{"id":14813,"date":"2026-08-20T10:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culturalleft.org\/cl\/2026\/08\/20\/it-was-a-damn-unicorn-the-pioneering-divisive-power-of-paul-simons-graceland-at-40-culture-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T10:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:31:27","slug":"it-was-a-damn-unicorn-the-pioneering-divisive-power-of-paul-simons-graceland-at-40-culture-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culturalleft.org\/cl\/2026\/08\/20\/it-was-a-damn-unicorn-the-pioneering-divisive-power-of-paul-simons-graceland-at-40-culture-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It was a damn unicorn\u2019: the pioneering, divisive power of Paul Simon\u2019s Graceland at 40 Culture | The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On its anniversary, the author of a new book about the album explains the complex legacy and masterful musicianship of the 1986 classic<\/p>\n<p>It was the summer of 1984 and things weren\u2019t going well for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/paul-simon\">Paul Simon<\/a>. The year prior, a blockbuster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/simonandgarfunkel\">Simon and Garfunkel<\/a> tour ended in bickering. Meanwhile, even though the 1980 single Late in the Evening reached the US Top 10, Simon\u2019s last two albums had not sold very well, and his marriage to Carrie Fisher was starting to unravel. In the midst of all that the 43-year-old folk icon was steadily working on building a beach home out on the far end of Long Island.<\/p>\n<p>Many of Simon\u2019s pilgrimages from Manhattan out to Montauk were soundtracked by a bootleg tape of accordion-heavy mbaqanga, a South African music style with jazz rhythms and bright guitar chords, he had received from a friend. It was on those drives that the seeds of Graceland, the crown jewel of Simon\u2019s discography, were planted. \u201cMany of us, in that day and age, found a moment of self-reflection \u2013 of being able to go deep inside ourselves \u2013 when we were in the car on these road trips,\u201d said Ashley Kahn, whose new book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Days-of-Miracle-and-Wonder\/Ashley-Kahn\/9781668206751?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=24105735285&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADv-uEnvYkq1iw1VV9-vj-UASi3CA&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwqJXUBhBNEiwA8BgG7twBc0dLoiHqswaVPMaI3DgCqICNgY1Xn5-sF6ZiQwWiQWr_BlJxZBoCZUMQAvD_BwE\">Days of Miracle and Wonder<\/a>, follows the gestation process of Graceland. \u201cIf it wasn\u2019t the radio, it was cassettes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/aug\/20\/paul-simon-graceland-anniversary\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/aug\/20\/paul-simon-graceland-anniversary\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\">Read More<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/11819bd8db9dcccd7906f99d74b3634767bb427e\/486_0_3459_2768\/master\/3459.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=c65fd7902d748915e433380aff6a9fd5\" title=\"\u2018It was a damn unicorn\u2019: the pioneering, divisive power of Paul Simon\u2019s Graceland at 40\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On its anniversary, the author of a new book about the album explains the complex legacy and masterful musicianship of the 1986 classic It was the summer of 1984 and things weren\u2019t going well for Paul Simon. 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