Between 1964 and 1971, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel recorded some sixty songs together before desolving their partnership to pursue independent careers. Their words and music, the majority of them written by Paul Simon himself, were part of a way of thinking--reflecting political and social themes in an age when we were somehow more interested in being a part of "the process." Although some were blatant songs of protest--particularly those recorded on their first album--as their music developed, the songs became more about what is, about who we were, and about what we could be. The message was not the Andy Warhol "tune out" or the escapism of "Yellow Submarine," but the more realistic notion of personal responsibility. While the blending of their two voices vibrated within us, it was the words that spoke to our soul, became a part of who we were, became a language engrained in our culture.
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