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==Credits==
==Credits==
* Written by: '''[[Paul Simon]]'''
* Written by: '''[[Paul Simon]]'''
* Recorded at the Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, Quebec, [[Concert 2006-07-04 Montreal|2006-07-04]]
* Musicians:
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocal]], [[Guitarists|acoustic guitar]]
:'''[[Allen Toussaint]]''' - [[Singers|vocal]], [[Keyboardists|piano]]
:'''Daniel Thouin''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]], musical director
:'''Al Baculis''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
:'''Tony Albino''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
:'''Réjean Bouchard''' - [[Guitarists|guitar]]
:'''Rick Haworth''' - [[Guitarists|guitar]]
:'''Joanna Peters''' - [[Percussionists|percussion]]
:'''Kumpa'nia''' - [[Percussionists|percussion emsemble]]


==Performances==
==Discography==
This song is '''unreleased''' by Elvis Costello, but he performed it in concert with [[Allen Toussaint]] (with Toussaint handling most of the vocals) in [[Gigography 2006|2006]]. The duo premiered the song at a [[Concert 2006-07-04|2006-07-04]] [[Paul Simon]] tribute concert, and they continued to play it at their own concerts later that month.
'''Albums:'''
* none


==Recordings==
'''Singles:'''
* none
 
'''Collections:'''
* none
 
'''Soundtracks:'''
* none
 
'''Various Artists collections:'''
* '''[[Tribute To Paul Simon]]''', [[2007]]
 
'''Alternate Versions:'''
* none
 
==Covers==
'''Recorded by:'''
*'''[[Paul Simon]]''', on '''There Goes Rhymin' Simon''', 1973
*'''[[Paul Simon]]''', on '''There Goes Rhymin' Simon''', 1973
*[[Starland Vocal Band]], on '''Starland Vocal Band''', 1976
*Starland Vocal Band, on '''Starland Vocal Band''', 1976
*[[Simon & Garfunkel]], on '''The Concert In Central Park''', 1982
*Simon & Garfunkel, on '''The Concert In Central Park''', 1982
*[[Willie Nelson]], on '''Across The Borderline''', 1993
*[[Willie Nelson]], on '''Across The Borderline''', 1993
*[[Indigo Girls]], on '''Turn Of The Decade 1989-90: Ben & Jerry's Newport Folk Festival''', 1997
*Indigo Girls, on '''Turn Of The Decade 1989-90: Ben & Jerry's Newport Folk Festival''', 1997
*[[Eva Cassidy]], on '''American Tune''', 2003
*Eva Cassidy, on '''American Tune''', 2003


==Bootlegs==
==Bootlegs==
''This section may be incomplete.''
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
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==Chords==
* ''This section is incomplete.''
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==Internal links==  
==Internal links==  
*[[Gigography]]
*[[Template:American Tune]]
*[[Template:American Tune]]


==External links==  
==External links==
 


[[Category:Unreleased covers]]
[[Category:2007]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Duets]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Chords]]

Revision as of 17:24, 4 August 2007

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics

Many is the time I've been mistaken
And many times confused
Yes, and I've always felt forsaken
And certainly misused
Oh, but I'm all right, I'm all right
I'm just weary to my bone
Still, you can't expect to be
Bright and bon vivant
So far away from home, so far away from home

I don't know a soul who's not been battered
I don't have a friend who feels at ease
I don't know a dream that's not been shattered
Or driven to its knees
Oh, but it's all right, it's all right
We have lived so well so long
Still, when I think of the road we're traveling on
I wonder what's gone wrong
I can't help it, I wonder what's gone wrong

And I dreamed I was dying
I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly
Looking back down at me
Smiled reassuringly
And I dreamed I was flying
High up above my eyes could clearly see
The Statue of Liberty
Sailing away to sea
And I dreamed I was flying

We come on the ship they call the Mayflower
We come on the ship that sailed the moon
We come in the age's most uncertain hour
And sing an American tune
Oh, but it's all right, it's all right, it's all right
You can't be forever blessed
Still, tomorrow's going to be another working day
And I'm trying to get some rest
That's all I'm trying to get some rest

Credits

  • Written by: Paul Simon
  • Recorded at the Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, Quebec, 2006-07-04
  • Musicians:
Elvis Costello - vocal, acoustic guitar
Allen Toussaint - vocal, piano
Daniel Thouin - keyboards, musical director
Al Baculis - bass
Tony Albino - drums
Réjean Bouchard - guitar
Rick Haworth - guitar
Joanna Peters - percussion
Kumpa'nia - percussion emsemble

Discography

Albums:

  • none

Singles:

  • none

Collections:

  • none

Soundtracks:

  • none

Various Artists collections:

Alternate Versions:

  • none

Covers

Recorded by:

  • Paul Simon, on There Goes Rhymin' Simon, 1973
  • Starland Vocal Band, on Starland Vocal Band, 1976
  • Simon & Garfunkel, on The Concert In Central Park, 1982
  • Willie Nelson, on Across The Borderline, 1993
  • Indigo Girls, on Turn Of The Decade 1989-90: Ben & Jerry's Newport Folk Festival, 1997
  • Eva Cassidy, on American Tune, 2003

Bootlegs

  • This section may be incomplete.

Chords

  • This section is incomplete.
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Internal links

External links

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