It Might Just Be the Silliest Divorce Song in Music History
Up until Simon & Garfunkel’s breakup in 1970, the duo was a dominant commercial force. But while they gave off the impression that they were a lot more serious than all their peers, Simon & Garfunkel were more playful than they got credit for. Whereas the poetic duo hit # 1 three times, Simon hit # 1 on his own, and he did it with what might be the silliest divorce song in music history.
Paul Simon (right) and singer Art Garfunkel. Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
After he and Garfunkel split and went off on different paths, Simon chose a path that became quite an artistic journey. He had already started to play around with different sounds by the end of the Simon & Garfunkel period, but then he started putting out solo records…