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Music Quotes:

During the psychedelic days, records faded in and out; things became other things.

I write from instinct, from an inexplicable sparkle. I don't know why I'm writing what I'm writing. Usually, I let my hands wander on my guitar. And I sing anything. I play anything.

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

Once you name the unnamable, you get numb.

Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?

Submitted by: LucidLupin

(interviewer Jon Landau:) Didn't you visit Dylan's apartment once and ruffle through the waste to see 'how Dylan did it'.?
(Paul Simon:) You're nuts.
(Jon Landau:) I heard you did that.
(Paul Simon, laughing:) Yeah, I once fed a journalist that story, but it's crazy. I can't see why anyone would think they'll find anything by looking through his trash?!'

Submitted by: Magnus

Strange Offspring Names:

Harper - From Paul's first marriage. Submitted by: MOR
Lulu - Apparently this is her real given name, not a nickname which you would expect it to be. Submitted by: Eric Andrews

Singers Who Act:

Notable Acting Credits	Comments & Submitter Name
"One Trick Pony"	- oldsongs

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Still Lazy After All These Beers"	"Still Crazy After All These Years"	Dave G
"Still Lazy after all these years"	"Still Crazy After All These Years"	Vince
"Have a Bad Time"	"Have a Good Time"	poopyhead2003

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"Landslide"	"Slip-Sliding Away," Paul Simon	Wendy Torrance
"It's Alright"	"Have A Good Time," Paul Simon	Kathy
"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)?"	"Slip Slidin' Away," Paul Simon	Inertia would do that if the world stopped turning - Wendy Torrance
"What's Your Name"	"You Can Call Me Al," Paul Simon	Lici
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Ate In The Evening" originally "Late In The Evening"

Mallory

"Sip Sliding Away" originally "Slip Sliding Away"

What happened in the bar on the Titanic?

A. Person

"Other And Child Reunion" originally "Mother And Child Reunion"

Peter

"Lip Sliding Away" originally "Slip Sliding Away"

Naomi Swanson

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"You Can Call Me Alf" originally "You Can Call Me Al"

Always suspected Paul Simon was an alien life form

Clint Westwood

"Take Me To The Mardi Grass" originally "Take Me To The Mardi Gras"

Mallory

"Latte In The Evening" originally "Late In The Evening"

Mallory

"You Can Call Moe Al" originally "You Can Call Me Al"

Sheila Evans

"You Can Call Mae Al" originally "You Can Call Me Al"

Sheila Evans

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Lame In The Evening" originally "Late In The Evening"

Mallory

"Date In The Evening" originally "Late In The Evening"

Possibly the best time to date, anyways.

Mallory

"The Myth Of Fingerpaints" originally "The Myth Of Fingerprints"

"Loves Me Like A Sock" originally "Loves Me Like A Rock"

Like a dirty smelly object?

Roy

"Mother And Chili Reunion" originally "Mother And Child Reunion"

Mother was hungry.

Alex

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Recordings:

Apr 10 "Fifty Ways to Piss Off PETA" by Merry & Pippin a parody of "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon

Wrote this one quite a long time ago, but were just recently able to be together to record it... :-) Soundclick.com: (Mp3) (Comments)

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover"	"A Hundred Days We've Seen Obama"	Malcolm Higgins
"Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover"	"Fifty Ways To Leach Your Liver"	Leo Keough
"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover"	"50 Ways To Leave High Wycombe"	Phil Alexander
"Slip Slidin' Away"	"Half a Heartbeat Away"	Mick Terry
"Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover"	"Fifty Ways to Love Your Liver"	Jeff "Dr Chordate" Moran
"Call Me Al"	"I Can Paypal"	Alex Zander
"Homeless"	"Weightless"	Melanie Lee
"Graceland"	"Mccainland"	Malcolm Higgins
"Fifty Ways To Leve Your Lover"	"Fifty Lies To Leave Obama"	Malcolm Higgins
"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover"	"50 Trays Of Beached Whale Blubber"	Guy DiRito
There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Hurricane Eye	FEMA	M john G
You Can Call Me Al	On-Cor Frozen Entrees featuring Al Molinaro from 'Happy Days'	MOR
Slip Sliding Away	Snow TIres	Grug

