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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.
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  • oldiesfanjohn

    classic S & G!

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  • krustywazoo

    What a great song.

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  • mannequinchaos

    I think that @lastinglove was joking or being sarcastic. o.o;

    last month

  • philliebird

    sorry @lastinglove, but i rather think this couldn't have less to do with Christ. listen to the lyrics again. it's one of the funnest songs musically, but the story is a bit ludicrous. i suppose it was meant to be. makes it impossible to dislike it.

    last month

  • captainyodel

    such a jam! my most played song (on this website, anyway)

    last month

  • ArtVendo

    One fo the best songs Ever!

    last month

  • mannequinchaos

    Cecilia was a HOE. xD

    last month

  • sterntaler123

    >>>>>>>>KLASSE<<<<<<<<!!!!!!!!!!

    last month

  • kobrady

    Never get tired of listening to this song and it sounds even better when you belt it out on full volume : )

    March 2012

  • lastinglove

    Yay! This sounds like a Christian song.

    March 2012

  • LFireproof

    ♫♥ WOW♫♥ "I got up to wash my face, when I got back someone had taken my place. LMAO!

    February 2012

  • Roy787

    played this a lot just to to try out my sound system..good old days.

    February 2012

  • RocketmanPaul

    Still sounds as good today as it did when it first came out

    January 2012

  • Cojage

    Great song

    January 2012

  • oldiesfanjohn

    holds up well even now!

    January 2012

  • NitaD1

    Always loved the beat to this...

    December 2011

  • captainyodel

    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.

    December 2011

  • BowieFreak

    great song. <3

    December 2011

  • daparry

    Oh, the memories behind this song ...

    December 2011

  • myonlyweakness

    Wonderful!

    November 2011
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