Some songs stick with you because of the lyrics. In the case of Paul Simon's 1976 hit "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover," all about the rhythm. The chart-topping track that remains instantly recognizable ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Breaking up is hard to do, but a little bit of humor can help. That's what Paul Simon discovered, anyway, and it sent him straight ...

Singer-songwriter Paul Simon released the song "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" in 1975, and it became a smash hit almost immediately. He reportedly wrote it after his divorce from his first wife and ...

Paul Simon says this early No. 1 single is a "nonsense song," which he wasn't trying to make a hit when he wrote it.

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

Breaking up is hard to do, but a little bit of humor can help. That's what Paul Simon discovered, anyway, and it sent him straight to #1. As Simon told author Timothy White, he came up with the idea ...