The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

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The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) is a short and whimsical 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." The song is soft, melodic, and relaxing.

[edit] Uses of the song

• Simon and Garfunkel performed the song at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Footage of this performance is in the film, "Monterey Pop."

• A popular cover version was recorded by Harpers Bizarre.

• Former Simon songwriting partner, Bruce Woodley, recorded a cover with his band, The Seekers, on their 1967 album, Seen in Green.

• The song was covered by The Free Design on their 1967 debut album Kites Are Fun.

• The song was also covered by the Boston band 'Jim's Big Ego' on the album 'Don't Get Smart'; another version is on The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper.

• 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.

• In The Simpsons episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)", after Mr. Burns blocks out the sun, he says to a lamppost, "Hello lamppost, whatcha knowin? I've come to see your power flowin," a reference to lyrics in the song.

• The song was used in the 2006 film Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas.

• The song is featured in The Amazing Spider-Man issue #529

• The song is used in an episode of Desperate Housewives when Lynette Scavo has a daydream of suicide by way of a gunshot to the head