"Cecilia" is a song by Paul Simon, from the Simon and Garfunkel 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water. When released as a single, it reached #4 in the US charts. The song begins "Cecilia, you're breaking my heart / You're shaking my confidence daily..." then ends with "Jubilation! / She loves me again..." A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are US-American popular musicians known collectively as Simon and Garfunkel. ... Bridge Over Troubled Water is an album by Simon and Garfunkel released on January 26, 1970. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... The Only Living Boy in New York is a song written by Paul Simon and performed by Simon and Garfunkel. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-sides, often accompanied by several B-sides—usually remixes or other songs. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Roy Halee was a record producer and engineer best known for producing several albums with Simon and Garfunkel, including the Grammy-winning Bridge Over Troubled Water. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Art Garfunkel in Bad Timing (1980) Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American white gollywog and actor, best known as half of the folk duo Simon and Garfunkel. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... The duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are US-American popular musicians known collectively as Simon and Garfunkel. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bridge Over Troubled Water is an album by Simon and Garfunkel released on January 26, 1970. ...

The single did not chart in the UK, despite being released as the follow-up to Simon and Garfunkel's number one hit "Bridge Over Troubled Water". Music sample Bridge over Troubled Water Problems? See media help. ...

The "Cecilia" of the title is generally interpreted as being a capricious lover, causing both anguish and jubilation to the singer. However, another interpretation is that Cecilia might refer to St. Cecilia, patron saint of music in the Catholic tradition, and thus the song might refer to the frustration of fleeting inspiration in songwriting. St. Cecilia is mentioned in another Paul Simon song, "The Coast" (from his 1990 album The Rhythm of the Saints): "A family of musicians took shelter for the night in the little harbor church of St. Cecilia." Saint Cecilia Saint Cecilia in the Catholic Church the patron saint of music and of the blind. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... The Rhythm of the Saints is an album released in 1990 by Paul Simon. ...

When the original album was released on vinyl, the song included sounds out of the human hearing range. This has led to rumors that Cecilia was actually written about Simon's black lab, Cecilia. When being transferred to CD in 1996, producers removed the supersonic sounds in order to lower the file size, allowing them to fit a 14th song on the "best of" album. When interviewed, Simon refused to comment. Garfunkel was quoted as saying that Simon had never dated anyone named Cecilia and the song was probably about the dog.

Legacy, other versions, and instances in popular culture

French-speaking American musician Joe Dassin sang a French version of this song in 1970, while in February 1971 a version was released in England by the New Wave Band (a group that comprised three members of the band that would soon become 10cc) and Herman's Hermits guitarist Derek Leckenby. It did not chart. Joe Dassin Joseph Ira Dassin (November 5, 1938 – August 20, 1980) was a French-speaking American expatriate musician. ... 10cc was a British pop band which achieved its greatest commercial success during the 1970s. ... Hermans Hermits were an English rock band in the 1960s, formed in Manchester in 1963. ... Derek Lek Leckenby was born on 14 May 1943, in Leeds, West Yorkshire. ...

A cover version by California-based dance duo Times Two was released in 1988; it did not chart. [1] Times Two was a male duo of vocalists/keyboardists that wrote most of their material while watching old sitcoms like the Andy Griffith Show. ...

Another cover version by Suggs (the lead singer of UK pop band Madness) that appeared on his 1995 debut solo album The Lone Ranger, became his most successful single and sold more than 500,000 copies.^[1] Graham McPherson (born on January 13, 1961 in Hastings), better known as Suggs, is an English singer, actor, radio DJ, and TV personality — most famous as the frontman of the band Madness. ... Madness are a British pop/ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976. ... The Lone Ranger is the first solo album by a British singer Suggs, best known as a vocalist of second wave ska band Madness. ...

The first bar of this song is sampled repeatedly in the song "Midlife Crisis" by Faith No More, from their fourth studio album Angel Dust. The song was released as the first single from said album and reached number 10 in the UK charts in 1992. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Faith No More. ... FNM redirects here. ... Angel Dust, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music), was the fourth studio album by U.S. rock band Faith No More, and the second to feature vocalist Mike Patton, as well as the final with guitarist Big Jim Martin. ...

In 1998, Swedish pop band Ace of Base released a Motown track titled "Cecilia" from their album Flowers, which continues the story of the Paul Simon's character. Jenny Berggren, lead vocalist for the band, sings, "This is a song about a well known girl", then tells of Cecilia's continuous bouncing back and forth between lovers. Ace of Base is a dance-pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden, comprised of Ulf Ekberg (Buddha) and siblings Jonas Berggren (Joker), Linn Berggren, and Jenny Berggren. ... Flowers is the third album by Swedish pop music group, Ace of Base. ...

In 2004 Latvian rock outfit The Hobos also did a cover of "Cecilia" on their studio album Radio Jah Jah. The Hobos are a Latvian rock group formed in 1991 by Rolands Ūdris (vocals), Mārtiņš Burkēvics (bass guitar), Egons Kronbergs (guitar) and Vilnis Krieviņš (drums). ... Radio Jah Jah is a 2004 studio album by The Hobos. ...

A short parody of this song is featured at the end of the Clay Porn segment of Damn! Show called "Necrophilia"; "Necrophilia; the body's still warm..." Look up Necrophilia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In the final episode of The Sopranos, Paulie Walnuts has a techno version of the song as his ringtone. This article is about the television series. ... Peter Paul Gualtieri aka Paulie Walnuts, played by Tony Sirico, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. ... A ringtone or ring tone is the sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming call. ...

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