Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al

Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al | REACTION

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@santacruz7455 Жыл бұрын

Some people say that "Graceland" is the best album ever recorded. Its unbelievingly beautiful, innovative, entertaining and historic. Simon went to , then Apartheid, South Africa to work with black musicians and made their music known and popular on a global scale. You have to watch the concert "Graceland" from 1987 in Zimbabwe, including Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, both famous musicians/singer from SA. Its so great! My whole family loved the Graceland album and concert and a couple of years later Apartheid was over and Nelson Mandela was free to become the first black President of SA. I think that the publicity Simon got for the album worldwide helped to fasten this process...

@joannasimmonds3706 Жыл бұрын

This album is a masterpiece. Paul wrote this song after a terrible society party where he and his wife were introduced as Al and Betty all evening and gushed over "his work" without knowing who tf he was

@GreggOliverBass Жыл бұрын

The bass line in this song is perfection

@pommie5093 Жыл бұрын

It's my favorite part of this tune!

@patriciaalvareztostado8170 Жыл бұрын

The base is so predominant in this song

@78rpmblog 4 ай бұрын

Bakhiti Khumalo made me realise what incredible bass playing means.

@derekkannemeyer2375 Жыл бұрын

Hey, Al Stewart fans! Al and Paul were flat mates in London back in the mid sixties. They had neighboring rooms, and Al was the first person to hear a lot of the early S&G songs. Al tells a hilarious story on a live songs album about his first time in the US as an unknown, when his tour fell through, and he was forced to beg random strangers for help. He was crashing at some very unimpressed girl's place when he called Paul Simon for help, and he and Art came by in a limo to pick him up. The girl's attitude changed.

@taun856 Жыл бұрын

I'm a huge Al Stewart (and Paul Simon fan). I like that Al credits listening to Paul write a new song through the walls as how he learned to write songs.

@GinMae Жыл бұрын

WoW! thanks for this story, Derek - I love Al Stewart! I really appreciate learning about this... !!

@chrispalmer6011 Жыл бұрын

The bass solo is fire! The quirkiness of the song makes it great. Chevy makes the video!

@smffeb58 Жыл бұрын

Chevy Chase played drums with Becker & Fagen just before Steely Dan truly formed. The bassist on Call Me Al was incredible in the video concert version, pluckin and slapping .. definitely worth finding and watching .. the African rhythms shined throughout

@moonlitegram Жыл бұрын

He's on Spotify, I listen to him every once in a while. He's a very cool bassist. Bakithi Kumalo if you want to check out his solo stuff.

@patdonnelly9392 Жыл бұрын

I love how Paul just sits there trying to look disgusted (and keep from laughing) while Chevy hams it up! This is definitely a video of its time and I still LOVE it! There is also a video of Paul, Chevy and Steve Martin doing Pauls song 'Proof' from the same album. Great music, great videos, great times back then. I miss having fun music. I believe 'fun' may have been cancelled. Great reaction guys.....Thank You!

@78rpmblog 4 ай бұрын

small correction: "Proof" would be on the next album "The Rhythm of the saints", but otherwise totally right.

@jhamler1 Жыл бұрын

Great effing song and artist. Thanks for hitting Paul Simon. LATE IN THE EVENING is one that y'all might dig.

@frozenharold Жыл бұрын

Paul and Chevy knew each other from SNL Paul Simon has hosted SNL four times, including the second episode ever, and been a musical guest eight times, with another five cameo appearances and one filmed cameo over the years.

@pamelalee1508 Жыл бұрын

The video was a lark..a spoof... The album..Graceland.. is amazing... Paul was the musical genius and top wordsmith of the duo Simon and Garfunkle... 🌿🌿🌿

@jasonremy1627 Жыл бұрын

If you want to hear another side of Paul Simon, check out "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover". It features a timeless drum groove laid down by the immortal Steve Gadd.

@RockChick63174 5 ай бұрын

That whole album, "Still Crazy After All These Years" is FIRE.

@darrinlindsey Жыл бұрын

At the time, this video was amazingly surprising. The creativity of the 80s.

@Spazzmatazzz Жыл бұрын

In case you were wondering, Chevy Chase is 6'4". Paul Simon is 5'2".

