Here
you can find out which stars are connected with Paul Simon/S&G.I know
some things might be a bit far-fetched, but hey...They are connections!
If you know some more, let me
know.
-There is a connection between S&G and the Backstreet Boys: Lou Perlman, manager of BSB, is a cousin of Art Garfunkel!
-No, I'm not a star, but even I am connected with Paul: I was named after Miriam Makeba, the famous black singer who worked together with Paul on the "Graceland" tour!
-Paul Simon and Pink Floyd once met back in the 60's while Paul was living in England.They threw a big party while Paul was singing protest songs!
-Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi once played a nice cover version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" at some benefit concert.
-"The Sound Of Silence" and the latest Pink Floyd album "The Division Bell" deal with the same topic: Lack of communication.
-Paul Simon and Chevy Chase got to know each other when Chevy asked him to host SNL, which he did.He made several apperances in the show, one in which he wore a turkey costume.Chevy also appeared in Paul's "You Can Call Me Al" and "Proof" videos.
-Being involved as a comedian in SNL, Paul also got to know actor Steve Martin, which whom he later sung a song called "Silver Bells".
-There is a connection between Paul Simon and the Beatles: Paul and Paul McCartney are old friends.Paul Simon wrote a couple of songs for Paul McCartney's wife Linda when she passed away.Besides, Paul Simon once performed "Homeward Bound" together with George Harrison.
-Paul
goes Country: He once performed the songs "Graceland" and "Still Is Still"
together with ye olde Willie Nelson.
Besides,
Paul, Art and James Taylor once recorded a nice version of "What A Wonderful
World".
-Paul and Bob Dylan: Not only did the two of them a tour last year through the USA, but Bob Dylan was also the main inspiration for Paul to write "The Sound Of Silence".
-Paul and Star Wars: Paul was married to Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in Star Wars.This also creates a connection between him and Indiana Jones: Harrison Ford has played in Star Wars, too.
-Being connected with Harrison Ford, we get another Bon Jovi connetion: Harrison is currently building a boat with BonJovi drummer Tico.Tico was married to supermodel Eva Herzigova.
-Paul met the "King Of Pop" during the recording of the benefit song "We Are The World" in 1985.Here's a picture as a proof!
-During these recording sessions he also met a lot of other stars, such as Billy Joel, another friend of Paul and from whom he got a jukebox as a wedding gift.
-Paul's "Graceland" album was once played in space! Some astronauts listened to it while working on the "Mir" space station.
-A little Star Trek connection: Bon Jovi guitarist Richie is married with Heather Locklear, and she once played together with "Captain Kirk" William Shatner in "T.J. Hooker"in the mid 80's!
-Paul's song "Graceland" was the inspiration for an X-Files author to write the X-Files episode "Never Again", where Agent Mulder visits Graceland, and he sees his trip as a spiritual journey and a possibility of being understood and received, just like in the song lyrics.
-Paul wrote a song called "Ten Years" for the 10th anniversary of the Oprah Winfrey show.
-Paul's bassist of the "One Trick Pony" (the movie Paul made in 1980 - BTW the German title is "Die Scheinwerfer verlöschen" - really stupid! It means literally "The spotlights extinguish") era, Tony Levin, also worked as a studio musician for Pink Floyd on their 1987 album "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason".
-S&G's songs were used for the soundtrack of the movie "The Graduate" with Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft."The Graduate" is now even a Broadway play.Kathleen Turner played Mrs. Robinson.She also appeared in the movies "Moonlight & Valentino" with Jon Bon Jovi and "The Flintstones".Remember which cartoon Jonah's (Paul) son watched in "One Trick Pony"? Yes, "The Flintstones"! The new Mrs. Robinson is now played by Jerry Hall, ex-wife of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, with whom Paul once performed together (see a picture).
-Paul
worked together on his broadway musical "The Capeman" with nobel prize
winner Derek Walcott.
Besides,
the new discovered Latino singer Marc Anthony (big in the German charts!)
played the main character, Sal Agron in "The Capeman", Ruben Blades played
the older Sal.Ruben also appeared in the 1997 movie "The Devil's Own" with
Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford.
-Paul knows Buce Springsteen very well, they even performed together in the 80's.Bruce Springsteen is Jon Bon Jovi's idol.
-Paul and children series on TV: He once made an apperance in the "Muppet Show" and in "Sesame Street" with his son Harper Simon.Besides, S&G got mentioned in a lot of cartoons: "The Simpsons", "Pinky and Brain" etc. and in some comedy shows.
-Bon Jovi also did a nice
cover version of "Mrs.Robinson", which can be found on the "With A Little
Help From My Friends" CD and the "These Days" limited edition CD.