Art Garfunkel (born Arthur Ira Garfunkel on 5 November 1941 in Forest Hills… Read Full Bio ↴Art Garfunkel (born Arthur Ira Garfunkel on 5 November 1941 in Forest Hills, Queens, NYC, USA) is an American singer and actor, best known as half of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel. He is of Romanian Jewish ancestry.
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.
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.
The Breakup
Art Garfunkel Lyrics
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Andre Harihandoyo & The Sonic People The clock is tickin' without waiting leaving you behind with…
Andre Harihandoyo And Sonic People The clock is tickin' without waiting leaving you behind with…
Fleeting Joys Tonight I'll know one way or the other Tonight I'll know…
J.R. Richy There it goes my selfishness Comes out when I'm alone in…
L. Boogie Break up, wake up, wanna stay up I don't wanna live…
Lany Jumping heart to heart, and it's starting to wear me…
Malieka/Mike Epps/T.I. Déjà vu It's all the things we used to do It's not…
Malieka; Mike Epps; T.I. Déjà vu It's all the things we used to do It's not…
T.I. Hey, Hey, Hey Come on in baby (Hey Baby) Hey, what's…
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The Rural Alberta Advantage When the ice breaks, When the hearts shake in the town…
Ti Hey, Hey, Hey Come on in baby (Hey Baby) Hey, what's…
TI feat. Bun B Hey, Hey, Hey Come on in baby (Hey Baby) Hey, what's…
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V.A. We held our love behind bars No visitors, no, oh no He…
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99 Miles from L.A Keeping my eyes on the road I see you, Keeping my…
A Heart In New York New York, to that tall skyline I come, flyin' in…
A Poem on the Underground Wall The last train is nearly due, The underground is closing soo…
All I Know I bruise you You bruise me We both bruise too easily Too eas…
All My Love's Laughter All my love's laughter All my love's faces She comes in the…
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life Always look on the bright side of life Always look on…
America "Let us be lovers, We'll marry our fortunes together. I've g…
And I Know I bruise you You bruise me We both bruise too easily Too eas…
Another Lullaby Close your eyes my pretty child, Though the night is dark…
April Come She Will April come she will When streams are ripe and swelled…
Baby Mine Baby mine, don't you cry Baby mine, dry your eyes Rest your…
Barbara Allen All in the merry month of May, When green buds all…
Beyond The Tears Lost again. I see it in your eyes you feel alone…
Bounce Spin that wheel, just let go Where she falls, nobody knows S…
Break Away I watch the distant lights on the runway Disappear into the…
Bridge Over Troubled Water Du bist müde und allein Es ging der Tag dahin Und nichts…
Bright Eyes Is it a kind of a dream? Floating out on the…
Can't Turn My I know you've run out of time for a fool…
Cecilia Celia, you're breaking my heart You're shaking my confidence…
Crying in My Sleep I took a walk around the yard I dug the flowers…
Crying in the Rain Es brennt noch Licht bei dir Kurz bleib' ich stehen im…
Daydream What a day for a daydream What a day for a…
Disney Girls Clearing skies and drying eyes Now I see your smile Darkness…
Don't Say Goodbye We share the days of laughter, We share the nights of…
Down In The Willow Garden Down in the willow garden Where me and my love did…
Dreamland Sun goes down and says goodnight Pull your covers up real…
Easy Living Living for you is easy living Its easy to live when…
El Condor Pasa I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes, I would If…
El Condor Pasa (If I Could) I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail. Yes I would. If…
Every Now and Then I walked down to the park last night Warm breeze stirring…
Everything Waits To Be Noticed Everything waits to be noticed A tree falls with no one…
Finally Found A Reason Finally found a reason to live, No words can fill my…
For Emily Whenever I May Find Her What a dream I had Pressed in organdy Clothed in crinoline o…
Good Luck Charm I don't want a four leaf clover I don't want a…
Goodnight My Love Good night my love Pleasant dreams and sleep tight my love M…
Grateful I've got a roof over my head I've got a warm…
Hang On In Well the rain's fallin' down around you, So you cry yourself…
Heart In New York New York, to that tall skyline I come, flyin' in…
Homeward Bound Die Züge kommen und sie gehen Einsam bleib' ich auf dem…
I Believe Shattered dreams, worthless years Here am I encased inside a…
I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) Shattered dreams, worthless years, here am I encased inside …
I Have A Love I love him, I'm his, And everything he is, I am,…
I Only Have Eyes For You My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…
I Remember You Was it in Tahiti? Were we on the Nile? Long, long ago, Say…
I Shall Sing I shall sing, sing my song, Be it right, be it…
I Will Shattered dreams, worthless years Here am I encased inside a…
I Wonder Why I Wonder Why it is the sky's so quiet tonight, There's…
I'm Glad There Is You In this world of ordinary people Extraordinary people I'm gl…
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face I've grown accustomed to her face, She almost makes the day…
If I Ever Say I'm over You If I ever say I'm over you The unsentimental things I…
If I Loved You If I loved you, Time and again I would try to…
If Love Takes You Away Time's on your hands, on your hands But you never had…
In a Little While I know it's late but I can't sleep tonight, 'Cause…
In Cars Went to school In Cars, in our cars, pretty girls, Cruisin'…
It Could Happen To You Hide your heart from sight, lock your dreams at night It…
It's All In The Game Many a tear has to fall But it's all in the…
I`m Glad There Is You In this world of ordinary people Extraordinary people I'm gl…
