Simon performed at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which he said was a 20-minute bicycle ride from where he grew up, ending the landmark night with his first big hit, The Sound of Silence. Mayor Bill de Blasio introduced Simon, calling him “one of the greatest New York City artists of all time”. When Simon finished singing Kodachrome, with its memorable line about “the crap I learned in high school”, he said: “Take that, Forest Hills High School.” But, he conceded, he “actually had a good time there”. “How much fun is it to sing a song about Corona in Corona?” he said. The former high school baseball player brought out a glove and a ball, saying he wanted to play catch.

Source: The Guardian September 23, 2018 12:22 UTC