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Title: He's the one all right!
Review: This one's an all-out, start-to-finish winner. Paul's back in fine form. And it is a return to some of his older pre-world beat sounds without abandonning those sounds entirely, which works remarkably well. It's nice to hear some other sounds we haven't heard in Simon's music for some time creep in as well -- banjo and pedal steel, celtic pipes. Lyrically, this one may be Simon's most enigmatic -- but that should only be troublesome to those who don't enjoy enigmas or mysteries and have to be bashed over the head with it before they get the point. There is meaning and depth here along with the usual impeccable Simon production, singing and writing. I could go on at length, but won't... I'll end with one comment on the song Old -- this delightful and playful little ditty (and that's what it is, nothing more) may well be the best song yet written for and about those of Simon's generation -- the baby boomers.
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