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Bob Dylan and Paul Simon – Covers and Duets – Happy Birthday Paul Simon

Bob Dylan and Paul Simon

Alright! It’s my great honor right now to welcome a man to the stage who needs no introduction at all. One of the great songwriters and performers of the modern day. Ladies and gentlemen — Paul Simon!
-Bob Dylan (July 24, 1999)

Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Simon’s musical career has spanned seven decades with his fame and commercial success beginning as half of the duo Simon & Garfunkel (originally known as Tom & Jerry), formed in 1956 with Art Garfunkel. Simon was responsible for writing nearly all of the pair’s songs including three that reached number one on the U.S. singles charts: “The Sound of Silence”, “Mrs. Robinson”, and “Bridge over Troubled Water”.

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June 6: Bob Dylan and Paul Simon – The Sound Of Silence, Colorado Springs, 1999

bob dylan paul simon 1999

Hello darkness, my old friend
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

World Arena
Colorado Springs, Colorado
6 June 1999

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June 6: Bob Dylan & Paul Simon – The Sound Of Silence, Colorado Springs, 1999 (Video)


bob dylan paul simon 1999

Hello darkness, my old friend
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

World Arena
Colorado Springs, Colorado
6 June 1999

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Bob Dylan covers (& sings with) Paul Simon

bob dylan paul simon

Paul Simon writes great songs.
~Bob Dylan (press conference, July 1981)

Happy birthday Paul Simon.

Here are some great video & audio clips of Bob Dylan covering Paul Simon & singing with Paul Simon.

The Boxer (Paul Simon)

From Dylan’s album – “Self Portrait”
The Boxer by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark

Together with Paul Simon @

First American Music Center
Antioch, Tennessee
8 September 1999
The Boxer by 18_Bob Dylan & Paul Simon_LIVE on Grooveshark

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