Above is “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard,” one of the great American songs. I spend a lot of time out on NYC school playgrounds through my job as a substitute paraprofessional. This is a bit crowded but gets the spirit right.
The stars besides Simon (and the kids) are Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Spud Webb, Mickey Mantle and John Madden. I read somewhere that Willie Mays was supposed to get the Mickey Mantle role, but it didn’t work out. I’m not sure if that’s true.
