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Art & Garfunkel, Simon & Garfunkle, Simon & Garfunkel, Harper's Bizarre, Simon and Garfunkle, Simon and Garfunkel, Simon and Garfunfel, Simon And Garfinkel, Simom and Garfunkel, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel

Band Name Origins:

  • The last names of the two members - Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel Submitted by: David Pratter

Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name
Comments & Submitter Name
"The 59th St. Bridge Song"The opening line, "Slow down, you move too fast/got to make the morning last" and "feelin' groovy" are the best-known lines from this 60's tune. The "59th Street Bridge" is actually the span's nickname. It's official name is the Queensboro Bridge, and it connects Long Island City, Queens, with 59th Street in Manhattan over the East River. - MasonR

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"El Condor Pasta""El Condor Pasa"Matt Donnelly
"Bridge Club Over Troubled Waters""Bridge Over Troubled Waters"MOR

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"I Am A Rock,"Uh, guys, rocks don't talk, duhhh...MOR

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Who Are You?""Mrs. Robinson," Simon & Garfunkelbrainstem
"Ever So Lonely""Why Don't You Write Me?," Simon & GarfunkelFussBudget
"Our Lips Are Sealed""Sounds Of Silence," Simon & GarfunkelFussBudget
"I Wish I Was Your Mother""Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream," Simon & GarfunkelFussBudget
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"American" originally "America"
I'm proud to be one too!
Paul Warren
"Flakin' It" originally "Fakin' It"
Peter
"Scarborough Fairy" originally "Scarborough Fair"
Reese without her spoon
"Scarborough Flair" originally "Scarborough Fair"
Reese without her spoon
"El Condor Pasta" originally "El Condor Pasa"
Raphael

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"I Am A Jock" originally "I Am A Rock"
Cheeseburger in Parodies
"Bong for the Asking" originally "Song for the Asking"
Drugs are bad, but bong is a funny word.
Cheeseburger in Parodies
"At the Loo" originally "At the Zoo"
Cheeseburger in Parodies
"Homeward Hound" originally "Homeward Bound"
Cheeseburger in Parodies
"I Am A Sock" originally "I Am A Rock"
Cheeseburger in Parodies

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Cecilia""Seized Eels, Yeah"Merry & Pippin
"Cecilia""Sissy’s Leo"Merry & Pippin
"Cecilia""Sicilians"Guy DiRito
"Cecilia""Sicilians"Merry & Pippin
"Cecilia""Cecilia 2008"Merry & Pippin
"Sound of Silence""Laws of Physics (Scotty's lament)"Doug Baseball
"At The Zoo""A Kazoo"Alvin Rhodes
"I Am A Rock""I Made A Clone"Patrick McWilliams
"Old Friends/Bookends Theme""Old Blends"Stan Hall
"Sound of Silence""Sound of Djumbo"Eurodance Starexpress Tours Inc.

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
The BoxerThe Ring MagazineSusanna Viljanen
I Am A RockAny programme about Paul Burrellpickle*

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Keep The Customer SatisfiedAny business that puts you on holdJohn B
My Little TownNew York City Chamber of CongressMOR
Mrs RobinsonAny Gigolo ServicesMarioAlessio
The Sound Of SilencePublic LibraryMatt Donnelly
I Am A Rock Agoraphobia Support Group/ TherapistXRaySpecks
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Are You Old Enough?
   Dragon
Mrs. Robinson
   Simon & Garfunkel
Are You Old Enough for Mrs. Robinson?
Raphael
The Night Chicago Died
   Paper Lace
My Little Town
   Simon & Garfunkel
The Night My Little Town Chicago Died
Must been another town called Chicago.
MOR
Me And Mrs. Jones
   Billy Paul
Mrs. Robinson
   Simon & Garfunkel
Me And Mrs. Robinson
Da Phoenix
Enjoy The Silence
   Depeche Mode
The Sounds Of Silence
   Simon & Garfunkel
Enjoy The Sounds Of Silence
Da Phoenix
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Homeward Bound"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every stop is Neepy Land
Original Lyrics:
Every stop is neatly planned
"Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a slutty Mormon you will know
Original Lyrics:
Jesus loves you more than you will know.
"Scarborough Fair"
Misheard Lyrics:
She once was Attila the Hun.
Original Lyrics:
She once was a true love of mine.
"The Boxer"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just a come on, son, the war's on 7th Avenue.
Original Lyrics:
Just a 'come-on' from the w****s on 7th Avenue.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Homeward Bound"
Misheard Lyrics:
Home, where my dog's escaping.
Original Lyrics:
Home, where my thoughts escaping.

