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THE BACK OF THE GREAT SONGWRITER
– 2000 to 2002 –
2000
Mar 6 2000
US Award- ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New York City NY
Paul Simon inducted The Moonglows, saying: "It was a time when music could be heard as a divine gift. And in a world where nothing is perfect, The Moonglows' Sincerely was perfect." Paul did not participate in the traditional closing jam session
May 1 2000
Europe CD - Paul Simon
GREATEST HITS - SHINING LIKE A NATIONAL
GUITAR
Warner Brothers 9362 47721-2
1. Graceland
2. You Can Call Me Al
3. Mother And Child Reunion
4. The Cool Cool River
5. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
6. The Obvious Child
7. The Boy In The Bubble
8. Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War
9. Late In The Evening
10. Bernadette
11. Slip Slidin' Away
12. Take Me To The Mardi Gras
13. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
14. Still Crazy After All These Years
15. Kodachrome
16. Loves Me Like A Rock
17. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
18. Hearts And Bones
19. Trailways Bus
Remastered versions of all songs.This album has not been released in US
May 6 2000
US APPEARANCE – Paul Simon
The New Yorker Festival
Perfomance: Darling Lorraine
Paul Simon interview at the Festival, including a performance of a new song. Paul sings with a pre-recorded musical track
July 2000
R.I.I.A. in US gives Diamond Certified to Simon&Garfunkel Greatest Hits record after reaching 10.000.000 copies sold
Sep 4 to 9 2000
ENGLAND THEATRE - THE CAPEMAN
Contact Theatre, Oxford Road Manchester
Staged by The Manchester Youth Theatre
Sep 14 2000
US CONCERT - DEMOCRATIC PARTY FUNDRAISER
Radio City Music Hall, New York City NY
Paul Simon:
· Graceland
· Late In The Evening
· Bridge Over Troubled Water
·
Teach Your Children
(with Crosby, Stills & Nash, Darlene Love, kd lang, Lenny Kravitz, Eagles,
Sheryl Crow, Jon Bon Jovi)
Backed by Paul Shaffer and the Late Show Band.
Sep 20 2000
US CONCERT - Jose Feliciano, Carnegie Hall, New York City NY
· +Homeward Bound (Jose Feliciano with Paul Simon)
· +The Boxer (Jose Feliciano with Paul Simon)
· +Late In The Evening (Jose Feliciano with Paul Simon)
· +Happy Birthday (Paul Simon)
Paul Simon joins Jose Feliciano for three songs and then comes out at the end of the show to celebrate Jose's September 10th birthday
Sept 22 2000
WEB SITE – www.paulsimon.com
The official Paul Simon web site is launched
Oct 1 2000
US NEWSPAPER - Showtime interview, New York City NY
Cover photo captioned "Simon Says - Interview with a pop legend" and inside article "And here's to you Mr. Simon"
Oct 3 2000
US CD – Paul Simon
YOU´RE THE ONE
Warner Bros 9362 – 47844-2
1. That’s Where I Belong
Paul Simon: Electric Guitar;Vincent Nguini: Electric Guitar; Bakithi Kumalo: Bass; Steve Gadd: Drums; Jamey Haddad: Percussion; Steve Shehan: Percussion; Alain Mallet: Wurlitzer Piano; Evan Ziporyn: Bass Clarinet; Steve Gorn: Bamboo Flute; Jay Elfenbein: Vielle & Vihuela
2. Darling Lorraine
Paul Simon: Electric Guitar; Vincent Nguini: Electric Guitar; Mark Stewart: Cello and Electric Guitar; Bakithi Kumalo: Bass; Steve Gadd: Drums; Jamey Haddad: Percussion; Steve Shehan: Percussion; Jay Elfenbein: Vihuela; Clifford Carter: Celeste
3. Old
Paul Simon: Electric Guitar; Vincent Nguini: Electric Guitar; Bakithi Kumalo: Bass; Steve Gadd: Drums; Jamey Haddad: Percussion; Steve Shehan: Percussion
