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The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

January 07, 2023

"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" is a song by folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon and included on their 1966 album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.[4] Its name is based on the 59th Street Bridge (formally known then as the Queensboro Bridge, later renamed the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge), which is a bridge of New York City that was completed in 1909.[5] Cash Box called it a "sparkling, spirited lid."[6]

"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"
1971 release, where "The 59th Street Bridge Song" was given the A-side
Single by Simon and Garfunkel
from the album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Recorded16 August 1966 (1966-08-16)
GenreFolk rock
Length1:43[1]/1:53 (later fade out)[2][3]
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Paul Simon
Producer(s)Bob Johnston
Simon and Garfunkel singles chronology
"El Condor Pasa (If I Could)"
(1970) 		"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"
(1967) 		"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her (Live)"
(1972)

The studio version features Dave Brubeck Quartet members Joe Morello (drums) and Eugene Wright (double bass). Footage of Simon and Garfunkel performing the song at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival is featured in the film Monterey Pop.[citation needed] On his farewell tour, Simon "penalized" himself for wrongly performing the lyrics to another song by singing this song, which he confesses to hating.[7]

The song's original length is 1:43, but its subsequent remasters for compilations Tales from New York: The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel[8] and The Essential Simon and Garfunkel[9] have a later fade out at 1:53.

The theme song to the American children's television programme H.R. Pufnstuf, originally composed by Sid and Marty Krofft, was found to closely mimic "The 59th Street Bridge Song" after Simon sued; his writing credit was subsequently added to the theme for H.R. Pufnstuf.[10][11]

59th Street Bridge, seen from Manhattan, in 2010

Covers and performances

In popular culture

  • The cover version of the 1969 album Switched-On Rock by the Electronic group "The Moog Machine" was used as the theme for Dr. Chapatín, a character created by Chespirito.[14]
  • In 1991, Harpers Bizarre's cover of the song was featured in an episode of The Wonder Years (season 5, episode 10), "Pfeiffer's Choice".[15]
  • The song was used in a 2003 series of Gap commercials featuring R&B/soul singers Angie Stone and Mýa.[16]
  • The song was used in the first season of US TV series Desperate Housewives, during a scene where Lynette Scavo hallucinates her own suicide.
  • In an episode of The Simpsons (season 6, episode 25) titled "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)", Mr. Burns alludes to the song, saying, "Hello lamppost, whatcha knowin'? I've come to watch your power flowin'."[17]
  • The song was used in the trailer for Hal Ashby's 1975 comedy-drama Shampoo for which Paul Simon composed the original score.
  • The song was used in the season 3 premiere of The Leftovers (season 3, episode 1) called "The Book of Kevin". Protagonist Kevin Garvey asphyxiates himself with plastic wrap and duct tape in his room as the song plays.[18]
  • A variant of the song was performed by Paul Simon and Stephen Colbert as the opening segment for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on May 25, 2017.[19]
  • In a season 1 episode of Animaniacs entitled "The Warners' 65th Anniversary Special", during an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show the song is parodied as "Make A Gookie" in which Wakko encourages the general public to be humorous and make silly faces.

References

  1. ^ "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Tales from New York - the Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel". Spotify. 28 March 2000.
  3. ^ "The Essential Simon & Garfunkel". Spotify. 14 October 2003.
  4. ^ a b "Simon & Garfunkel - The 59Th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy): Comentarios de canciones". AlohaCriticón (in European Spanish). 27 October 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - 59th Street Bridge, New York". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 4 March 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Paul Simon wraps up farewell tour back home". CBC News. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  8. ^ "The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel: Tales from New York - Simon & Garfunkel | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  9. ^ "The Essential Simon & Garfunkel - Simon & Garfunkel | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. ^ PUFNSTUF (1970, U.S.) January 17, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "H.R. Pufnstuf (1969–1970): Trivia", IMDB.com. Accessed Sept. 16, 2017.
  12. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 111.
  13. ^ Tori Amos Song Summary
  14. ^ Rojas, Anita (20 June 2017). "La música de Chespirito". La Rata (in Spanish). p. larata.cl. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  15. ^ "S5E10: Pfeiffer's Choice - The Wonder Years Soundtrack". Tunefind. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  16. ^ Mack, Ann M. (28 February 2003). . AllBusiness.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  17. ^ Mark Pentleton (2 May 2015). "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)". Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  18. ^ Cook-Wilson, Winston (17 April 2017). "In season 3 of the Leftovers, everyone is waiting around to die". Spin. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  19. ^ "Paul Simon And Stephen Colbert Are 'Feelin' Groovy'". YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

