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A melancholy song for a kid to listen to on a snowy day in upstate New York, in the Sixties. I am resigned now that life is always melancholy.

fantastic album! they were both at their best!

I got the album Bookends when I was 8 - in the year it was released. I had heard "Mrs Robinson" on the radio and my dad bought it for me. I loved it then and still do. It encapsulated that year for me although the lyrical themes were beyond my grasp then. I totally agree with your comments. It is the duo's finest piece of work. Roy Halee played a great part too.

This is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

This was rejected by the film producers of The Graduate? How could they? This is really heartfelt! (and that solo by Art is absolutely graceful!)

Having experienced a bit of heartbreak, I understand this song along with other S&G songs like I Am a Rock. I’m happy that there re songs like this that capture that exact idea.

Artie always said that he thought the duo were at their creative height in that period covering the Parsley, Sage album and Side 1 of Bookends. Exquisite.

I have to think the ending of this song borrows (to put it charitably) from the ending of Cole Porter's far superior "I've Got You Under My Skin".

I love this song so much. It describes an old relationship flawlessly.

"Every time I try on the thought of leaving you I stop.... stop and think it over." How untrue I wish these words were to me.

It more than proves that Paul Simon is a master of chordal melody and an entirely underated finger-style guitarist. I listened to this record constantly when I was 17 years old and as a musician and a composer I still steal from it . ....Every day...sorry Paul..xox:)

I remember thinking, at the time of its release, that Bookends was a perfect album. And all these years later, I have no reason to change my opinion.

50 years ago, my girlfriend, Marianne, and I would sit on the couch in her living room listening to this album. So many great memories. Here I am today, sitting at work at 5 in the morning, preparing to do Traffic Reports for the Des Moines Metro. Never would have imagined. For all the Old Friends.

Great song. Love how Paul lights and takes a drag of the ciggy at the beginning. I think this song comes in as "America" fades out on the Bookends album.

So much thought and feeling is packed into a song that is 2 minutes and 19 seconds!

How sad there are 8 people who couldn't feel the depth of this song.

How did Mike Nichols not see the beauty in this track? I mean honestly I’m going to overlay this over the scene of Ben and Mrs. Robinson realizing that their fling ended.

Now that I’m 69 and 9 years divorced, it blows me away that two young kids no older than their mid 20’s at the time so perfectly and succinctly describe at least 80% of all marriages.

absolutely touching...

GRfunkel never sang better than on this bridge. This was a masterpiece all the way around. Ina word: Plastics!