Story about this misheard lyric by: S.j. Gum

I was babysitting the neighbors' boys. This is the 8-year-old's version of the chorus. Evidently their mom and dad were big Simon & Garfunkel fans.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"
Better Lyrics:
There must be Sixteen Ways to Use Your Computer!
Surf the Internet, Chet
Send it out on a fax, Max
Use the spreadsheet, Pete...
Pull down the menu, Hugh
Use the trak-ball, Paul!
Check the database, Chase...
Original Lyrics:
Make a new plan, Stan
There must be Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover!
No need to be coy, Roy,...
Hop on the bus, Gus
No need to discuss much!
Drop off the key, Lee,
And set yourself free!
Submitted by: Doug Montgomery
"I am a Rock"
Better Lyrics:
I have my games
and my MP3s to protect me
Original Lyrics:
I have my books
and my poetry to protect me
Submitted by: JBL

Funny Lyrics:

"Save The Life Of My Child"
The Funny Lyrics:
Said Officer McDougal in dismay, 'The force can't do a decent job, cause the kids got no respect for the law today' and blah blah blah...
Why They're Funny:
Precisely the officer's point. A brilliant bit of satire by Mr. Simon.
Submitted by: A.B.
"Punky's Dilemma"
The Funny Lyrics:
Wish I was an English muffin ...
I love Boysenberry more than any ordinary jam
I'm a citizens for Boysenberry jam fan
Why They're Funny:
The whole song is completely random. They're being singing cornflakes, then jam-fan muffins, then a lieutenant... And nothing is related to the title.
Submitted by: Qvinny

Repetitive Lyrics:

"The Boxer"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
Lie la lie, lie la lie lie lie la lie, lie la lie, lie la lie lie lie la lie lalalalie lie
Why They're Repetitive:
When they played this song on an oldies station, during the end of it, my brother wondered whether or not the record was stuck.
Submitted by: Sammy Reed
 

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"Feelin' Groovy"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Hello lamp post whatcha knowing?
I've come to watch your flowers growing
Why They're Nonsensical:
Feelin' groovy,or to give it it's full title-59th Street Bridge song,Feelin' groovy-is one of those numbers which practically everyone's heard or heard snatches of from time to time.The full lyrics of this thing read like the very depths of idiocy.I tried to discover if the number had any possible story behind it.As usual the possible origins seemed as common as starlings.Someone even suggested it had something to do with Fidel Castro.Yeah,like,a little help over here please.Another guy said it's related to the fact that the 59th Street Bridge is the only way to drive from Queens to Manhattan for free.Going via the Midtown Tunnel you have to pay toll.Hence you're feelin' groovy having avoided that fee.That sounds almost as crazy as the Castro connection.A third theory proposes it's roots lie in a number about an ex jailbird called One more town.Checked that out and simply couldn't see any connection whatever.Just about the nearest I think I've come to the truth is a story about Paul Simon dreaming it up whilst walking along said 59th Street Bridge feeling somewhat depressed.As the words filtered into his head he started to feel a little,well,groovier?I know that explanation sounds wacky too,but like I said a sight less wackier than crap about Castro,fee avoidance,the sentiments of ex jailbirds and goodness knows what else.However,as I've mentioned guys, Feelin' groovy is itself wackiness personified.The guy concerned starts talking away to himself and inanimate objects.All the crap of the day pours forth-Slow down you move too fast-I'm dappled,drowsy,ready to sleep-[In spite of this intense lethargy he wants the morning to last,he's looking for fun and he's feelin' groovy]The two lines addressed to a lamp post I've picked out sound like a dog's thought processes as it answers nature's call.However he goes one better by asking the lamp post a question-Ain't you got no rhymes for me?This saddest of dudes-in more ways than one-also says he's got no work to go to and noone in his life.Scarcely surprising-Got no deeds to do.No promises to keep.He spouts fairyland drivel about allowing the morning to shower him with it's petals.He says he's little else to do but kick at cobblestones.The entire flood of almost inconcievable madhouse chatter is crowned out with this-Life,I love you,all is groovy.If it's at all possible for a song to make a nonsense even of nonsense itself,then I suspect that Feelin' groovy might just be up there contending with the likes of I am the walrus and Walk like an Egyptian.
Submitted by: THE BIG GUY
"The Boxer"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Asking only workman's wages, I go looking for a job
But I get no offers
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there.
Why They're Nonsensical:
Just one question: If he had no job, how did he pay them?
Submitted by: Scot Penslar
There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Inappropriate Lyrics:

