Paul Simon "You Can Call Me Al"

STORY BEHIND THE SONG:

"You Can Call Me Al" is Paul Simon's signature tune -- filled with catchy hooks, a penny whistle, and an entertaining video (conceived by SNL's Lorne Michaels).  Simon wrote the song during a time he described as his mid-life crisis.  Simon based the song on something that happened between his then-wife Peggy and him.  The two were at a party hosted by French composer Pierre Boulez where Pierre incorrectly referred to Paul as "Al" and his wife Peggy as "Betty".  "You Can Call Me Al" debuted in 1986 to lukewarm acclaim, but the song turned into a hit after his album Graceland won a Grammy the following year.