Music Appreciation

Figarosmom

(13,346 posts) Mon Jul 21, 2025, 12:57 AM Jul 2025

Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon and Garfunkel

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Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon and Garfunkel (Original Post) Figarosmom Jul 2025 OP

What 19-something of us were not stunned by this musical power? OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2025 #1

You're welcome Q, I know it hit me Figarosmom Jul 2025 #3

To me, this was a song of inspiration and hope. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2025 #7

I wonder if this tune broke Simon and Garfunkel. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2025 #2

It was their last album together Figarosmom Jul 2025 #4

Do you remember anymore about this? 3catwoman3 Jul 2025 #5

Not really Figarosmom Jul 2025 #6

OAITW r.2.0

(32,599 posts)

1. What 19-something of us were not stunned by this musical power?

Reply to Figarosmom (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 02:15 AM

Jul 2025

Thanks for posting.

Figarosmom

(13,346 posts)

3. You're welcome Q, I know it hit me

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 02:29 AM

Jul 2025

The first time I heard it. I went right out and bought the album. Of course by that time I was buying all they're albums as soon as they came out.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,599 posts)

7. To me, this was a song of inspiration and hope.

Reply to Figarosmom (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 12:34 AM

Jul 2025

Blew my small little mind.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,599 posts)

2. I wonder if this tune broke Simon and Garfunkel.

Reply to Figarosmom (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 02:24 AM

Jul 2025

Art just busted this tune in the last couple of stanza's and I wonder if Paul resented it.....

Figarosmom

(13,346 posts)

4. It was their last album together

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 02:31 AM

Jul 2025

But I read somewhere that it was So Long Frank Lloyd Wright that split them.

3catwoman3

(29,798 posts)

5. Do you remember anymore about this?

Reply to Figarosmom (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 06:28 AM

Jul 2025

Figarosmom

(13,346 posts)

6. Not really

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 12:21 PM

Jul 2025

Garfunkel was trying to break into acting. Paul Simon wrote the song because Garfunkel (who was an architect)wanted a song about Wright. So Simon repeated the words " so long" over and over In the song. Hinting they were breaking up.

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