So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
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"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" is a song written by Paul Simon that was originally released on Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water. It was released on several Simon & Garfunkel compilation albums.[1] It has also been recorded by the London Pops Orchestra and Joe Chindamo trio.[1]
Art Garfunkel said that the origin of the song came from his request that Paul Simon write a song about the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.[2] Simon has stated that he wrote the song despite not knowing who Frank Lloyd Wright was.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 So Long, Frank Lloyd WrightAllmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-18.[dead link]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Browne, D. Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Bittersweet Story of 1970 (2011)Da Capo Press. p. 45–46, 164–65. ISBN 978-0-306-81850-9.
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