Paul Simon: Call me Al, concert zimbabwe / South Africa

[essienesque]

loving the african crowd, big ups!

[MrManbroguy]

Air lasso at 2:30

[sickis03]

Zimbabwe Ndizvo

[musicman8493]

Nobody makes music like this anymore. :/

[mark26099]

he is the best ov the best ,who needs gurfunkel

[all4musica]

I love this song....so lively...and catchy...makes you want to kick off your shoes and dance!:):):)

[poholski]

Jimmy Hendrix on the drums

[mark26099]

@poholski  hahhahhhhahhahahahahahahahahah­ahaahahah

[WillWilly13]

when was this concert?

[93MrFerre]

Thumbs up if you want pure great quality music like this to dominate our charts in 2012!

[saipanrick]

The line, "he slipped back down the alley with this roly poly little bat faced girl" always makes me smile.

[shytownmusicLLC]

This song live isn't that great. Recorded it's one of the best songs period.

[Leakey065]

Gets better every time I watch it. Brilliant.

[timtaylorBerlin]

Great!

[all4you33]

Joyful noise, heavenly racket. You can call me Al!

[almarelli2]

Too bad he is a Jew

[inconnu262]

@almarelli2 Too bad you don't own a brain...

[93MrFerre]

So rare to find a song that brings every person of the world together, in modern music there's too much division between black and white music. We need more like Paul!

[YOUNGaz11]

Woodstock needed dozens of bands and several days for it's crowd to have that much fun. Paul Simon only needed himself. He's like the Chuck Norris of musicians.

[loveprinceinswitz]

it just makes you feel good ....

[SpiesLikeUs32]

what an great concert....

[pjbrubak]

Paul Simon is very cute.

[greenday7891]

Now that is how you play slap bass!!! 

[wtfkaaitlynn]

i like this stuff also

[Sadeyaful]

I don't know why I like this wierd stuff, no wonder I have no friends.

[Grifiki]

"Yes and the whole show was brought to Central Park in NYC? Where's the input? Where's the show?"

[thejoker8699]

this is so hard to beat...blew me away...thankyou

[tinman1708]

2:20

[stoptherot1]

A truly talented and amazing being.

[fadiese1993]

I wish I were born in that times...

[sickwurz]

Jimi Hendrix on percussions

[stoptherot1]

@sickwurz It's snoop dogs daddy. :p

[nomnomdeguerre]

Just a white T-shirt. Thats a rockstar right there!

[thejoker8699]

where can i get a dvd of this? love it

[bigd53224]

One of I think maybe ten songs to date that changed the world!!!

[sweetjamgirl1]

Great music. Paul is very talented. I listen to his music alla the time

[teodororoberto]

 moving

[AlanOfTheWeekend]

So many god damn talented black musicians!! that bassist!! that drummer, that other drummer and the drummer also!! brass section amazing!!

[coloradogal100]

everytime i hear this song i can not help dancing. i saw him years ago in central park with my grand parents and love it.

[gcanadiano]

Amazing Vibe ! Simply Amazing ! Does anyone know of another video with such a good Vibe?

[mussoKeita]

dieser song ist nahezu perfekt !

[jhall024]

The only thing this video is missing...Chevy

[Qyute]

What went wrong in Zimbabwe? How I miss how Zimbabweans were united!

[all4musica]

I just Absolutely Love this song~~the Band~~and what an Awesome concert!!! Paul Simon's sooo cute!:)

[DestinationTruthTV]

Happy now.

[AngeloMateus]

What do the lyrics mean!?!?!?! :p Great song!

[mark26099]

simon make more songs

[selatik1]

So good!! I feel immensely fortunate to have grown up in an era (60s & 70s America) in which great artists such as Paul Simon were super popular.

[thejoker8699]

how good is this..paul simon made this happen with such talented african musicians,,this blows me away

[bingbangboom100]

this has a crazy vibe. the groove makes me want to dance. this killllssss everything on the radio these days



[timfitz42]

EDDIE! Not Betty.

[jchl6527]

70 years and Paul Simon live forever sudafrica

[Bethlen]

This makes me want to cry tears of joy..and frustration at what potential my wonderful country had.

