Uploaded by alchemistkx on Jan 24, 2011
Artist: Paul Simon
Album: Paul Simon
Year: 1972
Genre: Singer-Songrwriter/Folk-Rock
Review:
If any musical justification were needed for the breakup of Simon & Garfunkel, it could be found on this striking collection, Paul Simon's post-split debut. From the opening cut, "Mother and Child Reunion" (a Top Ten hit), Simon, who had snuck several subtle musical explorations into the generally conservative S&G sound, broke free, heralding the rise of reggae with an exuberant track recorded in Jamaica for a song about death. From there, it was off to Paris for a track in South American style and a rambling story of a fisherman's son, "Duncan" (which made the singles chart). But most of the album had a low-key feel, with Simon on acoustic guitar backed by only a few trusted associates (among them Joe Osborn, Larry Knechtel, David Spinozza, Mike Manieri, Ron Carter, and Hal Blaine, along with such guests as Stefan Grossman, Airto Moreira, and Stephane Grappelli), singing a group of informal, intimate, funny, and closely observed songs (among them the lively Top 40 hit "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"). It was miles removed from the big, stately ballad style of Bridge Over Troubled Water and signaled that Simon was a versatile songwriter as well as an expressive singer with a much broader range of musical interests than he had previously demonstrated. You didn't miss Art Garfunkel on Paul Simon, not only because Simon didn't write Garfunkel-like showcases for himself, but because the songs he did write showed off his own, more varied musical strengths.
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It's a song about a guy dealing weed to him guys. It's nothing sexual.
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My dog is called Julio, so i always imagine some kid taking a dog for a walk. Then I read that Paul Simon said it was something sexual... 0_0
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@KantorekBaumerB14 haha got it
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@psychopathiification I'm sorry, perhaps he was having intercourse with Rosie?
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@KantorekBaumerB14 ...fucking rosie..? is fucking an adjective or a verb there...?
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@JohnathenParadox or fucking rosie?
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Idk its him and another dude down by the school yard...maybe Julio is riding more then just the teeter totter cghghrrr
3 months ago 2
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nice song
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anyone else think the crime was maybe just smokin' a j?
JohnathenParadox 4 months ago 8
this song is obviously about Julio Jones performance against the Colts
awashbilly 3 months ago 3