"Still Crazy After All These Years," Paul Simon
This month marks the fiftieth anniversary the release of Paul Simon's third solo album, Still Crazy After All These Years, and my Music Video of the Week this week is a live performance of the title track.
"Still Crazy After All These Years" is a song about longing for a past and wanting keep traditional and "old familiar ways" intact. It's one of the most introspective songs Simon has ever done, and it barely got on Top 40 hit radio, peaking at number forty on the Billboard singles chart.
This clip is from Simon's 1977 TV special, produced by "Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels. Simon had performed "Still Crazy After All These Years" twice on the repertory comedy show, and he would perform it again on SNL's fortieth-anniversary special in 2015.
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