[headfunkinvadors2000]

THIS ENERGY CILLS RACISM!!!

[WahyuWibie]

The energy is killin!!!



[loganblaze2010]

How old is Paul? His skin is emaculate!

[WahyuWibie]

@loganblaze2010 70 yo

[nervi2007]

@loganblaze2010 : he was 47 in 1987 pal. He is 70 since yesterday ;)

[moorea2010]

This song makes me so happy....is so Uplifting to see how people from different races get along like brothers & sister......what a beautiful example for mankind...

We need more Pauls and more songs like this one <3

[shobud71]

@moorea2010 amen:D

[bentcopperpipe]

@moorea2010 I heard that ''ladyship black mambazo'' didn't even get paid. Those yanks are not to be trusted

[moorea2010]

@bentcopperpipe

That part I really dont know....but if its true...is a shame for sure

[woody7141]

Before some jackass calls me on it, look at history. Paul could have gotten his ass dead at any second with that bunch!

[paul196824]

@woody7141 if ya good to folk theyl be good back why be negative and see the good in ppl and thing that happen i feel sorry for you and the world you live in with that attitude

[WIRODIAZ1]

los mejores classico que chimba .............

[gcanadiano]

I've been to hundreds of big concerts and until now I have never witnessed such a crowd. meaning GREAT. 

[waltersmisty]

Damn I love him so much words cannot say lol...every song he sings is golden and I love his wife Edie Brickell too...what musical geniuses they both really are!!!!!!!!!

[kindlon7]

anyone else notice the naked fella at 1:59? haha

[YoeriYoeri]

Ive never seen a crowd go nuts like that! Such an amazing vibe they got going.

[nobillygreen]

3:48 Even my balls got up and grooved to that sexy bass lick.

[MaeNotEast]

This is the way ALL concerts should be - in the open air with plenty of room for dancing, especially group dancing! Loved those lines that looked like they were going to dance right 'round the stage. Gotta get me to a concert soon. {sigh}

[jiggva]

wish the world could be like the audience in this crowd all races with no problems just good times.....maybe in another thousand years sad but true

[MrDanCartell]

@jiggva

that was southern Africa in the 80s and first few years of the 90s, its kind of sad what has happened -there was so much potential , it was real nice with blacks and whites all cool with everyone before bad things started and corruption kicked in..................hearing this song and seeing the people brings back memories of bygone era that will never return

[sonnyshook]

@jiggva This is Zimbabwe in the 1980s

[jhbhbvbvbnbmnb]

@jiggva totally, the Chinese are not a race

[jiggva]

@jhbhbvbvbnbmnb i didnt say the chinese werent a race i jus liked the mix race crowd it was inspiring

[gtp77]

TITS

[MsAirsofter98]

Lol

[epheyeTK]

i was like 5, my grma & grmpa took me to see paul simon in east lansing. from what i remember it was amazing. 1st show i ever went to. song makes me wanna cry. rip grmpa, i think he'd shit if he heard my band.

[nmaloney01]

You Wite Guy/

[dapigistalkin]

@nmaloney01 you troll

[tarveren]

The lyrics alone lift the cheeks... This is soul food.

[thedudeabides73]

Yes. Yes. Hell yes.

[xXLeMoNGuRlxX]

damnit i was born in the worng time :( my parents are sooo lucky!

[setarita]

THAT CROUD LOOK AMAZING!

[mark26099]

he is better on is own.sounds better

[MrsSilentBob]

dammit, I just love him

[lebowskirulz]

ha! Everyone looks like theyre having such an awesome time!

[selatik1]

@lebowskirulz Encouraging, isn't it? Music is powerful enough to bring people together.

[afpagano88]

@lebowskirulz soo many ppl just dancing and having a great time. only music can bring so many ppl together like that

[afpagano88]

@lebowskirulz soo many ppl just dancing and having a great time. only music can bring so many ppl together like that. i do hafta say though that like 2:30 paul dances, and he should just stick to singing. cracks me up

[Watez01]

I should have been there too!!!

[Amrelee]

Feel good tune!

