This hymn-like anthem is about selfless, freely given love that asks nothing in return. The singer wants to dry your tears, watch your back, comfort you when you’re down, and sail behind you and keep you safe. Can you think of any other song that packaged so much beauty and emotion into a few lines like this?
– Randy Rendfeld
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And this from Rich Horton:
[This video is a] “Very nice introduction to a song that expresses a depth of vulnerabality in its emotional commitment that isn’t often seen in the too-self-aware and ironic lyrics of most pop songs, past or present. And perhaps that’s the reason Paul Simon adopted a gospel idiom for expressing such feelings, as gospel music and hymns have always emphasized sacrificial and unconditional love. It’s interesting, too, that as the first of several very good gospel-oriented songs that Paul Simon wrote over the following years, “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” still remains the best and most enduring.”
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