概述保罗·西蒙(Paul Simon),1941年10月13日生于美国新泽西州的纽瓦克,从小崇拜歌星普莱斯利,十一、二岁时开始学习唱歌和弹吉它,16岁时与中学同窗好友阿特·加芬克尔(Art Garfunkel)组成男声二重唱,开始了早期的演唱生涯。后来西蒙进入大学学习法律,1964年从法学院退学只身赴英国学习文学。
风格类型:
Adult Contemporary(成人时代)
Album Rock(专辑摇滚)
Folk-Rock(民谣摇滚)
Pop/Rock(流行/摇滚)
Singer/Songwriter(演唱者/歌曲作者)
Soft Rock(慢摇滚)
发表专辑及歌曲:
Paul Simon 个人专辑列表
按唱片发行时间顺序排列。
The Paul Simon Songbook-May 1965
1. I Am A Rock
2. Leaves That Are Green
3. A Church Is Burning
4. April Come She Will
5. The Sound Of Silence
6. A Most Peculiar Man
7. He Was My Brother
8. Kathy's Song
9. The Side Of A Hill
10. A Simple Desultory Philippic
11. Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
12. Patterns
Paul Simon-Mar 1972
1. Mother And Child Reunion
2. Duncan
3. Everything Put Together Falls Apart
4. Run That Body Down
5. Armistice Day
6. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
7. Peace Like A River
8. Papa Hobo
9. Hobo's Blues (Simon & Grappelli)
10. Paranoia Blues
11. Congratulations
There Goes Rhymin' Simon-May 1973
1. Kodachrome
2. Tenderness
3. Take Me To The Mardi Gras
4. Something So Right
5. One Man´s Ceiling Is Another Man´s Floor
6. American Tune
7. Was A Sunny Day
8. Learn How To Fall
9. St. Judy´s Comet
10. Loves Me Like A Rock
Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' [LIVE]-Apr 1974
1. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
2. Homeward Bound
3. American Tune
4. El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (D. Robles / J. Milchberg / Paul)
5. Duncan
6. The Boxer
7. Mother And Child Reunion
8. The Sound Of Silence
9. Jesus Is The Answer (A. & S. Crouch)
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water
11. Loves Me Like A Rock
12. America
Still Crazy After All These Years-Oct 1975
1. Still Crazy After All These Years
2. My Little Town (Simon & Garfunkel)
3. I Do It For Your Love
4. Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover
5. Night Game
6. Gone At Last (Duet with Phoebe Snow)
7. Some Folks´ Lives Roll Easy
8. Have A Good Time
9. You´re Kind
10. Silent Eyes
Greatest Hits, Etc.-Dec 1977(新歌+精选)
1. Slip Slidin´ Away
2. Stranded In A Limousine
3. Still Crazy After All These Years
4. Have A Good Time
5. Duncan
6. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
7. Something So Right
8. Kodachrome
9. I Do It For Your Love
10. Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover
11. American Tune
12. Mother And Child Reunion
13. Loves Me Like A Rock
14. Take Me To The Mardi Gras
One-Trick Pony-Sep 1980
1. Late In The Evening
2. That's Why God Made The Movies
3. One-Trick Pony
4. How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns
5. Oh, Marion
6. Ace In The Hole
7. Nobody
8. Jonah
9. God Bless The Absentee
10. Long, Long Day
Hearts and Bones-Nov 1983
1. Allergies
2. Hearts And Bones
3. When Numbers Get Serious
4. THINK TOO MUCH (b)
5. Song About The Moon
