Listen to A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission) online. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission) is an English language song and is sung by Paul Simon. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission), from the album Paul Simon Songbook - Paul Simon, was released in the year 2016. The duration of the song is 2:21. Download English songs online from JioSaavn.