4. You’re The One
Paul Simon: Electric Guitar; Vincent Nguini: Electric
Guitar; Bakithi Kumalo: Bass; Steve Gadd: Drums; Jamey Haddad: Percussion;
Steve Shehan: Percussion; Alain Mallet: Pump Reed Organ; Peter Herbert: Upright
Bass
5. The Teacher
Larry Campbell: Pedal Steel Guitar; Abraham Laboriel: Bass; Steve Gadd: Drums; Jamey Haddad: percussion; Steve Shehan: Percussion; Evan Ziporyn: Bass Clarinet; Steve Gorn: Bamboo Flute; Howard Levy: Harmonica
6. Look At That
Paul Simon: Electric Guitar; Vincent Nguini: Electric Guitar; Abraham Laboriel: Bass; Steve Gadd: Drums; Jamey Haddad: Percussion; Steve Shehan: Percussion; Larry Campbell: Pedal Steel Guitar; Steve Gorn: Bamboo Flute; Clifford Carter: Celeste
7. Señorita With A Necklace Of Tears
Paul Simon: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar; Mark Stewart: Dobro, Sitar Guitar; Alain Mallet: Pump; Reed Organ; Bakithi Kumalo: Bass; Steve Gadd: Drums; Jamey Haddad: Percussion; Steve Shehan: Percussion; Skip La Plante: 96-Tone Harp
8. Love
Paul Simon: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Sitar Guitar; Vincent Nguini: Electric Guitar; Bakithi Kumalo: Bass; Jamey Haddad: Percussion; Steve Shehan: Percussion; Steve Gorn: Bamboo Flute
9. Pigs, Sheep & Wolves
Mark Stewart: Pedal Steel Gong; Steve Gadd: Drums;
Jamey Haddad: Percussion; Steve Shehan: Percussion; Vincent Nguini: Electric
Guitar; Bakithi Kumalo: Bass
10. Hurricane Eye
Paul Simon: Electric Guitar and Acoustic Guitar; Vincent Nguini: Electric Guitar and Acoustic Guitar; Mark Stewart: Banjo; Abraham Laboriel: Bass; Steve Gadd: Drums; Jamey Haddad: Percussion; Steve Shehan: Percussion; Dan Duggan: Hammer Dulcimer; Clifford Carter: Celeste and Keyboard Glockenspiel
11. Quiet
Alain Mallet: Pump Reed Organ; Jay Elfenbein: Vihuela; Skip La Plante: 96-Tone Harp, Whirly Pipe and Rubbed Steel Bowl; Peter Herbert: Upright Bass
All songs written by Paul Simon.
Produced by Paul Simon
Recorded and Mixed by Andy Smith
Recorded and Mixed at The Hit Factory, NYC
Second Engineers: Steve Schweidel, Claudius Mittendorfer, Rob Murphy
Mastered at Gateway Mastering by Bob Ludwig
Music Technician and Logistics: Jim Corona
Technical Support: Brent Spear, Nika Aldrich, Flip Scipio
Martech, Earthworks, Monster Cable
French Horns on ‘Darling Lorraine’ and ‘The Teacher’ arranged by Stanley
Silverman
Evan Ziporyn and Andy Snitzer played Tenor Saxophone on ‘Darling Lorraine’
and ‘You’re The One’ and Soprano Saxophone on ‘Old’
Steve Shehan appears courtesy of Safar Music Productions
Photography and Art Direction: Lynn Goldsmith
Design: Greg Foley
Oct 3 2000
US CD Single- Paul Simon
WBR PR 02201
OLD
1.Old
2. You´re The One
Oct 2000
US CD Single- Paul Simon
WBR
YUOU´RE THE ONE
Promo Sampler
Oct 2000
US CD-EP- Paul Simon
YOU'RE THE ONE EP
WB 100349
1. That's Where I Belong
2. Darling Lorraine
3. Old
4. You're the One
5. Pigs Sheeps and Wolves
6. Hurricane Eyeabe
Oct 2000
US CD- Paul Simon
YOU´RE THE ONE REMIX
Special remix to be aired by music radio stations
Oct 5 2000
US TV - Today Show (NBC Network)
1. Old
2. Bridge Over Troubled Water
3. Kodachrome
4. Graceland
Paul Simon was scheduled to play live two mornings in the NBC studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City NY. The first three songs were broadcast while the fourth was played for the people that came to watch the performance. In addtion to the songs, he was interviewed by Katie Couric. Kodachrome was played in a new arrangement
