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WSJ: Paul Simon's 'Still Crazy After All These Years'

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Marc Myers
Oct 27, 2025
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For my October Album@50 essay in the WSJ, I chose to do a deep-dive into Paul Simon’s Still Crazy After All These Years. The LP was Mr. Simon’s fourth solo album. Within weeks of its release, the LP had sold a half-million copies. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and four of the LP’s singles became Top 40 hits. The record won two Grammys—album of …

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