Their acclaimed song Mrs Robinson is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the album, and it remains intensely catchy. The lyrics of Punky’s Dilemma are somewhat inscrutable, and it takes a more laid back approach, but the finger-clicking and whistling accompaniment signify its lightheartedness, in a track that comes close to folk. Fakin’ It is fantastically catchy, with claps in the mix and an upbeat style. The second half of Bookends is, on balance, even stronger. It’s intelligent, thoughtful and considered. The simple, acoustic beauty of both focuses the listener on the lyrics, which are delivered almost conversationally. The two songs rounding out the first side, Old Friends and Bookends, are much stronger than the attempt at realism. The problem is that it doesn’t add anything to the overall effect, and in fact, detracts by interrupting the pace. It’s a weakness on the album, and one of those ideas that may have seemed good on paper. We are invited to wonder – are the same couple the subject of Overs, in which one half of a couple who have been together for some time wonders if their relationship has run its course? This fades into Voices of Old People, which is a hiatus from music to hear snatches of conversation from elderly people that Art Garfunkel had recorded. What America is, and who it’s for is alway topical, but more so than ever before at present, giving this song added poignancy.
The track America is even more strongly rooted in place, as a young couple journey on a Greyhound bus and playfully discuss their place in the country.
The song has a social heart, relating the consequences of drug use and highlighting ahead of time a growing distance between youth and respect for the law. After the quiet acoustic opening, Save the Life of My Child is immediately arresting, with a well-produced percussive opening and use of synthesiser to draw a distinction with what has gone before it. The Bookends theme and song ‘bookend’ side one, leaving side two to go its own direction. The enjoyable thing about listening to Bookends on vinyl is that it makes more obvious the bifurcation between the two sides. Bookends emerged in 1968, and contains some songs that were originally composed for The Graduate, but which didn’t make the final cut, as well as an overarching theme that lends the album its ‘journey of life’ concept. Featuring all the major hits such as The Sound of Silence, Mrs Robinson, The Boxer and the iconic Bridge Over Troubled, don’t miss out on this unmissable show.By the time of Bookends, Simon & Garfunkel were well and truly on the map, internationally as well as in their native US, thanks to the increasing popularity of their albums, and to their iconic soundtrack and theme to the film The Graduate. With consecutive sell-out runs since 2014 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, they are championed as "one of the best vocal groups touring today", whose sounds are ‘’simply breathtaking’’. Alongside stops in London’s West End, the show has toured extensively around the UK, Europe, United States and Australia, attracting packed houses night after night. Much like their idols, they became friends at school and could not resist singing together from a tender age. Collectively known as Bookends, Dan Haynes and Pete Richards have been fronting Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years since its creation in 2011. In 1981, they performed to over half a million people in their hometown of New York, and in 1990 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “One of the greatest tribute shows anywhere in the world” Stuart Cameron, BBC and ITV Broadcaster The show is a celebration of the unprecedented rise to fame of two boys from Queens, New York, who went on to become the most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s, selling 38 million albums in the US alone, and receiving 10 Grammy Awards. Featuring stunning vocal harmonies from world-class musicians, this spectacular concert transports you on a journey through the epic songs and history of the much-loved Simon and Garfunkel. See video clip below! Critically acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest tribute shows, Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years continues to delight audiences across the globe. In the event of cancellation then a refund will normally be made within 48 hours. The final release will be made nearer to the date.
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