@user-gu7kk5zk2b 2 ай бұрын

Always LOVED this song in the day I'm surprised at all the ambiguous reactions of everyone else!! This is a GREAT SONG with GREAT LYRICS and great to dance to

@sourisvoleur4854 Жыл бұрын

Huge comeback song for Simon who kind of faded from public view in the latter 70s. He had a few unsuccessful (for Simon) albums many years apart between 75 and Graceland. Then BAM Graceland was a breath of fresh Simonic air. Having been a Simon fan before this album, then having this slam into the musical universe, it was just incredible.

@lindakessler8768 Жыл бұрын

Paul's pretty short, but hugely talented. I'm impressed that ya'll knew who Chevy was! 👍❤🤙

@suzedeque 6 ай бұрын

What a generous musician. Paul Simon just let Chevy Chase take center stage. Simon's sense of humor shines through it all. He is and always has been an amazing songwriter and musician.

@aimfuldrifter 9 ай бұрын

I remember loving this video with my brother when we were kids and we were watching MTV. It's still a good party song, come on Nick! :)

@thomasripley1548 Жыл бұрын

One of the funniest things on SNL ever was paul Simon dressed as a Turkey on the snl Thanksgiving show,and he sang a song .......

@patdonnelly9392 5 ай бұрын

Still Crazy after all These Years...Very funny stuff! He dejectedly walks out in the turkey suit...knowing he looks ridiculous and he's visibly humiliated. He starts singing and...looks over to Lorne or whoever...and says, no, I can't do this! 😂He was always such a good sport, and was a perfect guest for that show (well, back when it was actually still a great show!) Stopped watching it years ago when it got all PC and preachy.

@maryerpenbach9517 Жыл бұрын

It was a skit on SNL back in the day, playing with the personalities that Paul and Chevy played on the shows.

@crystalwilson9477 Жыл бұрын

I love seeing the younger generation appreciate older music. If nothing else, all the instruments that were played back in the day on one song is phenomenal. Most of today's music just pales in comparison when it comes to musical ability.

@DocRaunchy Жыл бұрын

This is simply a great feelgood song. It makes you happy.

@oldsranch Жыл бұрын

This song was spectacular on the two CD live set "Concert in the Park" from 1991 (Central Park in NY). You will binge the whole damn thing without stopping, it is unparalleled. Do it!

@Booderman Жыл бұрын

WOW ! Blows my mind y”all haven’t reacted to any Simon & Garfunkel! “ Mrs. Robinson” , “ The Boxer” , “ Sound of Silence” and tons more hits! Spectacular music!

@philiphill6697 Жыл бұрын

Hazy Shade Of Winter

@phyl1042 Жыл бұрын

The Boxer, definitely.

@clairejohnson6522 Жыл бұрын

After your emotional reaction to 'How Could You Leave Us' the other day, it's really nice to see you all laughing and enjoying this fun song. ❤

@pamnicklas5536 Жыл бұрын

I saw the concert in Central Park where Chevy Chase made a cameo on this song!

@suzek999 Ай бұрын

One of my favorite music videos ever!

@ptrlxc Жыл бұрын

I was working in Canada as a consultant and had tickets for this concert tour, but I got snowed in where I was and I missed the con. Later I was in South Africa and had just finished and had to go home, 2 weeks before Paul Simon played in South Africa. Missed him again. I did manage to see him finally in Vancouver about 8 years ago.

@ericmcavoy1108 Жыл бұрын

So many solo hits for Paul to check out. May I suggest firstly Late in the evening live performance or Diamonds on the souls of her shoes.

@leonardshevlin7260 Жыл бұрын

Chevy went to Bard College and played in a band with Walter Becker and Donald Fagen who later formed Steely Dan. Paul Simon was the first musical guest on Saturday Night Life and is a natural comedian.

@edwardcrews2952 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite songs and funniest videos

@teresaluz975 Жыл бұрын

Good memories... This song always makes me smile.

@dancingmachine47 Жыл бұрын

The entire album “Graceland” was recorded with Ladysmith Black Mambazo and is incredible!

@micahkaplan9303 Жыл бұрын

It's a fretless bass and a backwards bass solo, Paul is credited with playing a six string bass

@dennisdman11 Жыл бұрын

I love they way you guys were grooving to the song .

@mrs.h.l.g-b5814 Жыл бұрын

Paul Simon does amazing work in Africa and learns hundreds of traditional instruments.

@notanotherenigma7759 Жыл бұрын

This album was very big. Paul Simon went to South Africa and worked with local musicians as well a the vocal band Ladysmith Black Mombasa. You asked if this was a real bass, yes it is, but with lots of effects including flange. In the documentary, the bassist said he had been playing this song one way, but on the day, he said to Paul Simon, "today is my birthday, and I would like to play it differently". Simon said yes, and that is what you hear today (of course, there is the little bit that was played in reverse as well!)

