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Paul Frederic Simon, né le 13 octobre 1941 à Newark , est un auteur-compositeur-interprète et musicien américain, resté célèbre pour le duo Simon and Garfunkel qu'il formait avec Arthur Garfunkel.

✵ 13. octobre 1941
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Paul Simon: Citations en anglais

“Tonight I'll sing my songs again,
I'll play the game and pretend.
But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity
Like emptiness in harmony I need someone to comfort me.”

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Song lyrics, Parsley (1966)

“The light through the stained glass was cobalt and red.
And the frayed cuffs and collars were mended by halos of golden thread.
The choir sang, "Once Upon a Time There Was An Ocean."
And all the old hymns and family names came fluttering down as leaves of emotion.
As nothing is different, but everything's changed.”

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Once Upon a Time There Was an Ocean
Song lyrics, Surprise (2006)

“Zebras are reactionaries,
Antelopes are missionaries,
Pigeons plot in secrecy,
And hamsters turn on frequently.”

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At The Zoo
Song lyrics, Bookends (1968)

“Never been lonely,
Never been lied to,
Never had to scuffle in fear,
Nothing to dive to,
Born at the instant,
The church bells chime,
The whole world whispering,
You're born at the right time.”

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Born at the Right Time
Song lyrics, The Rhythm of the Saints (1990)

“Sail on Silver Girl,
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
If you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind…”

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Bridge over Troubled Water
Song lyrics, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970)

“I met my old lover on the street last night,
She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled,
And we talked about some old times, and we drank ourselves some beers,
Still crazy after all these years,
Oh, still crazy after all these years.”

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Still Crazy After All These Years
Song lyrics, Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)

“I'll take your part
When darkness comes
And pain is all around.”

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Bridge over Troubled Water
Song lyrics, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970)

“I get all the news I need from the weather report.”

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The Only Living Boy in New York — released as a single in 1969
Song lyrics, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970)

“Laughing on the bus, playing games with the faces,
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy,
I said, 'Be careful, his bowtie is really a camera.”

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America
Song lyrics, Bookends (1968)

“Seasons change with the scenery;
Weaving time in a tapestry.
Won't you stop and remember me
At any convenient time?”

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A Hazy Shade of Winter
Song lyrics, Bookends (1968)

“In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of ev'ry glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving."”

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But the fighter still remains.
The Boxer
Song lyrics, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970)

“Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?
A nation turns it's lonely eyes to you
Ooo ooo ooo.
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson?
"Joltin' Joe has left and gone away."”

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Hey hey hey, hey hey hey.
Mrs. Robinson
Song lyrics, Bookends (1968)

“This is near enough true bliss.”

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"Look at That" on You're the One (2000)

“It's a turn-around jump-shot,
It's everybody jump-start, it's,
Every generation throws a hero up the pop-charts,
Medicine is magical and magical is art,
Think of the boy in the bubble and the baby with the baboon heart…”

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The Boy In The Bubble
Song lyrics, Graceland (1986)

“She's a rich girl,
She don't try to hide it,
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes,
He's a poor boy,
Empty as a pocket,
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose,
Sing ta-na-na, ta-na-na-na,
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes.”

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Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
Song lyrics, Graceland (1986)

“Once upon a time there was an ocean.
But now it's a mountain range.
Something unstoppable put into motion.
Nothing is different, but everything's changed.”

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Once Upon a Time There Was an Ocean
Song lyrics, Surprise (2006)

“Come on, take me to the Mardi Gras,
Where the people sing and play,
Where the music is elite and there's dancing in the street,
Both night and day.”

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Take Me To The Mardi Gras
Song lyrics, There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973)

“A man walks down the street
He says why am I soft in the middle now
Why am I soft in the middle
The rest of my life is so hard”

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You Can Call Me Al
Song lyrics, Graceland (1986)
Contexte: A man walks down the street
He says why am I soft in the middle now
Why am I soft in the middle
The rest of my life is so hard
I need a photo opportunity
I want a shot at redemption
Don’t want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard.

“Slow down, you move too fast.
You got to make the morning last.
Just kicking down the cobblestones.
Looking for fun and Feelin' Groovy.”

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The 59th Street Bridge Song
Song lyrics, Parsley (1966)

“Just slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan
Don't need to be coy, Roy, just listen to me
Hop on the bus, Gus, don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.”

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50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Song lyrics, Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)

“"The universe loves a drama," you know. And ladies and gentlemen this is the show.”

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I Don't Believe; Simon here quotes a comment by his wife, Edie Brickell, on the 2004 US presidential election.
Song lyrics, Surprise (2006)

“And she said 'Losing love is like a window in your heart,
Everybody sees you're blown apart,
Everybody feels the wind blow.”

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Graceland
Song lyrics, Graceland (1986)

“A man walks down the street
He says why am I short of attention
Got a short little span of attention
And woe my nights are so long”

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You Can Call Me Al
Song lyrics, Graceland (1986)

“When I was a little boy, (when I was just a boy)
And the devil would call my name (when I was just a boy)
I'd say "Now who do,
Who do you think you're fooling?"”

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Loves Me Like a Rock
Song lyrics, There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973)

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