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The Late Great Johnny Ace : ウィキペディア英語版 | The Late Great Johnny Ace
"The Late Great Johnny Ace" is a song by Paul Simon, which appears on his 1983 ''Hearts and Bones'' album. ==History== The song initially sings of the rhythm and blues singer Johnny Ace, who is said to have shot himself in a game of Russian roulette in 1954 (eyewitness accounts say otherwise). Simon goes on to reference former Beatle John Lennon, who was murdered on December 8, 1980, as well as referencing John F. Kennedy who was assassinated in 1963, the year Beatlemania started. In an interview for a Cinemax special promoting ''Hearts and Bones'', Simon remembered that Ace's death was the "first violent death that I remember", and noted that Kennedy and Lennon became the "Johnny Aces" of their time with their subsequent murders. The album version features a sad one-minute coda composed by Philip Glass, performed with strings, clarinet, and flute; the aria resembles Glass' own ''Pruit Igoe'' from ''Koyaanisqatsi''. This reflects the sad mood of the song. The 2004 reissue of ''Hearts and Bones'' also contains a solo acoustic demo of the song.
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