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Comment: Note to AFC Reviewers: This draft is for a title that was previously an article, but was then cut down to a redirect. If this draft is accepted, the history should be preserved. Do not tag the redirect for G6. If you find that this draft should be accepted, and do not have the Page Mover privilege, please request assistance in moving the redirect to preserve the history. Reviewers should check the history and verify whether there was a consensus to cut the article down to a redirect, or whether the action was taken boldly without discussion. If there was a consensus for the cutdown, do not accept this draft without verifying that the draft improves the article or that consensus has changed. If in doubt, please discuss. Robert McClenon (talk) 20:23, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: There is need more verification and significance for this song to meet notability criteria. It can be written as a section under the album Troubled Water if there are no other sources to proof notability. Tesleemah (talk) 09:13, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
| "Baby Driver" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Simon & Garfunkel | |
| from the album Bridge over Troubled Water | |
| A-side | "The Boxer" |
| Released | January 26, 1970 |
| Recorded | November 9, 1969[1] |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:13[5] |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Simon |
| Producer(s) | |
"Baby Driver" is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel from their 1970 album Bridge over Troubled Water.[6]
Background
[edit]Paul Simon named the track after his father Louis Simon, who often went under the pseudonym Lee Sims and was a double bass player.[7]
Recording
[edit]The song includes sounds and vocals reminiscent of the American surf rock band The Beach Boys as well as absurd syllables.[8][9] The song features a saxophone that was described as being R&B by critic Stephen M. Deusner.[10] The mono version present on the single is slightly different to the version on Bridge over Troubled Water.[6]
Lyrics
[edit]The lyrics talk about a man who is content with his life, but then decides to have his first sexual experience.[11]
Reception
[edit]Author and critic David Browne stated that it "evoked the hamburger stands of post-Elvis America."[12]
Legacy
[edit]The song's title was the inspiration of a movie of the same name.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ The Essential Simon & Garfunkel (booklet). Columbia, Legacy. October 14, 2003.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Bennighof 2007, p. 47.
- ^ "Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge over Troubled Water Remains a Richly Poetic Farewell | Review". 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ "Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (album review 2) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. March 29, 1969. p. 72. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ a b Eliot 2010, p. 259.
- ^ Eliot 2010, p. 9.
- ^ Bennighof 2007, p. 48.
- ^ Charlesworth 1997, p. 52.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen M. "Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ Ebel 2004, pp. 66–67.
- ^ Browne 2012, p. 45.
- ^ "Edgar Wright and The Rock present: The Simon And Garfunkel Song Title Cinematic Universe". AV Club. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
Sources
[edit]- Bennighof, James (2007). The Words and Music of Paul Simon. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-275-99163-0.
- Browne, David (2012). Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-82072-4.
- Charlesworth, Chris (1997). "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The Complete Guide to the Music of Paul Simon and Simon & Garfunkel. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5597-2.
- Ebel, Roswitha (2004). Paul Simon: seine Musik, sein Leben (in German). epubli. ISBN 978-3-937729-00-8.
- Eliot, Marc (2010). Paul Simon: A Life. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-43363-8.
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