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#NowPlaying #FalsettoFriday #Pop #SouthAfricanMusic
#PaulSimon - "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Alternate Unreleased Version)" [1986]
Graceland was one of many, many big pop albums I deeply resented growing up in the 80s. And why not? It was played within an inch of it's life on radio/MTV. You were invariably greeted by that too-bright synth fanfare from "You Can Call Me Al" when you stepped into a shopping mall or civic event space. And I believe claims by both #LosLobos and Zydeco-artist #AltonJayRubin that Paul appropriated their tunes without ever conceeding songwriting credits.
But the recording itself! It remains beautiful, ebullient, propulsive, and so full of hope and surprises it still gets me shaking my head with wonder every spin. While South African bassist #BakithiKumalo drives this cut, the #falsetto vocals of Paul and #LadysmithBlackMambazo are always floating somewhere nearby.
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#NowPlaying #FalsettoFriday #Pop #SouthAfricanMusic
#PaulSimon - "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Alternate Unreleased Version)" [1986]
Graceland was one of many, many big pop albums I deeply resented growing up in the 80s. And why not? It was played within an inch of it's life on radio/MTV. You were invariably greeted by that too-bright synth fanfare from "You Can Call Me Al" when you stepped into a shopping mall or civic event space. And I believe claims by both #LosLobos and Zydeco-artist #AltonJayRubin that Paul appropriated their tunes without ever conceeding songwriting credits.
But the recording itself! It remains beautiful, ebullient, propulsive, and so full of hope and surprises it still gets me shaking my head with wonder every spin. While South African bassist #BakithiKumalo drives this cut, the #falsetto vocals of Paul and #LadysmithBlackMambazo are always floating somewhere nearby.
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#NowPlaying #FalsettoFriday #Pop #SouthAfricanMusic
#PaulSimon - "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Alternate Unreleased Version)" [1986]
Graceland was one of many, many big pop albums I deeply resented growing up in the 80s. And why not? It was played within an inch of it's life on radio/MTV. You were invariably greeted by that too-bright synth fanfare from "You Can Call Me Al" when you stepped into a shopping mall or civic event space. And I believe claims by both #LosLobos and Zydeco-artist #AltonJayRubin that Paul appropriated their tunes without ever conceeding songwriting credits.
But the recording itself! It remains beautiful, ebullient, propulsive, and so full of hope and surprises it still gets me shaking my head with wonder every spin. While South African bassist #BakithiKumalo drives this cut, the #falsetto vocals of Paul and #LadysmithBlackMambazo are always floating somewhere nearby.
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#NowPlaying #FalsettoFriday #Pop #SouthAfricanMusic
#PaulSimon - "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Alternate Unreleased Version)" [1986]
Graceland was one of many, many big pop albums I deeply resented growing up in the 80s. And why not? It was played within an inch of it's life on radio/MTV. You were invariably greeted by that too-bright synth fanfare from "You Can Call Me Al" when you stepped into a shopping mall or civic event space. And I believe claims by both #LosLobos and Zydeco-artist #AltonJayRubin that Paul appropriated their tunes without ever conceeding songwriting credits.
But the recording itself! It remains beautiful, ebullient, propulsive, and so full of hope and surprises it still gets me shaking my head with wonder every spin. While South African bassist #BakithiKumalo drives this cut, the #falsetto vocals of Paul and #LadysmithBlackMambazo are always floating somewhere nearby.