The Only Living Boy in New York

by Paul Simon, Alexander Zimmer, Ali Dineen

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This is a cover of the great Paul Simon song "The Only Living Boy in New York" as arranged and produced by musician/producer Alexander Zimmer in the summer of 2009, with help from his friends and family. We're releasing it this year in memory of Alexander (aka Zim/Xander/Exie), who passed away in January 2021.

It feels to us like a poignant tribute since Paul Simon is said to have written the song when Art Garfunkel flew down to Mexico to shoot a movie, leaving Simon behind feeling isolated and bereft.

Download the song for free or donate; all proceeds will go to Die Jim Crow Records, the first record label in the U.S.A. for formerly and currently incarcerated musicians.

“Death to Jim Crow means a death to stereotypes, to misconceptions of the 'Other'. There is no Other...Die Jim Crow Records aims to change this narrative through music”.

-- Fury Young, Executive Director of Die Jim Crow Records

Learn more at www.diejimcrow.com

Rest in peace, Zim <3

lyrics

Tom, get your plane right on time
I know your part'll go fine
Fly down to Mexico
Da da-n-da...
And here I am
The only living boy in New York

I get the news I need on the weather report
Oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report
Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile
Da da-n-da...
And here I am
The only living boy in New York

Half of the time we're gone
But we don't know where, we don't know where...

Tom, get your plane right on time
I know that you've been eager to fly now
Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now
Da da-n-da...
Like it shines on me
The only living boy in New York
The only living boy in New York

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released February 19, 2021
Written & composed by Paul Simon

Arranged by Alexander Zimmer

vocals - Ali Dineen
violin - Daniel Lieberman
guitar / synth / percussion - Alexander Zimmer
saxophone - Michael Eads

Recorded & mixed by Alexander Zimmer in 2009

Mastered by Frankie Sunswept in 2021

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