6. Think Too Much (a)
7. Train In The Distance
8. Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War
9. Cars Are Cars
10. The Late Great Johnny Ace
Graceland-Sep 1 1986
1. The Boy In The Bubble
2. Graceland
3. I Know What I Know
4. Gumboots (With The Boyoyo Boys)
5. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
6. You Can Call Me Al
7. Under African Skies
8. Homeless (With Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
9. Crazy Love, Vol. II
10. That Was Your Mother
11. All Around The World or The Myth Of Fingerprints
Negotiations and Love Songs 1971-1986-Nov 1988(精选)
1. Mother And Child Reunion
2. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
3. Something So Right
4. St. Judy's Comet
5. Loves Me Like A Rock
6. Kodachrome
7. Have A Good Time
8. Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover
9. Still Crazy After All These Years
10. Late In The Evening
11. Slip Slidin' Away
12. Hearts And Bones
13. Train In The Distance
14. Rene & Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War
15. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
16. You Can Call Me Al
17. Graceland
The Rhythm of the Saints-Oct 1990
1. The Obvious Child
2. Can't Run But
3. The Coast
4. Proof
5. Further To Fly
6. She Moves On
7. Born At The Right Time
8. The Cool, Cool River
9. Spirit Voices
10. The Rhythm Of The Saints
Concert in the Park [LIVE]-Nov 1991
1. The Obvious Child
2. The Boy In The Bubble
3. She Moves On
4. Kodachrome
5. Born At The Right Time
6. Train In The Distance
7. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
8. I Know What I Know
9. The Cool, Cool River
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water
11. Proof
12. The Coast
13. Graceland
14. You Can Call Me Al
15. Still Crazy After All These Years
16. Loves Me Like A Rock
17. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
18. Hearts And Bones
19. Late In The Evening
20. America
21. The Boxer
22. Cecilia
23. The Sound Of Silence
Paul Simon 1964-1993-Sep 28 1993(精选)
CD #1
1. Leaves That Are Green
2. The Sound Of Silence
3. Kathy's Song
4. America
5. Cecilia
6. El Condor Pasa
7. The Boxer
8. Mrs. Robinson
9. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Demo)
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water
11. The Breakup
12. Hey, Schoolgirl
13. My Little Town
14. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
15. Peace Like A River
16. Mother And Child Reunion
17. Congratulations
18. Duncan
19. American Tune
CD #2
1. Loves Me Like A Rock
2. Tenderness
3. Kodachrome
4. Gone At Last
5. Take Me To The Mardi Gras
6. St. Judy's Comet
7. Something So Right
8. Still Crazy After All These Years
9. Have A Good Time
10. Jonah
11. How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns
12. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
13. Slip Slidin' Away
