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The theme song to the American children's television program H.R. Pufnstuf, originally composed by Sid and Marty Krofft, was found to closely mimic "The 59th Street Bridge Song" after Simon sued for plagiarism; his writing credit was subsequently added to the theme for H.R. Pufnstuf. [15] [16] 59th Street Bridge, seen from Manhattan, in 2010
Two Ted Templeman/Dick Scoppettone originals from 1966 were added as bonus cuts to the 2001 Sundazed CD reissue of this title: "Bye, Bye, Bye" and "Lost My Love Today." ." The latter tune was the "B" side to the single of "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)," Harpers Bizarre's most endurin
The song was released under a new band name, "Harpers Bizarre" (a play on the magazine Harper's Bazaar), so as not to alienate the Tikis' fanbase. [1] The Harpers Bizarre version of the song reached No. 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 1967, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] far exceeding any success that the Tikis thus far had.
The Queensboro Bridge, officially the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City.Completed in 1909, it connects the Long Island City neighborhood in the borough of Queens with the East Midtown and Upper East Side neighborhoods in Manhattan, passing over Roosevelt Island.
I always heard that the song referred to the fact that the NYPD used to burn confiscated marijuana underneath the bridge for a short period. To get high you would stand up on the bridge. This was like in 1966. No idea if it's an urban legend. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cbmccarthy (talk • contribs) 13:17, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
The album's liner notes by Judith Piepe, state of the song: "This is, of course, a take-off, a take-on, a private joke, but no joke is all that private or any less serious for being a joke." In 1966, together with Art Garfunkel, Simon re-recorded the song for the duo's album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, with several changes to the lyrics ...
The song's themes mix punk rock with classic rock. [7] The song is an elegy for a friend who died in a car accident, while the band was elsewhere performing a gig. [8] The singer, Brian Fallon, asks his deceased friend: "Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on Grandmama's radio?", referring to late 1950s music that they listened to while growing up. [6]
SimSim Humara (Urdu: سِم سِم ہمارا), also known as Sim Sim Hamara; meaning Our Sim Sim [1]) is the Pakistani version of the children's television series Sesame Street. It is produced by Pakistan Children's Television and Rafi Peer Theatre (based in Lahore). [2] [3]