This track reminds me of training to be a teacher. I remember sitting in the staff room of Withernsea Primary School on a day when I was doing some teaching practice and observations near the start of my course. The radio was on, and this song came on...
It also connects with me of course, as my name is Al.
The video with Chevy Chase was well done and helped make the song a success.
The track is on a classic Paul Simon album called 'Graceland' which was made with musicians from South Africa.
It introduced many people to their music such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and was one of the early albums in what could be called 'world music'. I used to buy a magazine called 'Songlines' for many years, particularly when they had cover mounted CDs... which don't seem to be a thing these days quite so much.
The album contains some other well known songs including Boy in the Bubble & Under African Skies.
The making of the album is an interesting cross-cultural story too. There's a long form documentary called 'Under African Skies' which you may be able to watch here.
What are your favourite Paul Simon songs? Let me know in the comments. I like his more recent song 'Wristband' which has a good groove...
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