External links

  • "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" Lyrics from Paul Simon's official site

January 07, 2023
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The 59th Street Bridge Song Feelin Groovy is a song by folk rock duo Simon amp Garfunkel written by Paul Simon and included on their 1966 album Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme 4 Its name is based on the 59th Street Bridge formally known then as the Queensboro Bridge later renamed the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge which is a bridge of New York City that was completed in 1909 5 Cash Box called it a sparkling spirited lid 6 The 59th Street Bridge Song Feelin Groovy 1971 release where The 59th Street Bridge Song was given the A sideSingle by Simon and Garfunkelfrom the album Parsley Sage Rosemary and ThymeRecorded16 August 1966 1966 08 16 GenreFolk rockLength1 43 1 1 53 later fade out 2 3 LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Paul SimonProducer s Bob JohnstonSimon and Garfunkel singles chronology El Condor Pasa If I Could 1970 The 59th Street Bridge Song Feelin Groovy 1967 For Emily Whenever I May Find Her Live 1972 The studio version features Dave Brubeck Quartet members Joe Morello drums and Eugene Wright double bass Footage of Simon and Garfunkel performing the song at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival is featured in the film Monterey Pop citation needed On his farewell tour Simon penalized himself for wrongly performing the lyrics to another song by singing this song which he confesses to hating 7 The song s original length is 1 43 but its subsequent remasters for compilations Tales from New York The Very Best of Simon amp Garfunkel 8 and The Essential Simon and Garfunkel 9 have a later fade out at 1 53 The theme song to the American children s television programme H R Pufnstuf originally composed by Sid and Marty Krofft was found to closely mimic The 59th Street Bridge Song after Simon sued his writing credit was subsequently added to the theme for H R Pufnstuf 10 11 59th Street Bridge seen from Manhattan in 2010 Contents 1 Covers and performances 2 In popular culture 3 References 4 External linksCovers and performances EditA popular cover version from 1967 was recorded by Californian group Harpers Bizarre 4 reaching No 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No 4 on the Easy Listening chart 12 Their version was arranged by Leon Russell who played piano on the track Other musicians included Glen Campbell Carol Kaye and drummer Jim Gordon it also featured a harmonic choral a cappella section and a woodwind quartet with a flute oboe clarinet and bassoon Simon s former song writing partner Bruce Woodley recorded a cover with his band The Seekers on their 1967 album Seekers Seen in Green The song was covered by The Free Design on their 1967 debut album Kites Are Fun The song was covered by Italian vocal band Quartetto Cetra on their 1967 single La Ballata degli Innamorati Tre Minuti with Italian lyrics written by Tata Giacobetti The melody was used by Nana Mouskouri in 1967 for her song C est Bon la Vie A version by Brenda Lee appeared on her 1968 album For the First Time Decca DL 4955 Mabel Mercer and Bobby Short performed this song at their 1968 Town Hall performance documented on the live album At Town Hall The song appears on the album The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper during the track s mixing Simon added harmony vocals to the final chorus Jazz vocalist Johnny Hartman recorded it on his 1973 album I ve Been There The song was covered by Berni Flint and Lena Zavaroni on her television series Lena Zavaroni and Music 1979 The Coolies covered it on their 1986 album dig along with eight other tongue in cheek covers of Simon amp Garfunkel classics Pizzicato Five made a Japanese language version of the song included on both the single The Audrey Hepburn Complex and the album Pizzicatomania The song was covered by the Boston band Jim s Big Ego for their album Don t Get Smart Jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond recorded the song on his album Bridge Over Troubled Water consisting of all Simon and Garfunkel compositions The Grateful Dead were known to have quoted portions of the song in their music the most notable instance was within the performance of Dark Star on 13 February 1970 at the Fillmore East in New York NY on the Dick s Picks Volume 4 album verification needed O A R have been