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"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their third studio album, ''Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme'' (1966). The song is sung solely by Art Garfunkel, and consists mainly of his vocals with heavy reverb and a 12-string acoustic guitar. The song's lyrics concern finding a lover, although Simon once characterized the song's subject matter as a "belief," rather than a specific individual. First issued as a single as the B-side of "A Hazy Shade of Winter" (1966), the song was later reissued in live form in 1972 to promote the release of ''Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits''. The track reached number 53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.〔 The song has been covered numerous times by many notable artists, and remains a staple of Art Garfunkel's live sets, where he regards it as one of the most challenging to perform.〔 ==Background== "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" has sometimes been thought to be named after poet Emily Dickinson, who also is referenced in another song on the record, "The Dangling Conversation." It has also been considered to be inspired by Simon’s relationship with Kathy Chitty, also covered in "America"; "For Emily" is more lyrically comparable with "Homeward Bound" and "Kathy’s Song" in that details finding solace in a lover. While other songs, such as "The Sound of Silence," had taken months for Simon to complete writing, others, such as "For Emily," were written in a single night.〔Jackson, Laura (2004). ''Paul Simon: The Definitive Biography''. New York: Citadel Press, p.99. First edition, 2004.〕 In their 1968 appearance on ''Kraft Music Hall'', Simon explained that "For Emily" is not about an imaginary girl Emily, but about a belief, while the song "Overs" (from the album ''Bookends'') is about the loss of that belief. The song, upon its release as a single in August 1972, peaked at number 53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, spending seven weeks on the chart. 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「For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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