Jerry Douglas/Mumford & Sons "The Boxer"

This is a cover of the Simon & Garfunkel song "The Boxer" from the new Jerry Douglas album.

Douglas is a celebrated dobro player, and the album is chock-full of guest performers, who come in to sing and otherwise fill out the songs that feature his amazing slide/picking.

This track features the band Mumford & Sons, and yes, the distinctive vocals of Marcus Mumford are front and center.

The track is listed as "Jerry Douglas, featuring Mumford & Sons and Paul Simon."

Paul Simon?!?  Where?

Give a listen.  Can you pick out Simon's voice?  Or his guitar?

Is it a little weird to have an iconic legend like Paul Simon on a track, promote that he's on the track, but then relegate him to a place where his imprint doesn't register?

Or is he there and I don't hear it?


Hear the album version on Youtube.



Hear a live version of "The Boxer" on Youtube.