;These are the days of miracle and wonder...'
I didn't buy Graceland when it came out and I haven't listened to it much since. I've got plenty of time for Paul Simon and appreciate his stuff plenty. He's a master and has made an indelible mark on the culture in any number of ways. He's a master.
But listening through to this record, well as it sold, it leaves me somewhat cold. It seems like an excercise to me and lacks the authority he deploys elsewhere. Yes. It feels like culture appropriation. Cheerful and fluid as its jigs are. It leaves a taste in my mouth. Cultural tourism.
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