Photo: Paul Bachmann
Paul Simon has reinterpreted ten of his own favourite songs with the help of an array of guest musicians for the new album In The Blue Light.
Released on September 7th, when the songwriting legend will be undertaking his farewell tour of North America, the album features tracks such as One Man’s Ceiling Is Another Man’s Floor from 1973’s There Goes Rhymin’ Simon and Can’t Run But from The Rhythm Of The Saints.
“It’s an unusual occurrence for an artist to have the opportunity to revisit earlier works and re-think them; to modify, even completely change parts of the originals,” he says.
“Happily, this opportunity also gave me the gift of playing with an extraordinary group of musicians, most of whom I hadn’t recorded with before. I hope the listener will find these new versions of old songs refreshed, like a new coat of paint on the walls of an old family home.”
In The Blue Light tracklist:
One Man’s Ceiling Is Another Man’s Floor
Love
Can’t Run But
How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns
Pigs, Sheep and Wolves
René and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War
The Teacher
Darling Lorraine
Some Folks’ Lives Roll Easy
Questions For The Angels