Slip Slidin' Away

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"Slip Slidin' Away" is a 1977 song written and recorded by Paul Simon which appears on his compilation album Greatest Hits, Etc. It was one of two new songs to appear on the album, the other being "Stranded in a Limousine". Backing vocals on the song are provided by the Oak Ridge Boys. Simon wrote the song during the sessions for Still Crazy After All These Years but wanted a "more bouncy, upbeat arrangement" than would have fit with the more jazzy sound of that album. A demo version appears on the 2004 re-issue of the album. The song was also included on Negotiations and Love Songs (1988). Billboard found the melody to be "catchy" and the lyrics to be "sensitive, thoughtful, melancholic and evocative". Cash Box said that "the emotionally complex lyric works around the title, which serves as the song's memorable chorus line." Record World said that it "shows [Simon's] perception of adult problems and relationships to be undimmed". Music critic Robert Hilburn described it as "an especially...

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