covering this song in concert since 2002 they play their own arrangement which always serves as an intro to fan favorites That Was a Crazy Game of Poker or City on Down The song was parodied by Bob Rivers as Feelin Boobies Tori Amos performed the original song at several of her concerts in 2005 13 The song was covered by Rachael MacFarlane on her 2012 debut album Hayley Sings During live performances Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page would often include snippets of The 59th Street Bridge Song in the guitar solo of the song Heartbreaker While usually edited out of official live releases the snippet can be heard on numerous Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings In popular culture EditThe cover version of the 1969 album Switched On Rock by the Electronic group The Moog Machine was used as the theme for Dr Chapatin a character created by Chespirito 14 In 1991 Harpers Bizarre s cover of the song was featured in an episode of The Wonder Years season 5 episode 10 Pfeiffer s Choice 15 The song was used in a 2003 series of Gap commercials featuring R amp B soul singers Angie Stone and Mya 16 The song was used in the first season of US TV series Desperate Housewives during a scene where Lynette Scavo hallucinates her own suicide In an episode of The Simpsons season 6 episode 25 titled Who Shot Mr Burns Part One Mr Burns alludes to the song saying Hello lamppost whatcha knowin I ve come to watch your power flowin 17 The song was used in the trailer for Hal Ashby s 1975 comedy drama Shampoo for which Paul Simon composed the original score The song was used in the season 3 premiere of The Leftovers season 3 episode 1 called The Book of Kevin Protagonist Kevin Garvey asphyxiates himself with plastic wrap and duct tape in his room as the song plays 18 A variant of the song was performed by Paul Simon and Stephen Colbert as the opening segment for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on May 25 2017 19 In a season 1 episode of Animaniacs entitled The Warners 65th Anniversary Special during an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show the song is parodied as Make A Gookie in which Wakko encourages the general public to be humorous and make silly faces References Edit Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme Simon amp Garfunkel Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved 6 May 2021 Tales from New York the Very Best of Simon amp Garfunkel Spotify 28 March 2000 The Essential Simon amp Garfunkel Spotify 14 October 2003 a b Simon amp Garfunkel The 59Th Street Bridge Song Feelin Groovy Comentarios de canciones AlohaCriticon in European Spanish 27 October 2016 Retrieved 6 May 2021 The 59th Street Bridge Song Feelin Groovy 59th Street Bridge New York www songfacts com Retrieved 6 May 2021 CashBox Record Reviews PDF Cash Box 4 March 1967 p 14 Retrieved 12 January 2022 Paul Simon wraps up farewell tour back home CBC News 23 September 2018 Retrieved 24 September 2018 The Very Best of Simon amp Garfunkel Tales from New York Simon amp Garfunkel Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic via www allmusic com The Essential Simon amp Garfunkel Simon amp Garfunkel Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic via www allmusic com PUFNSTUF 1970 U S Archived January 17 2005 at the Wayback Machine H R Pufnstuf 1969 1970 Trivia IMDB com Accessed Sept 16 2017 Whitburn Joel 2002 Top Adult Contemporary 1961 2001 Record Research p 111 Tori Amos Song Summary Rojas Anita 20 June 2017 La musica de Chespirito La Rata in Spanish p larata cl Retrieved 6 May 2021 S5E10 Pfeiffer s Choice The Wonder Years Soundtrack Tunefind Retrieved 16 February 2020 Mack Ann M 28 February 2003 Laird s Gap Is Groovy for Spring AllBusiness com Archived from the original on 11 October 2010 Retrieved 11 October 2010 Mark Pentleton 2 May 2015 The 59th Street Bridge Song Feelin Groovy Retrieved 6 May 2021 Cook Wilson Winston 17 April 2017 In season 3 of the Leftovers everyone is waiting around to die Spin Retrieved 21 April 2017 Paul Simon And Stephen Colbert Are Feelin Groovy YouTube Archived from the original on 22 December 2021 Retrieved 26 May 2017 External links Edit The 59th Street Bridge Song Feelin Groovy Lyrics from Paul Simon s official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The 59th Street Bridge Song Feelin 27 Groovy amp oldid 1124359196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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