Paul And Al

[poliphilo]

We're listening to Al Stewart's Love Chronicles (1969)

I say, "How come Paul Simon's very famous and Al's only a little bit famous? They've both got great melodies and intelligent bittersweet lyrics, where's the difference?"

And Ailz says, "The difference is Art Garfunkel."

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[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

They were around the same scene at the same time, too.

Paul Simon worked quite hard at being famous, didn't he? Not that Al Stewart didn't, I suppose. Actually, I'm always surptised that he is that 'little bit' famous - when I heard Year of the Cat on the radio in the greengrocers' - not because he doesn't deserve it, but because I don't think of him in that category...

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I understand Al and Paul were room-mates for a time.