The Boxer

1969 · via Simon & Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel’s 1969 recording of “The Boxer” is the earliest release on file. Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel is credited as its writer. Also recorded by Joan Baez (released 1980), James Last (released 1975) and Bob Dylan (released 1970), among 117 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Credited writer: Paul Simon.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1969.

Other recordings on file · first release year

Bob Dylan1970
Pennies1970
Brian Russell1970
Paul Simon1974
James Last1975
Joan Baez1980
Emmylou Harris1980
The King’s Singers1993
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes1999
The Twang2006
Nick & Simon2008
Jerry Douglas feat. Mumford & Sons and Paul Simon2012

117 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-1454 · No. 0185, Oct 18, 2026.

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Paul Simon wrote "The Boxer" for Simon & Garfunkel. Which artist, better known for his own songs, put his own version of it on record in 1970?Bob Dylan

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