Paul Simon revealed he tried to stop Frank Sinatra from covering 'Mrs. Robinson' at first, recalling how he said 'he can't do that' at the time.

Art Garfunkel (left) and Paul Simon during a recording session for Columbia Records. Even “Mrs. Robinson,” the perky ditty composed for the 1967 film “The Graduate,” has a fun backstory.

He said he had, but the question wound up eliciting a sardonic anecdote about Sinatra’s 1969 cover of “Mrs. Robinson,” a defining hit for Simon & Garfunkel released just one year earlier.

Jeff discussed on the episode how Paul Simon originally wanted to use Mickey Mantle in "Mrs. Robinson" but went with Joe DiMaggio instead because his name worked better with the melody.

Paul Simon is slip slidin’ back to the days of working with Art Garfunkel, and peeling back the curtain on what ended their iconic yet “uneven” partnership and decades-long friendship.

Paul Simon’s name is synonymous with songwriting. Since the 1960s, Simon’s lyrics have been a staple in the music landscape from “The Sound of Silence” to “Mrs. Robinson” and “The ...

Mr. Simon, now 82, is one of the greatest American songwriters of the 20th century, and you carry his songs in your head—“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Scarborough Fair,” “American ...

As much as any of his ’60s-originated peers, Simon is responsible for the kinds of songs (“The Sound Of Silence,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Mrs. Robinson,” etc.) so entrenched ...

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel in 2010. Kevin Winter/Getty Reflecting on the schism in their relationship, Garfunkel said, "I guess I wanted to shake up the nice guy image of Simon & Garfunkel.