3. “American Tune”- This beauty from There Goes Rhymin’ Simon seems at first like a throwback to the folk confessionals that Simon wrote with regularity in the 60’s. Yet with the help of Del Newman’s stirring score, “American Tune” slowly expands its scope. As the “I” becomes “we,” Simon paints a melancholy picture of an entire nation tired, lost, and dream-deprived, scrambling to find the ideals it lost somewhere along the way.
It’s really hard to name a top 15. This does well but depending on the day my top 15 change. Pity no mention of songs from Stranger to Stranger – I find Wristband and many others strong. Who am I kidding? I LOVE all his work
It’s really hard to name a top 15. This does well but depending on the day my top 15 change. Pity no mention of songs from Stranger to Stranger – I find Wristband and many others strong. Who am I kidding? I LOVE all his work