Bridge Over Troubled Water

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A rewriting of the song with Cantonese lyrics ("Many hearts prevail" – zh:滔滔千里心) was collectively sung by many Hong Kong singers for public shows in Hong Kong to raise funds after the Eastern China flood of 1991. In 2009 it was also used in the Artistes 88 Fund Raising Campaign for the victims of Typhoon Morakot. [84] Dami Im version [ edit ] Bridge over Troubled Water” is the titular song of Simon & Garfunkel’s album of the same name. The single was released on January 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album Live 1969, which was released in 2008. This song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and reigned at the top chart for six continuous weeks. “Bridge over Troubled Water” also topped the adult contemporary chart in the U.S. for six weeks. The single has sold 6 million copies worldwide.

Billboard called it a "beautiful, almost religious-oriented ballad" whose "performance and arrangement are perfect." [27] Cash Box said that "set in parable, this love ballad carries a two-level interpretation" and praised "Garfunkel’s magnificent vocal performance and the material." [28] Record World predicted that the song would "equal [the duo's] ' Boxer' success." [29] Commercial performance [ edit ] Matt Bellamy from Muse released a cover on September 8, 2020, noting it is one of his "favorite songs of all time...We should all reach out and be there for our friends right now!" [108] Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water" (ASP). Ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien . Retrieved February 4, 2012. [ dead link] The song was certified Gold for over one million copies in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America, [33] and sold over six million copies worldwide. [34] [35] Awards [ edit ]The duo then returned to New York to record the vocals. [18] [19] [20] The vocal style in "Bridge over Troubled Water" was inspired by Phil Spector's technique in " Old Man River" by the Righteous Brothers. [21] After two months the song was finalized. Simon himself admitted that it sounded like the Beatles' " Let It Be", stating in a Rolling Stone interview: "They are very similar songs, certainly in instrumentation..." [22] The song has been covered by over 50 artists since then, [23] including Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. [24] The Ballad of the Green Berets" – SSgt Barry Sadler / " California Dreamin'" – The Mamas & the Papas Jaaroverzichten – Single 1970" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien . Retrieved February 25, 2018. a b Horowitz, Steve (March 17, 2011). "Simon and Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water (40th Anniversary Edition)". PopMatters . Retrieved July 16, 2012. The album is also included in its entirety as part of the Simon & Garfunkel box sets Collected Works, The Columbia Studio Recordings (1964–1970) and Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection.

Peter Feldman (August 8, 1970). "From The Music Capitols of the World - Johannesburg". Billboard. Vol.82, no.32. p.3. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved June 12, 2021– via Google Books. had introduced budget LP records retailing at 1.99 rand dollars compared with the normal price of 4.50 rand dollarsBridge over Troubled Water" has been covered by over 50 artists, [63] including Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson. Merry Clayton recorded a version in gospel style on her 1970 album Gimme Shelter. [64] A cover recorded by Johnny Cash and Fiona Apple for Cash's American IV: The Man Comes Around album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 2003. [65] Aretha Franklin [ edit ] "Bridge Over Troubled Water" Ebel, Roswitha (2004). Paul Simon: seine Musik, sein Leben[ Paul Simon: His Music, His Life] (in German). epubli. ISBN 978-3-937729-00-8.

Up, Up and Away" by The 5th Dimension ( Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore& Ron Townson) (1967) a b Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (booklet). Aretha Franklin. Rhino Records. 1992. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts, Hung Medien. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014 . Retrieved February 4, 2012. Zollo, Paul (Spring 1990). "Interview with Art Garfunkel". SongTalk . Retrieved September 27, 2020. The main trouble with breakup albums is that there is no future for fans to look toward, meaning that albums of this nature often fall to the wayside … it even happened with The Beatles. I heard Paul speak on television about this album prior to its release, asking, or stating, ”What’s the point of making this album?” And that moved something within me to ask myself, if Simon’s not a fan, then what should I expect from my investment of time and money. To that end I put off exploring this outing for a very long time. Yes, there were some other issues in my life such as being in Vietnam, though with today’s ears, I’m more than pleased that after all this time I’ve finally given Bridge Over Troubled Water some space on my shelf, and some time on my turntable, allowing myself to get lost in a series of stories that are wholly about New York, in much the same manner as Springsteen or Dion.