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Genre: Rock
Year: 1972
Year: 1972
"America", written by Paul Simon, is a song popularized by 1960s folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. It was included in their album Bookends, released on 3 April 1968, and is notable as one of the few rock records to have a completely unrhymed lyric.
The song was released in 1971 as the B-side to "Keep The Customer Satisfied" a US promo only release. Then as a single in 1972, to coincide with the album Simon and Garfunkels Greatest Hits, and eventually hit #97 on the Billboard Hot 100. The flip side of the single, "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her," unexpectedly did much better, reaching #53.
The song mentions the cities of Saginaw, Michigan, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the New Jersey Turnpike; a Greyhound bus; Mrs. Wagners Pies; and a gabardine suit.
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Recommend this song to friends!People who like this song also like The Sound Of Silence, Like A Rolling Stone, Free Bird, Starlight, The Devil Went Down To Georgia.
More songs by Simon & Garfunkel: Save the Life of My Child, 7 O'Clock News / Silent Night, Bookends, Homeward Bound, Leaves That Are Green.
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