Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (Official Video)

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  • Official video for "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon
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    #PaulSimon #YouCanCallMeAl #OfficialVideo
    Chorus:
    If you'll be my bodyguard
    I can be your long lost pal
    I can call you Betty
    And Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al
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  • @CalifornianCuttlefish
    @CalifornianCuttlefish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16848

    to anyone listening to this in nowadays: bless your soul, you must have taste

    • @braylenconner3
      @braylenconner3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      Love 60s through 80s some 90s

    • @cokedudebestmate7099
      @cokedudebestmate7099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      I have some taste, and that’s an understatement

    • @reconghostgaming3213
      @reconghostgaming3213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      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.

    • @CalifornianCuttlefish
      @CalifornianCuttlefish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@reconghostgaming3213 Thank You?

    • @danieladiaz8259
      @danieladiaz8259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Yeah, I have taste. 80s music is awesome because it doesn’t say any bad words

  • @GraceHarwood88
    @GraceHarwood88 ปีที่แล้ว +3557

    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 🍀☘️💪🏼❤️☀️

    • @TheKardain
      @TheKardain ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Sounds like an amazing thing to have had, RIP to your, and my father, take care! =)

    • @neelroy2918
      @neelroy2918 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Such beautiful way you ended your comment! Hope that memory keep on bringing you joy like those warm sheets at cold nights :)

    • @alvaro1480
      @alvaro1480 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      My God you made me cry , beautiful moments

    • @Jason-Wolf
      @Jason-Wolf ปีที่แล้ว +25

      God bless your dad, what a great memory!

    • @pennydezsi6073
      @pennydezsi6073 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I'm very sorry for your loss.

  • @LindaDyches
    @LindaDyches หลายเดือนก่อน +252

    I am 75. When I hear their songs I will never grow old. They help my mental state and my heart to hear them!

    • @karma2.098
      @karma2.098 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      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 (^ _ _ ^ )

    • @JuniorWatts-kj9vb
      @JuniorWatts-kj9vb หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      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

    • @JuniorWatts-kj9vb
      @JuniorWatts-kj9vb หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Dave Matthews... does a great version

    • @kayaarcos461
      @kayaarcos461 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      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!

    • @Spleen_Wort
      @Spleen_Wort 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Don’t aspirate on your saliva. We’re praying for you. Turn your head and cough. Eat your prune juice shakes.

  • @edwardbietsch993
    @edwardbietsch993 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +32

    I'm 167, this song keeps me alive, I live off the energy of the song and the peoples represented in the music.
    I mean I like it.

    • @kreuzschmerz36
      @kreuzschmerz36 6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      May you live another 167 years for making me burst out laughing while scrolling through this therapy session of a comment section!

    • @jameswilksey
      @jameswilksey 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Certainly represents those roly-poly bat-faced girls... who, these days, we simply call 'girls'.

  • @montesace
    @montesace 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2878

    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.

    • @arribaficationwineho32
      @arribaficationwineho32 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      Amazing what we can retain even with dementia. Great story. Sorry abt your dad but it sounds like he had happy memories.

    • @montesace
      @montesace 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      @@arribaficationwineho32 Thank you for the kind words.

    • @arribaficationwineho32
      @arribaficationwineho32 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      @@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.

    • @montesace
      @montesace 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @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.

    • @arribaficationwineho32
      @arribaficationwineho32 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@montesace thank you for the response. I am glad you shared music with him and so glad he had you.

  • @joemauntel9381
    @joemauntel9381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5978

    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.

    • @joemauntel9381
      @joemauntel9381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +166

      @@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.

    • @joemauntel9381
      @joemauntel9381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@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!!!!

    • @SkyLukewater
      @SkyLukewater 2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      I once did a similar thing with a girl

    • @joemauntel9381
      @joemauntel9381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@SkyLukewater THAT.....is funny. GOOD ONE!!

    • @SkyLukewater
      @SkyLukewater 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@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 :)

  • @ejb3781
    @ejb3781 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +263

    The drop of the glass through the side “table” at 1:57 gets me every time.

    • @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
      @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello!🎉 Mother Father of all creation are here in physical flesh please phone home today! Our creators have taken on the worst for this message to reach you urgently and are starting to build God's house and band

    • @AG-iu9lv
      @AG-iu9lv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2enjoy being reported for spam, cultist

    • @AG-iu9lv
      @AG-iu9lv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I had never noticed that! 😂

    • @JadeLeaf1980
      @JadeLeaf1980 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      That's 'cause it wasn't a table, it was the stand for the drum lol.

    • @wfo0070925
      @wfo0070925 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      To include-@JadeLeaf1980- Yes and yes but still classic Chevy

  • @susangetchell4782
    @susangetchell4782 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +46

    I am 62 and I love Paul Simon, He is like a poet. His songs tell a story. I just love his music.

  • @amykelley5331
    @amykelley5331 ปีที่แล้ว +1056

    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! ❤

    • @PatrickPease
      @PatrickPease ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Thank you, As someone only vaguely familiar with this era of pop culture

    • @JustBarry-fb8kl
      @JustBarry-fb8kl ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Fletch

    • @michelemichele7178
      @michelemichele7178 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What?? 🥺😆

    • @NeilCWCampbell
      @NeilCWCampbell ปีที่แล้ว +16

      ​@@JustBarry-fb8kl Fletch lives

    • @gporr7004
      @gporr7004 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Chase is just one of the best naturally funny comedians. The guy can say anything and look and sound funny.

