Despite its melancholy lyrics, I Am a Rock is a refreshing, upbeat folk-rock number from the ’60s turtleneck, college-crowd-pleasing duo. I could picture myself eating this up if I’d lived back then. It begins as the meandering, folky acoustic tune…
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April Come She Will (1966) – Simon & Garfunkel
Today’s Simon & Garfunkel track, April Come She Will, is a lucid and breezy piece, carrying a touch of Celtic colouring similar to their sombre and melancholic Scarborough Fair, which happened to be paired with April as its A-side single.…
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The Sound of Silence (1964) – Simon & Garfunkel
I used to go off in the bathroom, because the bathroom had tiles, so it was a slight echo chamber. I’d turn on the faucet so that water would run (I like that sound, it’s very soothing to me) and I’d…
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