He sounds lik Francis Dunnery in parts of this.

I am over 40 and not "stuck listening to dated tired music", maybe some are; I cannot speak for them.  I understand your point about how generalizations based upon age are tossed about; it is pretty silly.  Anyhow, I think that this song is not very interesting at all.  It sounds like bored, perfunctory output from Mr. Simon. IMHO

Um..cluelessness?  This happens to be an incredible, thoughtful song. 

Um..cluelessness?  This happens to be an incredible, thoughtful song.  Suck up a CLUE, my friend.

Suckiness.

I think most people over 40 are too stuck listening to dated tired music to expand their horizons and see what great music is out there.

See? It burns people up when someone makes an over-generalizing silly comment.  I am well under 40, and have never been cool, nor have I tried to be since middle school.

Liked this immediately. 

I think most of the bored RP listeners are under the age of 40 and are too busy looking cool to open their ears.

Mr. Simon delivers more boring sap.

Liked this immediately. 

I think most of the bored RP listeners are under the age of 40 and are too busy looking cool to open their ears.

Once upon a time, there was boredom. . .

"Boredom has been defined by C. D. Fisher in terms of its central psychological processes: 'an unpleasant, transient affective state in which the individual feels a pervasive lack of interest in and difficulty concentrating on the current activity.'"

Applies perfectly to this particular cut.

the only thing disappointing about this song is the rather low rating bestowed upon it by the RP critics-in-residence.

I have to agree. I was able to appreciate it when it came out, but two years later I'm starting to enjoy it.