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About This Track
By Paul Simon, from the Simon and Garfunkel 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water, when released as a single, it reached #4 in the US charts. The song begins “Cecilia, you’re breaking my heart / You’re shaking my confidence daily…” then ends with “Jubilation! / She loves me again…”
The single did not chart in the UK, despite being released as the follow-up to Simon and Garfunkel’s number one hit “Bridge Over Troubled Water”.
The “Cecilia” of the title is generally interpreted as being a capricious lover, causing both anguish and jubilation to the singer. However, another interpretation is that Cecilia might refer to St. Cecilia, patron saint of music in the Catholic tradition, and thus the song might refer to the frustration of fleeting inspiration in songwriting. St. Cecilia is mentioned in another Paul Simon song, “The Coast” (from his 1990 album The Rhythm of the Saints): “A family of musicians took shelter for the night in the little harbor church of St. Cecilia.”
When the original album was released on vinyl, the song included sounds out of the human hearing range. This has led to rumors that Cecilia was actually written about Simon’s black lab, Cecilia. When being transferred to CD in 1996, producers removed the ultrasonic sounds in order to lower the file size, allowing them to fit a 14th song on the “best of” album. When interviewed, Simon refused to comment. Garfunkel was quoted as saying that Simon had never dated anyone named Cecilia and the song was probably about the dog.
The single did not chart in the UK, despite being released as the follow-up to Simon and Garfunkel’s number one hit “Bridge Over Troubled Water”.
The “Cecilia” of the title is generally interpreted as being a capricious lover, causing both anguish and jubilation to the singer. However, another interpretation is that Cecilia might refer to St. Cecilia, patron saint of music in the Catholic tradition, and thus the song might refer to the frustration of fleeting inspiration in songwriting. St. Cecilia is mentioned in another Paul Simon song, “The Coast” (from his 1990 album The Rhythm of the Saints): “A family of musicians took shelter for the night in the little harbor church of St. Cecilia.”
When the original album was released on vinyl, the song included sounds out of the human hearing range. This has led to rumors that Cecilia was actually written about Simon’s black lab, Cecilia. When being transferred to CD in 1996, producers removed the ultrasonic sounds in order to lower the file size, allowing them to fit a 14th song on the “best of” album. When interviewed, Simon refused to comment. Garfunkel was quoted as saying that Simon had never dated anyone named Cecilia and the song was probably about the dog.
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Roy787 wrote:
played this a lot just to to try out my sound system..good old days.
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RocketmanPaul wrote:
Still sounds as good today as it did when it first came out
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Cojage wrote:
Great song
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
holds up well even now!
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NitaD1 wrote:
Always loved the beat to this...
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captainyodel wrote:
this song is the absolute jam. i listened to it for an entire evening at home on repeat once, and i must admit that it was a fabulous night.
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BowieFreak wrote:
great song. <3
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daparry wrote:
Oh, the memories behind this song ...
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myonlyweakness wrote:
Wonderful!
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pegasussoda wrote:
best. song.
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xosammijane wrote:
Love love love it.
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nick_honest wrote:
Excellent song!
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Heleenton wrote:
Lovely and amazing :)
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moses2201 wrote:
ja schön
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sirthorty wrote:
everyone has it's own Cecilia :-)
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kobrady wrote:
ooooooh yeeeeeeeah
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DPSauditor wrote:
One of the greatest songs ever! Great beat! Just makes you want to tap that foot and bob your head! Love it!!!
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gdcman wrote:
A flawless CD
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eklectictunez wrote:
how did she sneak the other dude into his upstairs bedroom?
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bjkpav wrote:
I LOVE SIMON & GARFUNKEL!!!!
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