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(Credits: Far Out \/ Alamy)<\/p>\n
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Paul Simon<\/a> is a songwriter who doesn\u2019t have to live with the worry of ever being forgotten or becoming yesterday\u2019s news.<\/p>\n Even if he never pens another classic song from this stage on in his career, Simon\u2019s career, with and without Art Garfunkel, will continue to be passed down by families to the next generation for eternity. There\u2019s a timeless nature to his way with words and knack for melody that will never go out of fashion, which artists today still regularly cite as an inspiration.<\/p>\n As a result of the catalogue he has amassed over the last 60 years, picking a favourite is an almost impossible task that is akin to singling out your favourite child.\u00a0Nevertheless, Simon does believe one track is the \u201cmost lasting\u201d song of his career.<\/p>\n Artists spend their entire lives trying to find the song which will define their career. More often than not, it\u2019s never the track they envisaged or the one that means the most to themselves on a personal or sentimental level.<\/p>\n As much as a songwriter would love to decide which of their creations will resonate most with the general public, it\u2019s for the masses to decide.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a whole string of songs it\u2019s possible to make a case for being Simon\u2019s most definitive track, such as \u2018Mrs Robinson\u2019, \u2018You Can Call Me Al\u2019, \u2018Bridge Over Troubled Water<\/a>\u2018, or \u2018Me and Julio Down By The School Yard\u2019. However, Simon elected to choose \u2018The Sound of Silence\u2019, which dramatically changed the course of his career.<\/p>\n Notably, the classic track eventually appeared on Simon and Garfunkel\u2019s second studio album, but was initially released two years earlier. At first, it was a commercial failure, causing the duo to veer off in other directions, believing that Simon and Garfunkel was nothing more than a short-lived phase.<\/p>\n After Simon and Garfunkel failed to take off as they\u2019d envisaged, Simon decided to embark upon a new life by making a fresh start in England. At this time, the UK was an exciting place to be, and he found a home within the folk scene. It was also a period of immense creativity, with Simon crafting classics, including \u2018Scarborough Fair\u2019.<\/p>\n Unbeknownst to Simon, on the other side of the Atlantic, radio stations began to play \u2018The Sound of Silence\u2019. Despite him giving up on hope for the song, it climbed up the Billboard Hot 100 until it reached the top of the chart while he was playing tiny rooms in England. Following the single\u2019s success, Simon had no option but to head home to America and reunite with Garfunkel to capitalise on their newfound stardom.<\/p>\n![\"Paul](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768341251_876_Paul-Simon-Musician-1986-Far-Out-Magazine-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/a>Paul Simon in the moodiest of blues. (Credits: Far Out \/ Record Sleeve)<\/p>\n