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Peace Like A River	Flood Victims' Help Line	Lindsay Lowhound
Still Crazy After All These Years	Mental hospital	Ed
Kodachrome	Digital Photography Store	Bill S
Kodachrome	Fuji Film	Martha Irvin
Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard	Juvenile Hall	JesusGeek
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Take A Chance On Me ABBA	Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard Paul Simon	Take A Chance On Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard	Ashley Michelle McGowan
Girls On Film Duran Duran	Kodachrome Paul Simon	Girls On Kodachrome Film	Martha Hankins
They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha! Ha! Napoleon XIV	Graceland Paul Simon	They're Coming To Take Me Away To Graceland, Ha! Haa! Crazy people are happy to be taken anywhere...	Ed
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds The Beatles	Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes Paul Simon	Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes	Aaerni
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Graceland" Misheard Lyrics: As if I'd never noticed The way she brushed her hair from her forehead. Original Lyrics: As if I'd never noticed The way she brushed her hair from her fart head.	"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" Misheard Lyrics: You don't need McCoy, Roy. Original Lyrics: You don't need to be coy, Roy.
"Graceland" Misheard Lyrics: The way she brushed her hair and farted Original Lyrics: The way she brushed her hair from her forehead	"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" Misheard Lyrics: Hop on the bus, Gus You don't need to discuss, Mus Just drop off the key, Lee And get yourself free Original Lyrics: Hop on the bus, Gus You don't need to discuss much Just drop off the key, Lee And get yourself free
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Slip Slidin' Away"

Misheard Lyrics:

Hokum boleration
The more you're slip slidin' away.

Original Lyrics:

You know the nearer your destination
The more you're slip slidin' away.

Story about this misheard lyric by: zigzag

I thought this line was made up nonsensical words like Lennon sometimes used to do in his songs. I'm blessed with a pretty good voice and in a car with a group of 4 or 5 friends I was singing along to the radio quite loudly to this song. When I came out with "Hokum boleration", everyone burst out laughing. It still sounds like that to me, though.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover"

Better Lyrics:

50 ways to clean your gutters

Original Lyrics:

50 ways to leave your lover

Submitted by: white trash

"Kodachrome"

Better Lyrics:

Mama don' take my chromosomes away

Original Lyrics:

Mama don't take my Kodachrome away

Submitted by: Mark Silverman

"Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover"

Better Lyrics:

�The problem is all under your sled�, she said to me
�You�ll get much further if you push it doggedly
I�d like to help you, but my back is sore, you see
There must be �nother way, go ask your brother�

Original Lyrics:

�The problem is all inside your head�, she said to me
�The answer is easy if you take it logically
I�d like to help you in your struggle to be free
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover'

Submitted by: FussBudget

Funny Lyrics:

"Kodachrome" The Funny Lyrics: When I look back on all the crap I learned in high school it's a wonder I can think at all. Why They're Funny: It suggests not only that school teaches you crap, but also that it makes you stupid. Submitted by: Supernixi	"Kodachrome" The Funny Lyrics: When I look back on all the crap I learned in high school, is a wonder I can think at all. Why They're Funny: It suggests, not only that school teaches you crap, but also that it actually makes you stupid. Submitted by: Supernixi
There are additional Funny lyrics available.

Repetitive Lyrics:

"Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes"

The Repetitive Lyrics:

Ta na na na na
Ta na na na na

Why They're Repetitive:

We already heard that at the beginning.

Submitted by: Miles

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes" The Nonsensical Lyrics: And I could go 'whoo hoo ooo ooo, ooo ooo ooo ooo' And everyone would know what I was talking about I mean everybody here would know exactly what I was talking about Why They're Nonsensical: Love Paul Simon, but this makes no sense whatever! Submitted by: Matt	"You Can Call Me Al" The Nonsensical Lyrics: He doesn't speak a language, he holds no currency. Then later in the song, he says, 'Hey, Alleluia!' Why They're Nonsensical: How does he say that if he doesn't speak a language? Submitted by: Michael S.
There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Insincere Lyrics:

"That Was Your Mother"

The Insincere Lyrics:

Before you was born dude, when life was great
You are the burden of my generation
I sure do love you but let's get that straight

Why They're Insincere:

'nuff said.

Submitted by: Miles

Dated Lyrics:

"Leaves That Are Green"

The Dated Lyrics:

I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song.
I'm twenty-two now but I won't be for long.
Time hurries on.

Why They're Dated:

This song was copyrighted in 1965 when Paul was 23. Paul Simon is now 64 (June 2006), but he won't be for long (October 13).

Submitted by: Mike N

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Papa Hobo" The Lyrics: I'm living on Gatorade, planning my getaway Product Brand Name: Gatorade Submitted by: kruser	"Me And Julio Down By The School Yard" The Lyrics: In a couple of days they come to take me away But the press let the story leak And when the radical priest come to get me relased We was all on the cover of Newsweek Product Brand Name: Newsweek Submitted by: FussBudget
There are additional product lyrics available.