My dad played bass on this and it's been four years since he died. I can just now listen to his work and not fall apart. Miss you Dad..

My dad passed away this year during the first lockdown. We weren't allowed to go and see him or anything during his last couple of months alive. I remember this song from a mix tape he made us when I was about 6 and that 'here I am' always resonates with me. As a youngster I imagined it was him saying it and it's even more powerful now. Sorry, I don't usually comment stuff like this on KZfaq, but tonight is just one of those nights

One of the greatest songs ever written. Difficult to believe that these guys are 80. Genius, pure and simple

The harmonies on the “ahhhh. Here I am” part are otherworldly. It’s absurd to think two humans did this

This song is a sudden time warp… sitting upstairs doing my homework, sounds of dinner being made, my dad’s deeper voice, everything is sort of a fuzzy yellow or orange color… warm. Wish I could live there for just one more day. See them again.

Paul Simon is a musical genius ❤

A near and dear high school friend and I used to argue about what was the better Simon & Garfunkel song, this song or The Boxer. I used to say this song mainly out of spite, but also because I loved this song. Years later, my friend has passed on and I'm stuck here not even livin' just existing. I wish I could go back in time. Words cant describe how valuable my friend Josh was to me. Now a days I just sit back and realize how great both songs are. Cheers. :-)

This song... it's devastating. It kills you, and then sends you to heaven.

i wonder if paul simon realises how important his song writing has been to a simple fella like me.i better thank him while we're both alive.cheers paul.

How can a song be that wonderful? I have been playing this song on repeat for ten years and I'm still not tired of it. I simply refuse to believe that this song exists.

Paul Simon is a genius.

This song was actually written as a farewell to Art, from Paul. Art went to Mexico to be in the movie, Catch-22. This song was written by Paul as a blessing to chase his dream, even tho Paul would be lonely during his absence. More meaning in this song than most people realize. Gets me choked up every time I hear it.

The human spirit lives in this song.

Why has Paul Simon never been awarded the Nobel Prize for literature? 🤷‍♂️

When I was a small kid my dad would sing this and I recall him strumming his guitar singing this. Every time I hear this I remember the beauty of being young

Art Garfunkel's backing vocal takes the song to another dimension 👼

Still rips my heart apart fifty years later...

New York does have a gentle side. Paul Simon’s music embodies it.

there is something ethereal about this song

Paul Simon is a national treasure

This album ws HUGE back then,many ppl may not realize that.

I was 8 years old when this came out. I shared a room with older brother who was a senior in high school. He played this album all the time and it brings back memories of him being there one day then going off to college the next. The music bring me joy but yet reminds me of him leaving. Although I saw him again for Christmas ect, the album still has the effect on me. My brother went on to be a Sergeant Airborne Ranger and later an Attorney for Sacramento County. He died in 2004 from lymphoma. I miss him so much. He was my hero.

My dad passed 4 yrs today . He introduced me to this band. Thank you dad

Joe Osborne on bass, incredible melodic baseline. A legend.

The harmony on this song is so angelic i wish it didnt stop. listen to this song on a beautiful day and just stare up at the sky smile and float.

The anthem of anyone who's ever felt alone and abandoned.

I heard someone point out that most people have a few favourite Paul Simon lines - and the most favourite can change from time to time. I have a number but after knowing this song for decades, it was only last month that I really noticed the line "Let your honesty shine, shine, shine, like it shines on me". What an amazingly loving thing to say to someone. THAT is now officially my favourite Paul Simon line. Let your honesty shine, shine, shine.

When my father dies nothing; his funeral nothing. Then, some 3 months later I played this and within minutes I was sobbing. I don't mean this as a negative, it was a release. The power of music.

I always like to admire Garfunkel's magnificently large Fu Manchu mustache on this album cover.

This only Simon and Garfunkel album I purchased in my life as a teenager. The most beautiful music that I’ve heard in my life as a 17 year old in 1970. The album “Bridge Over Troubled Water” is masterpiece of recording history.

HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY TO THE ONE AND ONLY LIVING LEGEND PAUL SIMON! This is my absolute favorite track by him, along with "Bridge Over Troubled Water". It's crazy how easily his amazing songs can connect with the human soul. No matter if you're a toddler to elderly, there's just something about his music that hits you right at the center. Making timeless songs for over six decades is unheard of and he's transcendental just The Beatles, Elvis, Bob Dylan's etc. Kids will discover Simon and Garfunkel as well as Paul solo generations from now just like they do with the other artists mentioned. ❤️🤍👍🎂

Stone cold classic. Easily one of the greatest albums of all time.

I’m sure it has been said a million times, and I hate to sound cliché, but Garfunkel has the voice of an angel.

The most beautiful Simon and Garfunkel Song ever written ! Can't stop listening to it, and can't stop cryin' while i do. Lyrics Tom, get your plane right on time I know your part'll go fine Fly down to Mexico Doh-n-doh-de-doh-n-doh And here I am The only living boy in New York I get the news I need on the weather report Oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile De-doh-n-doh-de-doh And here I am The only living boy in New York Half of the time we're gone But we don't know where And we don't know where Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Here I am Half of the time we're gone But we don't know where And we don't know where Tom, get your plane right on time I know that you've been eager to fly now Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now Doh-n-doh-de-doh-n-doh Like it shines on me (Here I am) The only living boy in New York The only living boy in New York Ahhhhhhhhhh Here I am Ahhhhhhhhhh Here I am....

