Sail On Silver Girl

[saxomonica]

Hi RockinRobin! I will download this air today and have a bo peep with you!
Fun, fun, fun 🙂
i love that particular line, so very evocative, brings a tear to your eye ya

https://societyofrock.com/5-remarkable-covers-of-simon-garfunkels-bridge-over-troubled-water/

[saxomonica]

OK Letz wait for John guys,

but am thinkin’ “Sail on Siver Girl” starts approx 2:48, that is on easy sax sheet being at bar 59 ..

~ Sail on silver girl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
Oh, if you need a friend
I’m sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind

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SEE timestamped here ~

[RockinRobin]

Right on: Both versions, bars 55 & 56: Sail on silver girl: CC b. A G
William

[RockinRobin]

“Sail on Silver Girl” also occurs in bars 30 and 31. I just now noticed it. I could be wrong
William

[saxomonica]

Paul Simon Tells the Story of How He Wrote “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)

Paul Simon Tells the Story of How He Wrote “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)

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Art reveals truth about “Troubled Water”

https://www.artgarfunkel.com/articles/bbc.html

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The story behind Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

https://www.loudersound.com/features/story-behind-the-song-bridge-over-troubled-water-by-simon-garfunkel

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The forgotten political roots of Bridge over Troubled Water

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200122-the-forgotten-political-roots-of-bridge-over-troubled-water

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The Meaning Behind “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel

https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-bridge-over-troubled-water-by-simon

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Simon And Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon And Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water

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[saxomonica]

From link, The Meaning Behind “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel

~ Recording the song began in August 1969 in Hollywood, where producer Roy Halee gathered the elite session musicians known as the Hollywood Golden Trio: drummer Hal Blaine, bassist Joe Osborn and keyboardist Larry Knechtel. It was Knechtel’s challenging job to translate the music from guitar to piano according to Simon’s paradoxical brief: “Paul wanted it to be gospel but not gospel,” he recalled. Simon imagined that Bridge Over Troubled Water would be a “little hymn” but Garfunkel and Halee insisted that the song needed to be immense. It therefore needed a third verse, which Simon dashed off in the studio. It opened with a message to his wife-to-be Peggy Harper, who had recently fretted about finding her first grey hairs: “Sail on, silver girl.”

[john]

great stuff!
I heard Paul say in an interview that he really regretted having Garfunkel do the vocal on that one, wishing later that he had done it instead.
also, Hal Blaine, I’ve watched many videos with him playing on most of the Beach Boy sessions during the 60’s (biggest hits)

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