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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Scarborough Fair/Canticle (1966) – Simon & Garfunkel
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…
Mrs. Robinson (1968) – Simon & Garfunkel
One of Simon & Garfunkel’s most popular tunes comes to us today: Mrs. Robinson. It’s known in pop culture largely for its use in The Graduate, which featured a monumental Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack, including other great songs like The…
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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