Paul’s been popping up in our neck of the woods a bit recently — getting covered by Swedes like Lekman and P&B (noJ), paying his respects to Grizzly Bear, having respects paid by Vampire Weekend. Riding the welcomed wave of reappraisal and adoration for Paul, we took a listen to his collab with Wyclef, and liked it (“at least during the hooks and anytime still-crazy Simon’s singing”). Admittedly, the verses are lacking (or “meandering” with “dull strumming,” said EW). And the video? It’s got cameos from Kanye West, Bill Gates, Donald Trump, and Oprah! And on a more somber note, Tupac, Sean Bell, and Left Eye. Of course by “cameo” we mean still photos. Also, Paul Simon’s participation is represented by a picture of a highway at night, presumably taken from a fast car. OK forget about how bad the video is — Wyclef only needs three strings to jam!
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It’s true, 51 shots is a lot of booze
3 strings? wtf?
Paul Simon is always awesome. I appreciate your coverage of him.
Actually, there are 6 strings, but the 3 you see are nylon (the others are metal and don’t show up on crappy YouTube quality video).
I prefer Tracy Chapman’s version.
they are black nylon strings and that is why you can’t see them. You can’t really put steel and nylon strings on the same guitar without creating crazy tension on the neck…
c’est très super,on l’ doit un grand prix.
thats such a greaaaat song..
Guyss you need also to check this interview with wyclef jean…
http://www.mtviggy.com/global/iggy-music-wyclef-music-msg
http://www.mtviggy.com/global/iggy-music-wyclef-music-improv-msg
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