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Bridge over Troubled Water is the title 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, released in 2008. It reached number one on theBillboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at the top of the chart for six 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. This song's recording process exposed many of the underlying tensions that eventually led to the breakup of the duo after the album's completion. Most notably, Paul Simon has repeatedly expressed regret over his insistence that Art Garfunkel sing his song as a solo, as it focused attention on Garfunkel and relegated Simon to a secondary position. Art Garfunkel initially did not want to sing lead vocal, feeling it was not right for him. "He felt I should have done it," Paul Simon revealed to Rolling Stone in 1972.
Garfunkel said that the moment when he performed Bridge over Troubled Water at a 1972 Madison Square Garden benefit concert, as part of a one-off reunion with Simon, was "almost biblical." In performances on the 2003 "Old Friends" tour, Simon and Garfunkel took turns singing alternate verses of the vocal. It was ranked number 47 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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The Lyrics of Bridge over Troubled Water:
When you are weary, feeling small;
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all.
I'm on your side. Oh, when time gets rough,
and friends just can't be found.
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down.
When you down and out, when you on the treet.
When evening falls so hard, I will comfort you.
I'll take your part. Oh, When darkness comes.
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down.
Sail on silver girl, sail on by,
Your time has come to shine.
All your dreams are on their way, see how they shine.
Oh, when you need a friend, I'm sailing right behind.
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind
Like a Bridge over troubled WATER,
I will ease your mind.
