Tag: Paul Simon

audio review : Killer Wants To Go To College ( song ) … Paul Simon

This, the second Killer Wants To Go To College of two from Paul Simon’s Capeman; he did a similar thing on the Hearts And Bones album; should’ve been titled Killer Wants To Go On TV as there are no direct school references here. It’s the better version though. Simon’s vocal melodies; he’s playing the role of Salvador Agron; sound stellar over the 1950s honky-tonk groove.

my rating : 4 of 5

1997

audio review : Songs From The Capeman ( album ) ... Paul Simon

audio review : Trailways Bus ( song ) … Paul Simon ( featuring Sara Ramirez )

This isn’t just the best song from Paul Simon’s Capeman play and companion album, it’s one of the best he’s ever made. It’s sang mostly from the perspective of character (Saint) Lazarus; Simon also covers the roles of Sal and a “border patrol” officer while guest Sara Ramirez plays Wahzinak; and the vocals are wonderful.

That goes for both the melodies and the lyrics, apparently co-authored by poet Derek Walcott. “He can’t leave his fears behind; he recalls each fatal thrust,” one line goes in reference to Salvador Agron, who was convicted as a youth for killing two peers with a knife; “Screams carried by the wind; phantom figures in the dust.”

my rating : 5 of 5

1997

audio review : Songs From The Capeman ( album ) ... Paul Simon

audio review : Still Crazy After All These Years ( album ) … Paul Simon

audio review : Still Crazy After All These Years ( album ) ... Paul Simon

The title song is something special. It starts the album on such a satisfying note; “I fear I’ll do some damage one fine day,” Paul Simon confesses, “but I would not be convicted by a jury of my peers”; that most of the rest pales in comparison. The other best song is the other one with a funny title; 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover; on which the singer seeks relationship advice from a female companion.

my rating : 3 of 5

1975