Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Lyrics on screen - HQ

Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Lyrics on screen and in description
Video created by Sandy Buyak

"Bridge over Troubled Water" is the title song of Simon & Garfunkel's album of the same name. The single was released on January 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album Live 1969, released in 2008. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at the top of the chart for six weeks. "Bridge over Troubled Water" also topped the adult contemporary chart in the U.S. for six weeks. The single has sold 6 million copies worldwide.

This song's recording process exposed many of the underlying tensions that eventually led to the breakup of the duo after the album's completion. Most notably, Paul Simon has repeatedly expressed regret over his insistence that Art Garfunkel sing his song as a solo, as it focused attention on Garfunkel and relegated Simon to a secondary position. Art Garfunkel initially did not want to sing lead vocal, feeling it was not right for him. "He felt I should have done it," Paul Simon revealed to Rolling Stone in 1972. Garfunkel said that the moment when he performed it at a 1972 Madison Square Garden benefit concert, as part of a one-off reunion with Simon, was "almost biblical." In performances on the 2003 "Old Friends" tour, Simon and Garfunkel took turns singing alternate verses of the vocal.
It was ranked number 47 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Simon wrote the song in the summer of 1969 while Garfunkel was in Mexico filming Catch-22. The song originally had two verses and different lyrics. Simon specifically wrote it for Garfunkel and knew it would be a piano song. The chorus lyrics were partly inspired by Claude Jeter's line "I'll be your bridge over deep water if you trust in me," which Jeter sang with his group, the Swan Silvertones, in the 1958 song "Mary Don't You Weep." Garfunkel reportedly liked Simon's falsetto on the demo and suggested that Simon sing. He and producer Roy Halee also thought the song needed three verses and a 'bigger' sound towards the end. Simon agreed and penned the final verse, though he felt it was less than fully cohesive with the earlier verses. The final verse was written about Simon's then-wife Peggy Harper, who had noticed her first gray hairs ("Sail on, silvergirl"). The musicians were Wrecking Crew members Hal Blaine, Larry Knechtel, Joe Osborn and Gary L. Coleman. Knechtel won a Grammy for his piano arrangement.

Lyrics to "Bridge Over Troubled Water"

When you're weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all;
I'm on your side. When times get rough
And friends just can't be found,
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.

When you're down and out,
When you're on the street,
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you.
I'll take your part.
When darkness comes
And pain is all around,
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.

Sail on silvergirl,
Sail on by.
Your time has come to shine.
All your dreams are on their way.
See how they shine.
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.

[FreeFisher]

What a timeless song..How amazing lyrics are....

[ernalynhernandez]

❤❤❤ My late husband's favorite song! 😢

[franklinholt]

A great song by Simon & Garfunkel A song that says life is too short to live without friends & family .

[RobertLoves]

Like some of their other songs, this is often played in churches. They truly were a duo of power, calling on the deepest of emotions. They will live on, thank you Gary for presenting this in such a meaningful manner.

[Sandsculptor]

My first child, my daughter, was born 50 years ago, in San Francisco when this song was #1 on the US Billboard Charts, in February of 1970.  The song remained #1 for six weeks and it was the #1 song for the year of 1970.  This is a beautiful song... and a perfect match for my beautiful daughter.  Jenny, I love you... dad

[cherylynnwilson]

Beautifully done Guys, it hit hard to my soul & heart, when I hear this song, I am thinking of my Lord & Savior first, then all the helpless people who need love & help like the ones in the awful disasters like this past hurricanes, I dedicate this to them all, may God help you all & be with you all as I say this in Jesus Holy Sweet Precious Name} Amen+

[dolphran]

One of the most beautiful and imaginative videos I've ever seen, coupled with one of the greatest songs of all time. Bravo! I'd say you've achieved perfection [and I don't use that term lightly]. 
Thank you Sandy & Gary...

[LarryConley]

Magnificent. This song has been our theme and our commitment. So far, we have made good on the commitment for 49.5 years!

[FranciscoAugustoVazBrasil]

I love this song since my kindergarden. It always were at my side for all moments of my life! Wonderful post!

[ConjuringParanormal]

Hello Gary, breath-taking pictures, lovely song. Simon and Garfunkel sure did create some beautiful songs. Lisette :)

[Korallenform]

Puh.. auch nach so vielen Jahren ist das Lied ein absoluter Kracher.. und das Video.. äußerst kreativ, danke fürs einstellen !

[cherylalano]

Very pretty photos. The most amazing song ever!

[wolverine]

*Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water* - Lyrics on screen - HQ - Wonderful video on a great and favorite song! Huge thanks, Gary J Buyak!

[LanceHarding]

BEAUTIFUL, well done, great video, photos & pictures ALL positioned just right throughout the song

[TBDV]

So much of this song reminds me of one of my kidlets who is foundering and is loosing her loves you!

[shinbokyoung]

샤워할때 눈에서 눈물이 나왔었는데 신기한일이 있었죠 배경이 너무아름다워서 사랑하는 사람과 같이 들음 좋을텐데 사드서명한것처럼

[cbmzmfw]

How wonderful song ! Thank for sharing ! 謝謝!無盡得感謝!

[traciebadalato]

Thank you. Nick for sharing, this beautiful song and singers, video awsome

[Ferruccio_Guicciardi]

Great memories ...Thanks for sharing this immortal song.

[mirkoslovenac]

Thank you a lot for sharing this song; it should be a hymn for everyone. :) <3