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Bookends is the fourth studio album by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel and Roy Halee, the album was released on April 3, 1968, in the United States by Columbia Records.
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“Bookends” is an aptly-titled literary album covering themes of loss, the American Dream, youthful innocence and old age. Released in 1968, it was an ambitious work that gave rise to classic tracks including “America,” “Old Friends,” “Fakin’ It,” “A Hazy Shade Of Winter,” and “At The Zoo.”
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"Bookends", also known as "Bookends Theme", is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fourth studio album, Bookends (1968). It appears twice on the track listing, as the first (shortened version) and last (known as the Reprise) songs on side one of the original vinyl LP.
Jun 29, 2020 · The album carries an aging theme that naturally takes its course as it runs along. Opening the album is “Bookends Theme”, starting everything slow and quiet with a single guitar melody and leads the listener to “Save the Life of My Child”.
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Sep 5, 2023 · Because of a 1968 Simon and Garfunkel song. Old friends, old friends, sat on their park bench like bookends. A newspaper blown through the grass falls on the round toes of the high shoes of the old friends.
