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Paul Simon

Bridge Over Troubled Water

1992 · via The Beelzebubs

Paul Simon’s earliest release of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” on file came out in 1992. Paul Simon wrote it. The earliest release on file is Andy Williams’, from 1969. Also recorded by Elvis Presley (released 1970), Simon & Garfunkel (released 1970) and Tom Jones (released 1996), among 667 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Paul Simon – Bridge Over Troubled Water
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Elvis had Paul Simon's song on tape decades before these Tufts guys ever stacked it into a cappella chords, which says a lot about how far one song can travel. Start with Simon singing his own words, then hear what the Bubs built out of nothing but voices.

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Credited writer: Paul Simon.

Earliest release on file: Andy Williams, 1969.

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667 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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The Beelzebubs sang Paul Simon's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" in harmony. Which unexpected singer had already put it on record before them?Elvis Presley
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