Simon & Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel lives in gentleness. 23 of 50 songs are safe — this is music that holds you.

The character of Simon & Garfunkel

Across the 50 Simon & Garfunkel songs we've measured, intensity averages 40/100 — calmer than the typical song we measure (46/100).

They run from April Come She Will (the calmest here, 15) to Maggot Brain (the most charged, 84), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. It spans 1964–2012.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to Maggot Brain.

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The songs that hit hardest

Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow intense

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1970

Funky Dollar Bill intense

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1970

Maggot Brain intense

complex texture · frequent changes · DR 9 · 1971

Super Stupid intense

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1971

Loose Booty intense

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1972

Standing on the Verge of Getting It On intense

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1974

Comin' Round the Mountain intense

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1976

One Nation Under a Groove intense

complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1978

(Not Just) Knee Deep intense

layered texture · mild changes · DR 8 · 1979

We Are Young intense

layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2012

The controlled burn

A Hazy Shade of Winter moderate

complex texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1966

I Am a Rock moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1966

A Hazy Shade of Winter moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1968

At the Zoo moderate

layered texture · none changes · DR 6 · 1968

Fakin' It moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1968

Mrs. Robinson moderate

complex texture · none changes · DR 7 · 1968

The Boxer moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1969

Cecilia moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1970

Cecilia moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1970

I Wanna Know If It's Good To You moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1970

I'll Bet You moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1970

Keep the Customer Satisfied moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1970

Music for My Mother moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1970

The Boxer moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1970

The Only Living Boy in New York moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1970

Hit It and Quit It moderate

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1971

Cosmic Slop moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1973

The quiet ones

Bleecker Street safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1964

The Sound of Silence safe

smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1964

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1964

April Come She Will safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1966

For Emily Whenever I May Find Her safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1966

Homeward Bound safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1966

Homeward Bound safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1966

Kathy's Song safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1966

Scarborough Fair safe

layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1966

Scarborough Fair/Canticle safe

complex texture · none changes · DR 6 · 1966

The 59th Street Bridge Song safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1966

punky's dilemma safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1968

America safe

smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1968

At the Zoo safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1968

Bookends safe

smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1968

Mrs. Robinson safe

layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1968

Old Friends safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1968

Punky's Dilemma safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1968

Bridge Over Troubled Water safe

layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1970

El Condor Pasa (If I Could) safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1970

So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1970

Song for the Asking safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1970

Can You Get to That safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1971

Frequently asked about Simon & Garfunkel

Answered from our measurements of every song above.

What is the most intense Simon & Garfunkel song?

Of the 50 Simon & Garfunkel songs we've measured, “Maggot Brain” scores highest at 84/100 for intensity — computed from its dynamic range, texture, sudden changes and tempo.

What is the calmest Simon & Garfunkel song?

“April Come She Will” measures gentlest at 15/100. It runs 70 BPM. The songs here span 15–84 on our 0–100 intensity scale.

How intense is Simon & Garfunkel overall?

Simon & Garfunkel averages 40/100 intensity across 50 measured songs — calmer than the 46/100 catalog average.

What is the average tempo of Simon & Garfunkel?

The Simon & Garfunkel songs we've measured average about 95 BPM — midtempo.

Which Simon & Garfunkel songs are calm enough for background listening?

These measure in our gentlest band (steady level, no sudden shifts): “April Come She Will”, “Old Friends”, “Song for the Asking”, “At the Zoo”.

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