Oct 6 2000
US TV - Today Show (NBC Network)
1. +You're The One
2. +Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
Paul Simon played live for the second of two mornings
Oct 8 2000
US CONCERT - ROCK AND RACE CANCER RESEARCH CHARITY SHOW- Paul Simon
The Mall, Washington DC
1. Graceland
2. Bridge Over Troubled Water
3. Old
4. Boy In The Bubble
5. The Boxer
6. Kodachrome
7. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
8. You're The One
9. Hurricane Eye
10. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
11. You Can Call Me Al
12. Late In The Evening
Paul Simon played for about an hour for a crowd of about 100,000
Oct 14 2000
US CD- Danny Paradise
RIVER OF THE SOUL
Mesa/Blue Moon BMG-91102
· Now that the Shamans Have Planes: harmony voices of both Paul Simon and Edie Brickell and Chris Botti on trumpet
Danny Paradise is an "Ashtanga Yoga" teacher and has Paul Simon, Sting and Madonna among his friends and students. This summer he has released a new album called "River of the Soul". This album features artists like Paul Simon, Sting, Edie Brickell, Chris Botti and Bakithi Kumalo. The style of the album sounds a bit like "Singer-Songwriter" inspired by Eastern / Himalayan /Indian cultural influences
Oct 2000
US TV- CNN TV and CNN.com- Paul Simon
Paul´s interview and perfomance of Old
Oct 2000
UK CD- Bootleg- Tom&Jerry-Jerry Landis-Artie Garr
TWO CAN DREAM ALONE
Burning Airlines 5038894001297 PILOT 60
1. Dream Alone,
2. Beat Love,
3. Beat Love (With Harmony),
4. I Love You (Oh Yes I Do),
5. Just A Boy,
6. Play Me A Sad Song,
7. It Means A Lot To Them,
8. Flame,
9. Shy,
10. A Soldier & A Song (Light Your Way),
11. The Lone Teen Ranger,
12. Hey Schoolgirl,
13. Our Song,
14. That's My Story,
15. Teenage Fool,
16. Tia-Juana Blues,
17. Dancin' Wild,
18. Don't Say Goodbye,
19. Two Teenagers,
20. True Or False, Simon Says
Oct 16 to Dec 9 2000
YOU'RE THE ONE WORLD TOUR- Paul Simon
16/10/00
Stockolm, Switzerland / Annex
17/10/00 Stockolm, Switzerland / Annex
19/10/00 Hambourg, Germany / Musikhalle Saal 1
20/10/00 Hambourg, Germany / Musikhalle Saal 1
23/10/00 London, UK / Apollo Hammersmith
24/10/00 London, UK / Apollo Hammersmith
25/10/00 London, UK / Apollo Hammersmith
28/10/00 Milan, Italy / Palavobis
30/10/00 Paris, France / Olympia
31/10/00 Paris, Franea / Olympia
10/11/00 Seattle, USA / Paramount
11/11/00 Seattle, USA / Paramount
13/11/00 Oakland, Calif. , USA / Paramount
14/11/00 Oakland, Calif. , USA / Paramount
20/11/00 Los Angeles , USA / Wiltern Theater
20/11/00 Denver , USA / Fillmore Theater
24/11/00 Chicago , USA / Auditorium Theater
25/11/00 Chicago , USA / Auditorium Theater
28/11/00
Toronto Canada/ Massey Hall
29/11/00 Toronto , Canada / Massey Hall
01/12/00 Boston , USA / Orpheum Theater
02/12/00 Boston , USA / Orpheum Theater
03/12/00 Boston , USA / Orpheum Theater
07/12/00 New York , USA / Beacon Theater
08/12/00 New York , USA / Beacon Theater
09/12/00 New York , USA / Beacon Theater
The Band: Mark Stewart - Guitar, Cello, Mandolin, Banjo, Others (Pedal Steel Guitar?); Vincent Nguini – Guitar; Bakhithi Khumalo - Bass Guitar; Tony Cedras - Keyboards, Accordion; Alain Mallet – Keyboards; Jay Ashby - Horns, Percussion; Andy Snitzer – Horns; Evan Ziproyn - Horns, Flute; Steve Gadd – Drums; Steve Shehan – Percussion; Jamey Haddad – Percussion
