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YOUR VIEWS SONG HOME IN-DEPTH COVER VERSIONS "Bridge Over Troubled Water" Simon and Garfunkel What makes this song so universally popular? Send us your comments Your Name and Town/City: Your Message: Disclaimer:The BBC will put up as many of your comments as possible but we cannot guarantee that all e-mails will be published. The BBC reserves the right to edit comments that are published. Popular music speaks in the vernacular and in the moment, it's a musical reflection of the social news; if you're lucky you capture an attitude or a feeling which is transcendent or universal and the song survives. Paul Gambaccini Listen to Gambaccini on Bridge Over Troubled Water Audio help %%INCLUDE_VIRTUAL_START/commentscps/sos/troubledwater.ssi%%INCLUDE_END Newsletter sign-up Sign up for updates on new songs, documentaries and live events Like this song? Try these... Let It Be The Beatles DON'T MISS Doves Special guests on Dermot's show this week What's on Radio 2 Documentaries Find out more about current and forthcoming documentaries on Radio 2.

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