold as much coin as possible, you know?
@@craftsandstuff3349 Ummmm... they were friends.
@@daviddavidson8050 blessings
@@danhost1338 likewise sir. Good morning.
I am a 75 years old grandma. I have always loved these guys. This one is a masterpiece. I play it again and again ♥️♥️♥️
I agree 👍
Me too!!
me too 76 here This video always makes me Laugh
@@gracethompson1840See my comment Mrs Thompson. I first heard this 37 years ago.
... it is happy music for sure ...
For those wondering: Chevy Chase is 6'4" and Paul Simon is 5'3".
As some one that is 5'2" I've always looked up to paul Simon.. 😊loved this video when it came out in the 80s.
Now I make my great nephew listen to it.. I'm still taller than him cos hes only 8... but not for long
More importantly, can he call him Al?
Im 6’4” too XD
I looked it up actually so god bless
@@shadytreemechanic6745 woah thats so cool, want a cookie?
I love this video! It’s so cool and funny that even though Paul Simon is the singer you hear, you mostly see Chevy Chase’s mouthing along the words as they sometimes simultaneously pretend to be playing instruments.
It's amazing. They maybe spent $2,500 to produce this whole video. And this is the most entertaining 5 minutes I've had in months.
It's pure class
And Paul Simon made this just to show Art Garfunkel he can do something without Garfunkel
Most likely a lot more than that, Chevy had to have been paid at SAG rates
@@Erri_17 Paul Simon was his own man long before this.
2500$ for a Chevy Chase appearance?! That'd be a steal i feel like lol
This makes me think of my dad. He passed away 12 years ago. It’s fascinating how music can take you straight back to memories and make them almost so real again.
Yes! This makes me think of my dad too and he passed away 6 years ago. Sending prayers your way.
👌😌💚
omg yes. i remember this video and song from my babyhood in the 80s. heard it by coincidence on a car ride to a work site and it flooded memories back. my father passed 7 years ago. sending my love to you and your family 💖
Patsy Cline makes me think of my Dad. The Tennesee Waltz makes me think of my Mom.
It has been 25 years for my parents passing. It never leaves you, not if they were Good Parents. I count my 🙌 blessings.
Paul Simon is not a guy who you usually think of as having a sense of humor, but he is subtly hilarious here. He starts to sing "A man walks down - " but then realizes, to his mild surprise, that he's not the one supposed to be singing. He twiddles his thumbs. When Chevy is "singing" the na-na-na part, the look on Paul's face says he really wants to be singing but he knows he's not supposed to. Great song, and an incredibly fun simple video.
One of my earliest memories of my childhood...my mom LOVED this song🥰🥰🥰
yeah we watched the video too Mike! lol
Funny video. The look on Paul's face near the end when he turns and almost gets hit in the face with Chevy's trumpet, he almost starts laughing.
He was in a Woody Allen film. He knew humor.
@@richiebear1969 Yeah Paul always had a dry sense of humor. Remember when he appeared on SNL in a turkey costume?
This song was one of my mama's favorite songs. Her life was so painful and she suffered a great deal but this song aways made her smile. I remember her singing it to me and doing silly dances to me when I was down in the dumps. As hard as it was for her, she tried her best to never let it be hard for me. Such a gem of a song.
Jt7gj5
Such a gem of a woman.
When I was little, I thought Chevy Chase was Garfunkel.
When I was little I thought Tom Cruise was short, all grown up I STILL see Tom as a fucking midget ROTFLMFAO
I thought Chevy Chase was Paul in this video. Many moons ago
Lol
This video is creative genius .....
This video is creative genius
one of chevy's best songs. it really helped pauls career after his split with art.
@Chris Sharpe no I don't think so
Why...why did you do this?! You know how the majority of the people are on the internet...get ready to get corrected 1000 times. Lol...made me laugh though!
Did you know Chevy was the original drummer for Steely Dan?
Paul Simon married Edie brickell too I think.
Sorry my friend, but the song belongs to Paul Simon, not Chevy Chase!!! Chevy Chase was just doing the video for the song!!!
I absolutely love this song. Being a kid in the 80's was such a gift! Classic funny Chevy Chase and great music from Paul Simon.
Agree 💯 born in 78..
And the video makes me happy too!
I love all those oldies.
No, being a child in the 60s a gift. Being a child of the 80s was 2 decades too late.
