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Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al” has one of the most unusual bass hooks in pop

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Roy Halee helped turn a one-measure bass line by Bakithi Kumalo into one of the most recognizable hooks on Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al” by playing the recording in reverse and placing it…

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