14. Late In The Evening
15. Hearts And Bones
16. Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The Wa
17. The Late Great Johnny Ace
CD #3
1. The Boy In The Bubble
2. Graceland
3. Under African Skies
4. That Was Your Mother
5. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
6. You Can Call Me Al
7. Homeless
8. Spirit Voices
9. The Obvious Child
10. Can't Run But
11. Thelma
12. Further To Fly
13. She Moves On
14. Born At The Right Time
15. The Cool, Cool River
16. The Sound Of Silence
The Paul Simon Anthology-Sep 28 1993(精选)
Disk 1
1. The Sound Of Silence
2. Cecilia
3. El Condor Pasa
4. The Boxer
5. Mrs. Robinson
6. Bridge Over Troubled Water
7. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
8. Peace Like A River
9. Mother And Child Reunion
10. American Tune
11. Loves Me Like A Rock
12. Kodachrome
13. Gone At Last
14. Still Crazy After All These Years
15. Something So Right
16. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
17. Slip Slidin' Away
18. Late In The Evening
19. Hearts And Bones
20. Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War
Disk 2
1. The Boy In The Bubble
2. Graceland
3. Under African Skies
4. That Was Your Mother
5. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
6. You Can Call Me Al
7. Homeless
8. Spirit Voices
9. The Obvious Child
10. Can't Run But
11. Thelma
12. Further To Fly
13. She Moves On
14. Born At The Right Time
15. The Cool Cool River
16. The Sound Of Silence
Songs from The Capeman-Nov 18 1997
1. Adios Hermanos
2. Born In Puerto
3. Satin Summer Nights
4. Bernadette
5. The Vampires
6. Quality
7. Can I Forgive Him
8. Sunday Afternoon
9. Killer Wants To Go To College
10. Time Is An Ocean
11. Virgil
12. Killer Wants To Go To College II
13. Trailways Bus
Paul Simon -Greatest Hits: Shining Like A National Guitar-May 1 2000(精选)
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. ReneAnd 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
You're the One-Oct 3 2000
1. That’s Where I Belong
2. Darling Lorraine
3. Old
4. You’re The One
5. The Teacher
6. Look At That
7. Señorita With A Necklace Of Tears
8. Love
9. Pigs, Sheep & Wolves
10. Hurricane Eye
11. Quiet
The Paul Simon Collection: On My Way, Don't Know Where I'm Goin'-Nov 5 2002(精选)
DISC 1:
1. Mother And Child Reunion
2. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
3. Kodachrome
4. Something So Right
5. Loves Me Like A Rock
6. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
7. Still Crazy After All These Years
8. Late In The Evening
9. Slip Slidin' Away
10. Hearts And Bones
11. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (single version)
12. Boy In The Bubble (single version)
13. Graceland
14. You Can Call Me Al
15. Spirit Voices
16. Cool, Cool River, The
17. Adios Hermanos
18. Love
19. Hurricane Eye
DISC 2: LIVE BONUS DISC
1. American Tune
