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CD: Paul Simon - So Beautiful or So What
CD: Paul Simon - So Beautiful or So What
Veteran tunesmith considers life, death, God and the universe
Tuesday, 07 June 2011
It's a long way from 'Mrs Robinson', but Paul Simon hasn't run out of things to say
"How terribly strange to be 70", sang Simon and Garfunkel in "Old Friends", back in 1968. Paul Simon will be 70 in October, so this isn't a bad time for him to be taking a panoramic look at life, love, loss and the universe in this latest set of songs (it's his first since 2006's Surprise).
"How terribly strange to be 70", sang Simon and Garfunkel in "Old Friends", back in 1968. Paul Simon will be 70 in October, so this isn't a bad time for him to be taking a panoramic look at life, love, loss and the universe in this latest set of songs (it's his first since 2006's Surprise).
"Getting Ready for Christmas Day" has the effect of framing the album in a mysterious limbo, somewhere between here and eternity
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