@gablen23 Жыл бұрын

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

@paulqueripel3493 Жыл бұрын

I believe the musicians also went to New York to record some tracks.

@phantomreg Жыл бұрын

Paul simon, Chevy Chase, and Steve Martin did a video for the song Proof . I witnessed the makings of it because it was filmed during the Richmond Virginia Christmas parade

@CurlieGrl 28 күн бұрын

You guys need to see the video of Paul Simon & LadySmith Black Mambazo performing this song. The music was performed by that wonderful group.

@purplekat5864 Жыл бұрын

I guess you guys figured out that any cheese in this song was purposely done. Just a funny song all around. As I can recall, Paul said something about when he and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) were married, they lived across the hall, or next door to some guy who just didn't remember their names, and instead always called them "Al", and "Betty"! Paul Simon certainly has a gift when it comes to descriptive and interesting word play! My two favorite songs by S&G are, "Sounds of Silence" (duh!) and "Hazy Shade of Winter".

@nancymjohnson Жыл бұрын

❤ this video!! Paul is amazing

@LyndaHill Жыл бұрын

I've watched this video so often on KZfaq that I could have worn it out! What fun, what a great song.

@jamesdignanmusic2765 Жыл бұрын

The production is a bit dated, but it's still a very strong song. Made with a bunch of great African musicians. Paul has a lot of excellent solo songs (and Simon and Garfunkel were superb) - try "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover", "Kodachrome", "Train in the Distance", "Loves Me Like a Rock", or "American Tune"... oh, and Chevy is 6'4", Paul is 5'3".

@cynergy4 Жыл бұрын

One of the best albums ever made, and the video just never gets old! Makes me laugh every time. No matter what your expectations are, Paul Simon will exceed them! He appeared on Saturday Night Live numerous times with the original cast.

@nickkruger9566 Жыл бұрын

This album is a masterpiece... start to finish.

@sharonb9109 Жыл бұрын

Chevy Chase is so very talented, he CAN sing. I believe this was on Saturday Night Live.

@j.kearney8058 Жыл бұрын

As for Chevy Chase...When in college, along with studying acting, Chase was also a musician. Chase played drums in college for a band called The Leather Canary, which he referred to as a “bad Jazz band.” After he left the band, two band members and classmates went on to be quite successful as the band Steely Dan.

@dougvoltin164 Жыл бұрын

There is a nuance to Paul’s lyrics that requires discernment and reflection. There is a subtle underlying message in Paul’s humor.

@aspect57 Жыл бұрын

i can never tell if younger folks watching this video get the chevy chase joke... glad to see these lads do!

@bendailey6070 Жыл бұрын

CBS produced a music video of You Can Call Me Al, but Paul Simon wasn't happy with it. Chevy Chase was a friend and a fan of Paul's music. They talked and decided to remake the video, which became the official music video.

@scottjones758 2 ай бұрын

Diamonds on the soles of her shoes is epic!

@heatherturner6955 Жыл бұрын

I always think of the video when i hear the song. Al Stewart and Paul Simon were room mates when they started out. Al was interested in Paul's writing process. Also Paul Simon was on the first season or two of SNL when Chevy was a cast member. Fun to watch your first reactions to this. Yeah, watching with the video makes it more fun. 🙂

@d_Howard Жыл бұрын

Paul Simon is pretty famous...in some circles. In others, not so much. One night, he and his wife went to a party of a famous composer/conductor who apparently had no idea who they were. He introduced them to his other guests as "Al and Betty", which Paul Simon found hilarious. So...the apparently odd title and chorus of this song were inspired by that memory. 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 Call me Al

@SandsDolphin 11 ай бұрын

In 1984, after a period of depression, Simon became fascinated by a bootleg cassette of mbaqanga, South African street music. He and Halee visited Johannesburg, where they spent two weeks recording with South African musicians. (Wikipedia). Diamonds on the soles of his shoes, should be your next reaction from this album.

@racar47 Жыл бұрын

I highly recommend Paul Simon's song "Still Crazy After All These Years" for a reaction video. It even has a nice little sax solo for Ryan.

@lindarogers2271 Жыл бұрын

This was a fun song to hear and Chevy doing the video made it hilarious

@mildredpierce4506 Жыл бұрын

Paul Simon knows how to play all those instruments.

