Young Love (Paul Simon)

Album: Horizons (2014)
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Songfacts®:

  • Kris Allen originally wanted to keep this song as a performance-only piece, but was persuaded by producer Charlie Peacock to record ir for Horizons. "I'm a little ADD when it comes to songs," he explained to The Hollywood Reporter. "I had this song for a little bit and played it a bunch live, and Charlie wanted to record it. And it was cool because it's different than most songs. It doesn't have any structure whatsoever. It's a really great introduction for the record."
  • The song has a Graceland-ish sound - hence the "Paul Simon" part of its title.

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