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Paul Simon

The Boxer

1974 · via Paul Simon

Paul Simon’s earliest release of “The Boxer” on file came out in 1974. Paul Simon wrote it. The earliest release on file is Simon & Garfunkel’s, from 1969. Also recorded by Joan Baez (released 1980), James Last (released 1975) and Bob Dylan (released 1970), among 117 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Paul Simon – The Boxer
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Bob Dylan put his voice to Paul Simon's "The Boxer" in 1970, one writer singing the other's words, and that alone is worth the ticket. Flip to Simon's own solo take from 1974 and hear how the song sits in its author's hands.

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Credited writer: Paul Simon.

Earliest release on file: Simon & Garfunkel, 1969.

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117 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-4991 · No. 0292, Oct 19, 2026.

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Paul Simon wrote "The Boxer" and cut it with Garfunkel first. Which fellow songwriter, famous for his own catalog, recorded his own take on it in 1970?Bob Dylan
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