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Songs From the Capeman, 1997
Written by Paul Simon and Derek Walcott
This song is from Simon's much-maligned Broadway show, The Capeman, about a Puerto Rican youth who killed two teenagers. Taken out of its original context, it presents as a delightful doo-wop-infused '50s style pop song about teen love, a duet punctuated by buzzing brass lines. "I need to know / Will you be my sorrow and my joy? / And maybe one day soon / Will I be your wife?" the girl asks the strutting young man who knows how fine he is. The only hint of the tragedy hanging over this picture comes near the end, in Spanish: "Quiero saber / Nadie nunca sabe / En la vida."
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