the song reveals truths about the bond between Simon and his musical partner, too. The line "And walked off to look for America," Garfunkel noted in a 1993 interview, "has a real upright ...

A significant musical and cultural reset was underway in the mid-1960s, ushered in by the likes of Bob Dylan, the Byrds, and duo Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel ... how a song that soft and somber ...