October 25, 1975 –
Paul Simon released his fourth solo album, Still Crazy After All These Years on this date.
On the second episode of Saturday Night Live, Simon hosted the show, which he opened by singing Still Crazy alone on stage. This was the song’s debut, as the album was released a week later. When Simon returned to the show on November 20, 1976, he once again opened with a performance of this song, this time in a turkey costume (it was the weekend before Thanksgiving)!
During this performance, he stops in mid song, and then is followed backstage griping to producer Lorne Michaels about making him wear the costume. In fact, it was Paul’s idea to do this, including the walk-off; he wanted to show he had a sense of humor and didn’t take himself as seriously as most people thought.
The Haus of Dcaligari 