Keep the Customer Satisfied

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"Keep the Customer Satisfied" is an upbeat, brass-driven song by Simon & Garfunkel that humorously chronicles the exhaustion of constant travel and performance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
albumArtist Simon & Garfunkel
artist Simon & Garfunkel
associatedAct Simon & Garfunkel
composer Paul Simon
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describesPerspective touring musician
genre folk rock
pop rock
hasBsideFor Bridge over Troubled Water
surface form: Bridge over Troubled Water (single)
hasEra late 1960s popular music
hasLyricLine "Gee but it's great to be back home"
"Keep the customer satisfied"
hasMusicalFeature brass-driven arrangement
upbeat tempo
hasStyleCharacteristic brisk rhythmic drive
horn riffs
storytelling lyrics
hasSubject life on the road
need to please audiences
show business pressures
includedIn Bridge over Troubled Water track listing
isPartOf Simon & Garfunkel discography
language English
length approximately 2 minutes 35 seconds
lyricist Paul Simon
medium studio recording
narrativeTheme exhaustion from constant travel
pressures of performance
narrativeTone humorous
originalFormat vinyl record
partOfAlbum Bridge over Troubled Water
performer Simon & Garfunkel
producer Art Garfunkel
Paul Simon
Roy Halee
recordingPeriod 1969
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseYear 1970
usesInstrumentation bass guitar
brass section
drums
electric guitar
vocalArrangement duet
vocalists Art Garfunkel
Paul Simon

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Bridge over Troubled Water includesSong Keep the Customer Satisfied