Much of the lyric of this truly iconic song was written to praise Simon’s wife Peggy. For instance, the reference to “Sail on silver girl” was a joke based on Peggy’s horror at finding a couple of gray hairs on her head.
The vocal was done by Garfunkel even though he resisted doing it. Later Simon regretted the profile it gave him. A great piano song. It has been much covered but never done better.
Fame came to Simon & Garfunkel as a result of “The Sound of Silence” in 1964. Bridge dated from 1969. It was on the last album before they split up - again.
Simon and Garfunkel were childhood friends. They were part of the folk music scene. They have split up and reunited so many times, who can count?
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