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Bridge Over Troubled Water is the fifth and final album Simon and Garfunkel made together. The eleven song record is quite eclectic. It's considered to be the gem of gems in the duo's catalog. It was released in January 1970 and they parted ways just a few months later. While they would get together in the future for a few concerts and a live album - plus a one-off single, " My Little Town ," that appeared on a solo album for each one - this marked the end of their time together as true collaborators. All of the songs, except for a cover of The Everly Brothers' "Bye By Love," were written by Simon and the title track is often considered the best song the two ever produced together. The single that gave the album its name soared all of the way to #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 and stayed there for six weeks. It won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Simon wrote it for his partner to sing although Garfunkel originally insisted that ...

Wikipedia defines a musical sellout as one "who alters his material to encompass a wider audience, and in turn generates greater revenue." The Urban Dictionary describes a sellout as "anyone who sacrifices artistic integrity in an effort to become more successful or popular (generally in music); someone who forgets their roots." It's sad when respected musicians become more motivated by financial concerns than a desire to follow their muses but that isn't always the reason someone will be branded as a sellout. Sometimes the artist will have that unfortunate label attached to him even without losing any artistic honesty. I'm sure we've all met snobs who truly believe that any music that sells in large quantities is unworthy of appreciation. How many times have you known an obscure cult band that was loved by the music press (I'm looking at you Rolling Stone ) and as soon as they've scored a hit they're considered a bourgeois j...