2. Duncan - (previously unreleased)
3. Coast, The - (previously unreleased)
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water (previously unreleased, featuring Aaron Neville)
5. Mrs. Robinson - (previously unreleased)
The Studio Recordings 1972-2000 -June 30, 2004
这是一个9CD的套装,包括了Paul Simon以前发行的9张个人专辑,这里只列出每张专辑新增的Bonus Track。
1972 Paul Simon Rhino
"Duncan" demo
"Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" demo recorded in February 1971 in San Francisco,
"Paranoia Blues" unreleased version
1973 "There Goes Rhymin' Simon"
"Take Me to the Mardi Gras" acoustic demo
"Loves Me Like a Rock," acoustic demo
"American Tune" unfinished demo
"Let Me Live in Your City" work-in-progress rendition
1975 "Still Crazy After All These Years
"Slip Slidin' Away" alternate version
"Gone at Last" with the Jessy Dixon Singers demo
1980 "One Trick Pony"
"Soft Parachutes," unreleased song
"All Because of You," unreleased song
Spiral Highway" unreleased song
"Stranded in a Limousine"
1983 "Hearts and Bones"
"The Late Great Johnny Ace" acoustic demo
"Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War" acoustic demo
"Train in the Distance" acoustic demo
"Shelter of Your Arms" previously unreleased work-in-progress track
1986 "Graceland"
"Homeless" demo
"Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"
"All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints" early take
1990 "The Rhythm of the Saints"
"Thelma" outtake
"Born at the Right Time" acoustic demo
"The Coast" work-in-progress version
"Spirit Voices." work-in-progress version
1997 "Songs From the Capeman"
"Born in Puerto Rico" demo featuring Jose Feliciano,
"Can I Forgive Him" demo
"Shoplifting Clothes" unreleased song
2000 "You're the One"
“Old" live from Paris 2000
"That's Where I Belong" live from Paris 2000
"Hurricane Eye" live from Paris 2000
Surprise-May 9 2006
1. How Can You Live In The Northeast?
2. Everything About It Is A Love Song
3. Outrageous
4. Sure Don't Feel Like Love
5. Wartime Prayers
6. Beautiful
7. I Don't Believe
8. Another Galaxy
9. Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean
10. That's Me
11. Father And Daughter
Recorded as Jerry Landis-July 20, 2006
1. Different Kind Of Love
2. Make A Wish
3. Loneless
4. Good Foundation For Love
5. Frame Without A Picture
6. Lipstick On Your Lips
7. An Angel Cries
8. North Wind
9. Rock 'N' Roll Skaters Waltz
10. Just A Kind
11. I Want You In My Stocking
12. That's How I Feel
13. Let's Make Pictures
14. When You Come Back To School
15. Educated Fool
16. One Way Love
17. Bigger And Better Things
18. Beat Love
The Essential Paul Simon(2 CD/DVD)-June 26 2007
Disc 1
1 Mother & Child Reunion
2 Loves Me Like a Rock
3 Me and Julio Down by the School Yard
4 Duncan
5 Kodachrome
6 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
7 Slip Slidin' Away
8 Gone at Last
