Simon & Garfunkel appealed strongly to a particular segment of the educated, middle-class youth culture that emerged on American university campuses in the 1960s. The duo projected introspection and intelligence, and their songs often felt literary, reflective, and contemplative, unlike…
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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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Boots Of Spanish Leather (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary – Live 1992) – Nanci Griffith & Carolyn Hester
There are very few Bob Dylan covers I prefer over the originals, but the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, October 1992) featured two exceptions: Lou Reed’s Foot of Pride and today’s song, Boots…
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