[velosoantonio83]

Arrebatador

[JotaMunta4]

Espectacular.gracias ;-|)

[SuperSquires]

I  WAS 8 YEARS OLD WHEN I FIRST HEARD THIS AND THAT WAS 22 YEARS AGO, I STILL REMEMBER THAT TRAIN JOURNEY TO LONDON AS IF IT WAS YESTERDAY, THANKS FOR THIS MEMORY!!!!

[setarita]

@SuperSquires Happy 30th :)

[LilyLovesLabyrinth]

Oh my god, I want to be in this audience.

That is absolutely wonderful.

That's exactly how I look dancing around my house to this song as I clean. hahaha.

[phv12]

: D Paul is dancing almost as good as I

No : )

Very good song - long time my favourite of all

[beans1308]

ismadany.paul is racist he had more black people than white bastards in this video.

[ismadandy]

24 racist people...

[nowheregirl08]

My world has tumbled down. I thought the lyrics was: "I can call you Daddy" not "Betty" :DDDDD

[RDHDTM]

AGAIN! We were Americans in SA in 1964. My father was there for Colgate -Palmolive to open a factory there. He had done this throughout Europe since 1961. Anyhoo. I was only eight years old. A man showed us the most beautiful blankets I have ever seen and when we tried to pay him, the man that was in charge made him give them to us. We snuck back to the village that night and gave him 200 USD. My father is an honorable man. The blankets are still in our family along with other Zulu artif

[bronx2245]

@RDHDTM what a great story. Thank you for telling it. I hope that $200 was used to give them a better life, at least for awhile.

[TheIrishlad12]

Hugh Masakela on trumpet

[TheIrishlad12]

was in Zimbabwe, not South Africa, could not play in S.A> cause of the ban at the time

[HooperWest]

Art voted 24 times.

[Flyawayto]

wonderful!!!

[ABCpowner]

This song is CLASS! :)

[lukost2]

What POWER!!! :).

[thejoker8699]

remember when i first heard this song..i was 28..loved it then. love it now

[ripleycaitlan]

So glad my mother exposed me to great music like this throughout my childhood. This was always one of my favorites

[dbexperience]

Thats a lot of people having a VERY good time.

[MisterMaker2point0]

phfft... wheres chevy? lol

[Tom89Wog]

Don't worry, no matter what you do in life, you will never play bass as awesome as that guy.

[mjpxbox]

@Tom89Wog Amen.

[Dagreenmanator]

Thumbs up if you were there.

[bill9901]

Hey... hey, look... The Africans looooooooove it. 

[AliG4life]

@MrMeddled Huh?

[bigfoot3108]

If your feet and body don't move with this music, get someone to call an undertaker for you.

[seeingUFOsPA]

...You can call me "AL" too!

btw, 24 people thumbing down have no taste in music....

[marc16107]

nice to see people of colour / race whatever `comin together and enjoying the music and im not a hippie

[T74G]

Ray is one of the great guitarist EVER!!!!!!!!!!

[TheSindriMyr]

3:30 best part :D

[33Alakazam]

Nothing better than African people dancing and good fukin' music. AMEN

[martinmerrywinkle]

looks like black people make better audience members as well as musicians hahah

[pstood]

Nuthin' like havin' a good time, audience!

[Amhlair]

Wow, all 17 whites left in Zimbabwe are here in one audience. If you want a good cry, watch the movie 'Mugabe and The White Farmer' and read the excellent book 'The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe' by Zimbabwean Peter

Godwin.

[Ukuleleboy100]

I'm performing this at my school next week :) slighty shitting myself....

[BrooksDigital]

I love this song, this one is a funny version you might like. Paste /watch?v=mQIEjRtTJ5I un the URL to follow.

[Adirondaque]

Paul looks happy...

[mdandrea39]

"Why am I soft if the middle?".. and the rest just gets better " all along there were hints and allegations" "maybe its his first time around" this song is so Global...."If you be my body guard I can be your long lost pal.. "he's sees angels in the architecture"

[aetaey]

Africans? I know africans soooo love dancing - they are probably all so fit from all the dancing they do which entail a lot of jumping! LOL

[aetaey]

@aetaey lol - O never mind - looked at the video then the title (face palm)

[hecatesnape]

love the album , always makes me happy

[GreenNailPolish000]

I shoud have been THERE! But I was not born yet.



