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“Duncan” is the second song of Paul Simon’s February 1972 album Paul Simon, his first solo endeavor after the dissolution of the duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was also released as a single in July 1972 as “Duncan / Run That Body Down”. A ballad in E-minor, “Duncan” tells the story of Lincoln Duncan, a fisherman’s son. Duncan begins in a cheap motel, reflecting upon his decision to leave “the boredom and the chowder” of his hometown in the maritime provinces of Canada and heads “down the turnpike for New England” (see Interstate 95 in Maine). He recalls running out of money, losing his virginity to a street preacher, being befriended like a dog, and thanking God for his fingers. Between the stanzas, the song features instrumental interludes by Los Incas, an... Read on...