1222 – Paul Simon – Mother and child reunion (1972)

 

Escrita por Paul Simon, foi gravada em 1971 e lançada em 17 de janeiro de 1972 no compacto que tinha Paranoia blues como Lado B. Poucos dias depois foi lançada no segundo disco solo de Paul Simon, chamado apenas de Paul Simon.

Chegou ao número 4 nos charts pop americanos, número 1 na Africa do Sul e número 5 no Reino Unido.

Foi gravada na Jamaica, em Kingston, pra se ter um som real de reggae, com a banda de Jimmy Cliff. Paul Simon cantou, Hux Brown tocou guitarra solo, Wallace Wilson tocou guitarra ritmica, Jackie Wilson tocou baixo, Larry Knechtel tocou piano, Neville Hinds tocou orgao, Winston Grennan tocou bateria, Denzil Laing tocou percussão e Cissy Houston, Von Eva Sims, Renelle Stafford e Deirdre Tuck fizeram backing vocals.

Foi regravada por Boney M., entre outros artistas.

A letra:

No, I would not give you false hope
On this strange and mournful day
But the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away

Oh, little darling of mine
I can't for the life of me
Remember a sadder day
I know they say let it be
But it just don't work out that way
And the course of a lifetime runs
Over and over again

No, I would not give you false hope (no)
On this strange and mournful day
But the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away

Oh, little darling of mine
I just can't believe it's so
Though it seems strange to say
I never been laid so low
In such a mysterious way
And the course of a lifetime runs
Over and over again

But I would not give you false hope (no)
On this strange and mournful day
When the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away

Oh, oh, the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away
Oh, the mother and child reunion
Is only a moment away (oh oh)

Oh, the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away
Oh (oh), the mother and child reunion
Is only a moment away

Oh, oh, the mother and child reunion
Oh, is only a motion away
Oh, the mother and child reunion
Is only a moment away (way, way, way)

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