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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Paul Simon is a legendary musician.[/quote]

No. He did not deserve to open the show. When you think most legendary musicians of the last 50 years nobody thinks of Paul Simon. :roll: He wouldn't be in the top 50 musicians of the last 50 years.[/quote]

DP. When I think of legendary musicians specifically associated with SNL in the 70s, Paul Simon is the first to come to mind. What is with this weird Paul Simon hate?[/quote]

+1 The Sound of Silence? Mrs. Robinson? Come on. The man won 16 Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice.[/quote]

+2. And more importantly, he was the second-ever SNL host, and has continued to appear on the show in each decade since.[/quote]

This. If George Carlin (who hosted the first ever episode) were still alive, it's likely he would have opened the show instead.

[b]The whole point of that bit with him and Sabrina Carpenter was to emphasize how long the show has been on the air and how it spans generations. [/b]Here is Paul Simon, who hosted the second episode ever, and here is Sabrina Carpenter, one of the youngest recent musical guests (she is 24 or 25 years old). Then they sing a classic Paul Simon song together that also evokes some of Carpenter's folkier tendencies and that goes well with her voice, and that has some significance for a reunion. They sang "Homeward Bound" to welcome all of SNL's many alums back "home" while standing on "home base" which is what they call that little stage in the middle of the theater.

To be honest I also didn't love it, and I love Paul Simon. I just found it a little schlocky and would have preferred a funnier bit. I much preferred Steve Martin's monologue and his little bit with John Mulaney. I struggle with watching older performers do their classic hits -- it highlights how old they are and how unlike their younger selves they are and it makes me sad. Though I will say that Paul McCartney looked and sounded super spry on the show last night -- good for him!

But if you were watching the show and didn't understand why Simon was up there, then this show was not for you. It was a very nostalgic show, and they made it primarily for the people in the room. I liked watching it as a form of voyeurism but understood it wasn't really for me.[/quote]

I agree that having Sabrina Carpenter alongside Paul Simon was a good way to emphasize just how long SNL has been on the air. 
The other thought is that Sabrina Carpenter is quite petite. I would think a taller singer alongside Paul Simon would have aged him greatly.[/quote]

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