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Simon & Garfunkel were friends like forever. Successfully, actually since fourth grade. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel grew up in the 1940s and 1950s in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Forest Hills in Queens, Recent York, just three blocks away from one another, and attended the similar schools, Public Institution 164 in Flushing, Parsons Junior Tall School, and Forest Hills High Academy. Individually, when still young, they developed a fascination with music; both listened to the radio and were taken with Rock and Roll as it emerged, particularly the Everly Brothers. When Simon first noticed Garfunkel, he was singing in a fourth grade talent show, and Simon thought that was a good way to attract girls; he hoped for a friendship which eventually started in 1953 when they were in the sixth grade and appeared on stage together in a school play adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. That first stage appearance was followed by the duo forming a street-co
The extraordinary story of Simon & Garfunkel’s life-long feud
17 June 2020, 16:54 | Updated: 18 December 2020, 16:13
American folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel have sold over 100 million records, making them among the best-selling music artists in history.
But where 'The Sound Of Silence' and 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' became some of the most famous songs of all time, it was Simon & Garfunkel's turbulent relationship and public feuding that went down in music history.
So just what caused the pair to feud almost constantly throughout their turbulent 60-year careers? We explore the shocking history behind Simon & Garfunkel's raging life-long feud.
It was 1953 New York and 11-year-old schoolboys, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, met for the first time at Parsons High Educational facility in Queens.
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The pair soon became best friends, spending hours listening to music and even sharing their first cigarette together, and after starring in a school production of Alice In Wonderland, decided to try their hands at singing as a duo.
Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Si
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Paul Simon opens up about what caused the rift in his relationship with his former friend and musical partner Art Garfunkel in episode one of the two-part docuseries In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, airing on MGM+.
“We were really best friends up until Bridge Over Troubled Water,” he shares, according to People.
“[Afterward], it didn’t hold the harmony of the friendship … that was broken.”
Simon contends that Garfunkel accepting a role in the 1970 film Catch-22 played a major role in the divide between them. Garfunkel expected Simon to write all the music for their next album while he was gone. But Simon was not on board with that, making him recognize they had an “uneven partnership.”
When the film shoot lasted longer than the original six-month prepare , Simon claims Garfunkel expected him to dispatch him what he wrote so he could give his input. But Simon was unhappy with that arrangement, noting, “It was a recipe for the breakup of Simon & Garfunkel.”
And when they would perform “Bridge Over Troubled Water” Garfunkel got all the praise for his voice, and it upset Simon, whose main consideration was, “I wrote that so
As Simon & Garfunkel considered their previous effort (the Sounds of Silence album) a "rush job" to capitalize on their sudden success, the duo spent more time crafting the follow-up. It was the first time Simon insisted on total control in aspects of recording. The result was Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, issued in October 1966, accompanying the release of several singles and receiving sold-out college campus shows.
The album was their first to hit the US Superior 10, peaking at #4 and going 3x Platinum. It also went Platinum in Canada. The first single off the album was The Dangling Conversation, a mature look onfailed communication between two lovers who are intellectuals. It peaked at #25 in the US and #27 in Canada.
Here's a very great cover by Joan Baez:
Their next single contained two sides that were pure diamonds. It peaked at #13 in the US. The first side, A Hazy Shade of Winter, follows a more Rock-tinged sound, with a fairly straightforward verse-refrain structure. Author and disc jockey Pete Fornatale considered the lyrics evocative of, and standing in contrast with, those of John Phillips' California Dreamin'.
The Bangles did a great cover, which