“The Sound of Silence” – Wednesday Morning, 3AM, 1964 Simon wasn’t sure about the “dee- dee- dee” part, but along with lines like “Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?”, it’s what you remember best about an exhilarating and iconic song.ģ. This huge international hit quickly captured the zeitgeist and remains forever associated with The Graduate despite the fact that you only hear snippets on the soundtrack.
Homesick and missing girlfriend Kathy Chitty, he poured all his longing into “Homeward Bound”, partially composed in Widnes train station, where a commemorative plaque now stands.
Simon sings lead and Garfunkel contributes sumptuous harmonies on the duo’s first UK hit, a moving and evocative portrayal of the author’s life on the road during his time in England. “Homeward Bound” – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme, 1966 SImon & Garfunkel’s Sound of Silence charts thanks to Sad Ben AffleckĦ.Paul Simon at BST Hyde Park: One of the all-time great shows.Paul Simon shines a light on some overlooked gems on his new album.
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Nevertheless, S&G’s version, full of grace, is one of the best examples of the telepathic interweaving of their voices and represents the duo’s last magnificent stand as folkies. Simon was criticised for not crediting his arrangement of the traditional English folk song to Martin Carthy, who had popularised it. “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. The song then segues into the final song of side one, the "Bookends Theme (Reprise)".11. Horns and other instruments are added when the duo cease singing, creating a turbulence that builds to a single high, sustained note on the strings. An additional element is introduced midway through the track: an orchestral arrangement conducted by Jimmie Haskell, dominated by strings and glockenspiel notes. In "Old Friends", the title generally conveys the introduction or ending of sections, and the song builds upon a "rather loose formal structure" that at first includes an acoustic guitar and soft mood. The two men sit "on a park bench like bookends" and ponder how strange it feels to be nearing the end of their lifetime. "Old Friends" paints a portrait of two old men reminiscing on the years of their youth. "Old Friends" was recorded after the production assistant John Simon left Columbia and was one of the last tracks recorded for Bookends, completed with the final "Bookends Theme" on March 8, 1968.