Cloudy (song)

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| name = Cloudy

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| artist = Simon & Garfunkel

| album = Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

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| recorded = June 10, 1966

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| length = 2:13

| label = Columbia

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| producer = Bob Johnston

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"Cloudy" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their third studio album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966). It was co-written by Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley of the Seekers; that band later covered it on their 1967 album Seekers Seen in Green. The Cyrkle released a version of the song on their 1966 debut album, Red Rubber Ball.[http://www.discogs.com/Cyrkle-Red-Rubber-Ball/release/502701 The Cyrkle, Red Rubber Ball] Retrieved January 10, 2016 The title track, Red Rubber Ball, was also written by the duo of Woodley/Simon.

Composition

"Cloudy" employs a "breezy, almost jazzy musical style," with its title serving as a "point of departure for [its] scattered, whimsical text."{{sfn|Bennighof|2007|p=24}}

References

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Bibliography

  • {{cite book|last=Bennighof|first=James|title=The Words and Music of Paul Simon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShBhKL-9SLIC|year=2007|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-275-99163-0}}

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Category:1966 songs

Category:Songs written by Paul Simon

Category:Songs written by Bruce Woodley

Category:Simon & Garfunkel songs

Category:The Cyrkle songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Bob Johnston

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