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Paul Simon review – emotional farewell to one of pop's true giants

Manchester ArenaPerforming in the UK for the last time, Simon could have a future career as a raconteur, given the way he brings his vast back catalogue to vivid lifePaul Simon adopts a comical Mancunian accent as he remembers how promoters in the working men’s clubs would introduce him in the 1960s, telling audiences: “Shut up! You’ve ’ad yer bingo. Now give the turn a go.”Thus, in 1964, frustrated by going on after the bingo and a struggling musician’s l...

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13:41 on July 11 2018

Paul Simon review – emotional farewell to one of pop's true giants

Guardian Music — Manchester ArenaPerforming in the UK for the last time, Simon could have a future career as a raconteur, given the way he brings his vast back catalogue to vivid lifePaul... more info
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