They should play this song before sporting events.
And everyone could wear a gabardine suit. I didn’t even know what gabardine was, but it sounded uncomfortable.
“America” is one of Simon & Garfunkel’s finest songs—lyrically, harmonically and dramatically. What begins as an almost carefree bus trip gradually becomes something much larger: a portrait of people searching for a country, an identity and some sense of belonging.
When I was young, I owned a Simon & Garfunkel best-of cassette. It was filled with great songs, but none was greater than this one.