Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 11, 2015. In 1991, P.J.B. featuring Hannah and Her Sisters, a UK group assembled by British songwriter, record producer and author Pete Bellotte and fronted by British singer Hannah Jones, released a dance cover of "Bridge over Troubled Water" which reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. [73] The group appeared on Top of the Pops as the opening act on the 26 September 1991 episode. PDF). Cash Box. Vol.32, no.19. Spain. October 31, 1970. p.50 . Retrieved March 1, 2020– via American Radio History. In August 2019, Kodi Lee covered the song on America's Got Talent in the quarter-finals of the competition. Simon Cowell revealed that Paul Simon personally signed off to allow him to sing the song within thirty minutes of the show producers asking for permission. [106]

Billboard called it a "beautiful, almost religious-oriented ballad" whose "performance and arrangement are perfect." [27] Cash Box said that "set in parable, this love ballad carries a two-level interpretation" and praised "Garfunkel’s magnificent vocal performance and the material." [28] Record World predicted that the song would "equal [the duo's] ' Boxer' success." [29] Commercial performance [ edit ] Bridge over Troubled Water (liner notes). Simon & Garfunkel. Columbia Records. 1970. PC 9914. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) a b "Simon & Garfunkel" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved August 28, 2013. Rodriguez, Jayson (February 1, 2010). "Mary J. Blige, Andrea Bocelli Brought 'Heavy Emotion' To Grammy Duet For Haiti". MTV.Janovitz, Bill. "The Only Living Boy in New York – Simon & Garfunkel". AllMusic . Retrieved July 28, 2012. 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. Award Search – Nominees by last name – Garfunkel, Art". goldenglobes.org. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012 . Retrieved July 26, 2012. The duo then returned to New York to record the vocals. [18] [19] [20] The vocal style in "Bridge over Troubled Water" was inspired by Phil Spector's technique in " Old Man River" by the Righteous Brothers. [21] After two months the song was finalized. Simon himself admitted that it sounded like the Beatles' " Let It Be", stating in a Rolling Stone interview: "They are very similar songs, certainly in instrumentation..." [22] The song has been covered by over 50 artists since then, [23] including Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. [24]

Paul Simon on Aretha Franklin's version of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' ". Los Angeles Times. September 7, 2018 . Retrieved November 16, 2021. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.Christgau, Robert (February 26, 1970). "Consumer Guide (8)". The Village Voice. New York . Retrieved September 26, 2020. Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol.82, no.39. November 28, 1970. p.63. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved June 12, 2021– via World Radio History. Les Albums (CD) de 1970 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on February 9, 2012 . Retrieved February 4, 2012. As their relations frayed preceding their 1970 breakup, Simon began to experience regret for allowing Garfunkel to sing it solo: Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash& Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2009)

O‐ ZONE、18年ぶりの快挙！ (O－ZONE)". Oricon Style. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. August 23, 2005. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012 . Retrieved November 29, 2011. Dawidoff, Nicholas (May 12, 2011). "Paul Simon's Restless Journey". Rolling Stone. No.1130. pp.60–61.Bennighof, James (2007). The Words and Music of Paul Simon. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-275-99163-0. In total, "Bridge over Troubled Water" spent seventeen weeks in the UK top 40 (concluding on June 27). Simon and Garfunkel, 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' | 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. April 7, 2011 . Retrieved October 2, 2016. Clay Aiken – Bridge over Troubled Water / This Is the Night". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 19, 2022. Pietroluongo, Silvio; Patel, Minal; Jessen, Wade (June 28, 2003). "Feat of Clay: Aiken Proves 'This Is the Night' ". Billboard. Vol.115, no.26. p.71.