Just Over the Brooklyn Bridge A world of its own, The streets where we played, The frien…
King of Tonga She was bronzing in the sun drinking a cool rum…
Lasso The Moon If I were a carpenter I'd build a world of love Where…
Lena Lena's been burning both ends of her candle. She's over her…
Let's Fall In Love Let's fall in love Why shouldn't we fall in love…
Life Is But A Dream Will you take part in my life, my love That is…
Long Way Home The answer took some searching for But you think you underst…
Lookin' For The Right One I've been so unlucky, I'm no good at playing games, I…
Looking For The Right One I've been so unlucky, I'm no good at playing games, I…
Lord's Prayer/Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (Albert Hay Malotte/Art Garfunkel & Jimmy Webb) Our Fathe…
Marionette Marionette, your dress is all wet Did someone leave you outs…
Mary Was An Only Child Mary was an only child, Nobody held her, nobody smiled. She …
Miss You Nights I've had many times I can tell you, Times when innocence…
Morning Has Broken Schön ist der Morgen Schau' aus dem Fenster Ganz neu geboren…
Mr. Shuck 'N' Jive Tell us once again this morning, old friend How did you…
mrs robinson And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson, Jesus loves you more…
My Little Town In my little town, I grew up believing God keeps his…
O Come All Ye Faithful O come all ye faithful Joyful and triumphant O come he,…
Oh How Happy Do roo, do roo, do roo, do roo do... …
Old Man Everyone has gone away, Can you hear me? Can you hear…
One Less Holiday Don't know what to do, Someone that I knew Never strayed f…
Paper Chase You can't erase the Paper Chase She'll make you play it…
Perfect Moment I met you once before the first time, Cinema 1 or…
Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars Quiet nights 'n quiet stars, quiet chords from my guitar Flo…
Rag Doll She walks in the field that's just across the way And…
Sail On A Rainbow I heard a nightingale croon last night in town. I smiled…
Saturday Suit All week long we've been looking at horizons and it's hard…
Scarborough Fair Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary, …
Scarborough Fair / Canticle Are you going to Scarborough Fair Parsley, sage, rosemary an…
Scissor Cut "If they ever drop the bomb," you said, "I'll find you…
Second Avenue Since we can no longer make it, girl, I found a…
Secret O' Life The secret of life Is enjoying the passage of time Any foo…
She Moved Through the Fair My young love said to me "My father won't mind And my…
Shine It On Me You're still the best person I ever knew There were a…
Since I don I don't have plans and schemes And I don't have hopes…
Since I don't Have You I don't have plans and schemes And I don't have hopes…
Skywriter I 'm tired of tracing vapor trail, ghost letters in…
Slow Breakup Someone cries, a sound across the room, Words that fall, yo…
So Easy To Begin I've been so far away from you while standing by…
So Much In Love As we stroll along together, Holding hands, walking all alon…
Some Enchanted Evening Some enchanted evening You may see a stranger, You may see a…
Someone Else It's someone else, I've known it all the time Known that…
Someone To Watch Over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
Sometimes When I'm Dreaming All the friends I belived in I believed in for a…
Take Me Away Far away when the day is raining Far away when the…
That's All I've Got to Say I've had time to write a book about The way you…
The Decree Then Gabriel came and said to Joseph alone "Do not be…
The 59th Street Bridge Song Slow down, you move too fast You got to make the…
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the…
The Decree Then Gabriel came and said to Joseph alone "Do not be…
The French Waltz Well there won't be no stars Coming out in the sky Tonight…
The Kid I'm the kid who ran away with the circus Now I'm…
The Promise You were told to wait there for love Love said it's…
The Same Old Tears on a New Background It's the same old tears on a new background Seeing you…
The Sound of Silence Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you…
The Things We've Handed Down Don't know much about you Don't know who you are We've been…
The Thread At the corner of 53rd and the summer of '62 The…
Things We've Handed Down Don't know much about you Don't know who you are We've bee…
This Is the Moment She said, "what went wrong?" I said, "I loved you all…
Traveling Boy Wake up, my love, beneath the midday sun, Alone, once more…
Turn Don't Turn Away I know you've run out of time for a fool…
Two Sleepy People Here we are, out of cigarettes Holding hands and yawning Loo…
Up In The World You've come Up In The World, And it's all to your…
Watermark How delicate the tracery of her fine lines Like the moonligh…
Waters Of March A stick, a stone, it's the end of the road It's…
We'll Never Say Goodbye We share the days of laughter, We share the nights of…
What a Wonderful World What a wonderful, wonderful world this would be What a wonde…
What'll I Do Whatll I do when you Are far away And Im so blue, Whatll…
When a Man Loves a Woman When a man loves a woman, Can't keep his mind on…
When Someone Doesn't Want You She doesn't want me, she doesn't care, I've tried so hard…
Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet Mm mm mm m mm mm m Mm mm mm m Who's…
Why Worry Baby, I see this world has made you sad Some people…
Wishbone A wishbone was broken I'm left holding the smaller part Wi…
Wonderful World What a wonderful, wonderful world this would be What a wonde…
Wooden Planes Wooden Planes, Propeller's spinning in the West Texas wind, …
Woyaya We are going, heaven knows where we are going, We'll know…
You Stepped Out Of A Dream You stepped out of a dream You are too wonderful to…
You're A Wonderful One You are so wonderful Being near you is all That I'm living…
Young And Free Young and free, young and free How I feel in your…
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