The bit about being a tailor came to Paul Simon in the middle of a "hash reverie," as he put it. It occurred to him that, had he lived in an earlier time, he would most likely not be a musician. He would have a regular job, and he fancied that he would have been a tailor. Afterward, his father mentioned to him that his grandfather or great-grandfather had been a tailor, and his name was also Paul Simon. Also, this song is my favourite. Art's harmonies under the verses... oh my.
The bit about being a tailor came to Paul Simon in the middle of a "hash reverie," as he put it. It occurred to him that, had he lived in an earlier time, he would most likely not be a musician. He would have a regular job, and he fancied that he would have been a tailor. Afterward, his father mentioned to him that his grandfather or great-grandfather had been a tailor, and his name was also Paul Simon. Also, this song is my favourite. Art's harmonies under the verses... oh my.