Listen to Kodachrome / Mabellene (Live) by Simon & Garfunkel

Kodachrome / Mabellene (Live)

Simon & Garfunkel

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Kodachrome / Mabellene (Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Simon & Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel

Performer

Paul Simon

Vocals

Art Garfunkel

Vocals

Steve Gadd

Drums

Grady Tate

Drums

David Brown

Guitar

Pete Carr

Guitar

Anthony Jackson

Anthony Jackson

Bass

Richard Tee

Keyboards

Rob Mounsey

Synthesizer

John Gatchell

Trumpet

John Eckert

Trumpet

Dave Tofani

Saxophone

Gerry Niewood

Saxophone

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Chuck Berry

Composer

Paul Simon

Composer

See Sub-songs

Composer

David Matthews

Arranger

Dave Grusin

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Paul Simon

Producer

Art Garfunkel

Producer

Phil Ramone

Producer

Roy Halee

Producer

Dave Hewitt

Recording Engineer

John Mathias

Assistant Engineer

Steve Barash

Recording Engineer

Terry Rosiello

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school

It's a wonder I can think at all

Well my lack of education hasn't hurt me much

I can read the writing on the wall

[Verse 2]

Kodachrome

Give us those nice bright colors

Give us the greens of summers

Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah

I got a Nikon camera

I love to take the photographs

So mama don't take my kodachrome away

[Verse 3]

If you took all the girls I knew when I was single

Brought 'em all together for one night

I know they'd never match my sweet imagination

Everything looks better in black and white

[Verse 4]

Kodachrome

Give us those nice bright colors

Give us the greens of summers

Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah

I got a Nikon camera

I love to take a photograph

So mama don't take my kodachrome away

[Verse 5]

Mama don't take my kodachrome away

Mama don't take my kodachrome away

Mama don't take my kodachrome away

Mama don't take my kodachrome, mama don't take my kodachrome

Mama don't take my kodachrome away

Mama don't take my kodachrome and leave your boy so far from home

Mama don't take my kodachrome away

Mama don't take my kodachrome, woo woo

Mama don't take my kodachrome away

[Verse 6]

Oh Mabellene

Why can't you be true

Whoa Mabellene

Why can't you be true

You done started right doing those things you used to

[Verse 7]

As I was motivating over a hill I saw Mabelline in a Coup de Ville

Cadillac rollin on the open road yeah but nothin'll out race my V8 Ford

Cadillac doin' 'bout ninety five

Bumper to bumper, side to side

[Verse 8]

Mabellene

Why can't you be true

Oh Mabellene

Why can't you be true

You done started right doing those things you used to do

[Verse 9]

The heat cools down the motor cools down

That's when I heard that highway sound

Cadillac sittin' like a ton of lead

About a hundred and ten mile ahead

Cadillac lookin' like it's standin' still

And I caught Mabellene at the top of the hill

[Verse 10]

Mabellene

Why can't you be true

Whoa Mabellene

Why can't you be true

You done started right doing those things you used to do

[Verse 11]

Whoa Mabellene

Can't you be true

Whoa Mabellene

Why can't you be true

[Verse 12]

You done started right doing those things you used to do, yeah

You done started right doing those things you used to do

You done started right doing those things you used to do

Written by: Chuck Berry, Paul Simon, See Sub-songs

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