Simon & Garfunkel - At The Zoo

"At the Zoo" was one of Simon's and Garfunkel's single releases in 1967.

The song is one of Paul Simon's many tributes to his hometown of New York City. The narrative tells the story of a trip to the Central Park Zoo, perhaps under the influence of drugs; when the singer reaches the zoo, he anthropomorphizes the animals in various amusing ways, with a resulting cynical eye towards human life. Such statements as "elephants are kindly, but they're dumb," "antelopes are missionaries" and "pigeons plot in secrecy" reflect more about man than they do about the menagerie. The song was licensed in advertisements for the Bronx Zoo in the late 1970s.

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[catholicpriest1]

I think most of their songs have an underlying political and/or social message which makes their songs even more interesting.

[MrMoviemaster26]

0 dislikes, that is what it's all about. Love this and discovered it in 2012

[squike1314]

There's more to the song than the description states... Take politics into account for example.

[TheEarlyMate]

do you realize how incredible mind blowing & it was to hear that imagery as a teenager in 60's?

orangutans are skeptical of changes in their cages, hamsters turn on frequently!!!

& i wasn't wa-ay to young for pot

Book Ends, an amazing album.

thank you again.

[AngelOfSephiroth]

I listen to this song a good few times a week. Brilliant, especially the Orangutans. :D

[sulumsphony66]

you know youre a true simon and garfunkel fan when you know this song

[CHIFcast]

I went to the zoo today, and this was playing in my mind the whole time.

[MsTommyknocker]

I like the lions

[jaymz74z]

like spending a nice cool day on a walk, looking forward to seeing that one fantastic polar bear at that zoo....love this song :)

[saketorasan]

SIMON ＆ GARFUNKEL／At The Zoo

ポールサイモン版鳥獣戯画、大阪地下鉄御堂筋線動物園前、にて思­い出した一曲。