Old Friends
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"Old Friends" is a reflective, melancholic song by Simon & Garfunkel that poignantly explores aging and the passage of time.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ |
| album | Bookends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Art Garfunkel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes | elderly men sitting on a park bench ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
orchestral arrangement
ⓘ
strings ⓘ |
| featuresVocalStyle | two-part harmony ⓘ |
| firstReleaseFormat | studio album track ⓘ |
| followedBy | Bookends (Reprise) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Overs ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
Can you imagine us years from today, sharing a park bench quietly?
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How terribly strange to be seventy ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
melancholic
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ |
| isPartOfMedleyWith | Bookends (Reprise) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third person ⓘ |
| partOf | Bookends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Art Garfunkel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Halee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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friendship ⓘ passage of time ⓘ |
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