@@shanegerard3110 I suggest you use spell check before commenting. Yes, this 39 year old woman may be getting old but at least I learned proper grammar/spelling in school.
How can you NOT love this song
I don't think it's great... but if you be my bodyguard I can be your long lost pal??
Chevy obliviously treating the drum stand like an end table still cracks me up.
I watch this over & over for those moments.
that cup just disappears man, look at it frame by frame.
@@Zionswasd it smashes on the ground and breaks, you can still see the shards after XD
Me too..😂😂😂😂😂
@@Zionswasd yea I know right, it went into another dimension?
I love when Chevy drops the water through the stand. Gets me every time.
With the knees and hand thing....omg. It's amazing
Me too 😁
Yesssss omg same
Is it sad that I never noticed that until today?! 😂😂
If you're not paying attention you don't notice it. LOL
0:19 I love how Pauls like "Wait, I'm the singer"
It’s so true
@@braylenconner3 it is
So fortunate to still be here to watch and listen to this ! AMEN ! HALLELUJAH!
Poor Paul...
He's one of the few guys in music who truly has a Wonderful Sense of Humor and the ability to laugh at himself.
Class Never Goes Out of Style...
Love this, I’m 70 and it still makes me get up and dance and sing along
Excellent, that’s the spirit!
You're young at heart ♥ just like me
I needed to turn 50 to get the point of the question "why am I soft in the middle now while the rest of my life is so hard?" :-) lovely expressed.
I'm 41 and love it too ❤️
Dance dance dance all night long - Steve Miller Band 🎉
If this song/video doesn't make you happy, then you're doing life wrong.
Mark Curran agree with u there,great song🙂🙂
I love happy songs telling me tragedies.
hkh goes ufutdu
rest in peace my brother's
scorpz721 They're still living.....
This whole album is a banger ❤️❤️❤️
AND THE ALBUM THAT FOLLOWED TOO!😅
The size difference is comical
Paul Simon, what a legend 💜
looks like his little boy :D
Go on front of the Mickey in Minnie attraction at Disney Hollywood studios. Chevys hands are as big as hulk Hogan.
@@Maximilian2808. b
Chevy Chase is a full 1 foot and 1 inch taller than Paul Simon
5 foot 3 to 6 foot 4 difference is huuuuge 😂
Is it just me, or would it be so epic to see Simon and Chase do a long over due reunion and recreate this video! My inner childhood would definitely be ecstatic:)
music soothes my savage beasty
Why would anyone want a rehash that would likely be inferior to the original as both men are very old and less likely to be as animated? We have the original, what is the point of recreating it when it'd be unlikely to improve on the classic?
I was thinking the same thing 🙂
@@lloydrodriguez9969tell that to people that still spend 100s of dollars to go see bands like kiss, Aerosmith, Stones, etc... I've even spent a good amount to see Ozzy many times first with his No more tours tour and like 6 times in early 2000s at Ozzfest, hell I even went and saw the Cure in the mid 2000s just bc the band members are old doesn't mean they can't still rock
That would be awesome
This is one of my all-time favorite songs... I'm 36 and this was a staple of my childhood and really my LIFE. This song is on my 'Life's Playlist', one of my life's many 'anthems'. Much love from Greenfield, Massachusetts! And God bless you all! ❤ ✝️
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U r a nice
Back at you from Hull, MA
Hey neighbors! Hello from Chicopee! 👋 Was born in ‘73 to parents who were into music and I grew up listening to everything! Thank you, mom and dad, for having me at that time! I loved my childhood and the years I was a teenager and everything that went along with it! ❤
It's on my life playlist too!
The reason why videos were so great❤❤
This song will always have immense sentimental value to me, Dad used to play it growing up along with a bunch of other Paul Simon songs. It's coming up on a year since he lost his battle with cancer and I play & appreciate this song more than ever.
layrue Ann Amato american Grandma thank forgiveness from every one
Tim Dwyer I know the exact pain you're going thru! It's great that you have something great to help you thru the hard times! Hang in there!
Good memories.... he is always be with you
Tim Dwyer Same here. Thought I wrote this myself for a moment. Instant tears. My father lost his battle in March of this year tho but still relevant. I'm sorry for your loss. Cancer sucks!
