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Paul Simon Tried to Stop Frank Sinatra From Covering His Iconic Song

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Simon told the story of how he almost killed Sinatra’s cover of his song on “Colbert”: “I should start this off by saying I was never a Frank Sinatra fan.”

Eboni Boykin-Patterson
Eboni Boykin-Patterson 

Entertainment Reporter

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Paul Simon
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Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Entertainment Reporter

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