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* [[Paul Simon]] - [[vocals]], [[acoustic guitar]]
* [[Paul Simon]] - [[Singing|vocals]], [[acoustic guitar]]
* [[Pete Carr]] - acoustic guitar
* [[Pete Carr]] - acoustic guitar
* [[Jimmy Johnson (musician)|Jimmy Johnson]] - [[electric guitars]]
* [[Jimmy Johnson (musician)|Jimmy Johnson]] - [[electric guitar]]s
* [[David Hood]] - [[bass guitar|bass]]
* [[David Hood]] - [[bass guitar|bass]]
* [[Roger Hawkins (drummer)|Roger Hawkins]] - [[double-tracked]] [[drums]]
* [[Roger Hawkins (drummer)|Roger Hawkins]] - [[Double tracking|double-tracked]] [[Drum kit|drums]]
* [[Barry Beckett]] - [[Wurlitzer electric piano]], [[piano]], [[tack piano]]
* [[Barry Beckett]] - [[Wurlitzer electric piano]], [[piano]], [[tack piano]]
* Uncredited - horns
* Uncredited - [[Horn section|horns]]


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"Kodachrome"
Song
B-side"Tenderness"
Kodachrome - Paul Simon; Vinyl record

"Kodachrome" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his third studio album, There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973), released on Columbia Records.

Description

The song is named after the Kodak 35mm film Kodachrome. After a review in Billboard's May 12 issue praising its "cheerfully antisocial lyrics," the song debuted at #82 in the Hot 100 on the week-ending May 19, 1973.[1] Four weeks later, the song moved to #9, sandwiched ahead of "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando and behind May 19, 1973, Hot 100 top debut (#59) "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" by George Harrison;[2] two weeks later it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] as well as the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[4] In the United Kingdom, the song was marketed as the B-side to "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" (CBS 1578).[5] According to American Top 40 host Casey Kasem, this happened because the British Broadcasting Corporation would not play the trademarked name.[citation needed] The song was also banned by the Federation of (Australian) Radio Broadcasters.[6]

Kodak required the album to note that Kodachrome is a trademark of Kodak and to include the registered trademark symbol (®) after the song's title.[citation needed] The 2012 release Paul Simon Live In New York City, which includes a live performance of "Kodachrome", does not include the symbol or the trademark statement. This may be because Kodak discontinued production of Kodachrome in 2009.[citation needed]

In the late 1990s, Kodak used the song in commercials to sell film.[citation needed]

The lyrics to this song on There Goes Rhymin' Simon differed in wording from those on the The Concert in Central Park (1982) and Paul Simon's Concert in the Park, August 15, 1991 albums. The former (the album) said, "...everything looks worse in black and white," but the latter (the concerts) said, "...everything looks better in black and white." While it might be easy to read into the change in lyrics, Simon said, "I can't remember which way I originally wrote it -- 'better' or 'worse' -- but I always change it....'Kodachrome' was a song that was originally called 'Goin' Home.'"[7]

Musicians

The musicians on this session were the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.[8]

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Development

In an interview conducted in November 2008, Simon said that what he had in mind when writing the song was to call it "Going Home". However, finding this would have been "too conventional", he came up with "Kodachrome", because of its similar sound and larger innovative potential. He also refers to its first line as the "most interesting" part of the song.[10]

Use in media

The song was featured in the films Coneheads (1993) and Cops & Robbersons (1994).

Chart performance

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 85 (38). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 68. May 19, 1973. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 85 (42). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 88. June 16, 1973. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  4. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  5. ^ See label photos at 45cat.com
  6. ^ Billboard (Billboard Publications), July 7, 1973, page 53.
  7. ^ "Still Creative After All These Years," interview with Daniel J. Levitin, Grammy magazine, Winter, 1997.
  8. ^ "Kodachrome by Paul Simon Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  9. ^ http://aln2.albumlinernotes.com/Paul_Simon_Greatest_Hits.html
  10. ^ Paul Simon on "One on One" with Katherine Lanpher Thursday, November 13, at the Union Square Barnes & Noble
  11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  12. ^ "RPM100: Singles" (PDF). RPM. 19 (23). Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada. July 21, 1973. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  13. ^ "The Programmers' Adult Contemporary Playlist" (PDF). RPM. 19 (23). Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada. July 21, 1973. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  14. ^ "Paul Simon – Kodachrome" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  15. ^ "Paul Simon – Kodachrome" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  16. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  17. ^ "Paul Simon - Chart history". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "Paul Simon Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  19. ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.100214&type=2&interval=24&PHPSESSID=dtlhqtcdftn9t40n27r4hds2h0
  20. ^ Musicoutfitters.com

Sources

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