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"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" is a song by folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon and originally released on their 1966 album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. [4] Cash Box called it a "sparkling, spirited lid".
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
After the band's initial chart ascendancy with "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)", none of Harpers Bizarre's subsequent singles achieved the same level of success. "Chattanooga Choo Choo" did reach No. 1 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart, despite a drug reference ("do another number down in Carolina"). The band broke up shortly ...
"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" – 1:53 "The Dangling Conversation" – 2:37 "Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall" – 2:10 "A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)" – 2:19 "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" – 2:05 "A Poem on the Underground Wall" – 1:52
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" is a brief vignette "made up of variations on a two-bar ostinato figure," in which the protagonist goes about a carefree morning. [18] Simon & Garfunkel at Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands in 1966
"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" - 1:55 Recorded: August 16, 1966 From the album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" - 2:06 Recorded: August 22, 1966 From the album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" - 2:04 Recorded: August 22, 1966
It was released as a single in 1966, and subsequently included as the B-side of the 1971 A-side reissue of "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)". Writing, recording, and commercial success [ edit ]
By the late 20th century, the Queensboro Bridge was also known as the 59th Street Bridge because its Manhattan end is located between 59th and 60th streets. This name caused controversy among Queens residents who felt that the 59th Street Bridge name did not honor the borough of Queens. [4] [5]