Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia video free download


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"Cecilia" is a song written by US musician Paul Simon. It was first recorded by Simon and Garfunkel for their 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water. When released as a single, it reached #4 in the US charts. The single did not chart in the UK, despite being released as the follow-up to Simon and Garfunkel's number one hit "Bridge Over Troubled Water".

The "Cecilia" of the title is generally interpreted as being a capricious lover, causing both anguish and jubilation to the singer. However, another interpretation[1] is that Cecilia might refer to St. Cecilia, patron saint of music in the Catholic tradition, and thus the song might refer to the frustration of fleeting inspiration in songwriting. St. Cecilia is mentioned in another Paul Simon song, "The Coast" (from his 1990 album The Rhythm of the Saints): "A family of musicians took shelter for the night in the little harbor church of St. Cecilia."

The song's recording is also quite funny. The Song's foundation was a percussion track in the house Paul was renting on Blue Jay Way in LA. Paul and Art slapped their thights, Eddie Simon thumped a piano bench and a friend strummed a guitar with its strings slackened to the point of atonailty. Roy Halee did the rest.

Comments

8 years ago

Marco

I desagree with people saying to go easy on "The Vamps" because they just made a version of the original "Cecilia" or whatever they did. I mean, you don't need to hate them, but I think they are kind of taking advantage of Simon and Garfunkel and using the excuse that it's only a reference or something, and I definitely don't agree with that. It's childish to believe it wasn't intentional to not mention they weren't the real composers of the chorus. I don't, know, maybe it's just my opinion.

8 years ago

Robert Dave Alonzo

watchmojo brought me here. LOL

8 years ago

Christine Gross

young people will never knew where there music original came from and will always like the new version over the original lol the original's will always be better then what is out now.

8 years ago

TheRestfulwind

If you think I'm sitting down...You have the wrong 'gal'.

8 years ago

Cecilia Ronson

I love this song so much. There's so many memories of my dad singing it to me when I was younger!!!! :)

8 years ago

Gent Mema

Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia

8 years ago

Karin Lunde

Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia

8 years ago

Lisa Cadue

I love this song now and years ago I loved it when they came out with it originals are always better

8 years ago

TheUrbanJedi

Everyone's here arguing about The Vamps ruining a classic song and I'm just happy with the Suggs version. Haha 

8 years ago

Calum Rhys Jones

WHAT THE HELL THEY COPIED THE VAMPS UGH SO ANNOYING I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE COPY SONGS WITHOUT GIVING CREDIT

8 years ago

abbie grant

I finally found the song I used to sing a lot ^_^ 

8 years ago

maya cool

i used to know this song by the vamps, my fav band, but then i realized that actually its a kind of cover the beat is the same, but the words are differenet and i may be wrong, but i preer the vamps version.

8 years ago

Jade O'Neal

I have no clue what this 'the vamps' argument is about and I don't care. This music is mah shit and I shall not be dragged down into the comment-mosh-pit.

8 years ago

Roy Wilkerson

I would like to know the origin of this rhythm and how it was created.

8 years ago

toxic pokemon

These people suck 

8 years ago

Susanne Naumann

Hallo meine Lieben..mit Musik wünsche ich Euch ein schönen Nachmittag..=)

8 years ago

splarrrrk

What an appropriatelty titled and brilliant song to discover at this point in my life. Cheers S & G.

8 years ago

tudose aurelian

It is more than you can understand !

8 years ago

sarah sweeney

I'm a 15 year teenage girl and I find Simon and Garfunkel more attractive than the vamps. 

8 years ago

smoshBITCH 0576

This version is much better

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