[tippie1994]

The old good times.

[robsargent4]

@tippie1994 I would agree with you, but I didn't exist yet, so I don't remember those times unfortunately.

[rickalanis1]

Bakhiti kumalo on bass señores!...

[fippppo]

invisible laserguns at 0:57 - 1:08:

pew pew, pew pew!

[dreamingpixles]

So Great! The only reason I can think for 23 not to like it would be if they happened to be roly poly little bat faced girls.

Also, 3:28 for smallest halter top ever...

[MusicFreako0904]

His cute. I sang this in sch.

[nothsaspot87]

Snoop a Loop on drums! haha

[leahywj]

Awesome! Paul Simon kicks ass. Too bad Zimbabwe has gone all to hell of late. This would never happen now. Too bad:(

[TomekLeeChan]

thumbs up if you are singing along

[RacerXGTO]

3:28 Hello, how you doin'?

[bamayorgortr]

My fav

[toleman96]

For some reason this song made me want chase my dreams and aspire to my goals. And im only 14 :)

[BeOli]

thumbs up if this song makes you smile!

[TheLegend313]

I miss the 80's so much! What I'd give to go back to the 80's!

[cbird609]

This video is the embodiment of a perfect song. Arrangement, songwriting, muscianship, performance, and the outright delirium of the audience.

[zmcband]

back when music and lyrics meant something..

[AliG4life]

@zmcband Sigh... Put off your nostalgia goggles. There's still plenty amazing music.

[1977cyn]

this is music. not what they play now on radio. When someone says i am artist they were. i am still waiting for the generation "artist" to come out. Musicians back then stood for something not just money and fame

[AliG4life]

@1977cyn There are still plenty musicians like that. Don't be ignorant.

[sillypantsss]

Nothing says pure happiness like a giant mob of dancing people.

[pcmelvin85]

i love paul simon and his sweet dance moves :)

[MrEdgarCayce]

Approx 1% of the population at anytime are idiots

[troyrblb44]

2:30 = my future wedding dance

[kobioor]

Amazing performance, amazing people in the crowd :)

[LilyLovesLabyrinth]

Na-na-na-na has never sounded so lovely:)

[u812joe]

Music like this could be the savior of the world if we could just get rid of POLITICANS and DICTATORS.

[deijlrene]

wow that would be so great to be there! a lot of people over the whole world can learn how to be happy and party just by watching this great public/

[SuperBlueMan08]

!!! I love this song from time i was in my teens thank !... Paul !!!

[Slugg329]

looks like an incredible show

[zaiian]

This man is a musical genius.

[psalmtone2008]

The bass solo by Bakiti Khumalo is actually not his on the album. On the album, Paul Simon used a synclavier for the first part of the solo, then reversed the tape for the second part of the solo. So the fact that Khumalo can play it like this is...well...wrong.

[tomitox07]

Look at the cheering and united rainbow-nation ... like when was this? Anyways, great example of the true power of music

[miyonjessica]

@tomitox07 1987. I believe.

[psalmtone2008]

@tomitox07 1986. Right before the end of apartheid. And interestingly enough, the same year Vladimir Horowitz returned to the Soviet Union to play his great concert. Music has power to subvert tyranny. I'm convinced.

[Jac4676]

This will never in my lifetime fail to take me to heaven on earth. Just says it all.

[ianpowell20]

I'm going to see him this year!

[TheMiwer]

This is FANTASTIC..-The meaning of life capsueled in 5 minutes of sound and video.

Btw: The drummer in 2:20 looks like Snoop Dog..

[Kattx86]

@TheMiwer Deff snoop dog!

[sheriff2709]

Racism - wtf?

[Tacusa1]

Summer Feeling :D

[simonsanchez41]

I'd have enjoyed beeing part of this generation !

[Jablon04]

thumbs up if you saw the naked guy

[JonnyLikesPie]

feel good video hall of fame