This song is best known for its association with the 1967 film The Graduate. How it came to be is interesting. Mike Nichols really wanted the duo to write a song for his movie, but hated the ones they initially submitted. In conversation, it turns out they were working on a song that Paul Simon had given a working title based upon a character in the film......
The working title stuck, and the song won two Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year - the first rock song to do so.
You might hear that the version above - one of several used in the movie - is not the version you know. That's OK. They did the song in the version you DO know several times live, including this performance from 1968.
Many people think their 1981 performance in front of 500,000 people in Central Park is the quintessential performance of this song.
It's hard to argue with that. The chemistry and the harmony is unequaled.
It's hard to argue with that. The chemistry and the harmony is unequaled.
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