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The song has two originalities, the first one being a 132 bpm tempo (considered the ideal tempo for disco dancing) when the Simon and Garfunkel original is 82 bpm and Aretha Franklin's cover is 76 bpm. It was the first time that this song was covered with a fast tempo.
Let me count the ways: the cheesy synth; the “bouncy” tempo; the cornball backup singing; the lightweight lyrics; and in sum Franklin’s complete lack of presence as compared to her ...
The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section is a group of American session musicians based in the northern Alabama town of Muscle Shoals.One of the most prominent American studio house bands from the 1960s to the 1980s, these musicians, individually or as a group, have been associated with more than 500 recordings, including 75 gold and platinum hits.
Recorded in three weeks and consisting of rerecorded songs from The Paul Simon Songbook plus four new tracks, Sounds of Silence was rush-released in mid-January 1966, peaking at number 21 Billboard Top LPs chart. [57] A week later, "Homeward Bound" was released as a single, entering the USA top ten, followed by "I Am a Rock" peaking at number ...
Aretha Franklin 14. "Mixed-up Girl" Jimmy Webb: Aretha Franklin 15. "Love the One You're With" Stephen Stills: Aretha Franklin 16. "Bridge over Troubled Water" Paul Simon: Aretha Franklin 17. "Eleanor Rigby" Lennon–McCartney: Aretha Franklin 18. "Make It with You" David Gates: Aretha Franklin 19. "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" Ahmet ...
Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on January 26, 1970, by Columbia Records.Following the duo's soundtrack for The Graduate, Art Garfunkel took an acting role in the film Catch-22, while Paul Simon worked on the songs, writing all tracks except Felice and Boudleaux Bryant's "Bye Bye Love" (previously a hit ...
Aretha is the thirty-first studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on October 27, 1986, by Arista Records. It is the third album with the Aretha title to be released by Franklin, following her 1961 album and 1980 album .
“Paul mentioned an old interview where I said some stuff. “I cried when he told me how much I had hurt him. Looking back, I guess I wanted to shake up the nice guy image of Simon & Garfunkel.