The Concert in Central Park concert in Central Park had been proposed by Parks Commissioner Gordon Davis and promoter Ron Delsener. Television channel HBO agreed to carry the concert, and worked with Delsener to decide on Simon and Garfunkel as the appropriate act for this event. Besides hit songs from their years as a duo, their set-list included material from their solo careers, and covers. The show consisted of 21 songs, though two were not used in the live album. Among the songs performed were the classics "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "The Boxer"; the event concluded with a reprise of Simon's song,
Paul Simon in Concert with the additional wording "Greatest Hits Live"), receiving a 7/10 rating from reviewer Guy Crucianelli from the "Pop Matters" website. Paul Simon in Concert Paul Simon in Concert (also released under the titles "Live at the Tower Theatre" and "Live from Philadelphia") is a live concert video recording by Paul Simon and his touring band, recorded in Philadelphia during his 1980 tour in support of his "One-Trick Pony" album. Paul Simon in Concert dates from October 8, 1980, when singer-songwriter Paul Simon performed a concert at the Tower Theater outside Philadelphia as part of his "One-Trick Pony" tour which played