9 Something So Right
10 Late in the Evening
11 Hearts and Bones
12 Take Me to the Mardi Gras
13 That Was Your Mother
14 American Tune
15 Peace Like a River
16 Stranded in a Limousine
17 Train in a Distance
18 The Late Great Johnny Ace
19 Still Crazy After All These Years
Disc 2
1 Graceland
2 Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
3 Boy in the Bubble
4 You Can Call Me Al
5 Under the African Skies
6 Obvious Child
7 Born at the Right Time
8 The Cool, Cool River
9 Spirit Voices
10 Adios Hermanos
11 Born in Puerto Rico
12 Quality
13 Darlin' Lorraine
14 Hurricane Eye
15 Father and Daughter
16 Outrageous
17 Wartime Prayers
Disc 3 – DVD
MUSIC VIDEOS
"Me And Julio Down By The School Yard" (with Mickey Mantle)
"You Can Call Me Al" (with Chevy Chase)
"Boy In The Bubble"
"Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes"
"The Obvious Child"
"Father And Daughter"
TV APPEARANCES
"The Dick Cavett Show"
-"Mrs. Robinson" (1970) - interview/performance
"Saturday Night Live"
-"Loves Me Like A Rock" (1975) - performance
-"Sweeney Sisters" (1987) - comedy sketch
-"Homeward Bound" (with George Harrison) (1976) - performance
西蒙和加芬克尔(Simon and Garfunkel):
西蒙和加芬克尔六十年代后期开始风靡多年的重唱可说是流行音乐史上的最佳重唱,西蒙的嗓音松弛自然,加芬克尔音色轻柔高洁,两人的和声如诗如梦一般丰富多彩,令人魂牵梦绕。以至于今天在他们分手十多年后人们仍然习惯地把他们当作一个人挂在嘴边。他们重唱的成就有目共睹:1966年,他们合作的第二张专辑《寂静之声》,同名单曲在美国排行榜上获得冠军;1969年为影片《毕业生》所配的插曲《斯卡泊罗集市》获奥斯卡最佳电影插曲奖;《罗宾逊太太》同时获格莱美最佳录音奖;1970年推出的《忧愁河上的金桥》获得极大成功,在英美两国排行榜上均名列第一唱片销售量超过900万张,当年就获得“最佳唱片”、“最佳单曲”等数项格莱美大奖。还有其它多个脍炙人口的歌曲如《回乡之旅》、《凯西之歌》、《拳击手》、《美国寻梦》等等,皆出自这两位黄金搭档的合作。他们的演唱配合得天衣无缝,表现手法变化多端,保罗·西蒙优美的诗一般的歌词,以及定于戏剧色彩的吉它演奏,与加芬克尔对声音细腻的处理完美结合,确立了他们二人的重唱在音乐史上不可动摇的地位。
七十年代初,保罗·西蒙与加芬克尔各自去独立开创事业,在各自的艺术道路上都建树颇丰。保罗·西蒙的音乐风格有所改变,他迷上了第三世界音乐,他把南美音乐、牙买加音乐和爵士乐都融入到自己的音乐当中,推出的第一张个人专辑《保罗·西蒙》反响很好。他开始脱离原来的民摇摇滚风格,成为了浒音乐中最引人注目的控索者之一。1975年他的专辑《这些年来仍然疯狂》使他达到了个人成就的第一个高峰,获得当年格莱美奖中的最佳专辑和最佳浒歌手两项大奖。1986年,了为纪念“猫王”普莱斯利逝世十周年,西蒙花了一年时间深入南非,运用当地音乐素材精心制作的专辑《恩赐大地》出版,乐评界称之为流行音乐风潮中吹进的一股清风。在流行摇滚全球融合方面从前的伤口都不及《恩赐大地》这么深刻,它将多种形式的南部非洲黑人民摇和美国摇滚结合在一起,配合以奇妙的音响效果,形成一种全然不同、形式古怪的歌曲,整个唱片的卓越的艺术飘逸和控索性令人兴奋。 这张专辑两年获得格莱美大奖。
1990年,西蒙又创下现场演出观众最多的纪录,在美国的一次演出中,有70多万观众参加,可见其受欢迎程度,同年又推出了一张风格有所突破的新专辑《圣洁的旋律》。1991年,西蒙开始题为“生逢佳时”的世界巡回演出,其中一站广州是西蒙首次访华演出,给中国观众留下深刻的印象。
西蒙常被冠以作曲家、歌唱家和吉它手的美誉,实际上再加上诗人也不过分。早年与加芬克尔的重唱以及后来个人演唱的作品,绝大多数出自于他的笔下,歌词首首都是优美的诗歌。他的歌曲旋律优美迷人,大部分作品都被改编为轻音乐。他的音乐创作风格多种多样,他感触敏锐,思想深刻,更惊人的是他每首歌曲的词与音乐的配合都是那么和谐,效果出奇地完美。
保罗·西蒙是当今美国歌坛少有的常青树,从1957年出道至今已经50多年,其间有多少歌手兴盛衰败,而他凭借自己的卓越天才和实力至今仍然是歌坛上的耀眼巨星。
男声版(保罗·西蒙和加芬克尔):
这首歌保罗·西蒙和加奋克尔唱得温柔,怀旧,凄美,轻盈,色彩浓郁。他们用沉思在努力回忆起一件旧事,并且从容述说。背景里有森林、花草、坟墓上的露珠、发亮的枪管。据说,这是一个在战争中死去的青年,他的灵魂面对世界的轻诉。缓慢悠闲的低八度旋律,只靠单吉它的细碎伴奏,早晨般清纯自然的声线,如一阕初秋的小令,精致、散逸。更如一声声轻柔、舒长、真切的叹息,沁透着淡淡的忧愁,浅浅的感伤。小小心心吐着词,抒着情,仿佛一不小心便会碰坏了什么。真轻啊,轻得没有重量,只有质量,轻得像是“生命中不能承受的轻”。
