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"A man walks down the
He asks, "Why am I soft in the middle now?
Why am I soft in the middle
The rest of my life is so hard
I need a opportunity
I want a shot at
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon
If you be my
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you
And when you call me
You can call me Al
A man walks down the street
It's a street in a strange world
Maybe it's the world
Maybe it's his first time around
He doesn't speak the language
He holds no
He is a foreign man
He is surrounded by the sound, the sound
Cattle in the marketplace
Scatterings and
He looks around, around
He sees in the architecture
Spinning in infinity
He say, "" and "!"
Paul Simon wrote this song as the first single for his 1986 album "Graceland". The song is written like a soliloquy with Simon appearing to have a mid-life crisis. The backup vocals for "You Can Call Me Al" were performed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African male singing group.
The origins of the song come from a story Paul Simon told about he and his wife, Peggy, meeting French composer Pierre Boulez at a party. Even after being introduced, the man continued calling Paul and his wife Peggy by the names Al and Betty throughout the night.
The video for the song was produced by Lorne Michaels and Paul Simon. Chevy Chase lip syncs to "You Can Call Me Al". Paul Simon sat beside Chevy Chase while he lip synced the song and changed out instruments as the song was performed. This was the second video for the song because Paul Simon didn't like the original videowhich was taped during one of his hosting stints on "Saturday Night Live".
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