  • @ThurstonCyclist
    @ThurstonCyclist ปีที่แล้ว +1922

    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.

    • @Black-Powder-Alchemist
      @Black-Powder-Alchemist ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Same 😁, ahh those were the days!

    • @davidbencomo6747
      @davidbencomo6747 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      The same… my Abuela loved this song

    • @garynicholas4648
      @garynicholas4648 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I hope you are having great memories (of your family).

    • @jacquelinefox2632
      @jacquelinefox2632 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Sweetheart. If she is in your mind, she's in your ❤️❤️

    • @chenrynar5911
      @chenrynar5911 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      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!

  • @israelr6636
    @israelr6636 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +54

    Still rocking this awesome in 2024.

  • @imerci1
    @imerci1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +239

    My father's absolute favorite. He passed away and when I visit his grave, I sit down and play this video while there.

    • @kerrivaccaro441
      @kerrivaccaro441 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      You and I both!💕

    • @JohnSipe-jt7bm
      @JohnSipe-jt7bm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@kerrivaccaro441😢❤

    • @michellefalk5825
      @michellefalk5825 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      mine too!!!!! i come back to this when i miss him.. i know hes listening, its just a great upbeat song.. i miss my dad... im an only child and he was a Vet..

    • @bridypow1947
      @bridypow1947 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ❤🎉❤

    • @covmiss1
      @covmiss1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😍😍

  • @brendanthebdog
    @brendanthebdog 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3310

    The bass part in this song is outstanding!

    • @DVMovies1999
      @DVMovies1999 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      +Brendan Carberry Ikr, sounds amazing!

    • @saintofconsequence
      @saintofconsequence 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      It was fretless. I love fretless tone.

    • @brendanthebdog
      @brendanthebdog 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      It probably goes without saying that the bass solo part is pretty good too.

    • @luckyvet
      @luckyvet 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Everyone I know with an ear drools during the brief bass solo

    • @AdamBorseti
      @AdamBorseti 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Fretless no less!

  • @annawolff310
    @annawolff310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2722

    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 😊

    • @JustaSillySailor
      @JustaSillySailor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      You keep rocking!!

    • @ritapowers2487
      @ritapowers2487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Immense blessings to you dear

    • @lavendertease
      @lavendertease 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Keep those toe a-tappin'!

    • @julianuttall5825
      @julianuttall5825 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I feel you hun x keep tapping your toes to banging tunes! X

    • @Corapaslemagasin
      @Corapaslemagasin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      ♥️♥️♥️

  • @edwardsullivan8041
    @edwardsullivan8041 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    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...

  • @crustycurmudgeon1
    @crustycurmudgeon1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

    I love how Paul finally cracks a smile at 4:20. He seems to try to hide it.

  • @jakethesnake0110
    @jakethesnake0110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1753

    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!

    • @anitasubramans
      @anitasubramans 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I did this song with my dad at my wedding. So our vibe.

    • @anitasubramans
      @anitasubramans 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I’m so sorry, take care.

    • @MARY-px3vw
      @MARY-px3vw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      My Mom went to Heaven a month ago. Love, Peace and God bless.

    • @michaeltaylor9952
      @michaeltaylor9952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Sending as much love and good vibes your way! Keep your head up, hes smiling down on you! Until you meet again! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @what3801
      @what3801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm sorry for your loss. Only positive thoughts your way. What a great memory to have.

  • @wisdomakpaloo
    @wisdomakpaloo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1960

    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?

    • @nathayes1061
      @nathayes1061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I am

    • @exessex3522
      @exessex3522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      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.

    • @phoebejean82
      @phoebejean82 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I came bc my husband only 3 yrs younger than I said he had no idea what song i was talking abt!! Sacrilege! 🤯😱

    • @MLYGuys
      @MLYGuys 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me

    • @8fluffy8
      @8fluffy8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sure am.

  • @HouseofLavender
    @HouseofLavender 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    It's June 14th 2024, a Friday, I'm at a dog park and my kids are on summer vacation. I remember being their age and hearing this song and watching this video. I loved Paul and Chevy in this video, nothing has replicates that feeling I had as a kid.

    • @charlesrussell7818
      @charlesrussell7818 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Juneteenth!!!!!🎉🎉🎉

    • @HouseofLavender
      @HouseofLavender 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@charlesrussell7818 Juneteenth is the 19th but I love the enthusiasm 😅

  • @RBAILEY57
    @RBAILEY57 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    "Graceland" was Paul's masterpiece. Every track on it (especially this one) is brilliant!

  • @constantina7396
    @constantina7396 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +979

    This never gets old. One of the best music videos ever.

    • @roslyngeer7698
      @roslyngeer7698 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I agree 👍

    • @redskies4530
      @redskies4530 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Hi I Recommend A Song called 'the bond villian' by Robert Nix

    • @jeromecarrier8094
      @jeromecarrier8094 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Low Budget Video, however one of the greatest ever! Enjoyable!

    • @estibon3872
      @estibon3872 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      all i can ever think of when i hear this song! ❤

    • @talktalk2412
      @talktalk2412 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tune! :D

  • @LordKegyetlen
    @LordKegyetlen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +922

    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.

    • @philip_hees
      @philip_hees 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      And what do you think now?

    • @LordKegyetlen
      @LordKegyetlen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +174

      @@philip_hees fake democracy with the illusion of freedom and peace

    • @koriko88
      @koriko88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@LordKegyetlen Peace and democracy have always been a work in progress and always will be.

