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Robinson.' And we all looked at each other and thought, 'Yes, it could. Roosevelt' which he's about to give up on, he doesn't like it. And I said to Mike, 'Y'know, Paul is in the middle of writing a song called 'Mrs. Robinson” nearly didn't become the theme to The Graduate: “I remember meeting at a soundstage Paul and I and ( director) Mike Nichols and talking about what will go in that scene.
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The album, which featured such instant Paul Simon-written standards as “America” and “Old Friends/Bookends Theme,” was in truth only half a new album, and was padded out by the group's recent non-LP singles - “A Hazy Shade Of Winter” (#13) from 19's “At The Zoo” (#16) and “Fakin' It” (#23).Īrt Garfunkel recalled to us how “Mrs. Bookends was immediately heralded as a masterpiece of modern record making and a cultural signpost of its time. in Memphis, followed the soundtrack to The Graduate in the Number One spot on May 25th, 1968 for the first of seven non-consecutive weeks. Robinson,” which was by far the pair's biggest hit to date.īookends, which was issued the day before the assassination of Dr. Bookends was propelled by Simon & Garfunkel's massive Number One hit that spring, “Mrs. The album was coming off the success of the duo's songs being featured in Mike Nichols' blockbuster 1967 hit movie, The Graduate - the soundtrack for which topped the charts for nine non-consecutive weeks. It was 54 years ago Sunday (April 3rd, 1968) that Simon & Garfunkel released their fourth album, Bookends.