My Dad played this song all day long the day after my older Brother was accidentally shot to death by his best friend in Jan 1972. I still remember my brother singing the line “half of the time we’re gone, but we don’t know where, and we don’t know where.” Garfunkel’s harmony is so beautiful yet haunting, and nearly 50 years later it still brings out very vivid and powerful images and emotions. Talk about bitter/sweet! 🎼😄❤️😭💔🙏🏼 🎶

Music like this is the proof of heaven

It gets no better than this.

Whenever I feel crushingly depressed, I know these two are always somehow able to make me feel something again.

This will always be my favourite track of the very first album I owned back in 1970 when I was 12. Perfection.

No one today could write and sing a song like this

I am happy that this song is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

There's a whole lot to praise about this song, but can we give a hand for the bassline?

Achingly beautiful. "Here I am"

dude simon & garfunkel get me so emotional

Such an ethereal song. Starts out so simply and then goes into another dimension.

This song is bewitching... And the voices recorded in the reverb chamber are sublime. I am travelling back to 1970, wanna join ?

A masterpiece from an album I bought 50 years ago. A wonderful song that never fades in me.

1:18 could happily put this harmonising on loop for 10 minutes to make the most of the goosebumps,truely stunning 👌

I have MS and this song keeps me alive. x

RIP Joe Osborn, sublime bass player.

If you lived in New Jersey like I did from 1973 to 1976 -- then this song is meaningful! Love it! The vibe is right on! Thanks, Lawrenceville School, NJ! * Cav *

This song will always live on forever

Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where....

I've been playing it for over 40 yrs. This song is amazing.

This song is so atmospheric, I love Paul’s voice and the choral arrangements are so haunting

This is the quintessential sad break-up song. All love, all heart-break.

Always end up with tears hearing this, either happy or sad, sometimes both

The harmony at 1:50 is incredible.

This seriously might be one of the most beautiful songs ever made

Those lines, "Half of the Time we're Gone, But We Don't Know Where, We Don't Know Where".... Still blows me away.... even after 50 years of first hearing them !

Jesus Christ, the sound engineering and production on this album. A masterpiece. Should be studied at any music school that teaches excellence.

Hal Blaine RIP and thank you for your beautiful drumming on this track and hundreds of others.

Paul Simon's songwriting always has this way of making u feel the pain along with him... it's like he's opening up his soul..

I've been playing this on repeat for 48 years. Since I was 3. I'm not joking. Otis Redding, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder - it's all every bit as brilliant as I remember it...

Every time I hear this I think of my Dad. I’ll see you again someday💜💜

Forgotten how beautiful and haunting this song is. Nice to be reminded.

Simon wrote this to express his heartbreak about Garfunkel leaving to take up acting. Read Garfunkel's autobiography for the whole story. Remember, they started out as Tom & Jerry, so Simon addresses Garfunkel as Tom. It's a song that sears the heart alright.

This is simply a track of pure beauty. My favourite Simon and Garfunkel track by some distance. Strange thing is that the older I become, the more I love it 🧡

Paul's an utter genius.

i've got nothing to do today but smile!!

Art's voice is a diamond; Paul's writing is a chisel!

Paul has such a beautiful voice!

Beautiful song that harmony in the echo chamber "Here I am" wow. 1970 technology sounds more atmospheric and real than todays stuff?

Played this at my Step Dad's funeral....will always make me cry now.

paul simon is a giant composer and the lyrics brings back memories. simply fantastic tune.

I'm not sure that there's anything more beautiful in pop music than the 'Here I am' vocal overlays on this track.

Joe Osborn's bass - awesome on this song.

After all these years it still hits me and sends me reeling

No matter how tough I try do be, it's hard to listen to this song without some emotion or even some tear drops.

"Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where." About as true of words as were ever written.

I can't explain how much I love this song! My father used to play it all the time when I was young and it has stayed with me,my whole life 😊

So many people on here have such profound and sad memories with this song 😢, God Bless x

This made me sob for loved ones lost, for the plight of this world today with the pandemic, for reading the pain in some of your posts and sharing. But.... there is always hope. And there is Hope in this song.

Paul Simon, what a beautiful voice!

A masterpiece.

Simon and Garfunkel carved me growing up so much, in two months time I am flying to New York City for a week! I will be so emotional

Lovely bass playing on this track. RIP Joe Osborn.

This song is perfection and is timeless. So amazing. Paul's a genius musically

One of the best pieces of music I've ever heard. So moving. Saying that the whole album of Bridge Over Troubled Water every song has a meaning. My Dad loved Bridge Over Troubled Water {Track} I had it played at his funeral.... I hope he was proud of me that day when I tried my best to keep it together....

My nephew just played this as his dad's request at his funeral. So moving

Most underrated song of all time 🎶

Why won't they give him Nobel prize for poetry?!

If there is a song with better harmonies than this I've yet to hear it.

The best Simon and Garfunkel song to me

Thought it was the best song on the album then and I still do

Funny how looking through these comments many people mention their Father. When I played this album as a kid my Father used to tell me how much he enjoyed listening to it. He was very old and sick at the time and died in 1978 'Here I am Dad'

I haven't heard this in over 4 decades. OMG how beautiful.

A truly wonderful song for my brother missing after 9/11 but thank God found.

Yet another fantastic bass performance by the great Joe Osborne.

I listened to this incredible song when I was in labour, giving birth to my beautiful blue-eyed son, blond boy. He's 30 now, and I still listen to that song, when need to gather my thoughts. (Actually I'm so old school drum 'n' base) but that is still one of the best 👍 wishes. Yes I called him Tommy ☑️