Simon & Garfunkel's Cecilia – Music And Society

Planet Mundus

Do you remember which song you listened to on February 21 five years ago? Ten years ago? Well, we remember which songs were going big more than fifty years ago - today! Among those is the album “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, by Simon and Garfunkel. On February 21 in 1970, Simon and Garfunkel went to No.1 on the UK chart with the album “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and the single of the same title. This episode digs deep into the duo’s final studio album and its most popular singles. Author: Miriam Karout, www.planetmundus.com Image Copyright: Simon & Garfunkel perform at the Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, The Netherlands in 1982. Source: Nationaal Archief - Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 932-2090 (CC - allowed to share and distribute if author is named)