Robinson.' And we all looked at each other and thought, 'Yes, it could. Roosevelt' which he's about to give up on, he doesn't like it. And I said to Mike, 'Y'know, Paul is in the middle of writing a song called 'Mrs. Robinson” nearly didn't become the theme to The Graduate: “I remember meeting at a soundstage Paul and I and ( director) Mike Nichols and talking about what will go in that scene. The album, which featured such instant Paul Simon-written standards as “America” and “Old Friends/Bookends Theme,” was in truth only half a new album, and was padded out by the group's recent non-LP singles - “A Hazy Shade Of Winter” (#13) from 19's “At The Zoo” (#16) and “Fakin' It” (#23).Īrt Garfunkel recalled to us how “Mrs. Bookends was immediately heralded as a masterpiece of modern record making and a cultural signpost of its time. in Memphis, followed the soundtrack to The Graduate in the Number One spot on May 25th, 1968 for the first of seven non-consecutive weeks. Robinson,” which was by far the pair's biggest hit to date.īookends, which was issued the day before the assassination of Dr. Bookends was propelled by Simon & Garfunkel's massive Number One hit that spring, “Mrs. The album was coming off the success of the duo's songs being featured in Mike Nichols' blockbuster 1967 hit movie, The Graduate - the soundtrack for which topped the charts for nine non-consecutive weeks. It was 54 years ago Sunday (April 3rd, 1968) that Simon & Garfunkel released their fourth album, Bookends.
Paul Simon, who remains estranged from Art Garfunkel, was asked if he often looks back on the Simon & Garfunkel days: SOUNDCUE (:16 OC. was out there)įornatale went on to explain how Simon & Garfunkel were able to capture both the hearts and imaginations of an entire generation - and then some: SOUNDCUE (:37 OC. Shortly before his 2012 death, legendary New York City DJ Pete Fornatale - who authored the book Simon And Garfunkel's Bookends - recalled that by the end of 1968 Simon & Garfunkel's fame had crossed generational boundaries in much the same way the Beatles' music had: SOUNDCUE (:30 OC. Paul Simon recently broke down the magic behind Simon & Garfunkel's classic sound: SOUNDCUE (:23 OC. Robinson" that appears in The Graduate: SOUNDCUE (:09 OC. Garfunkel shed light on the early version of "Mrs. Robinson" nearly didn't become the theme to The Graduate: SOUNDCUE (:17 OC. The album, which featured such instant Paul Simon-written standards as "America" and "Old Friends/Bookends Theme," was in truth only half a new album, and was padded out by the group's recent non-LP singles - "A Hazy Shade Of Winter" (#13) from 19's "At The Zoo" (#16) and "Fakin' It" (#23).Īrt Garfunkel recalled to us how "Mrs. Robinson," which was by far the pair's biggest hit to date.īookends, which was issued the day before the assassination of Dr. Bookends was propelled by Simon & Garfunkel's massive Number One hit that spring, "Mrs. It was 52 years ago today (April 3rd, 1968) that Simon & Garfunkel released their fourth album, Bookends.
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