Bridge Over Troubled Water-Rare Demo

This is a rare demo version to one of my favorite songs. It has a different 3rd verse. Its such a great song I didnt want to make a video for it just the album cover.

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Music

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• simon
• and
• garfunkel
• bridge
• over
• troubled
• water
• rare

[pie0my]

Guys, debate is over. It's Art. Paul's version with the falsetto is in the key of G, and can be found on the Paul Simon 1964-1993 compilation. If you go to All Music Guide you can hear a sample. Very different from this. I know that people will continue to argue about this, because some people are just really stupid.

[paparmp]

1970, senior in high school when this song hit the billboard. My girlfriend and I dubbed it "our" song. That girl is now my wife of almost 38 years and it is still our song. It is an absolutely timeless classic and brings back so many happy memories. Also to anyone that thinks this is Paul singing....wrong. It is the very distinctive voice of Art Garfunkel.

[ctwomey]

These lyrics are beautiful, but I'm glad they were changed. The new, more familiar lyrics make the song more universal.

[GordonMorrice]

Best piano-led song ever?

[hawleybeach]

@doubleJ1955, Point taken. Unlike you, I probably didn't buy these albums on Vinyl when they first came out so I didn't realise Cecilia was on the "Bridge Over Troubled Water" album ...

Must admit, you've made a very good point though :)

[tripleJ1955]

@hawleybeach Too conservative?? You must not be familiar with the lyrics to "Cecilia" which is on the Bridge Over Troubled Water album.

Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia

Up in my bedroom (making love)

I got up to wash my face

When I come back to bed

Someone's taken my place

[vskochhar]

This is Art at its ..er His finest!

[StradMan37]

Beautifully sung - Artie just pours his entire self into his vocals, and his sweet voice reaches straight down, into the listener's heart.

Thanks so much for bringing back a bit of my youth, blizzking!

[hawleybeach]

There has been no discussion anywhere of why the verses were changed. To me 1960s America was perhaps too conservative for Folk singers to be singing about sleeping with someone ...

[hawleybeach]

Verse #3: Sail on silver girl, Sail on high Your time has come to shine ...Put your faith on me And let it shine I'll see the sun Upon your bedroom blinds Like a bridge over troubled waters Let it be your guide Like a bridge over troubled waters Let it be your guide