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Youtube simon garfunkel bookends4/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() My all-time favorite album of theirs is Bookends. I then browsed our collection of Simon and Garfunkel selections, and soon discovered that the library offers almost their entire discography. It immediately brought me back to a few years ago, when I went through a “phase” of folk rock, listening to the iconic duo, as well as a few other legends such as Cat Stevens. I was re-shelving CDs recently while working a slow evening shift at the music library when I came across a Simon and Garfunkel CD. Today’s installment of Arachnophonia is by Music Library student worker, Aly (class of 2018) and features Simon & Garfunkel’s fourth studio album released in 1968, Bookends. pop, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Colin, folk rock, Paul Simon, popular music, Simon & Garfunkel, student workers, students Arachnophonia: Simon & Garfunkel “Bookends” Posted in Arachnophonia, Collection, guest post | Tagged 1970s, album, Arachnophonia, Art Garfunkel. The song features an upbeat, rock vibe that sounds quite similar to The Beach Boys, and “ Baby Driver” is sure to stick in your head hours after listening to it. The second song I recommend is entitled “ Baby Driver.” This song played no part in the naming of 2017’s hit movie Baby Driver, but it was featured in the film. The song describes the singer’s struggle to overcome poverty and loneliness, before crafting the boxer character as a metaphor for his life, exhibited in the lyrics “I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains.” “The Boxer” was popularized in the instrumental world due to Drum Corps International’s premier corps, the Bluecoats, and their 2008 production entitled “The Knockout,” in which the corps plays and sings excerpts of “The Boxer.” The Bluecoats’s interpretation of the song is widely recognized as one of the most popular segments of any DCI show in history, and is frequently performed by the corps while they tour over the summer. “The Boxer” is a folk rock selection, and is a narrative, first-person lament that outlines the character of a boxer. The album has two notable songs that I particularly like and recommend. Riding the enormous success of their previous album, Bookends, Simon & Garfunkel established themselves as one of the greatest rock duos in the world at the time, before splitting up shortly after the album’s release. Bridge Over Troubled Water hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 in March 1970 and remained there for 10 weeks, sold over 8 million records in the United States, and also earned a Grammy award for Album of the Year in 1971.īridge Over Troubled Water is described as the duo’s “‘most effortless album and their most ambitious.’” The album is an eclectic mix of multiple genres, such as rock, jazz, R&B, and gospel, which formed a unique “individual” sound that was met with both acclaim and criticism. Thanks, Colin!īridge Over Troubled Water is Simon & Garfunkel’s fifth and final studio album and widely regarded as their best work. Today’s installment of Arachnophonia is by Music Library student worker Colin (class of 2021) and features Bridge Over Troubled Water a classic Simon & Garfunkel album first released in January 1970. ![]() All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question or to additional relevant information from around the web. Patrick's Day, The Chieftains, The Kinks, vernal eqinox, Vince Guaraldi, Vince Guaraldi Trio Arachnophonia: Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water”Įditor’s note: Arachnophonia is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about items in the Parsons Music Library‘s collection. Posted in guest post, Parsons Playlists | Tagged Babyshambles, Beyonce, Beyonce Knowles, Booker T and the MGs, George Baker Selection, green, Green Day, Kate Rusby, Kermit the Frog, Lemon Pipers, Lorde, MAA, Melanie, Muppets, Parsons Playlists, playlist, playlists, R.E.M., Simon & Garfunkel, spring equinox, St. Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: George Baker Selection – “Little Green Bag”īabyshambles – “Love You But You’re Green” Simon & Garfunkel – “Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine” (the original version by the Kinks is great as well!) Kate Rusby – “Village Green Preservation Society” Panic! at the Disco – “That Green Gentleman” Kermit the Frog – “Bein’ Green” (aka “It’s Not Easy Being Green”) The Chieftains – “The Green Fields of America” Herewith, a collection of songs that mention the color green in their titles. Patrick’s Day (March 17th) and the first day of Spring (March 20th), so I have had the color green on the brain of late. Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist features a selection of music featuring songs that mention the color green in their titles curated by our Music Library Associate, Melanie. ![]()
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