"You Can Call Me Al" is a song by Paul Simon, the first single released from his album Graceland. The song originally charted in the U.S. at No. 44 in October, 1986 but it was reissued with greater promotion in March, 1987 and hit No. 23. In the UK it peaked at No. 4, while in Sweden and the Netherlands reached No. 2. The lyrics can be interpreted as describing a man experiencing a midlife crisis ("Where's my wife and family? What if I die here? Who'll be my role model?").

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  • You Can Call Me Al ist ein Lied von Paul Simon aus dem Jahr 1986, das von ihm geschrieben und produziert wurde. Es erschien auf dem Album Graceland.
  • "You Can Call Me Al" is a song by Paul Simon, the first single released from his album Graceland. The song originally charted in the U.S. at No. 44 in October, 1986 but it was reissued with greater promotion in March, 1987 and hit No. 23. In the UK it peaked at No. 4, while in Sweden and the Netherlands reached No. 2. The lyrics can be interpreted as describing a man experiencing a midlife crisis ("Where's my wife and family? What if I die here? Who'll be my role model?"). The song features a bass run performed by Bakithi Kumalo (whose birthday it was on the day of recording the track); the solo is palindromic as only the first half was recorded, and was then played backwards for the second half. The names in the song came from an incident at a party that Simon went to with his then-wife Peggy Harper. The host of the party mistakenly called Paul "Al", and Peggy "Betty", inspiring Simon to write a song.
  • You Can Call Me Al è una canzone di Paul Simon, pubblicata in origine nell'album Graceland, e in seguito come singolo, con il brano Gumboots sul lato B.
  • You Can Call Me Al est une chanson de Paul Simon parue en 1986 sur l'album Graceland. Elle est également parue en single et a rencontré un grand succès, se classant 4Modèle:E au Royaume-Uni) et 23Modèle:E aux États-Unis. Le clip de You Can Call Me Al est réalisé par Gary Weis. Paul Simon et Chevy Chase entrent dans une pièce, s'assoient et se serrent la main, mais lorsque les paroles commencent, c'est Chase qui commence à chanter en playback. Simon, l'air ennuyé, entre et sort de la pièce avec divers instruments, dont il mime le jeu aux moments appropriés.
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  • You Can Call Me Al ist ein Lied von Paul Simon aus dem Jahr 1986, das von ihm geschrieben und produziert wurde. Es erschien auf dem Album Graceland.
  • You Can Call Me Al è una canzone di Paul Simon, pubblicata in origine nell'album Graceland, e in seguito come singolo, con il brano Gumboots sul lato B.
  • "You Can Call Me Al" is a song by Paul Simon, the first single released from his album Graceland. The song originally charted in the U.S. at No. 44 in October, 1986 but it was reissued with greater promotion in March, 1987 and hit No. 23. In the UK it peaked at No. 4, while in Sweden and the Netherlands reached No. 2. The lyrics can be interpreted as describing a man experiencing a midlife crisis ("Where's my wife and family? What if I die here? Who'll be my role model?").
  • You Can Call Me Al est une chanson de Paul Simon parue en 1986 sur l'album Graceland. Elle est également parue en single et a rencontré un grand succès, se classant 4Modèle:E au Royaume-Uni) et 23Modèle:E aux États-Unis. Le clip de You Can Call Me Al est réalisé par Gary Weis. Paul Simon et Chevy Chase entrent dans une pièce, s'assoient et se serrent la main, mais lorsque les paroles commencent, c'est Chase qui commence à chanter en playback.
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