@butcherboy2008 Жыл бұрын

Interesting Fact: Al Gore intended this to be his 2000 Presidential Campaign song. However, the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke and they dropped the song because of the second verse about his "role model" going "down the alley with some roly-poly little bat faced girl" and there were "incidents and accidents, hints and allegations."

@johnlane7841 Жыл бұрын

Chevy was part of a 3 piece combo in college with Donald Fagan and Walter Becker, Steely Dan. I'd love to have seen that! Musical and comedic geniuses.

@peterwalsh2470 Жыл бұрын

when I was in high school, one of our friends' surname was Davis, and so his nickname was Betty (after the old actress Betty Davis. a reference also to the song "Betty Davis Eyes" cause he had big eyes) We also had a friend named Alastair, and we called him Al for short. not long afterwards, this song was released, guess what song they kept singing all the time.

@sjd5750 Жыл бұрын

Chevy Chase actually played drums in a band with Donald Fagan and Walter Becker, of Steely Dan, in Bard college, upstate NY.

@cindyphifer970 Жыл бұрын

I love the song and video and great album

@mamaflush9945 Жыл бұрын

Here's another popular song by Paul Simon "Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (Official Audio)" this song is the third and final single, from his fourth solo studio album "Still Crazy After All These Years" it was released in 1975. The single peaked at number 1 for one week on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. This album produced four US Top 40 Hits "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" (no. 1), "Gone At Last" (No. 23), "My Little Town" (No. 9, credited to Simon & Garfunkel) and the title track (No. 40) Paul Simon can write bangers. lol 😆 🎶 Great reaction fellas, thanks for sharing

@MilosDaddy Жыл бұрын

Simon and Garfunkel. You should definitely check some out!

@lisat9322 Жыл бұрын

You should watch this song live. The musicianship is amazing and it works like a charm.

@colleenmonfross4283 Жыл бұрын

Another cool and unusual song by Paul Simon is Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover.

@spawn4582 Жыл бұрын

Chevy Chase is one of my favorite actors, I still watch the movie "Christmas Holidays", "vacation", love, love) at Christmas. Funny song, thanks for the reaction!

@TallyDrake Жыл бұрын

Lyrically I don't much like the chorus, but the verses contain such great imagery! "Don't want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon graveyard" "He ducked back down the alley with some roly-poly little bat-faced girl" "He looks around, around He sees angels in the architecture Spinning in infinity He says, 'Amen and Hallelujah!' "

@gradyhall6538 Жыл бұрын

The bass player is Bakithi Kumalo. Also toured with Paul for a while. Album mostly recorded in South Africa.

@barbarasaracini1271 Жыл бұрын

It's a fun song and a fun video!

@mr.smithgnrsmith7808 Жыл бұрын

Chevy Chase and Bill Murray got into a pretty epic fist fight during their SNL years….apparently Chevy tried to bully Bill and he was having none of it

@Steffe Жыл бұрын

Who is that guy? Ha, that was a good one! I remember watching a few reaction videos where the reactors were totally clueless about who Chevy Chase was. Fun song though, and video, by this duo.

@kelsosemail Жыл бұрын

This album is FIRE!!!!

@gswithen Жыл бұрын

Paul Simon has a great sense of humor and appeared many times on SNL as a musical guest and in sketches. He was also on another Lorne Michaels produced show in the 80s called The New Show. Very funny guy and a fantastic songwriter. You should Deep dive the lyrics for this one. The video is great but distracts from a first time listen.

@billkant849 Жыл бұрын

You really, really need to listen to the song Graceland.

@racar47 Жыл бұрын

When you review Simon and Garfunkel, the song "America" would be a good place to start. The lyrics are amazing.

@believedancoh4829 7 ай бұрын

This song is indeed a classic!! grew up listening to it and to date , it still give me that "good feeling" i used to get every time i heard it.. It has one of the most recognisable hooks.. the brass sections in the chorus, together with the slap style bassline that sticks in your head and gets you in the ''groove'' instantly, and the video definitely made it even better ! 👍 This was a masterpiece by Paul Simon ! 👍🔥

@tjtampa214 Жыл бұрын

Yeah - guy in purple hat... fun song and you think of the vid when you hear it again. Back in the day when FM radio DJs lined up the hits - weekdays and weekends (days and nights) - it would get played. It's def fun, catchy, great - fun tune and well done. I love when comedy is paired w music. Paul is a shorty and Chevy is tall so the diff is quite noticeable.

