You Can Call Me Al
| You Can Call Me Al | |
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| Paul Simon | |
| publication | 5th September 1986 |
| length | 4:40 |
| Genre (s) | Pop rock |
| Author (s) | Paul Simon |
| Producer (s) | Paul Simon |
| Label | Warner bros. |
| album | Graceland |
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You Can Call Me Al is a 1986 song by Paul Simon , written and produced by him. It appeared on the Graceland album .
history
Writer and producer Paul Simon came up with the name of the song after an incident at a party when the host accidentally approached Simon with Al and Simon's then wife Peggy Harper with Betty . The focus of the song is a man suffering from a midlife crisis . The publication took place on September 5, 1986.
The bass solo by Bakithi Kumalo , which ends with a distinctive palindrome - the first half of the ending was recorded and - played backwards - copied behind it - contributed significantly to Al's popularity . Furthermore, Morris Goldberg contributed a solo on the Tin Whistle, which is unusual in pop music .
reception
The single reached a high chart position in the United Kingdom with number four and a medium one in the USA with number 23. But the song was also placed in some other countries such as France with number 16, Belgium ( Flanders ) with number two or New Zealand with number six .
You could hear the song in a trailer for the film Eine Wahnsinnsfamilie .
Music video
Gary Weis directed the music video. In the second version of the music video, one of his best friends, the actor Chevy Chase , appeared alongside Simon . He sings the song lip-synchronic while Simon sits next to it, more or less indifferent.
Cover versions
In 2009 a cover version by DJ Rebel & FTW reached 14th place (Flanders) and 39th place ( Wallonia ) in Belgium . There are other cover versions of:
- 1987: London Symphony Orchestra
- 1999: Countdown Singers
- 2000: Sons of Pitches
- 2005: Ryan Cabera
- 2006: Fool Moon
- 2007: Hot Club de Paris
- 2009: Noah and the Whale
- 2011: Darwin Deez
- 2011: The Limousines
- 2016: Le Rock & RoxS feat. Dan McGahan
- 2016: Little Rose feat. Ruby Prophet
- 2018: Eddie Berman
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart placement in: US , accessed on May 22, 2011.
- ↑ You Can Call Me Al in the Official UK Charts (English)
- ↑ a b c Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al , hitparade.ch
- ↑ Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al , cover.info