You Can Call Me Al Music Video and Lyrics
You know what? This is going to be a great week! You just gotta believe that. And to get you started here’s a great little song by Paul Simon called “You can call me Al”, and the even better video featuring Paul and Chevy Chase.
I remember the first time I saw this song, which essentially features Chevy stealing the show and lip syncing Paul’s entire song while Paul just has to sit there and watch. Cracked me up. It still puts a smile on my face, so here’s to hoping it does the same for you!
In case you don’t know the words, here you go. Sing along!
A man walks down the street
He says why am I soft in the middle now
Why am I soft in the middle
The rest of my life is so hard
I need a photo-opportunity
I want a shot at redemption
Dont want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard
Bonedigger bonedigger
Dogs in the moonlight
Far away my well-lit door
Mr. beerbelly beerbelly
Get these mutts away from me
You know I dont find this stuff amusing anymore
If youll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you betty
And betty when you call me
You can call me alA man walks down the street
He says why am I short of attention
Got a short little span of attention
And wo my nights are so long
Wheres my wife and family
What if I die here
Wholl be my role-model
Now that my role-model is
Gone gone
He ducked back down the alley
With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl
All along along
There were incidents and accidents
There were hints and allegationsIf youll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you betty
And betty when you call me
You can call me al
Call me alA man walks down the street
Its a street in a strange world
Maybe its the third world
Maybe its his first time around
He doesnt speak the language
He holds no currency
He is a foreign man
He is surrounded by the sound
The sound
Cattle in the marketplace
Scatterlings and orphanages
He looks around, around
He sees angels in the architecture
Spinning in infinity
He says amen! and hallelujah!If youll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you betty
And betty when you call me
You can call me al
Call me al
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I always forget about this video and how much I love it. It’s always a good day when I stumble across this one again! =)
That was fun! Satisfied my crave for some good music..
I love Paul Simon (and Art G. too!) – that video is so silly! Chevy looks like a complete GIANT next to Paul!!! There are some many older songs that I’ve never seen the videos for, to see them now is so funny!
Well, it is a great week indeed ;-)
Nice song there. However the set seems a bit gay. The wordings are sweet though.
Great pick! Indeed a funny feel-good video. And guess what. You can call me Al, too. :)