For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
| "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" | |
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| Song by Simon & Garfunkel | |
| from the album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | |
| Language | English |
| Recorded | August 22, 1966 |
| Genre | Folk rock |
| Length | 2:07 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Simon |
| Producer(s) | Bob Johnston |
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| Single by Simon & Garfunkel | ||||
| from the album Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "America" | |||
| Released | August 10, 1972 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 2:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Simon | |||
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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). It is sung solely by Art Garfunkel, and consists mainly of his vocals with heavy reverb and a 12-string acoustic guitar. The lyrics concern finding a lover, although Simon once characterized the subject matter as being about a "belief," rather than about 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 and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits. The track reached number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been covered numerous times by many notable artists, and remains a staple of Art Garfunkel's live sets. He regards it as one of the most challenging songs to perform.
"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" has sometimes been thought to be named after poet Emily Dickinson, who 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, which is forefront in "America". "For Emily" is more lyrically comparable with "Homeward Bound" and "Kathy’s Song" in that it 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. 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.
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