After announcing his retirement from the music industry, Paul Simon took the stage at a tribute night in his honor, and performed (probably for the last time) three of his songs: "Sound Of Silence", "Graceland" and "American Tune".
The show "Homeward Bound: A Grammy Tribute to Paul Simon" that aired last Wednesday on CBS included many beautiful moments of gratitude to one of the greatest and legendary artists of our time.
Among them are beautiful words in which Elton John described Simon as "one of the greatest songwriters of all time" and recalled the times when he and his writing partner Bernie Toffin would "sit on the floor with our headphones and listen in amazement to the songs on the record 'Bookends' (by Simon and Garfenkel). where they were written and recorded".
Gareth Brooks, himself a legend but from the country field, complimented Simon and said "when your stuff was playing, our house was a sweet place to be".
"Paul Simon is truly a citizen of the music world," said Rabbi Hancock.
complimented his friend.
Gareth Brooks,
"A bold and visionary artist who is open to all musical worlds".
The actor Dustin Hoffman (the star of the Hollywood classic "The Grown Up", which was accompanied by the song "Mrs. Robinson") said that the film would not have become such an important work without the duo's iconic song as the leading song of its soundtrack. Names such as the actor Woody Harrelson and the host also spoke in praise of the musician Oprah Winfrey.
"Unusual evening"
The evening included performances of many of Simon's timeless hits - either as part of the duo in which he broke out or those released as part of his solo career.
Among other things keyboardist Stephen Wonder to singer Har N. B and jazz to Dici for a performance of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (with Wonder describing the hit as "one of the most beautiful songs ever written").
The two also performed "Mrs. Robinson", with brothers Jonas and Sheila E.
Wonder.
Paul Simon performs at the Glastonbury Festival, photo: Getty Images
Dave Matthews teamed up with Angelique Kidjo and the two played three songs from the masterpiece album "Graceland" in character - "Homeless", "Under African Skies" and "You Can Call Me Al".
Gareth Brooks and Arisha Warwood sang "The Boxer", while the British singer Sting chose to sing "America".
"God bless you, Paul," said the musician while on stage.
"For writing this song. I love it."
At the end of the evening, Simon himself said: "It was an evening of unexpected and unusual pleasure. I would like to thank all the artists who took part in it. As a writer, it's really amazing to hear other artists perform your songs so well. It makes you feel like you wrote a good song."
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