Singer, Songwriter, Storyteller...

Simon & Garfunkel is one of music's most successful and popular duo from the mid 60s to 70s. Paul Simon's talented folk-style songwriting and Art Garfunkel's angelic choir-boy vocals has resulted in classic songs like "The Sounds of Silence", "Mrs Robinson", "The Boxer", "Bridge Over Troubled Waters", which are highly regarded as standards in modern music.

Paul Simon went on a solo career later on, exploring diverse musical forms in his albums, notably "Graceland" and "Rhythm of the Saints" which introduced African and Brazilian music styles to mainstream music, characterized by strong and unique drum beats of the two genre.

Paul Simon to me is one of the best solo musicians i have heard, most noted for his uncanny ability to tell a story within a space of a few minutes or so in a song. His masterful playing of the folk guitar and his soothing vocals has produced some of the finest tunes these ears of mine has ever heard! My first encounter with his songs must be "El Condor Pasa" during my primary school days singing this great Simon & Garfunkel tune during music lessons. It was not until my university days when i got hold of a greatest hits CD of his that i began to backtrack his music catalogue, thus discovering and appreciating so much of his music works.

Here i am going to introduce two of his songs which are my personal favourites

• A Most Perculiar Man (Lyrics) This song was a track on Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds Of Silence" album. Here is a different stripped down version with just Paul Simon singing along with his perfect guitar picking. As far as i know, this version was never released on any of his official albums. A more intimate version and of course great story telling...

• Rene & Georgette Margritte With Their Dog After The War (Lyrics)
  One of the longest song titles i have seen but a very romantic song with a waltzy feel. i fell in love with this song when i first heard it.
  

Check out "The Obvious Child" and also "You Can Call me Al", his most recognizable hit from the 80s.

A friend once told me that he always listens to Paul Simon's songs before they lull him gently to sleep. I can't agree more than that...