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Simon & Garfunkel – America
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“America”, written by Paul Simon, is a song recorded by Simon & Garfunkel. It was included in their album Bookends, released on 3 April 1968, and is notable as one of the few rock
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Simon & Garfunkel – American Tune
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Many's the time I've been mistaken / And many times confused / And I've often felt forsaken / And certainly misused / But it's all right, it's all right / I'm just weary to my
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Simon & Garfunkel – America Covers
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See all of “America” by Simon & Garfunkel’s covers
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Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence
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This track about the inability of people to communicate emotionally, was thought by many to be a response to the Kennedy assassination as it was written during the same time and
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Simon & Garfunkel – America Samples
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See all of “America” by Simon & Garfunkel’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Yes – America
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Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together / I've got some real estate in my bag / So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagner's pies / And we walked off, walked off
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First Aid Kit – America
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“America” by First Aid Kit was released as a Record Store Day exclusive on 28 November 2014.
It’s a cover of the original song with the same name, performed by Simon & Garfunkel
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Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer
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“The Boxer” is considered one of Paul Simon’s masterpieces, telling the story of a young boy who laments his poverty and then turning to that of a boxer.
It was first suggested
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Lionize – America
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Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together / I've got some real estate here in my bag / So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagner pies / And walked off to look for
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Simon & Garfunkel – Kathy's Song
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The song is named after Kathleen Chitty, Paul Simon’s girlfriend at the time. Simon also refers to her in “America” and (indirectly) “The Late Great Johnny Ace”, and a photo of the
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Simon & Garfunkel – American Tune
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Many's the time I've been mistaken / And many times confused / And I've often felt forsaken / And certainly misused / But it's all right, it's all right / I'm just weary to my
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Yes – America (Single Version)
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Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together / I've got some real estate in my bag / So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagner's pies / And we walked off, walked off
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David Bowie – America
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[Verse 1] / Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together / I've got some real estate here in my bag / So we bought a pack of cigarettes, and Mrs. Wagner pies / [Chorus
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Suzzy Roche (Ft. Lucy Wainwright Roche) – America (Live)
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Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together / I've got some real estate here in my bag / So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagner's pies / And we walked off to
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The Midnight – America 2
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The “American Dream” means many things to many people but generally refers to the shared want of Americans to become self-sufficient through pure hard work.
Tyler in this song
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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Simon & Garfunkel's “America”. Annotation. Annotation 1 contributor. Share Tweet. Tap & hold to copy url · Tap & hold to copy embed code. Quantcast.
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Simon & Garfunkel – Homeward Bound
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Once the recording of Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. had been completed, Paul Simon travelled to England to explore the London folk scene. While there, he met Kathy Chitty (the same
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Simon & Garfunkel – Fakin' It
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“Fakin' It” was one of Simon’s and Garfunkel’s single releases in 1967. Its B-side was “You Don’t Know Where Your Interest Lies,” the duo’s only non-LP track which made its album
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Quantum Jump (Ft. Elkie Brooks) – Starbright Park
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August at our elbow, like a sandy bitch on heat / Mongols at the window, beaming in defeat / We knew the world was out there, whoring in the wheat / And we thought we all were
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Simon & Garfunkel – Cecilia
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“Cecilia” is a song written by Paul Simon. It was first recorded by Simon and Garfunkel for their 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water. When released as a single, it reached #4 in
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Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson
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During the filming of the 1967 film The Graduate, director Mike Nichols, who had become a fan of Simon & Garfunkel’s work, asked for permission to use their music in the soundtrack
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Simon & Garfunkel – Old Friends
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[Verse 1: Paul Simon] / Old friends / Old friends / Sat on their park bench like bookends / A newspaper blown through the grass / Falls on the round toes of the high shoes / Of the
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