Tim Dwyer you made me cry cause I lost mine too and this song helps getting through the day
I am 100% serious when I say it is on my bucket list to hear this song performed by a good a capella group. Anybody who does not understand this cannot call me Betty.
The first time I heard it was from an acapella group it’s life changing
Season 5 of the office episode is “heavy competition”
@@nickmiles2862 "We will be walking down the aisle to 'Call me Al?'" "You will be BOOGEYING"
Go ahead and call me Al, and join my a capella group that I just now started with this specific purpose.
Howdy Betty
Lyrics, music, acting, choreography, all are a delight. A total art work
Couldn't agree more!
Everything about this song is absolutely spiffing and the video's fun too,but listening to it again I was really enjoying the playing by the band of,as far as I'm aware,African musicians.
yes
Plagiarised
Yeah best is you dont get to tired from hearing it 😊. (Short Joke: what do Albert Georg Harold Reginald Montgomery - Fitzbottom say to his Friends? ... ... "You can call me Al") 😂
Riding in my dads car in the late 80s. The best of times. Love you Dad. You can call me Al.
I used to listen to this mixed tape my dad made on our way to upstate NY when in the late 80’s. ❤
It only took me 34 years to realize that Chevy "sets" the glass of water on the drum stand thinking it's a side table with a clear glass top... only for it to fall to the ground.
He does it again with the flute!
You made me rewind to see🤣🤣
He does that to be funny.
@@chriswatts2096 Obiously... it's Chevy Chase! xD
He pulled a Fletch.
1:43 impossible not to smile when PS plays the whistle!!!
Makes him look like Andrea Corr on the Irish tin flute.
QuistJam a
watch Chevy in this part!! So FUNNY!!
I tried. It's very possible to not smile.
Even funnier when he drops the whistle through the bongo stand 🤣🤣🤣
The part where he sings "You can call me Al..." Sounds so innocent and pure. It easily lifts my heart 😌
Lol especially with the way Chevy Chase raises his head as he’s singin it, I was 4 years old when this video came out and I thought Chevy was Paul Simon 😂
This was one of my mom's favorite songs and videos. She passed away in July from breast cancer but this played the next day after she passed. I just can feel her smile and her dancing with me as kid to this. Love you, ma.
Extremely sorry for your 😢loss. ❤This 🎵 song brings joy & great memories to all who listen. Your Mom is saying dance & laugh when you hear this! God Bless You! We will see our loved ones in the future 😊.
The absolute happiest music video, for the most depressing inspiration for a song in human existence.
Royal Crown Cola
Thomas what are they singing about ?
zombags NL Basically this guy is going through a mid-life crisis and kind of realizing that he pretty much threw his own life away on meaningless pursuits.
Thomas thnx dude
+zombags NL he's going through Alzheimer's
Classic. Low budget. Simple comedic moments. Epic!!!
Easily one of the best video clips of all time
Low budget? No, the whole budget went into bringing in Chevy Chase.
@Max Raider
Yep, so they didn't fail by balancing the budget that way.
Almost 40 years later and i still remember the lyrics even after years of not hearing it. It all comes back within the first couple beats
My dad just told me to put this on the radio...
@@nichole505 Hi, Son
@@jammerfanreturns6282 I ain't your son 😭 🤪🤪🤪
Good thing it didn't end up in cartoon cemetery 🤣 I'm 40 now and it's about my age.. nice !
Exactly. 40 years. I conclude that 40 years ago is just fine.
I heard this in CVS today. Song goes harder than I remember.
One of the best composers of modern times. In my opinion Paul Simon and Paul McCartney will be remembered as classical composers along with the others
I couldn't agree with you more! And both songwriters/singers make astute observations about our times and (often bizarre) culture.
Bob Dylan 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Both Paul’s
Though Simon ultimately showed far more depth than MacCartney.
Kr
The man’s a genius ..,, he’s the only person on earth who doesn’t know it…!! Therein the humility.
He’s brilliant 💖
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I am 62 and I love Paul Simon, He is like a poet. His songs tell a story. I just love his music.
Oh yeah. Most underrated video ever. Chevy was a beast and poor Paul trying to keep it together.
it's amazing how entertaining this is to me at 47yrs old... no flashing lights bells and whistles just 2 guys in a room singing and dancing!😊
No whistles, apart from the one tin one, that is.
same feelings, 45 ))
I feel the same I'm now 40 and thanks to my mum this is one of those songs that will always make me happy
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49 and this song always cheers me up, perfect video.
