Born on October 13, 1941 in Newark New Jersey, Paul Simon is one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever. In 1957, he and high school pal, Art Garfunkel, wrote and recorded the single, "Hey Schoolgirl", under the name "Tom and Jerry". After some failures, they broke up. Simon still wrote and recorded music as "Tico and The Triumps" and "Jerry Landis"...See full bio »
2004Simon and Garfunkel: Old Friends - Live on Stage
(video)
(writer: "America" instrumental, "A Hazy Shade of Winter", "Cathy's Song" / lyrics: "America" / performer: "Old Friends", "A Hazy Shade of Winter", "I Am a Rock", "America", "At the Zoo/Baby Driver", "Hey, Schoolgirl In the Second Row", "Bye Bye Love", "Scarborough Fair", "Homeward Bound", "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", "Slip Slidin' Away", "El Condor Pasa", "Keep the Customer Satisfied", "The Only Living Boy in New York", "American Tune", "My Little Town", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Cecilia", "The Boxer", "Leaves That Are Green", "The 59th Street Bridge Song Feelin' Groovy" / "Cathy's Song")
1980One Trick Pony
(writer: "Late In The Evening", "One-Trick Pony", "How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns", "God Bless The Absentee", "Nobody", "Long Long Day", "Ace In The Hole", "Jonah", "Oh, Marion", "Soft Parachutes", "That's Why God Made The Movies" / performer: "Late In The Evening", "One-Trick Pony", "How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns", "God Bless The Absentee", "Nobody", "Long Long Day", "Ace In The Hole", "Jonah", "Oh, Marion", "Soft Parachutes", "That's Why God Made The Movies")
1967The Graduate
(writer: "The Sounds of Silence" - uncredited, "April Come She Will" - uncredited, "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" - uncredited, "Mrs. Robinson" - uncredited, "The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine" - uncredited)
I'm just an artist, because that's my personality trait, a characteristic of how my brain works. I can't figure out a lot of things, I'm not a computer scientist. This is who I am. This is what I do. I make up songs and I try to make them as interesting as possible.
See more »
Trivia:
The song, "Scarborough Fair/Canticles", from Simon & Garfunkel's multi-million selling "Parsley Sage Rosemary And Thyme" (1966) album contains a counterpoint melody with anti-war lyrics. The alternate melody and verse were removed when the song was issued as a single in 1967. That is the version that is most heard and performed today...
See more »