@pamelalee1508 Жыл бұрын

Hey fellas..had to come back to leave a suggestion...😁... 💥...Black Velvet...Alanna Myles... It's from a while back but you'll thank yourself..I guarantee !!... 🌿🌿🌿

@thomasdempsey721 Жыл бұрын

One of the best, underrated voices in Rock! I'd pick "Rockinghorse".

@terrykemp1876 Жыл бұрын

Chase is tall at about 6'4 but Simon is only about 5'3 so it's quite a difference.

@free1855 Жыл бұрын

That safari sound is actually Southern African, both the background voices & the bassline. As someone already posted the musicians on the album we're black South African during apartheid. That album shed a light on black South African music.

@TheTransitguru Жыл бұрын

Chevy is tall Paul. lol

@jollyrodgers7272 Жыл бұрын

Chevy sings a few bars here and there in a couple movies (Caddyshack "I was born to love you - I was born to lick your face.."). The music is great, as usual, and you need the lyrics to keep up (or read the crib notes), and you're right - you can't unsee that video!. This whole album is worth a listen. Some of my favorite solo Paul include 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER, CECILIA, LATE IN THE EVENING, SLIP SLIDING AWAY, and LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK.

@genxtremist3602 Жыл бұрын

Paul Simon and Chevy Chase were well-acquainted because Paul had hosted SNL in their first season. Chevy was at his commercial peak around this time. The Graceland album would be Paul's foray into exploring so-called 'world music' and 'afropop'.

@karenstoker196 Жыл бұрын

You mentioned safari.... This album came out after Paul had been to South Africa and heard the Kwela local Capetonian bands . Penny whistle , jazzy with the African bass sounds in the guitar and the , Umm ,Umm vocals .

@brianorzel1873 Жыл бұрын

This song was the poppiest on the album, and probably my least favorite song. The album is a masterpiece. "Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes" is my favorite song. Lots of amazing fretless bass on this album!

@saraheart2804 Жыл бұрын

The video is fun to watch though.

@barbsaracini7866 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I loved that song too!

@RadCenter Жыл бұрын

@@saraheart2804 I've always thought the video ruined the song.

@gaildevaney6074 Жыл бұрын

Love this song so much more because of the vid. Is made more comical because of the height difference. Chevy is able to swing his trumpet right over Paul's head.

@cindyp1033 Жыл бұрын

Great album!

@elainemarsh3477 Жыл бұрын

Quirky song, but fun. I really like "Still Crazy After All These Years."

@MagravatorMag Жыл бұрын

Graceland is a must have for all albums collections. Please, never stop a song in the middle. It's meant to be heard in whole and then reviewed. Glad you liked it and yes, I gave you a thumbs up. PS If you liked this you'll like Kodachrome as well. Check it out!

@gaildevaney6074 Жыл бұрын

You hear all these songs in the grocery store.

@elizabethlozano9358 Жыл бұрын

Great to see you explore Paul Simon’s solo work. Another song to check out is his “50 ways to leave your lover” and “mother and child reunion” both are earlier works from him. 😊

@patdonnelly9392 Жыл бұрын

And the video of 'Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard'. It really captures the NYC scene of that time.

@cindyphifer970 Жыл бұрын

Chevy was great at pantomining on SNL during the news segment

@GinMae Жыл бұрын

thanks, guys.. Paul Simon was awesome as were Ladysmith Black Mombasa - Chevy was "comedy relief" in this... (about as funny as he has ever been IMHO)... Like to see more from you guys...

@firecracker8071 11 ай бұрын

I love this video and chevy just nails it. I think chevy is 🔥

@annrobinson9526 Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@unrulyjulie4382 Жыл бұрын

So where did "Al" and "Betty" in this song come from? That stems from a 1970 party that Simon hosted with his wife at the time, Peggy Harper. Simon's friend, the composer Stanley Silverman, brought along another composer named Pierre Boulez, and when he made his exit, Boulez called Simon "Al" and his wife "Betty." He was french and mistakenly thought that's what their names were in English.

@jellyrollnorton Жыл бұрын

Sometimes it’s harder to get lost in the music when there’s a clever video to distract you.

@hustledude Жыл бұрын

Never did care for this one, it was a big hit back in the day though. I loved “50 ways to leave your lover”.

@kathrinepearson7528 Жыл бұрын

Well, I think your next song by Simon should be "50 ways to leave your lover". The man is a great story teller. 50 ways is a bit of a departure for Simon. A must hear!