Bridge over Troubled Water

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 (3,939 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bridge over Troubled Water's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Bridge over Troubled Water's composer is recorded as Paul Simon^[4].
• Bridge over Troubled Water's genre is popular music^[5].
• Among the performers on Bridge over Troubled Water was Simon & Garfunkel^[6].
• Among the performers on Bridge over Troubled Water was Fernandoz^[7].
• Bridge over Troubled Water was performed by Susan Boyle^[8].
• Among the performers on Bridge over Troubled Water was Elvis Presley^[9].
• Among the performers on Bridge over Troubled Water was Willie Nelson^[10].
• Bridge over Troubled Water was performed by Merry Clayton^[11].
• Bridge over Troubled Water was performed by Johnny Cash^[12].
• Bridge over Troubled Water was performed by Aretha Franklin^[13].
• Bridge over Troubled Water was performed by Peggy Lee^[14].
• Bridge over Troubled Water was performed by Linda Clifford^[15].
• Among the performers on Bridge over Troubled Water was Paul Desmond^[16].
• Bridge over Troubled Water is part of Bridge over Troubled Water^[17].
• Bridge over Troubled Water's language of work or name is recorded as English^[18].
• Bridge over Troubled Water was released on 1969^[19].
• Bridge over Troubled Water's lyricist is recorded as Paul Simon^[20].
• Bridge over Troubled Water's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bridge over Troubled Water'}^[21].
• Bridge over Troubled Water's different from is recorded as Bridge over Troubled Water^[22].
• Bridge over Troubled Water's form of creative work is recorded as song^[23].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[24]

• Genre(s): ballad, children's music, easy listening, electronic, instrumental, jazz, pop, rock, synth-pop^[25]

• Community tags: ballad, children's music, easy listening, electronic, hawaiian, instrumental, jazz, pacific, pop, rock, synth-pop^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: 048976c0-44b3-3da7-85cf-2da8341b1e66^[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Simon & Garfunkel^[6], Fernandoz^[7], Susan Boyle^[8], Elvis Presley^[9], Willie Nelson^[10], and Merry Clayton^[11].

Publication

Bridge over Troubled Water was published on 1969^[19]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[18]. Its genre is popular music^[5]. It is part of it^[17].

Why It Matters

Bridge over Troubled Water ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,939 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]