Music Trivia: Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" Reached #1 In The US On February 28th, 1970

On this day, February 28th, 37 years ago Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water reached the top of the singles charts in the United States and it stayed at the top of the charts for six weeks. The song also went to #1 in the UK.

It went on to win the Grammy for both song of the year (songwriters award for Paul Simon) and record of the year.

Simon & Garfunkel split up in 1970 and ironically this song which was their biggest commercial success is often pinpointed as the breaking point. With Simon upset that he had Garfunkel sing the song's lead part because he felt Garfunkle was getting too much credit for his song.

Bridge Over Troubled Water has been covered by numerous artists including Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, LeAnn Rimes, Whitney Houston, Annie Lennox, Charlotte Church, and Willie Nelson.

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The video below is from the famous Simon & Garfunkel reunion concert at Central Park in New York City in 1981.