He met his future singing partner, Paul Simon, in the sixth grade. Between 1956 and 1962, the two had performed together as Tom & Jerry. Garfunkel ("Tom Graph") chose his nickname because he liked to track, or "graph" hits, on the pop charts. Garfunkel attended Columbia University in the early sixties, where he sang with the Kingsmen, an all-male a cappella group. While at Columbia, he was also a Brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. In 1962 Garfunkel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in art history, followed eventually by a Master's degree in mathematics.
In 1963 he and Simon reformed the duo under their own names as Simon and Garfunkel and released their first album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. on Columbia Records in October 1964. It was not a critical success, and the duo effectively split again after recording. The next year their producer Tom Wilson lifted the song "The Sound of Silence" from the record, redubbed an electric backing onto it, and released it as a single, which eventually went to #1 on the Billboard pop charts. They reunited and went on to become two of the most popular artists of the 1960s, releasing a total of five studio albums. However, citing personal differences and divergence in career interests, they split following the release of their most critically acclaimed album, Bridge Over Troubled Water, in 1970.
Solo career
In the 1970s, Garfunkel released a few solo albums, and although he did not reach the heights that Simon and Garfunkel had reached, he still scored hits with "I Only Have Eyes For You" (a 1934 song originally written by Harry Warren [1]) and "Bright Eyes" (both British #1 hit singles), and "All I Know" (#9 in the United States). A version of "Bright Eyes" also appeared in the movie Watership Down. He briefly reunited with Paul Simon in the 1975 hit "My Little Town".
Art Garfunkel (centre) with his band after the show at Liseberg fairground on June 4 1998
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Art Garfunkel (centre) with his band after the show at Liseberg fairground on June 4 1998
In between, he also acted in a few movies, including Catch-22 and Carnal Knowledge (1971) with Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, and Ann-Margret.
Following disappointing sales of his 1981 album Scissors Cut, Garfunkel reunited with Paul Simon for the famous concert in Central Park. The subsequent world tour went well musically, but they had disagreements during the tour, with the disappointment for Art Garfunkel that Paul Simon excluded Art's voice from the new album that was announced as a S&G album and came out as a new Paul Simon solo album Hearts and Bones. The reason for that was that Paul Simon's songs were very personal. After this, Garfunkel left the music scene for several years, but returned in 1988 with the album Lefty. None of these projects garnered much critical success, and Garfunkel did not release another album until 1993's Up 'til Now. Perhaps his most noteworthy recent release is his live 1996 concert Across America, recorded live at the registry hall on Ellis Island. The concert features several musical guests, including James Taylor, Garfunkel's wife, Kim, and his son James Arthur.
Garfunkel also performed the theme song for the 1991 television series, "Brooklyn Bridge", and in 1998 Garfunkel sang "The Ballad of Buster Baxter" for an episode of the PBS Kids cartoon Arthur.
Recent events
In 2003, Garfunkel made his debut as a songwriter on his well-received Everything Waits to Be Noticed album. Teaming up with singer-songwriters Maia Sharp and Buddy Mondlock, the album represented some of Garfunkel's strongest solo performances to date, and contained several songs whose origins were poems penned by Garfunkel. Everything Waits to Be Noticed is recognized as his first true effort at songwriting, save his teenage years with Paul Simon in Tom and Jerry.
In 2003, Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon reunited one more time and buried their disagreements once and for all. The world tour in 2003 and 2004 that followed was this time very joyful and was a big success. After the tour, they went their own ways.
Garfunkel made news in early 2004 when he was arrested for possession of cannabis.
The only new recording on the collection The Art Garfunkel Album (1984), the song "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" (written by Mike Batt), was re-recorded in 2005 by ex ABBA singer Agnetha Fältskog on her comeback album My Colouring Book.
In August 2005, Garfunkel received his second cannabis possession charge after a state police trooper found a joint in the ashtray of his car while in New York State. [2]
In 2006, Garfunkel signed with Rhino Records (revived Atco Records,) and his first Rhino/Atco album Some Enchanted Evening was released in America on January 30, 2007. [3] In late February 2007 during a German television interview to promote his new album Some Enchanted Evening, Garfunkel expressed interest in reuniting with Paul Simon on a new album.
