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"Cecilia" is a song by American musical duo Simon & Garfunkel. It was released in April 1970 as the third single from the duo's fifth and final studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). Written by Paul Simon , the song's origins lie in a late-night party, in which the duo and friends began banging on a piano bench .
"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" is a 2014 single by British pop band the Vamps, with a chorus adapted from Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 hit "Cecilia". The song appeared on their debut studio album Meet the Vamps (2014), but a later version featuring vocals from Canadian singer Shawn Mendes was released on 12 October 2014 as the album's fifth single.
Simon was left alone in New York writing songs for Bridge over Troubled Water, hence the very lonely feelings of "The Only Living Boy in New York." Simon refers to Garfunkel in the song as "Tom", alluding to their early days when they were called Tom and Jerry, and encourages him to "let your honesty shine . . . like it shines on me". [1]
The live performances were taken from a series of shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey between December 3–8, 2003. Both the DVD and the 2-CD set include a new studio song, "Citizen of the Planet", written by Paul Simon in the 1980s and recently completed with Art Garfunkel.
Paul Simon's Concert in the Park was recorded during Simon's worldwide 1991-92 "Born at the Right Time" Tour [1] and provided a survey of his two most recent albums, Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints, and also drew liberally from his earlier songbook including a number of tunes from the Simon and Garfunkel era. 600,000 people were initially claimed to have attended the show, which was held in ...
Michael Bublé recalled how he felt during his son Noah's cancer diagnosis in an emotional moment with "The Voice" singer Sloane Simone, who had opened up about her dad's declining health.
"Cecilia" (Ace of Base song), a 1999 song "Cecilia" (Dreyer and Ruby song), a 1926 song written by Dave Dreyer with lyrics by Harry Ruby "Cecilia" (Simon & Garfunkel song), a 1970 song "Oh Cecilia" (Breaking My Heart), a 2014 song "Cecilia and the Satellite", a 2014 song "Cecilia", a Brett Kissel song from the 2017 album We Were That Song
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