Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

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After half a decade of pop superstardom, America’s favourite folk-rock duo were just about ready to go their separate ways (at least Simon was), but not before releasing this gem of a swan song. Possibly S&G’s most diverse album, BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER firmly established them as creators of popstandards on a par with Irving Berlin or Johnny Mercer. Thetitle tune alone, a beautifully unfolding gospel-tinged vowof emotional commitment, places them in the pop hall of fame forever.

The story obviously doesn’t stop there. Foreshadowing Simon’s solo work, the jubilant love song “Cecilia” and the poignant, yearning “El Condor Pasa” both turn to thetraditions of other cultures for musical inspiration. The highly metaphorical “The Boxer” is the only real throwback toSimon’s more self-conscious early work. The transcendent production of “The Only Living Boy in New York” puts a pop sheen on an early example of Simon’s nascent Randy Newman influence. What a way to say goodbye.

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Track Listings

1. Bridge over troubled water
2. El condor pasa
3. Cecilia
4. Keep the customer satisfied
5. So long Frank Lloyd Wright
6. Boxer
7. Baby driver
8. Only living boy in New York
9. Why don't you write me
10. Bye bye love
11. Song for the asking

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