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"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" is a song by folk music duo Simon and Garfunkel, appearing on their 1966 album ''Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme''. "59th Street Bridge" is the colloquial name of the Queensboro Bridge in New York City. The song's message is immediately delivered in its opening verse: "Slow down, you move too fast". The studio version features Dave Brubeck Quartet members Joe Morello (drums) and Eugene Wright (bass). Footage of Simon and Garfunkel performing the song at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival is featured in the film ''Monterey Pop''. Simon's writing credit was added to the theme song to the American children's TV show ''H.R. Pufnstuf'' after The Kroffts were successfully sued by Simon, who claimed that the theme ripped off this song.〔(PUFNSTUF (1970, U.S.) )〕〔(Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 5: In Living Color – Answers.com )〕 ==Covers and performances== *A popular cover version from 1967 was recorded by Harpers Bizarre, reaching #13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Their version featured a harmonic choral a cappella section and a wind quartet with a flute, oboe, clarinet and a bassoon. *Former Simon songwriting partner, Bruce Woodley, recorded a cover with his band The Seekers on their 1967 album ''Seekers Seen in Green''. *The song was covered by The Free Design on their 1967 debut album ''Kites Are Fun''. *The song was covered by Italian vocal band Quartetto Cetra on their 1967 single "La ballata degli innamorati/Tre minuti", with Italian lyrics written by Tata Giacobetti. *The song was parodied by Bob Rivers as "Feelin' Boobies". *The melody was used by Nana Mouskouri in 1967 for her song "C'est bon la vie". *The song was covered by Berni Flint & Lena Zavaroni on her TV Show Lena Zavaroni and Music (1979). *The song was covered by the Boston band Jim's Big Ego on the album ''Don't Get Smart''. * The song appears on the album ''The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper''. During the track's mixing, Paul Simon added harmony vocals to the final chorus. *During live performances, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page would often include snippets of "The 59th Street Bridge Song" in the guitar solo of the song "Heartbreaker." While usually edited out of official live releases, the snippet can be heard on numerous Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings. *Tori Amos performed the song at several of her concerts in 2005.〔(Tori Amos Song Summary )〕 * The Grateful Dead were known to have sampled portions of the song in their music. The most notable instance was within the performance of "Dark Star" on February 13, 1970 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY on the ''Dick's Picks Volume 4'' album. *The song was covered by Rachael MacFarlane on her 2012 debut album ''Hayley Sings''. *O.A.R. has been covering this song in concert since 2002. They play their own arrangement which always serves as an intro to fan favorites "That Was a Crazy Game of Poker" or "City On Down". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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