History YMMV / PaulSimon

* OnceOriginalNowCommon: ''Music/{{Graceland}}'' was revolutionary in the 80's because a musician had never taken modern (at the time at least) pop and fused with South American and African tribal music. While fusions of western and African music were common throughout the 80's thanks to the work of Music/TalkingHeads and Music/PeterGabriel, this was the first time that South African styles of music in particular were incorporated into contemporary pop, in part because of the low visibility of South Africa beyond Apartheid. Many artists have done such techniques since, leaving first-time listeners wondering what the big deal is.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: ''Music/{{Graceland}}'' was revolutionary in the 80's because a musician had never taken modern (at the time at least) pop and fused with South American and African tribal music. While fusions of western and African music were common throughout the 80's thanks to the work of Music/TalkingHeads and Music/PeterGabriel, this was the first time that South African styles of music in particular were incorporated into contemporary pop, in part because of the low visibility of South Africa beyond Apartheid. Many artists have done such techniques since, leaving first-time listeners wondering what the big deal is.

* EpicRiff: "The Obvious Child" features an epic ''drum'' riff.

* TrueArt: The "comeback" albums of the 1990s.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: "Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War" is about two Belgian artists finally getting to listen to their favorite music after the war, the last verse is especially sweet.

* Heartwarming: "Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War" is about two Belgian artists finally getting to listen to their favorite music after the war, the last verse is especially sweet.

* {{Tearjerker}}: "The Late Great Johnny Ace". The first John to die is sad. The third John is heartbreaking, when a stranger comes up to Simon to ask him if he'd heard John Lennon was murdered-- and ends up [[DrowningMySorrows in a bar]] listening to Beatles and Lennon songs til the place closes.

* EarWorm: many. "Mother and Child Reunion," "Kodachrome," "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard," "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover," and "You Can Call Me Al" are good examples.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: ''Music/{{Graceland}}'' was revolutionary in the 80's because a musician had never taken modern (at the time at least) pop and fused with South American and African tribal music. Many artists have done this since, leaving first-time listeners wondering what the big deal is.
* {{Tearjerker}}: "The Late Great Johnny Ace". The first John to die is sad. The third John is heartbreaking, when a stranger comes up to Simon to ask him if he'd heard John Lennon was murdered -- and ends up [[DrowningMySorrows in a bar]] listening to Beatles and Lennon songs til the place closes.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Most discussions on ''Music/{{Graceland}}'' tend to be less on the album's merits as a production and more on the fact that Simon visited South Africa to produce it, at a time when a cultural boycott was being held against the nation to protest Apartheid.

* HeartwarmingMoments: "Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War" is about two Belgian artists finally getting to listen to their favorite music after the war, the last verse is especially sweet.

* Heartwarming: "Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War" is about two Belgian artists finally getting to listen to their favorite music after the war, the last verse is especially sweet.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: ''Music/{{Graceland}}'' was revolutionary in the 80's because a musician had never taken modern (at the time at least) pop and fused with world and African tribal music. Many artists have done this since, leaving first-time listeners wondering what the big deal is.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: ''Music/Graceland'' was a big deal in the 80's because a musician had never taken modern (at the time at least) pop and fused with world and African tribal music. Many artists have done this since, leaving first-time listeners wondering what the big deal is.