    • @shellieperreault6262
      @shellieperreault6262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@koriko88 Only if we work hard at it and don't get lazy or take things for granted.

    • @AlmaNegra420
      @AlmaNegra420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@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.

  • @Mulk..
    @Mulk.. 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +942

    Who’s still listening in 2024

    • @constance.bridenbaugh676
      @constance.bridenbaugh676 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      me

    • @TJay41
      @TJay41 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Classic

    • @Per_Johnsen
      @Per_Johnsen 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      You know it. Been one of my favorites for almost 40 years now.

    • @ladybirchy769
      @ladybirchy769 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I'm here ❤

    • @michaelsobel4558
      @michaelsobel4558 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Timeless! ❤

  • @Gildedbutterfly1976
    @Gildedbutterfly1976 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    This is one of those songs that was just so much part of the '80s. Someone that wasn't alive then just would never understand the memories and nostalgia that comes flowing back when this song plays. No wonder we all miss the '80s so much. It wasn't perfect but it was so much better than this garbage mess today. I used to think the future would be so amazing but man I was so wrong.

  • @user-gc4wg2tt6v
    @user-gc4wg2tt6v 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +435

    This is one of those songs that will put a smile on your face, no matter what you are going through, at the moment.

    • @someonedoesnthaveit
      @someonedoesnthaveit 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      this is true.

    • @timolean5846
      @timolean5846 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@someonedoesnthaveithappy new year this was one of the last songs of the evening I heard

    • @Rozenfeld1978
      @Rozenfeld1978 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      это правда! спасибо

    • @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
      @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello!🎉 Mother Father of all creation are here in physical flesh please phone home today! Our creators have taken on the worst for this message to reach you urgently and are starting to build God's house and band

    • @lisaschafer8163
      @lisaschafer8163 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So true

  • @viviensokolowski
    @viviensokolowski 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1712

    I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this, but it never fails to bring a smile to my face.

    • @alvarofernandezdecamino
      @alvarofernandezdecamino 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Ditto (here in the Third World, hardly no currency left and, yes, you can call me Al!) 🥴

    • @wahbwahbwahb
      @wahbwahbwahb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Even at .25 the speed

    • @viviensokolowski
      @viviensokolowski 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@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.

    • @elw3300
      @elw3300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You too?? I’ve watched it maybe 5 times today alone 😁😂

    • @lance1273
      @lance1273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Legend

  • @bertkelley3213
    @bertkelley3213 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    Paul Simon an absolute genius. Why don't we have music like this anymore? Where did the good taste go?

    • @bernardbarry447
      @bernardbarry447 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There’s plenty of great new music. Check vampire weekends new album.

    • @David34981
      @David34981 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I understand the sentiment. However this has been said literally for centuries now...

  • @tommiepattonkendrickiii1617
    @tommiepattonkendrickiii1617 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +100

    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! ❤ ✝️

    • @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
      @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello!🎉 Mother Father of all creation are here in physical flesh please phone home today! Our creators have taken on the worst for this message to reach you urgently and are starting to build God's house and band

    • @kentnichols3438
      @kentnichols3438 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      U r a nice

    • @munkustrap2
      @munkustrap2 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Back at you from Hull, MA

    • @kimmieh8419
      @kimmieh8419 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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! ❤

    • @renaekiely
      @renaekiely 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's on my life playlist too!

  • @NostalgiaMan
    @NostalgiaMan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4771

    If this isn't a feel good song then I don't know what is.

    • @typicaltoastyy838
      @typicaltoastyy838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I found one of your comments early!

    • @NicGoldenEddie
      @NicGoldenEddie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@typicaltoastyy838 is this great or what. Greets from Germany 🤪

    • @auntychrist6871
      @auntychrist6871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      you are everywhere dude

    • @auntychrist6871
      @auntychrist6871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@NicGoldenEddie ja mein freund

    • @sakatababa
      @sakatababa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      mental breakdown of one person due to cripling insecurity caused by midlife crisis that resulted in loss of identity is not quite a "feel good" song. not in my opinion.
      it is a great song but not a "feel good" song...

  • @frozennorthwoods4401
    @frozennorthwoods4401 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    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.

    • @popupmassacre2445
      @popupmassacre2445 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      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.

    • @dustingmorgan
      @dustingmorgan ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Love the melody but the lyrics are just insane gibberish

    • @edcurant
      @edcurant ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You cannot judge your life on what you did for your children.

    • @sdd123
      @sdd123 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      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.🙏

    • @kmayweather2063
      @kmayweather2063 ปีที่แล้ว +2

  • @blackcrystal9121
    @blackcrystal9121 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Today three years ago my grandma died. Now I am watching this and candle in remembrance. She loved Paul Simon so much. I miss you Grandma.❤

  • @bonniereadinger1318
    @bonniereadinger1318 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I'm 77 and still go crazy when I hear this song. I can't help but to sing loud and clear wherever I am. I dance sitting down because I can't stand long. Music has extended my life without a doubt. Anyone who doesn't love music will have a much less, shorter happy life for sure.

  • @sarahmontrose4099
    @sarahmontrose4099 ปีที่แล้ว +562

    This song is life itself. I loved it in my youth and now I am 72 and it still brings me joy

    • @larryjessee3431
      @larryjessee3431 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      🎯

    • @GTSN38
      @GTSN38 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      I'm right behind ya. I'll be 50 in 4 days, and I still very much like this song. It's a classic

    • @captainfalken1278
      @captainfalken1278 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I’m so happy your are 72! ❤ and pray you
      Love and long happy healthy life !

    • @andrewgoss1682
      @andrewgoss1682 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      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.

    • @GTSN38
      @GTSN38 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @andrewgoss1682 happy birthday. Enjoy your youth !

  • @PaulBarnes_Genius
    @PaulBarnes_Genius 4 ปีที่แล้ว +440

    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.

    • @patv2072
      @patv2072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Apparently, Chevy was just not quite tall enough! (But he's still plenty tall.)

    • @butterflybluffhomesteadsmi4601
      @butterflybluffhomesteadsmi4601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! I was wondering if that was Chevy Chase!

    • @MishaExAye
      @MishaExAye 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He really did. Brilliant! XD

    • @artob
      @artob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have watched this so many times and never noticed that.

    • @JavaScriptJolt
      @JavaScriptJolt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That’s my favorite part too!

  • @stevefinlay8886
    @stevefinlay8886 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I haven’t seen this for years. What a brilliant idea getting Chevy Chase to appear in it. Such a comic relief when Paul Simon is normally such a serious guy!

  • @peterknee1829
    @peterknee1829 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    My father would come home early saturdays, driving his 1962 austin Mini Cooper. This was the only tape he had in the car possibly in his whole world. We would drive to oakland, pittsburgh, PA and drive through the parks and Pitt campus. I would do anything to have one more hour with him driving, listening to graceland. Forever one of my top ten albums and memories.

  • @capricornstars4083
    @capricornstars4083 ปีที่แล้ว +699

    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.

    • @mindmy609
      @mindmy609 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm going thru male.menopause 🍷

    • @pedropolanco9042
      @pedropolanco9042 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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...

    • @capricornstars4083
      @capricornstars4083 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@pedropolanco9042 I thought for the longest time that Chevy Chase was the singer. 😅

    • @americanbagel1313
      @americanbagel1313 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@mindmy609 I'll try to transfer my energy to you. I hope it works.

    • @sarahmontrose4099
      @sarahmontrose4099 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@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.❤

  • @artemisofthemoonandhunt1486
    @artemisofthemoonandhunt1486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2126

    For those wondering: Chevy Chase is 6'4" and Paul Simon is 5'3".

    • @sicsiksam
      @sicsiksam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      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

    • @sonsofthewestredwhiteblue5317
      @sonsofthewestredwhiteblue5317 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      More importantly, can he call him Al?

    • @shadytreemechanic6745
      @shadytreemechanic6745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Im 6’4” too XD

    • @alexiamcculloch1322
      @alexiamcculloch1322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I looked it up actually so god bless

    • @drewbrees22
      @drewbrees22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@shadytreemechanic6745 woah thats so cool, want a cookie?

  • @NadineWilliamsNadege
    @NadineWilliamsNadege 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I played this for my friend the other day. It was her Dad's birthday. She said he loves this song. I said I think of her Dad every time I hear it. It was a very bonding thing. He turned 80.
    To all the Al's who have enriched our lives. 💙🙏
    To Paul for this song that just is the theme song for all our Al's. 😊

  • @TheFreemanuk
    @TheFreemanuk 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +22

    Pre internet. Man the world was so much more fun and happy.

  • @santomusic3981
    @santomusic3981 ปีที่แล้ว +747

    Respect to Paul Simon for bringing South African music into the Popular mainstream. He opened the door for many musicians who play that music.

    • @michaelulbrichsen4854
      @michaelulbrichsen4854 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      South African where ?!

    • @santomusic3981
      @santomusic3981 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@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…

    • @thomaskessmeyer6905
      @thomaskessmeyer6905 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      With Johnny Clegg & Savuka! ;)

    • @bobsaccamanno3970
      @bobsaccamanno3970 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      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.

    • @darrentodd3591
      @darrentodd3591 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaelulbrichsen4854 johannesburg

  • @cliftontorrence839
    @cliftontorrence839 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +100

    Pls remember, the precious Paul Simon began performing about 1958. Wotta genius.

  • @joelinpa185
    @joelinpa185 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    This video has special meaning for me. It happened to play on MTV in our hotel room when my GF and I stayed in Ocean City, MD on our first weekend trip together in November 1987. She was given the all-expenses-paid trip when the winner couldn't use it. We've been married nearly 35 years now, and I'll never forget that trip.

    • @gordonwheaton1464
      @gordonwheaton1464 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Wow that's very incredible ❤❤❤ may God continue blessing y'all 4 ever im from new Orleans I as we'll love it to it was on vh1 lol mtv

    • @davidjohanzonlavadorez8059
      @davidjohanzonlavadorez8059 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That’s so beautiful

  • @kylefulford3810
    @kylefulford3810 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I remember seeing this on MTV. I thought it was hilarious Paul is a true artist and Chevey is ,as always a ham.😊

  • @laggiare
    @laggiare ปีที่แล้ว +634

    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.

    • @trevorsmith9715
      @trevorsmith9715 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He is here

    • @juniorboonruksa8296
      @juniorboonruksa8296 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      My father introduced me to this song when I was 5 .
      Precious memory.

