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Overview

Paul Simon is commonly acknowledged to be one of the most successful singer-songwriters of the pop-rock era. His work has flourished in the context of Simon and Garfunkel as well as in his own solo career. Starting with the folk-rock style that marked his earliest significant success, he has drawn on a wide variety of influences, including many American traditions and, later, many international ones as well. He has won multiple Grammy awards in both the duo and the solo phases of his career. His songwriting has also provided the impetus for brief forays into film and musical theatre. After providing a brief biographical overview, this work examines Simon's songwriting work in depth, providing a critical discussion of each song as a fusion of text and music so as to help the reader to identify elements that enhance appreciation.

A particularly valuable contribution in this context is the discussion of the wide variety of musical elements that contribute significantly to the value of Simon's work. These include such easily-understandable issues as verse-chorus structure, melodic variation, selection of particular instruments and even performers, variation of musical style within a song, general harmonic characteristics, relationships among keys, rhythm and pacing of text, etc. While the book proceeds chronologically through Simon's recorded output, specific threads are developed throughout, and the discussion of individual songs takes place in the context of these threads, both drawing on them and developing them further. The diversity of Paul Simon's work reflects his very American background, and no discussion of American music is complete withoutaccounting for his influence.

Examines the songs, albums, and compositions of one of America's most prominent singer-songwriters.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780275991630
  • Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 10/28/2007
  • Pages: 224
  • Series: Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection Series
  • Product dimensions: 6.41 (w) x 9.51 (h) x 0.88 (d)

Meet the Author

JAMES BENNIGHOF is Professor of Music Theory and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Policy at Baylor University. His articles and essays on twentieth-century music theory and composition, and on the analysis of American popular, ragtime, and blues music have appeared in journals such as American Music and the Journal of Music Theory. His choral compositions have been published by Oxford University Press and Heritage Music Press.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction: Paul Simon as an Artist and Composer     xi
Glossary and Brief Guide to Chord Structure     xv
The Urban Folk Influence     1
Wednesday Morning, 3 a.m. and The Paul Simon Songbook     2
Establishing the Voice of "Simon and Garfunkel"     13
Sounds of Silence     13
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme     21
The Mature Simon and Garfunkel Albums     33
Bookends     33
Bridge over Troubled Water     41
First Solo Albums after Simon and Garfunkel     51
Paul Simon     51
There Goes Rhymin' Simon     60
Still Crazy after All These Years     69
New Directions     81
One-Trick Pony     83
Hearts and Bones     97
World Music     109
Graceland     109
The Rhythm of the Saints     121
Explorations     131
The Capeman     131
You're the One     141
Surprise     151
Identity     161
The Musical Languages of Paul Simon     167
Discography of Discussed Albums and Songs     181
Notes     189
Bibliography     197
Index     199
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