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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2006

"Wartime Prayers"

Today I'll devote the cracking to "Wartime Prayers." This song is so straightforward that I'm not sure the word "cracking" should be used. I did not see the simplicity at first, but now it is perfectly apparent. If that's not enough to point you in the right direction, the attached comment explains the simplicity.

 
 

About Paul Simon


Simon makes references to hiking on Surprise, ("counting every step") and on You're the One ("walking with my family" and "above the treeline"). As a guess, he is a hiker. The biography sheds no light on this.
 
 
 
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