'Bridge Over Troubled Water' Became Simon & Garfunkel's Last Hit Before Their Split

Simon wrote " Bridge Over Troubled Water " in 1969, inspired by gospel music. He initially envisioned a relatively simple ...
American Songwriter

Inside a Musical Icon’s Brain: Paul Simon Breaks Down “Bridge Over Troubled Water” Songwriting Process From Start To Finish

The songwriting process can be a weird and mysterious series of events, often involving multiple sources of inspiration and a few well-intentioned thefts encountered along the way—at least, that’s the ...
People

Art Garfunkel Reveals Why He Recorded 300 Takes of ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’

Garfunkel explained why he has a tendency to be a workaholic Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Art Garfunkel opened up about why he recorded 300 takes of Simon & Garfunkel’s classic hit “Bridge Over ...
WKYT

Good Question: How does the process of building a bridge over water begin?

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - For today’s Good Question, Yvonne asks: How does the process to build a bridge over water start? Building a bridge over water adds an additional step. Even if there won’t be a ...