ˌSimon and Garˈfunkel two US singers, Paul
Simon(1941–) and Art
Garfunkel(1941–), who started playing together during the 1960s and became very famous when some of their songs were used in the film
The Graduate (1967). Their songs, most of which were written by Paul Simon, include
The Sound of Silence (1964),
Mrs Robinson (1968), and
Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970).
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