    • @thehornedqueen
      @thehornedqueen ปีที่แล้ว +7

      banging this tune today, it's my birthday, and my father introduced me to this awesome song, so tears on this side too

    • @kmayweather2063
      @kmayweather2063 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ❤❤

    • @shiddip
      @shiddip ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Made me cry

  • @JoeLewisthehorror
    @JoeLewisthehorror 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2562

    As a child I thought Chevy Chase was Paul Simon

    • @dickmarx1298
      @dickmarx1298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Same 🤟

    • @NathanHiggers-mp2eo
      @NathanHiggers-mp2eo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      As a child I thought Chevy Chase was funny

    • @oilpats8312
      @oilpats8312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Same!!! =D

    • @nicklejeune3095
      @nicklejeune3095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      th-cam.com/video/-EdZEJfPPeM/w-d-xo.html

    • @maxjeffrey5595
      @maxjeffrey5595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      HAHAHAHA I just spent like 10 minutes staring at him wondering wondering why he reminded me of Pierce from Community

  • @mouila
    @mouila 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

    The African flavor of this song. ❤
    Vive South Africa. 🇿🇦

    • @kellyhubbard89
      @kellyhubbard89 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Some of the best and most challenging rhythms blend in with Rock and Latin fusion it's really fun to play

    • @jennifermarah4818
      @jennifermarah4818 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Makes me smile!!

  • @freeatleast
    @freeatleast 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Chevy Chase has always been an amazing actor and comedian. I miss the days when greats like him graced the big screen.

    • @MrCJHamill
      @MrCJHamill หลายเดือนก่อน

      I completely agree. All of his mannerisms and movements in the video are so funny.

  • @fudgeweasel
    @fudgeweasel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +853

    I still, after all these years, love the quiet comedic genius that was displayed in this video.

    • @jamesiyer4937
      @jamesiyer4937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yes... very much so. Chevy chase is a very clever and funny man.

    • @PhilipAlexanderHassialis
      @PhilipAlexanderHassialis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      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.

    • @radosawbalicki2025
      @radosawbalicki2025 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I still come back to this video and it always brings me smile!

    • @HouseofEllisBright
      @HouseofEllisBright 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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...

    • @FrankTeddy2011
      @FrankTeddy2011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      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!

  • @xSmythosx
    @xSmythosx ปีที่แล้ว +201

    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

    • @califlo23
      @califlo23 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes lol!!!!! 💜 😆🤣

    • @drewjay8940
      @drewjay8940 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Him dropping the glass gets a little funnier when you realize he did the same thing at 2:35

    • @lit2021
      @lit2021 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      HOW did I miss this?! hahahah xD

    • @weslyhorton3552
      @weslyhorton3552 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was hoping there were more like me out there in the world 😂

  • @shaunaarthurs
    @shaunaarthurs 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Love this, always and forever. Absolute joy watching and listening … just found out it was my mama’s all time fave and that makes my heart happy. This apple is the perfect fruit of that tree (me/her). ❤️🙏🏻🤗🥳🥳

  • @user-tp9ef3gk4b
    @user-tp9ef3gk4b 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    LOL Simon & Chase!

  • @dottydew3673
    @dottydew3673 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +274

    In hospital right now and Dr. had a complicated name. He said, "just call me, Al". And here I am. 😂. 🎸🎺🎶

    • @stonebone316
      @stonebone316 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Lmao don't you just love how it's the smallest things that can remind you of a song?

    • @WilDBeestMF
      @WilDBeestMF 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Same vibes. Dr. Alijazirian, he just goes by Dr. Al. Totally dadjoke memes off this song. It's awesome, I'm so with it.

    • @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
      @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello!🎉 Mother Father of all creation are here in physical flesh please phone home today! Our creators have taken on the worst for this message to reach you urgently and are starting to build God's house and band

    • @WilDBeestMF
      @WilDBeestMF 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 Can we call God Al?

    • @darryldouglas6004
      @darryldouglas6004 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      tears in my eyes. Laughter the best medicine! 😜

  • @Veridicus21
    @Veridicus21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +579

    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.

    • @jackp492
      @jackp492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's pure class

    • @Erri_17
      @Erri_17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And Paul Simon made this just to show Art Garfunkel he can do something without Garfunkel

    • @ronnickels5193
      @ronnickels5193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Most likely a lot more than that, Chevy had to have been paid at SAG rates

    • @Mrbink01
      @Mrbink01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Erri_17 Paul Simon was his own man long before this.

    • @adamconey11
      @adamconey11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      2500$ for a Chevy Chase appearance?! That'd be a steal i feel like lol

  • @MuffinMachine
    @MuffinMachine 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I remember this room as being so much larger and fully of various instruments.
    I also grew up thinking Paul Simon was Chevy Chase and having no idea who that other guy was.
    In 2007, when burning CDs was still a thing, I had one called the "call me Al experience" which was just this song 3 times. I listened to it for a week solid.
    This is one of the most well crafted and joyful songs I am aware.

  • @hamhi98
    @hamhi98 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The percussion in this song is so underrated

  • @WomanNextDoor
    @WomanNextDoor ปีที่แล้ว +303

    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.

    • @kevinrivas48
      @kevinrivas48 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I’m jealous but glad we can play it anytime and as many time we want, because I’m in love with this song❤

    • @qt-jd4ti
      @qt-jd4ti ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It was an age of true bliss without all of the "social demands" of today. Beautiful!

    • @moragblack1876
      @moragblack1876 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Brought up in the 50s and Graceland is the best thing I have ever heard.

    • @GilbertoRojas-sc5jv
      @GilbertoRojas-sc5jv ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eso es verdad..

