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The song was written and composed by Paul Simon, and concerns young lovers hitchhiking their way across the United States, in search of "America", in both a literal and figurative sense. It was inspired by a 1964 road trip that Simon took with his then-girlfriend Kathy Chitty.
Paul Simon playing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Paul Simon is an American singer-songwriter who has released twelve solo studio albums, one soundtrack, three live albums, and numerous compilations and box sets. Simon began his career with the single "Hey,no" alongside Art Garfunkel in 1957; they subsequently regrouped in 1964 to form Simon & Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel recorded five ...
Simon's next album, Paul Simon, was released in January 1972, following his first experiment with world music, the Jamaican-inspired song "Mother and Child Reunion", which reached both the American and British Top 5. The album received universal acclaim and critics praised its variety of styles and confessional lyrics.
Paul Simon: 1976: Jimmy Carter: Democratic "Ode to the Georgia Farmer" K.E. and Julia Marsh "Why Not the Best" Oscar Brand Gerald Ford : Republican "I'm Feeling Good About America" Robert K. Gardner 1980: Ronald Reagan : Republican "California, Here I Come" Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Meyer: 1984: Walter Mondale: Democratic "Gonna Fly Now" Bill Conti
Spanning 3 ½ hours, director Alex Gibney spends a bit too much time on Simon today, but it’s still a fitting tribute to a talent who, to quote his song, went looking for America, and had ...
Simon & Garfunkel performing in Dublin, 1982 American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel recorded songs for five studio albums. Consisting of guitarist/singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel, the duo first met as children in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in 1953, where they first learned to harmonize with one another and began writing original material. By 1957, the teenagers had ...
Paul Simon has warned fans they won’t be hearing him play his 1986 hit “You Can Call Me Al” anytime soon.. The 83-year-old folk rock icon, who rose to fame with Art Garfunkel as the renowned ...
This is an alphabetical list of songs written or co-written by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, ... "America" (1968) "American Tune" (1973)