In "Fakin' It," Simon reveals the falsity inherent in modern life - it's better to appear to have it together than reflect the struggle of not being able to: "This feeling of fakin' it/I still haven't shaken it/I know I'm fakin' it/I'm not really makin' it." The album's final three tracks, "Mrs. A horn section threatens to interrupt their reverie, reflecting the chaos they perceive, but is warded off as the gentle melody returns and fades into the album's opening theme. Simon's image of two old men sitting on a park bench sharing memories and their fears of the changes surrounding them is indelible. "Old Friends" carries the message deeper. In a two-minute field recording of the voices of old people collected from nursing homes by Garfunkel, disembodied voices reveal entire lifetimes in a few seconds. "Overs," a study about the end of a relationship, contains Halee's ingenious use of sound: lighting a cigarette and inhaling and exhaling its smoke underscore the story told by the melody and lyrics. Its sophisticated harmonic invention is toppled by its message "America" becomes an ellipsis, a cipher, an unanswerable question. Two people travel the landscape by bus searching for the track's subject, eventually discovering that everyone else on the freeway is too. "America" is a folk song with a lilting soprano saxophone in its refrain as a small pipe organ paints acoustic guitars, framed by the ghostly traces of classic American Songbook pop structures. It erupts into the musical dissonance that introduces "Save the Life of My Child." Its uneasy rock & roll frames highly metaphorical and ironic lyrics and a nursery rhyme bridge. Bookends opens with an acoustic guitar stating a theme, slowly and plaintively. They are equal collaborators with producer/engineer Roy Halee in a multivalently layered song cycle observing the confusion of those seeking an elusive American Dream, wistfully reflecting on innocence lost forever to the cold winds of change. Simon & Garfunkel quietly slipped Bookends, their fourth album, into the bins with a whisper in March 1968. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. Recording Industry Association of America. ^ 'American album certifications – Simon & Garfunkel – The Graduate'.Type The Graduate in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter. Select Silver in the Certification field. ^ 'British album certifications – Simon & Garfunkel – The Graduate'.(select 'Simon & Garfunkel' from drop-down list) ^ 'Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums'.^ 'Canadian album certifications – Simon And Garfunkel – The Graduate'.^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005).'The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine (Alternate version)'įor tracks 1, 7 and 14: Sounds of Silence For tracks 5, 9 and 11: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme For tracks 3 and 13: Bookends Simon And Garfunkel Albums References Traditional, arranged by Simon, Garfunkel 'Scarborough Fair/Canticle (Extended version)' Traditional, arranged by Simon, Art Garfunkel All tracks are written by Paul Simon, except where noted.
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