    • @eireian4939
      @eireian4939 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amazing times 😊👍

  • @JonnyFortino
    @JonnyFortino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    the way chevy chase puts his drink on the "table" and it falls gets me everytime

    • @ampersand7443
      @ampersand7443 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Dude only just saw that for the first time
      made a meme there he did

    • @A1steaksauce97
      @A1steaksauce97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ...yo where does it go though

    • @captainbanana6898
      @captainbanana6898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      1:58 :)

    • @A1steaksauce97
      @A1steaksauce97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@captainbanana6898 I know but where does it go after?? haha, into the void! c; (thanks for the timestamp btw)

    • @captainbanana6898
      @captainbanana6898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@A1steaksauce97 shattered on the floor. Lol it wasnt a table it was a drum stand.

  • @Killbot70
    @Killbot70 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    Nice to see Clark Grizwold recovered from that disasterous Christmas vacation of his.

    • @ryanlemmers5300
      @ryanlemmers5300 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Clark Griswold is the guy this song is about 😂

    • @ryanmckenna5254
      @ryanmckenna5254 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Gonna need hard evidence that this isn’t Bill Murray

  • @heatherfroman7031
    @heatherfroman7031 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One of my all time favorites. Always cheers me up.

    • @johnmccann5104
      @johnmccann5104 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      An 80"s classic 🇬🇧

  • @joruin
    @joruin ปีที่แล้ว +172

    I am a 75 years old grandma. I have always loved these guys. This one is a masterpiece. I play it again and again ♥️♥️♥️

    • @roslyngeer7698
      @roslyngeer7698 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I agree 👍

    • @rosejenkins4731
      @rosejenkins4731 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Me too!!

    • @gracethompson1840
      @gracethompson1840 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      me too 76 here This video always makes me Laugh

    • @pauljordan4452
      @pauljordan4452 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@gracethompson1840See my comment Mrs Thompson. I first heard this 37 years ago.

  • @michaelcook6889
    @michaelcook6889 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +186

    Getting Chevy Chase to do the music video was pure genius. It sold the whole crazy premise.

    • @dogewood5499
      @dogewood5499 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Chevy AND Rick Moranis without glasses lip-synching for Paul Simon lol

    • @zombiegirl71
      @zombiegirl71 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nailed it so very true!! Excellent work.

    • @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
      @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello!🎉 Mother Father of all creation are here in physical flesh please phone home today! Our creators have taken on the worst for this message to reach you urgently and are starting to build God's house and band

  • @usuck1883
    @usuck1883 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    The 80’s can’t be beat. There, I said it!

  • @giselleganan4
    @giselleganan4 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Hermoso Paul Simón nunca pasa de moda 🎉❤

  • @mrrolandlawrence
    @mrrolandlawrence 3 ปีที่แล้ว +524

    one of chevy's best songs. it really helped pauls career after his split with art.

    • @leonielightfoot8989
      @leonielightfoot8989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Chris Sharpe no I don't think so

    • @ala2121
      @ala2121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      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!

    • @zrags
      @zrags 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Did you know Chevy was the original drummer for Steely Dan?

    • @jeannemarie3704
      @jeannemarie3704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Paul Simon married Edie brickell too I think.

    • @rerobalcha
      @rerobalcha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Sorry my friend, but the song belongs to Paul Simon, not Chevy Chase!!! Chevy Chase was just doing the video for the song!!!

  • @kellypreziosi
    @kellypreziosi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3974

    When I was little, I thought Chevy Chase was Garfunkel.

    • @random4969
      @random4969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      When I was little I thought Tom Cruise was short, all grown up I STILL see Tom as a fucking midget ROTFLMFAO

    • @bradoozy
      @bradoozy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      I thought Chevy Chase was Paul in this video. Many moons ago

    • @laurolavanda1807
      @laurolavanda1807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol

    • @kenthecrow6238
      @kenthecrow6238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      This video is creative genius .....

    • @kenthecrow6238
      @kenthecrow6238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      This video is creative genius

  • @Per_Johnsen
    @Per_Johnsen 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    As a little boy of 6-7 years young, this was one of my fav songs and it still is 38 years later 😊❤️

  • @hannyb.1364
    @hannyb.1364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    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.

    • @Eric_Blair
      @Eric_Blair 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That little smile seals the deal!!!

    • @LetsGooo
      @LetsGooo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And then Chevy Chase has to do a spin to keep his face away from the camera because he, too, is laughing.

  • @scottmccluremcclure3916
    @scottmccluremcclure3916 5 ปีที่แล้ว +508

    It's so nice that Chevy
    Let Paul hangout while he sang this song 😁

    • @craftsandstuff3349
      @craftsandstuff3349 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      What exactly was Chevy doing there? Why?

    • @daviddavidson8050
      @daviddavidson8050 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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?

    • @TheTeufelhunden68
      @TheTeufelhunden68 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@craftsandstuff3349 Ummmm... they were friends.

    • @danhost1338
      @danhost1338 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@daviddavidson8050 blessings

    • @daviddavidson8050
      @daviddavidson8050 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@danhost1338 likewise sir. Good morning.

  • @edwardloomis887
    @edwardloomis887 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

    Back when MTV played music.

  • @DeniseNTexas
    @DeniseNTexas 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Still one of my favorite songs and videos. It brings me a smile even when I’m sad.

