Top ten solo Paul Simon songs?

What’s your favorite tune from the Still Crazy album besides the title track?

 

I’ve noticed “American Tune” and “The Boy In The Bubble” are very popular in these lists, and it’s not surprising cause those songs are great.

Also, I noticed most lists (including mine), but not all of them, don’t include anything after 1990.

 

This won’t be helpful at all, but I’d have to say that it’s just too hard for me to do.

So many great songs. So many.

I just saw him in Maui last month. He was terrific. He did a version of Rene and Georgette...with string ensemble that was my favourite thing that night. Oh, it was beautiful!

 

Gimme a solid three

 

Defeats the purpose. My non-contribution is actually my statement!

 

Duncan
American Tune
Graceland
Hearts and Bones
Peace Like a River
Late Great Johnny Ace
Slip Slidin Away
Mother and Child Reunion
Me And Julio
Still Crazy

 

I don’t like the title track at all, that’s the thing, but 50 Ways, Some Folks Lives ... and My Little Town are all great to me

 

I was waiting for someone to list Johnny Ace! Amazing tune, especially the orchestrated ending.

 

I see a couple of people have picked ' Father and Daughter' and someone else picked ' The Werewolf ' - two excellent songs-- but where is the love for the many , many superb songs from ' Suprise ' , ' So Beautiful, So What ' and ' Stranger To Stranger ' ?
I know it' s a Top 10 list but geez , Louise!

 

Hearts And Bones
American Tune (Greatest Hits, Etc. live version)
Congratulations
Stranded In In A Limousine
Take Me To The Mardi Gras
Something So Right
Late In The Evening
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
René And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War
Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

 

Hey , OP....you know this should have been a Top 25 ( at least ) list ! Maybe even 50.

 

50 Ways
Boy in the Bubble
Late in the Evening
Me and Julio
Getting Ready for Christmas Day
Graceland
Wristband
Something So Right
Still Crazy
Call Me Al

 

It’s harder at top 10! Top 50 is too easy

 

Rene and Georgette Magritte
Tenderness
I Do It For Your Love
Paranoia Blues (bonus track version)
Born At the Right Time
Take Me To the Mardi Gras
Some Folks Lives Roll Easy
Crazy Love, Vol. II
Rewrite
Cool Papa Bell

 

Good thread topic. Here are mine, in chronological order:

1965 - April Come She Will

1965 - The Sound of Silence

1972 - Mother And Child Reunion

1972 - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

1977 - Slip Slidin' Away

1983 - Hearts & Bones

1986 - Graceland

1986 - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes

1990 - Spirit Voices

2016 - Wristband



Bubbling Under the Top-10:

I Am A Rock / Kathy's Song / Kodachrome / American Tune / Still Crazy After All These Years / 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover / Train In The Distance / Late In The Evening / You Can Call Me Al

 

Take Me to the Mardi Gras
Mother and child Reunion
Late in the Evening
Kodachrome
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
Gone at Last
Slip Slidin' Away
Adios Hermanos
Satin Summer Nights
Wristband

 

Top three albums

Firstly..

Paul Simon (1972)

There goes..
Still Crazy

 

My top three would be

There Goes...
Paul Simon
Graceland

 

Art did a good few solo songs.

 

Graceland
The Obvious Child
Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes

 

I love his album “Fate For Breakfast” in particular...I own three copies!

 

Paul Simon debut album came out January 1972( I know I bought it) feels more a 1971 album to me. Wikipedia: recorded Jan-March 1971. Ha! Explains it.

 

Seen him in London 1980 walking past The Marquee, smaller than I thought.

 

He’s only 5’9”. He only looks tall because of all the photographs of him next to Paul!

 

Mother and Child Reunion
Train In The Distance
Boy In The Bubble
Long Long Day
I Do It For Your Love
The Cool, Cool River
Allergies
Late In The Evening
In A Parade
That's Me

Soooooo difficult to choose only 10