Opinion: Me & Julio, down by the cornfield
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It will be no “Concert in Central Park,” but pop icon Paul Simon plans to join Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd during the Democratic presidential candidate’s July 6-7 campaign swing through Iowa — with stops in Mason City, Fort Dodge, Sioux City, Carroll and Council Bluffs.
‘Paul is a longtime friend,’ Dodd said last week in announcing the mini-concert tour. ‘His music and his commitment to bettering our world reflect the leadership and optimism that my campaign is all about.’
Also, imagine the campaign song potential. “Fifty Ways to Vote for Dodd.” “Still Crazy (for Dodd) After All These Years.” “Chris Dodd Over Troubled Waters.” But with the low attention Dodd’s been grabbing in the polls, maybe “Slip Slidin’ Away” might be more on point.
Simon, of course, teamed up with singer Art Garfunkel to form one of the most popular and enduring musical acts of the 1960s. And their 1981 reunion drew more than 400,000 fans to a free concert in Manhattan’s Central Park.
Wondering whose campaign bus Garfunkel might hop on? So far, nothing but “The Sound of Silence.”
— Scott Martelle
