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The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« on: February 19, 2019, 02:55:37 AM »
Surprised I haven't seen this mentioned, but anyone else think Paul Simon's "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" influenced Bono? Probably a coincidence, probably a connection, who knows with Bono and his warehouse of song lyrics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5chfbcWtY

You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free
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Re: The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2019, 06:14:53 AM »
I hope it's a coincidence...but I did notice it, too...the very first listen, actually!
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Re: The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2019, 10:38:38 AM »
Quote from: The Edges Cat on February 19, 2019, 02:55:37 AM
Surprised I haven't seen this mentioned, but anyone else think Paul Simon's "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" influenced Bono? Probably a coincidence, probably a connection, who knows with Bono and his warehouse of song lyrics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5chfbcWtY

You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

Bono actually said this in an interview. He was with Paul Simon before the I&E Madison Square garden gig and he wrote the lyrics on a napkin based on Paul Simon reciting 50 ways to leave your lover......
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Re: The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2019, 10:40:05 AM »
Surprised you didn't see, lee
It was obvious, gus
I thought you knew, stu
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Re: The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2019, 11:22:29 AM »
Quote from: Codeguy on February 19, 2019, 10:40:05 AM
Surprised you didn't see, lee
It was obvious, gus
I thought you knew, stu
 8)
oh dear...
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Re: The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2019, 04:49:28 PM »
Quote from: Codeguy on February 19, 2019, 10:40:05 AM
Surprised you didn't see, lee
It was obvious, gus
I thought you knew, stu
 8)

I didn't know, Joe!
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Re: The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2019, 05:15:58 PM »
Can't say that i hear the connection/influence.  Don't think it's a very good song of Simon's anyway- they could find better songs to borrow from.
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Re: The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2019, 08:32:53 PM »
Bono confirmed it in an interview, Drew.
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Re: The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2019, 02:01:44 PM »
Quote from: The Edges Cat on February 19, 2019, 08:32:53 PM
Bono confirmed it in an interview, Drew.
It is interesting to know.
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Re: The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2019, 02:11:08 AM »
Quote from: Shank Asu on February 20, 2019, 02:01:44 PM
Quote from: The Edges Cat on February 19, 2019, 08:32:53 PM
Bono confirmed it in an interview, Drew.
It is interesting to know.

It is interesting to know, Moe. Come on, get in the spirit of the thread, Fred!
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Re: The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2019, 01:57:29 PM »
Quote from: The Edges Cat on February 21, 2019, 02:11:08 AM
Quote from: Shank Asu on February 20, 2019, 02:01:44 PM
Quote from: The Edges Cat on February 19, 2019, 08:32:53 PM
Bono confirmed it in an interview, Drew.
It is interesting to know.

It is interesting to know, Moe. Come on, get in the spirit of the thread, Fred!
ha- now i understand why you were calling me Drew.
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« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2019, 02:17:46 AM »
It's been mentioned before.  It's bloody hard not to notice it.

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Re: The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2019, 09:07:59 PM »
Quote from: guest87 on March 11, 2019, 02:17:46 AM
It's been mentioned before.  It's bloody hard not to notice it.

Well la di da. We're not all old enough to remember a Paul Simon song.
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Re: The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2019, 07:40:06 AM »
Quote from: The Edges Cat on March 17, 2019, 09:07:59 PM
Quote from: guest87 on March 11, 2019, 02:17:46 AM
It's been mentioned before.  It's bloody hard not to notice it.

Well la di da. We're not all old enough to remember a Paul Simon song.
Some of us are almost TOO old...
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Re: The Blackout - Paul Simon influence
« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2019, 08:19:35 PM »
I'd literally never heard the Paul Simon song  before (You Can Call Me Al is as far as I got with him).
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The Edge: “[Eno] would love to see us making albums a bit more like [Zooropa]. Where we go, ‘You know what? We’re not going to second-guess any of this. Let’s just go for it.’”

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