Escrita por
Paul Simon, foi gravada em 2 de fevereiro de 1968, nos estúdios da
Columbia, em New York City e lançada em 5 de abril de 1968, no
compacto que tinha Old Friends/Book ends como Lado B.
Chegou ao
nímero 1 dos charts americanos e também número de vários outros
países como Reino Unido, Irlanda e Espanha. Em 1969, foi a primeira
canção de rock a ganhar um Grammy como gravação do ano. Foi
regravada por inúmeros artistas, de Bon Jovi e Frank Sinatra.
Joe Dimaggio
encontrou com Simon em um restaurante e perguntou a ele porque ele
perguntou pra onde ele tinha ido, se ele não tinha sumido. Simon
explicou que falou no sentido dele ser um herói americano e os
heróis americanos estarem em falta no mercado. DiMaggio aceitou a
explicação e agradeceu a Simon. Simon tocou Mrs. Robinson no
estádio dos Yankess em homenagem a DiMaggio quando ele morreu.
Paul Simon
tocou violão e cantou, Garfunkel cantou, Hal Blaine tocou bateria e
congas e Larry Knechtel tocou baixo.
A letra:
And here's to
you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo wo wo
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray, hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files
We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes
Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo wo wo
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray, hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes
Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes
It's a little secret, just the Robinsons' affair
Most of all, you've got to hide it from the kids
Coo coo ca-choo, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo wo wo
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray, hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
Going to the candidates' debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Every way you look at it you lose
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?
A nation turns its lonely eyes to you, wo wo wo
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson
'Joltin Joe' has left and gone away, hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo wo wo
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray, hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files
We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes
Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo wo wo
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray, hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes
Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes
It's a little secret, just the Robinsons' affair
Most of all, you've got to hide it from the kids
Coo coo ca-choo, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo wo wo
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray, hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
Going to the candidates' debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Every way you look at it you lose
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?
A nation turns its lonely eyes to you, wo wo wo
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson
'Joltin Joe' has left and gone away, hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
A versão de
Simon and Garfunkel ao vio:
A versão de
Bon Jovi ao vivo:
A versão de
Frank Sinatra:
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