Baby Driver (song)
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| "Baby Driver" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Simon & Garfunkel | |
| from the album Bridge over Troubled Water | |
| A-side | "The Boxer" |
| Released | January 26, 1970 |
| Recorded | November 9, 1969 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:13[4] |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Simon |
| Producer(s) |
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"Baby Driver" is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel from their 1970 album Bridge over Troubled Water.[5]
Background
Paul Simon named the track after his father Louis Simon, who often went under the pseudonym Lee Sims and was a double bass player.[6]
Recording
The song includes sounds and vocals reminiscent of the American surf rock band The Beach Boys as well as absurd syllables.[7][8] The song features a saxophone that was described as being R&B by critic Stephen M. Deusner.[9] The mono version present on the single is slightly different to the version on Bridge over Troubled Water.[5]
Lyrics
The lyrics talk about a man who is content with his life, but then decides to have his first sexual experience.[10]
Reception
Author and critic David Browne stated that it "evoked the hamburger stands of post-Elvis America."[11]
Legacy
The song's title was the inspiration of a movie of the same name.[12]
References
- ↑ Bennighof 2007, p. 47.
- ↑ "Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge over Troubled Water Remains a Richly Poetic Farewell | Review". 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ↑ "Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (album review 2) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ↑ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. March 29, 1969. p. 72. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Eliot 2010, p. 259.
- ↑ Eliot 2010, p. 9.
- ↑ Bennighof 2007, p. 48.
- ↑ Charlesworth 1997, p. 52.
- ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. "Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ↑ Ebel 2004, pp. 66–67.
- ↑ Browne 2012, p. 45.
- ↑ "Edgar Wright and The Rock present: The Simon And Garfunkel Song Title Cinematic Universe". AV Club. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
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