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Welcome to Angels in the Architecture, a fanlisting for the song You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon. This fanlisting has been approved by thefanlistings.org.



Updates:

May 11th, 2005: There have been no member submissions for the time period stretching between 5/4-5/11.

ABOUT:

Released on the "Graceland" album, the song "You Can Call Me Al" is probably best-remembered for its inventive and yet simplistic video, featuring Simon and Chevy Chase "playing" all of the instruments used in the song before a white background.

It was a top-ten hit, and the video was an MTV and VH-1 mainstay.

The song is availible on re-release pressings of "Graceland," as well as all Paul Simon solo greatest hits packages.






Lyrics:

A man walks down the street
He says why am I soft in the middle now
Why am I soft in the middle
The rest of my life is so hard
I need a photo opportunity
I want a shot at redemption
Dont want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard
Bone-digger, bone-digger
Dogs in the moonlight
Far away my well-lit door
Mr. Beerbelly, beerbelly
Get these mutts away from me
You know I dont find this stuff
Amusing anymore

If youll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty when you call me
You can call me Al

A man walks down the street
He says why am I short of attention
Got a short little span of attention
And woe my nights are so long
Wheres my wife and family
What if I die here
Wholl be my role model
Now that my role model is
Gone gone
He ducked back down the alley
With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl
All along along
There were incidents and accidents
There were hints and allegations

If youll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty when you call me
You can call me Al
Call me Al

A man walks down the street
Its a street in a strange world
Maybe its the third world
Maybe its his first time around
He doesnt speak the language
He holds no currency
He is a foreign man
He is surrounded by the sound
The sound
Cattle in the marketplace
Scatterlings and orphanages
He looks around around
He sees angels in the architecture
Spinning in infinity
He says Amen and Hallelujah

If youll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty when you call me
You can call me Al
Call me

Na na na na –

If youll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty when you call me
You can call me Al

Call me Al

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2. Have at least a valid email address.
3. Do not direct-link the code if you use one.
4. If you use a code, put it somewhere before joining and keep it up.
5. Update your info when needed.
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The layout and codes were made by Me. Pictures used were found on paulsimon.com, including the handwritten lyrics to "Al". Fonts used are White Horses are Still In Bed, 04b and DearJoe.

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