I've heard this a thousand times and I still love it.
Me too. Oh the memories
yeah I agree
ME TOO!
yea ik me too xD
this was one of my favorites when I was a kid
I have seen it a thousand times, but when he drops the glass of water I always crack of smile. Totally a Chevy Chase move.
Woot
Cracks me up to. I smile through the whole song.
That's how they got him to participate in the video. Heavy sedation.
Waxy12 me too. Also love the beginning when Paul “thinks” he’s gonna do the lead but Chevy takes it. It’s just a great vid.
Haha! I know same here. It's so subtle, non-challant, and ....so Chevy..Love it!
A hit in my high school days in Kenya East Africa. ❤
At 4:18 Paul Simon can’t help but smile when Chevy Chase shoves the trumpet right in his face. I love their chemistry and humor so much. this video and song are amazing.
That little smile seals the deal!!!
And then Chevy Chase has to do a spin to keep his face away from the camera because he, too, is laughing.
"Graceland" was Paul's masterpiece. Every track on it (especially this one) is brilliant!
#truth
All his music was. Just beyond.
Me and Julio, down by the schoolyard... 🎶🎶🎶
If u say so
Love this song: The names in the song came from an incident at a party that Simon went to with his then-wife Peggy Harper. French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, who was attending the same party, mistakenly referred to Paul as "Al" and to Peggy as "Betty", inspiring Simon to write a song.
Who doesn't? Thanks for the anecdote, it is so inspiring!!!
Cool story my man
Thank you!I have always wondered.
That's fun. There's also a Letterman interview where Paul is talking about being introduced on stage to a crowd as 'Neil Simon' lol
Lol dude just copy-pasted this from the Genius page for this song
My son was born 7 months after my father's passing. I have always told my boy that grandpa is his bodyguard. He is now 28 yrs of age and still calls my dad his bodyguard. My son loves this song as do I, it brings my dad close again!
Paul: Hey so... I can sing this time right?
Chevy: Yeah sure.
Paul: A man w-
Chevy: A MAN WALKS DOWN THE STREET
Paul: 😐
MemeMachine ha ha
That's actually art Garfunkel not Chevy chase
Hb plays I hope you’re joking
@@Hunter_The_Baby_Christian It's Chevy Chase.
Paul is like hello darkness my old friend
"I don't find this stuff amusing anymore" That line has been rattling around in my head for months. Good song, great album.
the world
All of the above
😅
It's impossible for me to be in a bad mood when I hear this song. Lifts my spirits immediately!
THANKS PAUL! 💜🕉️
Paul Simon is upper class as musicians go
Ladysmith black mambosa made that album elevate. My partner thought Chevy Chase was Paul Simon 😂😂
@@jamesy1ish
Spelling: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Joseph Shabalala was the founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
The group was organized in the early 1960s and was named for Mr. Shabalala's hometown, Ladysmith; the black oxen on his family's farm; and the Zulu word for ax, mambazo, which served as a symbol of the group's sharp harmonies and ability to cut down the competition.
@citygeorge thanks for that. Without them that album would be nothing. Paul Simon was talented but they elevated that album to the moon
This is one of my ALL-TIME favorite videos!! Love Paul Simon and Chevy Chase and this is just so clever and funny.
I love chevy!
LindaBkrWms Me, too. He's really funny in this video like when he sets the water glass down on the drum stand and of course it just falls through.
I used to have a crush on him. I think he is very good looking.
LindaBkrWms You know, I like Chevy Chase's version better. The lyrics are improved.
:D
LindaBkrWms Have you ever done that knee-dancing thing? My cousin and I went to my brother's wedding. We were not welcome. So we decided to just have fun and not care. We went out on the dance floor - two women - and danced and danced and I am one lousy dancer so we did that knee dancing and just goofed around. It was a blast.
DancesWithBears :-P
This is sheer nostalgia... back when MTV popped up for the first time and was a sort of Muppets TV for teenagers, bathed in California sunshine, pastel color palettes and soft camera filters
Or in the front garden bouncing 🏴
Why do I love this song so much, man the 80’s were awesome
Yes they were!
You cant forget live aid what a memory!! 12 oclock on a boiling saturday afternoon waiting for it to get going lay on my living room floor!!
I’m 40+ years older and I’m still Rocking to this good music!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