Weekend Song – Simon & Garfunkle

I can’t help it, I really can’t. This won a Grammy for best song the year I was born and it is flawless.This version is one verse short of the original with different lyrics and was released only in the last few years. The final verse and the piano intro was added for the album version, and it’s more climactic than this gentle gospel version.

Don’t take my word for it. This song has been recorded by Johnny Cash, Bobby Darin, Paul Desmond, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Ian Gillan, Morten Harket, Whitney Houston, Jackson 5, Tom Jones, Bon Jovi, Peggy Lee, Annie Lennox, Johnny Mathis, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, The Supremes.

That range tells you how good it is, and I don’t think I’ve heard a bad version, or a better one.

When you’re weary, feeling sad, when peace is all you seek, I will be there.

Listen – Bridge Over Troubled Water (Demo)