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Bridge Over Troubled Water | ||
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Song by Elvis Presley | ||
Album | That's the Way It Is | |
Released | 1970 | |
Length | 04:35 | |
Label(s) | RCA/Legacy | |
Written | Paul Simon |
Bridge Over Troubled Water is a song recorded by Elvis Presley for his album That's the Way It Is.
Background[]
Elvis Presley recorded the song in Nashville on June 5, 1970, and released it on the 1970 album That's the Way It Is (with a false audience fade-out). He included it in his set list for his next engagement in Las Vegas, which included the filming of the 1970 documentary Elvis: That's the Way It Is, and the song was included in the original theatrical release (included version is from the August 11 dinner show). During that summer season in Vegas, Paul Simon attended one of the shows, and, after seeing Elvis perform the song, he was reported to have said, "That's it, we might as well all give up now." Presley continued to use this song throughout his live performances, including his final live appearance in Indianapolis on June 26, 1977. Another live performance was seen in the Golden Globe-winning documentary Elvis on Tour, filmed at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, on April 14, 1972. Elvis even sang it at one of his Madison Square Garden Shows back in June 1972.