"Mrs Robinson"
The Inappropriate Lyrics:
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio ,etc.
Why They're Inappropriate:
To Steve C Your middle school English teacher who thinks 'Joltin' Joe' refers to electro-shock is obviously a moron! 'Joltin' Joe' is just one of many nicknames the press had for DiMaggio. Also, the lines were put in by Paul Simon to lament the lack of real role models for young people in the turmoiled world of the Graduate, the late 60s
Submitted by: Jerry
"Mrs Robinson"
The Inappropriate Lyrics:
Here's to you Mrs Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know.
Why They're Inappropriate:
Oh yes and what if Mrs Robinson turns out to be an athieist? Then what would you do?
Submitted by: Celeste
There are additional inappropriate lyrics available.

Dirty Lyrics:

"CECILIA "
The Dirty Lyrics:
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone's taken my place
Why They're Dirty:
Apperently, Cecilia needs it bad!
Submitted by: Frank Daniels
 

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"A Simple Desultory Philippic"
The Lyrics:
I been Norman Mailered, Maxwell Taylored. I been Rolling Stoned and Beatled till i'm blind
i been Ayn Randed...
Who They Mention:
Norman Mailer, Maxwell Taylor, John O'hara, Robert McNamara, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles
Submitted by: anna
"The Dangling Conversation"
The Lyrics:
And you read your Emily Dickenson
and I my Robert Frost
and we note our place with bookmarkers
that measure what we've lost
Who They Mention:
Robert Frost
Submitted by: Cheeseburger in Parodies
There are additional celebrity lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Save The Life Of My Child"
The Lyrics:
The woman from the supermarket
Ran to call the cops
'He must be high on something,' someone said
Though it never made The New York Times
In The Daily News, the caption read,
'Save the life of my child!'
Cried the desperate mother
Product Brand Name:
New York Times and New York Daily News
Submitted by: Bill
"Hazy Shade Of Winter"
The Lyrics:
Hear the Salvation Army band
Product Brand Name:
Salvation Army
Submitted by: MOR
There are additional product lyrics available.

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"My Little Town"
Opening Lines:
In my little town, I grew up believing God keeps His eye on us all.
Comments:
"My Little Town" was a special tune of coming back together for the duo, Simon & Garfunkel, back in 1975. "My Little Town" was released on both Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years" lp and Garfunkel's "Breakaway" lp and was written by Paul Simon.
Submitted by: Peter
"Song For The Asking"
Opening Lines:
Here is my song for the asking.
Comments:
"Song For The Asking" is yet one more tune from Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 lp, "Bridge Over Troubled Water".
Submitted by: Peter
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Song Title Acrostics:

SOS: "Sounds Of Silence"
Submitted by: MOR

Foreign Language in English Songs:

"The Boxer"
The Lyrics:
Lie la lie la lie la lie. La lie la lie la lie la lie.
Why:
"Paul Simon summed it up, and his refrain "lie la lie" ain't no lie." To us, it does now sound like he is saying something, but in fact 'lie la lie' does have an interpetation in Hebrew, it means roughly 'nighty night.'
Submitted by: Feurzeug
 
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