  • @user-bp4ug2ve8k
    @user-bp4ug2ve8k 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    The man’s a genius ..,, he’s the only person on earth who doesn’t know it…!! Therein the humility.
    He’s brilliant 💖

    • @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
      @LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello!🎉 Mother Father of all creation are here in physical flesh please phone home today! Our creators have taken on the worst for this message to reach you urgently and are starting to build God's house and band

  • @BayShore2001
    @BayShore2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +597

    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.

    • @ljaymaster
      @ljaymaster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Agree 💯 born in 78..

    • @sonyag5747
      @sonyag5747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And the video makes me happy too!

    • @jenniferparedez8584
      @jenniferparedez8584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I love all those oldies.

    • @r.p.mcmurphy6623
      @r.p.mcmurphy6623 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, being a child in the 60s a gift. Being a child of the 80s was 2 decades too late.

    • @BayShore2001
      @BayShore2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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.

  • @mattmatt5888
    @mattmatt5888 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    I would always wake up early Saturday morning to my dad playing this album cooking us breakfast 🍳

  • @catchyclaws52
    @catchyclaws52 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Always loved this song. The bass line is absolutely phenomenal!

  • @JosephMatthew
    @JosephMatthew 4 ปีที่แล้ว +813

    I love when Chevy drops the water through the stand. Gets me every time.

    • @jeremycartell8001
      @jeremycartell8001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      With the knees and hand thing....omg. It's amazing

    • @22jucus
      @22jucus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too 😁

    • @biancaispunk6407
      @biancaispunk6407 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yesssss omg same

    • @LongMD71
      @LongMD71 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Is it sad that I never noticed that until today?! 😂😂

    • @pavlovscat76
      @pavlovscat76 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If you're not paying attention you don't notice it. LOL

  • @timoo6194
    @timoo6194 7 ปีที่แล้ว +379

    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.

    • @layrueannamatoamato3611
      @layrueannamatoamato3611 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      layrue Ann Amato american Grandma thank forgiveness from every one

    • @nataliestaheli51602
      @nataliestaheli51602 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      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!

    • @extremewaysjb
      @extremewaysjb 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good memories.... he is always be with you

    • @ahnaroll
      @ahnaroll 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      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!

    • @antisocialanarch
      @antisocialanarch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Tim Dwyer you made me cry cause I lost mine too and this song helps getting through the day

  • @MaryHartman-ei9pv
    @MaryHartman-ei9pv หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    God
    I MISS THE 80s!!! 😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @GingerKC
    @GingerKC 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    When I was 19 my friend from work turned me onto this album. I was a huge music snob. I was picky!! Absolutely no commercial music. Lol. Rebellious me. We would smoke and dance around. He made me love it. Bought it again 2024

  • @mikeholtzclaw3995
    @mikeholtzclaw3995 ปีที่แล้ว +364

    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.

    • @naomistar87
      @naomistar87 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      One of my earliest memories of my childhood...my mom LOVED this song🥰🥰🥰

    • @donnymoney4222
      @donnymoney4222 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      yeah we watched the video too Mike! lol

    • @gregorylapointe4157
      @gregorylapointe4157 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      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.

    • @richiebear1969
      @richiebear1969 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He was in a Woody Allen film. He knew humor.

    • @Awesoman
      @Awesoman ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@richiebear1969 Yeah Paul always had a dry sense of humor. Remember when he appeared on SNL in a turkey costume?

  • @abbeylinsky3237
    @abbeylinsky3237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1596

    When I was a little kindergartner back in 2006, my parents made my older sister and I recreate this music video live for a talent contest at school (that was judged by a bunch of high schoolers) and I haven’t yet psychologically recovered from that day.

    • @zrxdoug
      @zrxdoug 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Did you shoot a buncha people?

    • @ilikejumprope
      @ilikejumprope 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      We had a talent contest in elementary and I wanted to recreate the video too but chickened out 😂

    • @zrxdoug
      @zrxdoug 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@ilikejumprope
      So, did YOU shoot a buncha people?

    • @PixelPigsEntertainment
      @PixelPigsEntertainment 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I was in a talent show and my talent was killin things

    • @frigginjerk
      @frigginjerk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Kindergartner in 2006? Dammit, I feel old.

  • @nicholepierce948
    @nicholepierce948 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This song brings back some great memories!! ❤️

  • @irishstew9951
    @irishstew9951 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    This was one of my late step fathers favourites I must have heard this masterpiece at least 1k times

  • @danceswithbears2521
    @danceswithbears2521 9 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    This is one of my ALL-TIME favorite videos!! Love Paul Simon and Chevy Chase and this is just so clever and funny.

    • @LindaBkrWms
      @LindaBkrWms 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love chevy!

    • @danceswithbears2521
      @danceswithbears2521 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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.

    • @danceswithbears2521
      @danceswithbears2521 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      LindaBkrWms You know, I like Chevy Chase's version better. The lyrics are improved.
      :D

    • @danceswithbears2521
      @danceswithbears2521 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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.

    • @LindaBkrWms
      @LindaBkrWms 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      DancesWithBears :-P

  • @chantellenutes5435
    @chantellenutes5435 2 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    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.

    • @melissaepps9077
      @melissaepps9077 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes! This makes me think of my dad too and he passed away 6 years ago. Sending prayers your way.

    • @hesssabine6697
      @hesssabine6697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      👌😌💚

    • @meemeekeykat9402
      @meemeekeykat9402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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 💖

    • @timothylee9418
      @timothylee9418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Patsy Cline makes me think of my Dad. The Tennesee Waltz makes me think of my Mom.

