This song`s recording process exposed many of the underlying tensions that eventually led to the breakup of the group after the album`s completion. Mo
This song`s recording process exposed many of the underlying tensions that eventually led to the breakup of the group after the album`s completion. Most notably, Paul Simon has repeatedly expressed regret that he allowed Art Garfunkel to sing this song as a solo,[1] as it focused attention on Garfunkel and relegated Simon to a backing position. Art Garfunkel initially did not want to sing lead vocal, feeling it was not right for him.[1] "He felt I should have done it," Paul Simon revealed to Rolling Stone in 1972.[1] Garfunkel said that the moment when he performed it in Madison Square Garden in 1972 was "almost biblical". In recent performances on the "Old Friends" tour, Simon and Garfunkel have taken turns singing alternate verses of the vocal.
As the song ends, sounds of a thunderstorm are heard. The last note, on a violin, is a long, drawn out B-flat that lasts ten seconds.
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