day 113: Graceland

Graceland, by Paul Simon.

Paul Simon, gaining ground on Fleet Foxes, Wilco, and Johnny Cash on the (not actually data yet) frequency chart, making this song I think his third appearance?

One of those other times, I think I mentioned the importance of the Graceland cassette tape in my Dad’s car for a number of years, Ladysmith Black Mambazo all over it, my confusion that anyone else knew any of the music from it (except for the Chevy Chase number, which still annoys the heck out of me).

Fun fact: I have never been to Graceland, but was supposed to go, as part of a famously canceled trip to Memphis. I went to New Mexico instead and met my wife.

It was worth adding a little flavor of the backup vocal here. If I were willing to stay up later, bass guitar would be next, then maybe some attempts to add more harmonies to the backups that would sound either bad or obviously digital.