Oct 23 in London duet with Martin Carthy: Scarborough Fair
Setlist Patterns:
Hamburg, Germany- October 20, 2000
1. That's Where I Belong
2. Graceland
3. One Man' s Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor
4. You're The One
5. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
6 Look At That
7. That Was Your Mother
8. Me & Julio Down by the Schoolyard
9. The Teacher
10. Spirit Voices
11. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
12. You Can Call Me Al
13. Old Friends/Bookends
14. Homeward Bound
15. I am a Rock
16. Darling Lorraine
17. Old
18. The Boy in the Bubble
19. Pledging My Love
20. The Late, Great Johnny Ace
21. The Coast
22. Late in the Evening
23. American Tune
24. Hurricane Eye
25. Kodachrome
26. Proof
27. Bridge over Troubled Water
28. The Boxer
Nov 16 2000. US CONCERT - The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles CA
1. That's Where I Belong
2. Graceland
3. One Man's Ceiling
4. You're The One
5. Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover
6. That Was Your Mother
7. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
8. The Teacher
9. Spirit Voices
10. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
11. You Can Call Me Al
12. Old Friends
13. Homeward Bound
14. I Am A Rock
15. Old
16. Darling Lorraine
17. Boy In The Bubble
18. Pledging My Love
19. The Late Great Johnny Ace
20. The Coast
21. Late In The Evening
22. American Tune
23. Hurricane Eye
24. Kodachrome
25. Proof
26. Bridge Over Troubled Water
27. Still Crazy After All These Years
28. The Boxer
29. Love
30. Mrs. Robinson
Los Angeles, California - November 17, 2000
Setlist
1. That's Where I Belong
2. Graceland
3. One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor
4. You're The One
5. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
6. That Was Your Mother
7. Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard
8. The Teacher
9. Spirit Voices
10. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
11. You Can Call Me Al
12. Old Friends/Bookends >>>
13. Homeward Bound >>>
14. I Am A Rock
15. Darling Lorraine
16. Old
17. The Boy In The Bubble
18. Pledging My Love >>>
19. The Late, Great Johnny Ace
20. The Coast
21. Late In The Evening
22. American Tune
23. Hurricane Eye
24. Kodachrome
25. Proof
26. Bridge Over Troubled Water
27. Still Crazy After All These Years
28. The Boxer
29. Pigs, Sheep & Wolves (LIVE DEBUT!)
30. Mrs. Robinson
Nov 4 2000
UK TV - Parkinson (BBC1 TV)- Paul Simon
1. Graceland
2. Old
Paul and his touring band performed 5 to 10 songs (a list?) in the studio in London on October 23 or 24. These two were shown on the broadcast
Nov 4 2000
US TV - Saturday Night Live (NBC TV)- Paul Simon
1. Hurricane Eye
2. Old
Paul also appeared in a sketch with the "Demarco Brothers," who were auditioning for spots as dancers on his tour - the skit was hit & miss, but the performances were dead on!
Nov 8 2000
US CONCERT – Paul Simon
CHILDREN´S HEALTH FUND BENEFIT
New York City
1. That's Where I Belong
2. Graceland
3. That Was Your Mother
4. Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover
5. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
6. Darling Lorraine
7. Old
8. Boy In The Bubble
9. American Tune
10. Hurricane Eye
11. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
12. You Can Call Me Al
13. Bridge Over Troubled Water
Paul Simon raises $1 million at a Children's Health Fund charity show for 600 people.