Crying in the Rain
Art Garfunkel Lyrics
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Kurz bleib' ich stehen im Schatten deiner Tür
Mir ist so kalt, Regen glänzt auf Asphalt
Doch ich muss weitergehen
Du sollst die Tränen niemals sehen
Tief in mir ist alles leer
Ich lauf' von dir fort und lieb' dich immer mehr
Durch die Hölle zu gehen
Du sollst die Tränen niemals sehen
Wie soll ich weiterleben
Ein Leben, das zu sterben schon beginnt?
Will dich wieder spüren, will deine Haut berühren
Ein Teufelskreis, der nie ein Ende nimmt
Ich fang' zu begreifen an
Dass nur die Zeit die Sehnsucht auslöschen kann
Der Regen wird schwer und die Spur, die ich geh'
Wird im Morgen verwehen
Du sollst die Tränen niemals sehen
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, ah, ah, ah, oh
Ich fang' zu begreifen an
Dass nur die Zeit die Sehnsucht auslöschen kann
Der Regen wird schwer und die Spur, die ich geh'
Wird im Morgen verwehen
Du sollst die Tränen niemals sehen
Du sollst die Tränen niemals sehen
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
The lyrics of Crying in the Rain are a nostalgic ode to a past love. The singer describes standing outside the door of their former lover and seeing the light on inside. The rain is falling, and he feels a deep sense of emptiness inside him. He has left his love and is running away, but he finds that the more he tries to distance himself, the more he loves her. He is proud of his ability to run away from the pain, though his heart defeats him. He longs to feel her again, to touch her skin, but he knows that to do so would be a never-ending cycle of pain. Eventually, he realizes that only time can heal his longing, and the rain washes away the trail he has left behind.
The singer's heart becomes the antagonist of the song as it refuses to forget the love he lost. The lyrics convey the pain of loss, the longing for something that can never be, and the futility of running away from one's self. In the end, the only resolution is to let time do its work and move on from the past.
Line by Line Meaning
Es brennt noch Licht bei dir
The light is still on at your place
Kurz bleib' ich stehen im Schatten deiner Tür
I briefly stop in the shadow of your door
Mir ist so kalt, Regen glänzt auf Asphalt
I feel so cold, rain shimmering on the asphalt
Doch ich muss weitergehen
But I have to keep moving
Du sollst die Tränen niemals sehen
You should never see my tears
Tief in mir ist alles leer
Deep down I'm completely empty
Ich lauf' von dir fort und lieb' dich immer mehr
I run away from you and love you more and more
Stolz siegt mein Herz auf der Flucht vor dem Schmerz
Pride triumphs in my heart as I escape the pain
Durch die Hölle zu gehen
I'm going through hell
Du sollst die Tränen niemals sehen
You should never see my tears
Wie soll ich weiterleben
How am I supposed to keep living
Ein Leben, das zu sterben schon beginnt?
A life that's already starting to die?
Will dich wieder spüren, will deine Haut berühren
I want to feel you again, to touch your skin
Ein Teufelskreis, der nie ein Ende nimmt
A vicious cycle that never ends
Ich fang' zu begreifen an
I'm starting to understand
Dass nur die Zeit die Sehnsucht auslöschen kann
That only time can extinguish the longing
Der Regen wird schwer und die Spur, die ich geh'
The rain is getting heavier and the path I take
Wird im Morgen verwehen
Will disappear in the morning
Du sollst die Tränen niemals sehen
You should never see my tears
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You should never see my tears
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Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Carole King, Howard Greenfield, Rudolf Muessig
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littlewillow85
I can't believe I have never heard this before today! I have loved Art Garfunkel for a long time, and James Taylor is always great. Hearing them sing together is amazing.
Celise Diniz
Art Garfunkel and James Taylor, a perfect duo!
Pilotpatty1
Art Garfunkel and James Taylor have super harmony together! Very well done
Celise Diniz
I love Art's and JT's voice so much!!!!! ♥️
EverlyLove
Magnificent, but we must thank the Everly Brothers for making this song famous. It was written for them many, many years ago by the wonderful Carol King.
Pavel Novotný
So far I knew only A-Ha Version. Thanks, good to know that there is even an Everly Brothers song.
Carole Werda
Nice harmony. Could listen to Art forever. what a voice!
tim mayer
This version is as good as the original.. it has that soft tone and makes it sound like they are saying it to the girls they love..
Pepper Parasol
I'm not crying. I just like Art & James singing a beautiful song.
mikedemalpas
Possibly the most beautiful love song ever written and sung with such feelings.....