“Scarborough Fair/Canticle” – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme, 1966 More pertinently, it’s also a thinly disguised dig at Garfunkel (Tom), who had left Simon alone in New York writing songs for their final album while he filmed Catch-22 in Mexico – one of the catalysts for their eventual split.ĩ. “The Only Living Boy in New York” – Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970Ī wistful Simon vocal and heavenly backing vocals multi-tracked in an echo chamber illuminate this nostalgic nod to the duo’s teenage beginnings. Simon originally recorded it on his debut solo album, but “April Come She Will” found its true home in another outstanding Garfunkel vocal.ġ0. “April Come She Will” – Sounds of Silence, 1965Ī very short but completely wonderful love song, owing much to traditional English folk ballads, which compares the changing of the seasons with the changeable moods of a young woman. However, with Simon announcing his retirement from live work a couple of years ago, and with their relationship cool to say the least, that looks increasingly unlikely.ġ1.
They would get together periodically over the years for some memorable gigs, and if they reunited tomorrow, their concerts would surely sell out overnight. However, just as Simon & Garfunkel reached the summit of their career, the duo broke up, much to the dismay of their legions of fans. The title track from the album was also winging its way up the UK singles charts, and in late March, the duo simultaneously topped the singles and albums charts on both sides of the Atlantic.
It would become the best-selling album of the 1970s. Their fifth studio album Bridge Over Troubled Water was No 1 in the UK charts, eventually spending six months in pole position in the UK and 10 weeks at the top in the US.
Generally considered a classic folk rock song, the song was added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" in 2012 along with the rest of the Sounds of Silence album.Exactly 50 years ago, Simon & Garfunkel were enjoying unprecedented commercial and critical success. The song was a top-ten hit in multiple countries worldwide, among them Australia, Austria, West Germany, Japan and the Netherlands. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending January 1, 1966, leading the duo to reunite and hastily record their second album, which Columbia titled Sounds of Silence in an attempt to capitalize on the song's success. The single was released in September 1965. Simon & Garfunkel were not informed of the song's remix until after its release. The growing airplay led Tom Wilson, the song's producer, to remix the track, overdubbing electric instruments and drums. In 1965, the song began to attract airplay at radio stations in Boston, Massachusetts, and throughout Florida. Released on October 19, 1964, the album was a commercial failure and led to the group disbanding, with Simon returning to England and Art Garfunkel to his studies at Columbia University. A studio audition led to the duo signing a record deal with Columbia Records, and the song was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A. The song was written by Paul Simon over several months in 19. "The Sound of Silence", originally "The Sounds of Silence", is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel.
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