SE 5, EP 4: Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

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On this episode, we take a deep dive into a “Listener Pick” -  the fifth and final studio album by the Simon and Garfunkel, 1970's Bridge Over Trouble Water.

While the partnership between Simon and Garfunkel was under immense strain that elementally led to its demise, the duo went out with a bang. Bridge Over Trouble Water was a commercial smash, and is regarded by many as Simon and Garfunkel's masterpiece. 

 The album was their most ambitious and showed Simon had  become a master song writer.  In addition to folk music, the album incorporate elements of rock, gospel, R&B, Jazz, and world music .  Known for its stirring title track (what Paul Simon called his "Yesterday") as well as its enduring singles, "The Boxer", "Cecelia", and "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)", the album won the Grammy for best album in 1971, while the title track won an additional three awards, including for record and song of the year, and has sold over  25,000,000 copies worldwide.  

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