There probably aren’t too many opportunities in life to see two music greats like Paul Simon and David Byrne on the same stage, but of all the songs in Simon’s often-amazing discography, they chose “You Can Call Me Al” — for me, even though it was a hit, it’s the worst song on a great album, Graceland— to sing together? Not “Kodachrome”? “Boy in the Bubble”? Why not just see if Chevy Chase wants to come on stage instead?

If you’re wondering how Paul Simon’s new material measures up, look for a review of So Beautiful or So What in Thursday’s Weekly and online.

This article appears in Jun 2-8, 2011.

The editor of the Tucson Weekly. I have no idea how I got here.

One reply on “Paul Simon and David Byrne Pick a Strange Song to Perform Together”

  1. I think it might have been because it suits David’s voice. It really does. And it really IS the worst song on that great album.

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