List of songs recorded by Simon & Garfunkel

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American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel recorded songs for five studio albums. Consisting of guitarist/singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel, the duo first met as children in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in 1953, where they first learned to harmonize with one another and began writing original material.

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By 1957, the teenagers had their first minor success with "Hey Schoolgirl", a song imitating their idols the Everly Brothers. In 1963, they regrouped and were signed to Columbia Records. Their debut, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. , sold poorly, and they once again disbanded.

A remix of their song "The Sound of Silence" gained airplay on U.S. radio in 1965, hitting number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Simon & Garfunkel reunited, releasing their second studio album Sounds of Silence and touring colleges nationwide. Their third release, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966), found the duo assuming more creative control.

Their music was featured in the 1967 film The Graduate , propelling the duo to further exposure. Bookends (1968), their next album, benefited from this promotion, and increased their profile. Their often rocky relationship led to artistic disagreements, resulting in their 1970 breakup. Their final studio record, Bridge Over Troubled Water , was subsequently their most successful, becoming one of the world's best-selling albums.

This list comprises their core studio work, including their songs under the name Tom and Jerry. The duo's multiple live albums contain cover songs as well as music from their respective solo careers; only said cover songs are listed here. In all, Simon & Garfunkel recorded and released 75 songs, including nineteen songs as Tom and Jerry.