Paul Frederic Simon,1941年10月13日出生于美国新泽西州纽华克市,他首次与其伙伴Art Garfunkel以一种二人组合“Tom And Jerry”的形式进入音乐届。1957年,他们以一首颇有影响力的摇滚乐《Hey,Schoolgirl》冲击了美国金曲排行榜。在出过一部专辑后,他们分开了,主要是为了能返回学校学习。尽管后来,Simon主要还是为CaroleKing唱片公司工作,他还是没能再出唱片,直到60年代初。Simon曾使用更种不同的化名在1962至1963年期间出过一些在美国来说的二流歌曲,比如说以Tico And The Triumphs名义出的《Motorcycle》和以Jerry Landis名义出的《The LoneTeen-Ranger》。
1964年,他移居欧洲后,开始在巴黎和英国伦敦各种民间俱尔部中演出。返回纽约后,他与CBS的唱片公司签约,制作人为TomWilson,并且重新与他的老搭档Garfunkel合作。他们在1964年录制的专辑《WednesdayMorning》,其中包括歌曲《The Sound Of Silence》的销量不是很好,使得Simon返回伦敦。同时,他制作了《PaulSimon歌曲集》,这是一个单独工作,他在预算几乎是零的情况下,对这些歌曲进行了录制工作。这其中包括一些现在已是众所周知的作品,如《I AmA Rock》、《A Most Peculiar Man》和《Kathy'sSong》。他返回美国后,他与Garfunkel的事业得到了其制作人的支持,将他们的作品《Sound OfSilence》重新进行电子处理,并改名为《The Sounds OfSilence》,制作出了一部民间摇滚金曲,并使销量剧增到美国市场最高点。在1965年到1970年期间,Simon和Garfunkel成为美国流行乐坛历史上最成功的唱片二人组。他们的伙伴关系由于对音乐理解的不同,最终还是结束了。合作中止后,Simon开始在纽约从事写歌工作,准备发展一种不同形式的独奏专辑--Paul Simon专辑。他的工作融入了拉丁、瑞格和爵士舞曲的风格,代表作有《Mother And ChildReunion》和《Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard》。
一年后,Simon终于东山再起,他的专辑获得了很成功的销售,他的两支主打歌曲《Kodachrome》和《Take Me To TheMardi Gras》为他争得很高的商业收入。他举办的巡回演出音乐会“LiveRhymin音乐会”取得了很大成功,音乐会上的部分歌曲带有明显的Simon和Garfunkel合作的风格。1975年,他的艺术之路走到顶峰,其作品《Still Crazy After All TheseYears》获得了两项格莱美大奖(当年的最佳唱片奖和最优秀的流行歌曲男歌手表演奖)。这部专辑里面的一首歌《50 Ways To LeaveYour Lover》将Simon捧上美国单曲排行第一的宝座,同时,与Garfunkel合作的《My LittleTown》也表现不俗。后来,Simon曾出现在Woody Allen公司的电影《AnnieHall》的制作过程中,他与Garfunkel以及James Taylor完成了一首杰出单曲《(What A) WonderfulWorld》的制作,继而又推出了一部专辑颇受欢迎,其中还包括主打单曲《Slip Slidin'Away》。他还将唱片商标由CBS唱片公司改投华纳兄弟唱片公司门下。1980年,他又推出了专辑《One-TrickPony》取材于他的同名电影。这部电影中包括两个由Lovin' Spoonfu和TinyTim出演的片段,但是这部专辑并没收到预期的效果,甚至于它还远不如一些“与摇滚有关的”的音乐形式。
在明白这一点后,Simon下了很大力气也花了很多时间在写歌的问题上,并且他还推迟了他当时下一部专辑的推出。其间,Simon和Garfunkel合作的在中心公园录制的专辑销量却特别好。这明显说明了制作人之间的联合还是会出成果的,但是这种情况并没有马上得到应用。相反,Simon集中全力发展他的下一部专辑,这部专辑最终是于1983年推出的,题为《Hearts AndBones》。但它的销售情况并没有像想像之中那么好,尽管其中包括单曲《The Late Great JohnnyAce》(暗示昏暗的50年代及被杀害的披头士主唱JohnLennon)。面对这部专辑销售不好以及面临诸多批评的情况,Simon感到惊慌失措,他觉得他已经处于创作失灵的边缘。这种情况到1984年就有了改变,当时有人向Simon介绍了充满活力的南非黑人音乐。
在USA For Africa乐队录制了《We Are TheWorld'》之后,Simon就完全沉浸了这种黑非洲音乐中了。此后,Simon出了一部专辑名为《Graceland》,成为80年代最迷人也是商业利益最好的专辑,在制作过程中,有很多人为它做出了贡献,有Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Los Lobos, LindaRonstadt和Rockin' Dopsie以及TheTwisters。这种音乐形式以及后来的巡回演出却引起了一些指控(美国反种族隔离委员会的误解),他们称Simon破坏了对南非文化的联合抵制行动。这部文化联合传统而形成的专辑获得的成功,是演员将自己的表演融入民间音乐的一个典型事例。Simon还将R&B、卡里普索曲和布鲁斯曲融入了他早期的节目中。这部专辑中包括几支著名的曲子《The Boy In The Bubble》(带有技术图片)和《You Can Call MeAl》(从一次有趣的认错人的事情中得到的灵感)。尽管《Graceland》在当时看起来再进行下去是不可能的了,但是Simon还是继续着他与Rhythm Of The Saints联合进行的神文化研究工作,这家公司主要研究非洲与巴西人音乐文化因素。
1994年,Simon与Edie Brickell结婚。然后,他就开始进行他在百老汇的音乐专辑《TheCapeman》的创作,其构思来源主要是基于一个发生在萨尔瓦多的真实故事,一个波多黎各的富人团伙成员因为在1959在纽约谋杀了两名白人少年而入狱。这部专辑在制作过程中也曾与诗人Derek Walcott和百老汇老艺人Jerry Zaks及JoeyMcKneely合作过,但是这部专辑歌曲在进行了59次预演和68次正式演出后,不得不于1998年3月28日停演。原因是涉及本案人员的亲属进行了不断的抗议。Simon和他手下的投资者据称损失了1100万美元的收入。这位歌手不得不重新进入工作室制作他十年以来的第一张专辑《You'reTheOne》。在这部专辑中,Simon的歌曲结构有点像是他最熟悉的西方东向歌曲(不像《Graceland》,主要在形式上是非洲的)。感觉上的这种改变非常引人注目,受来自不同大陆的音乐家的影响,西方传统乐器正在用于这部专辑的制作。