Cover versions of the song have been recorded by Me First and the Gim me Gimmes , Bob Dylan , Neil Diamond , Emmylou Harris , The Samples , Paula Fernandes , Tommy Fleming , Hell Or Highwater , The Celtic Tenors , Bruce Hornsby , Cake and Jonne Järvelä ; Harris ' version reached the top fifteen on the US country charts in June 1980 . Joan Baez has also made the song a staple of her live concert performances , from the late 1970s to the present , including once in Italy with the Italian songwriter Francesco De Gregori , who was also singing this song during his concerts ; Baez performed the song with Paul Simon and Richard Thompson at her 75th Birthday Concert at New York 's Beacon Theater in January 2016 . Mumford and Sons ' 2012 album '' Babel '' includes a cover of the song , which features Jerry Douglas and Simon himself . Waylon Jennings also recorded a version of this song on his 1996 album '' Right for the Time '' . Simon sang the song to open '' Saturday Night Live '' on September 29 , 2001 , the first live show following the September 11 , 2001 attacks on New York City and Washington , DC
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