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†Indicates single release
TitleYearAlbum / SingleLengthNotesRef.
"America" †1968 Bookends 2:11 [1]
"Anna Belle"1959"Anna Belle"1:58Tom and Jerry recording [2]
"Anji"1966 Sounds of Silence 2:15 [3]
"April Come She Will"1966 Sounds of Silence 1:49First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) [3]
"At the Zoo" †1968 Bookends 2:23 [1]
"Baby Driver"1970 Bridge over Troubled Water 3:15 [4]
"Baby Talk"1960"Baby Talk / I'm Gonna Get Married"2:05Tom and Jerry recording [5]
"Barbriallen"1966 Sounds of Silence 4:02Demo released on 2001 compact disc remaster [3]
"Benedictus"1964 Wednesday Morning, 3AM 2:38 [6]
"The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine"1966 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 2:47 [7]
"Black Slacks"1997 Old Friends 1:32Previously unissued live recording
"Bleecker Street"1964 Wednesday Morning, 3AM 2:44 [6]
"Blessed"1966 Sounds of Silence 3:14 [3]
"Blues Run the Game"1966 Sounds of Silence 2:51 [3]
"Bookends"1968 Bookends 0:32
1:20		 [1]
"The Boxer" †1970 Bridge over Troubled Water 5:08 [4]
"Bridge over Troubled Water" †1970 Bridge over Troubled Water 4:52 [4]
"Bye Bye Love"
(The Everly Brothers cover)		1970 Bridge over Troubled Water 2:53 [4]
"Cecilia" †1970 Bridge over Troubled Water 2:55 [4]
"A Church Is Burning"2002 Live from New York City, 1967 3:43Live version. First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965)
"Citizen of the Planet"2004 Old Friends: Live on Stage 3:14
"Cloudy"1966 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 2:21 [7]
"Comfort and Joy"1997 Old Friends 1:49An a cappella arrangement of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", previously unissued
"Cuba Si, Nixon No"1970 Bridge over Troubled Water 3:19Unreleased [4]
"Dancin' Wild"1957"Hey, Schoolgirl"2:17Tom and Jerry recording [2]
"The Dangling Conversation" †1966 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 2:37 [7]
"El Condor Pasa (If I Could)"1970 Bridge over Troubled Water 3:06 [4]
"Fakin' It"1968 Bookends 3:17 [1]
"Feuilles-O"1970 Bridge over Troubled Water 1:42Demo released on 2001 compact disc remaster [4]
"Fighting Mad"1962"Surrender, Please Surrender"2:06Tom and Jerry recording [5]
"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"1966 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 1:53 [7]
"Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall"1966 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 2:10First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) [7]
"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her"1966 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 2:05 [7]
"The French Twist"1962"I'll Drown in My Tears"2:05Tom and Jerry recording [5]
"Go Tell It on the Mountain"1964 Wednesday Morning, 3AM 2:05 [6]
"Groundhog"1968 Bookends 2:46Unreleased [8]
"A Hazy Shade of Winter" †1966 Bookends 2:17 [1]
"He Was My Brother"1964 Wednesday Morning, 3AM 2:49 [6]
"Hey, Schoolgirl" †1957"Hey, Schoolgirl"2:15Tom and Jerry recording [2]
"Homeward Bound" †1966 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 2:29 [7]
"I Am a Rock" †1966 Sounds of Silence 2:49First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) [3]
"I'll Drown in My Tears"1961"I'll Drown in My Tears"Tom and Jerry recording [5]
"Kathy's Song"1966 Sounds of Silence 3:17First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) [3]
"Keep the Customer Satisfied"1970 Bridge over Troubled Water 2:34 [4]
"Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream"1964 Wednesday Morning, 3AM 2:04 [6]
"Leaves That Are Green"1966 Sounds of Silence 2:21 [3]
"Loneliness"1959"Anna Belle"2:14Tom and Jerry recording [5]
"Maybelline"1982 The Concert in Central Park 5:51Part of a medley alongside Simon's "Kodachrome" [9]
"A Most Peculiar Man"1966 Sounds of Silence 2:29First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) [3]
"Mrs. Robinson" †1968 Bookends 4:03 [1]
"My Little Town" †1975 Breakaway
Still Crazy After All These Years †		3:51 [10]
"Old Friends"1968 Bookends 2:36 [1]
"The Only Living Boy in New York"1970 Bridge over Troubled Water 3:57 [4]
"Our Song" †1958"Our Song"1:56Tom and Jerry recording [2]
"Overs"1968 Bookends 2:15 [1]
"Patterns"1966 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 2:45First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965)
"Peggy-O"1964 Wednesday Morning, 3AM 2:25 [6]
"A Poem on the Underground Wall"1966 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 1:52 [7]
"(Pretty Baby) Don't Say Goodbye"1958"That's My Story"2:01Tom and Jerry recording [2]
"Punky's Dilemma"1968 Bookends 2:13 [1]
"Red Rubber Ball"1997 Old Friends 2:29Previously unissued live recording from 1967
"Richard Cory"1966 Sounds of Silence 2:55 [3]
"Rose of Aberdeen"1966 Sounds of Silence 1:59Demo released on 2001 compact disc remaster [3]
"Roving Gambler"1966 Sounds of Silence 3:04Demo released on 2001 compact disc remaster [3]
"Save the Life of My Child"1968 Bookends 2:49 [1]
"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" †1966 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 3:10 [7]
"7 O'Clock News/Silent Night"1966 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 2:02 [7]
"Simon Says"1959Tom & Jerry2:29Tom and Jerry recording [2]
"A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)"1966 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 2:10First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) [7]
"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright"1970 Bridge over Troubled Water 3:41 [4]
"Somewhere They Can't Find Me"1966 Sounds of Silence 2:34 [3]
"Song for the Asking"1970 Bridge over Troubled Water 1:50 [4]
"The Sound of Silence" †1964
1966		 Wednesday Morning, 3AM
Sounds of Silence 		3:05 [6]
"Sparrow"1964 Wednesday Morning, 3AM 2:47 [6]
"Star Carol"1967A Very Merry Christmas1:46Christmas recording, appeared on Columbia Special Products compilations A Very Merry Christmas (1967) and Dreaming of a White Christmas (1981)
"The Sun Is Burning"1964 Wednesday Morning, 3AM 2:46 [6]
"Surrender, Please Surrender" †1962"Surrender, Please Surrender"2:11Tom and Jerry recording [5]
"That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine"
(Gene Autry and Jimmy Long cover)		1997 Old Friends 3:26Previously unissued live recording
"Teenage Fool"1959Tom & Jerry2:46Tom and Jerry recording [2]
"That's My Story" †1958"That's My Story"2:32Tom and Jerry recording [2]
"The Times They Are a-Changin'"
(Bob Dylan cover)		1964 Wednesday Morning, 3AM 2:51 [6]
"Tia-Juana Blues"1959Tom & Jerry2:29Tom and Jerry recording [2]
"True or False"1959Tom & Jerry2:11Tom and Jerry recording [2]
"Two Teen-Agers"1958"Our Song"2:23Tom and Jerry recording [2]
"Voices of Old People"1968 Bookends 2:12 [1]
"Wake Up Little Susie"
(The Everly Brothers cover)		1982 The Concert in Central Park 2:19 [9]
"Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M."1964 Wednesday Morning, 3AM 2:14 [6]
"We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin'"1966 Sounds of Silence 1:57
"(What A) Wonderful World" (with James Taylor)
(Sam Cooke cover)		1977 Watermark 3:32
"Why Don't You Write Me"1970 Bridge over Troubled Water 2:46 [4]
"You Can Tell the World"1964 Wednesday Morning, 3AM 2:45 [6]
"You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies"1967"Fakin' It"2:17B-side to "Fakin' It", later released as a bonus track on 2001 compact disc remaster of Bookends [4]

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bookends (liner notes). Simon & Garfunkel. Columbia Records. 1968.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Eliot 2010, p. 253.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Eliot 2010, p. 257.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Eliot 2010, p. 259.
    5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Eliot 2010, p. 254.
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Eliot 2010, p. 255.
    7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Eliot 2010, p. 258.
    8. ↑ Browne 2012, pp. 201, 295–296.
    9. 1 2 Eliot 2010, p. 266.
    10. ↑ Eliot 2010, p. 262.

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