    • @timothylee9418
      @timothylee9418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It has been 25 years for my parents passing. It never leaves you, not if they were Good Parents. I count my 🙌 blessings.

  • @angusjwheeler
    @angusjwheeler 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Doesn't matter who or where your from this brings joy to all and that's all the matters❤

  • @Ponk_80
    @Ponk_80 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I just love the subtle humor in this one.

  • @SonyUSA
    @SonyUSA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1722

    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.

    • @EndPoliticalCorruption
      @EndPoliticalCorruption 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      He does it again with the flute!

    • @bragnadurhild
      @bragnadurhild 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      You made me rewind to see🤣🤣

    • @chriswatts2096
      @chriswatts2096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      He does that to be funny.

    • @SonyUSA
      @SonyUSA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@chriswatts2096 Obiously... it's Chevy Chase! xD

    • @jaylenbrownfan2112
      @jaylenbrownfan2112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      He pulled a Fletch.

  • @randigochal395
    @randigochal395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4075

    "Good News! We got Chevy Chase for the video! Bad news-- we blew the entire budget getting Chevy Chase for the video."

    • @eligebrown8998
      @eligebrown8998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @petergant8767
      @petergant8767 3 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      And yet, this video is unforgettable, and, always will be! Well, as long as humans are on Earth!

    • @petergant8767
      @petergant8767 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      More good news, "They pulled it off, anyway!". The legend continues!

    • @chrishayworth282
      @chrishayworth282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      More good news MTV paid for the album in plays. It was one of the most profitable songs and videos of the 80a

    • @kurtissjacobs3124
      @kurtissjacobs3124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😆

  • @AnthSmog92
    @AnthSmog92 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

    2024 and still can't get enough of this song 🎵🕺🏻

    • @brotherpilz1808
      @brotherpilz1808 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Exactly

    • @MMelancholy1432
      @MMelancholy1432 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Been loving this song since I was little 😊

    • @vs007mac
      @vs007mac 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I heard this song in the grocery store, today. I still remember when it was released. Loved it back then and still love it to this day. Great stuff.

  • @reabedow
    @reabedow 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This song will forever be assimilated to Happiness in my mind 🎉

  • @disgruntledmural7171
    @disgruntledmural7171 7 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    The absolute happiest music video, for the most depressing inspiration for a song in human existence.

    • @davidmaldonado6109
      @davidmaldonado6109 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Royal Crown Cola

    • @thatstutulife6084
      @thatstutulife6084 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thomas what are they singing about ?

    • @disgruntledmural7171
      @disgruntledmural7171 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      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.

    • @thatstutulife6084
      @thatstutulife6084 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thomas thnx dude

    • @VigilanteVegan
      @VigilanteVegan 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +zombags NL he's going through Alzheimer's

  • @QuistJam
    @QuistJam 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1850

    1:43 impossible not to smile when PS plays the whistle!!!

    • @natashakershaw5581
      @natashakershaw5581 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Makes him look like Andrea Corr on the Irish tin flute.

    • @rositayarnold9780
      @rositayarnold9780 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      QuistJam a

    • @SparkleP8nter
      @SparkleP8nter 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      watch Chevy in this part!! So FUNNY!!

    • @tfwotfwotfwo
      @tfwotfwotfwo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I tried. It's very possible to not smile.

    • @TheGrossMeta
      @TheGrossMeta 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Even funnier when he drops the whistle through the bongo stand 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Zadren
    @Zadren หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Woke up with an earworm. Just had to scratch the itch. 🎶

    • @ANDREW__AA
      @ANDREW__AA 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It’s probably aids

  • @michaelmorford3932
    @michaelmorford3932 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    They look like they had a lot of fun recording this video

  • @simonpenny2564
    @simonpenny2564 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    "I don't find this stuff amusing anymore" That line has been rattling around in my head for months. Good song, great album.

    • @gothgirl4evr881
      @gothgirl4evr881 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      the world
      All of the above
      😅

  • @duncanrichardson2167
    @duncanrichardson2167 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    Lyrics, music, acting, choreography, all are a delight. A total art work

    • @Man_with_no_name_1966
      @Man_with_no_name_1966 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Couldn't agree more!

    • @rjjcms1
      @rjjcms1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

    • @youngBowie
      @youngBowie ปีที่แล้ว

      yes

    • @jamesmcfarlane2382
      @jamesmcfarlane2382 ปีที่แล้ว

      Plagiarised

    • @svenseike4496
      @svenseike4496 ปีที่แล้ว

      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") 😂

  • @dryerjd
    @dryerjd 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Chevy chase filling in for art Garfunkel is nothing short of comedic genius

  • @2011yourlife
    @2011yourlife 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    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!

  • @gothgirl4evr881
    @gothgirl4evr881 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +259

    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

    • @nichole505
      @nichole505 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      My dad just told me to put this on the radio...

    • @jammerfanreturns6282
      @jammerfanreturns6282 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@nichole505 Hi, Son

    • @nichole505
      @nichole505 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@jammerfanreturns6282 I ain't your son 😭 🤪🤪🤪

    • @stephanyhdz92
      @stephanyhdz92 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Good thing it didn't end up in cartoon cemetery 🤣 I'm 40 now and it's about my age.. nice !

    • @garethwilkinson3456
      @garethwilkinson3456 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Exactly. 40 years. I conclude that 40 years ago is just fine.