1973 Songs: Loves Me Like a Rock

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Things are getting more interesting as they report about those tornados Sunday. They said it was on the ground for six minutes, which is three radar scans. Someone was asleep on the job! (They’ll probably promote him, because that’s government for you.) What can you do but sing? And here you can sing along with another song that turns 50 this year. Loves Me Like a Rock - Paul Simon As “oldies” get younger to me I get to hear songs that I liked in my 20s more. One of them is Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al.” I loved Graceland when it came out, but now I hear that song and think, ”THAT is the guy who wrote ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ and ‘American Tune’???” Yeah, that’s a dumb song. This one isn’t that bad, but it’s no “American Tune” (which was on the same album), either. It’s funny how it has a “gospel” feel to it (probably thanks to the Dixie Hummingbirds doing backup vocals), but there’s nothing “religious” about it (save, maybe, the line, “I’m a consecrated boy singing in the Sunday choir”). This is one of Simon’s biggest hits of the 70s. It sadly doesn’t get much attention anymore. I’ll blame Betty and Al for that. Loves Me Like a Rock Written by Paul Simon Recorded by Paul Simon From There Goes Rhymin’ Simon, 1973 Who do you think your fooling: