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Bridge over Troubled Water

original song written and composed by Paul Simon, originally recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in 1969 and released in 1970
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q913700
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Summary

Bridge over Troubled Water is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,169 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Paul Simon[3]
  • Genre: popular music[4]
  • Performer: Simon & Garfunkel[5], Fernandoz[6], Susan Boyle[7], Elvis Presley[8], Willie Nelson[9], Merry Clayton[10], Johnny Cash[11], Aretha Franklin[12], Peggy Lee[13], Linda Clifford[14], Paul Desmond[15]
  • Part of: Bridge over Troubled Water[16]
  • Language of work or name: English[17]
  • Publication date: 1969[18]
  • Lyricist: Paul Simon[19]
  • Title: Bridge over Troubled Water[20]
  • Different from: Bridge over Troubled Water[21]
  • Form of creative work: song[22]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[23]

  • Genre(s): ballad, children's music, easy listening, electronic, instrumental, jazz, pop, rock, synth-pop[24]

  • Community tags: ballad, children's music, easy listening, electronic, hawaiian, instrumental, jazz, pacific, pop, rock, synth-pop[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 048976c0-44b3-3da7-85cf-2da8341b1e66[26]

Why It Matters

Bridge over Troubled Water has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Aretha Franklin Elvis Presley Johnny Cash Paul Desmond Paul Simon Peggy Lee Susan Boyle Willie Nelson

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Simon & Garfunkel, Fernandoz, Susan Boyle +8
    Form of creative work → song
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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