Simon & Garfunkel weren't too bad a duo. They had plenty of hits - "Mrs. Robinson", "The Boxer", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", "The Sound Of Silence" and the one I like the very least, "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)." That last one for me was to Simon & Garfunkel like "Fernando" was to ABBA - overrated, and a song that sullies what is an other great set of singles. And yes, Simon & Garfunkel had some great singles. Paul Simon had a far more successful solo career than Art Garfunkel, who is seen by many critics as being merely an accessory figure, and with phenomenal solo works such as Graceland, you can see why Simon is considered to be the better of the two. Bridge Over Troubled Water, their final studio album together, is a very respectable record, with many well-known singles including "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "The Boxer", and a couple of good lesser known offerings in "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" and "Keep the Customer Satisfied." Their cover of "Bye Bye Love" by the Everly Brothers is remarkable, faithful and certainly deserves a listening to. To my surprised, I'm actually impressed by this album. A-
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