Mother And Child Reunion

[MrCarlaki]

Paul Simon's first solo attempt 1972, went to Jamaica studio "studio 1" to get this distinctive sound the same as everyone was doing back then, The Stones , Elton john etc etc, used Jimmy Cliffs backing singers and Whitenys mum Cissy, result, nice reggae influence!!!!

[DerSebastjan]

jeah your right sounds like bob marley very cool song!

[ChicagoJoe57]

Wasn't this song suppose to have been used as an anti-abortion song? It seems like I once heard a far out theory that Paul Simon came out with it right after Roe V. Wade?

[MrPrimus1976]

The title of the song has its origin in a chicken-and-egg dish called "Mother and Child Reunion" that Paul Simon saw on a Chinese restaurant's menu. But the song was written for a dog of Simon's that was run over and killed.

[ChicagoJoe57]

Thanks! It is a great song! I can remember people using it for Roe vs Wade like they use to say Mellow Yellow was talking about smoking banana peals and yellow sunshine lsd.

[pennyforyou]

Ieverytime i hear this i cry

i also swear this sung by bob marley but i know he didnt

[binary48]

Mother And Child Reunion

is soung by Paul Simon

[pennyforyou]

well yeh i knew that thats why i said "but i know he didnt"

[KrisWRose123]

@pennyforyou i think ziggy did it though

[lucaneroes1]

Madonna del carmine.

[trapp313]

this was played at my fathers funeral in may............thank you for the song

[kinderfresser]

thanks so much for this wonderful song