Song · Simon and Garfunkel
“Kathy's Song” by Simon and Garfunkel
From the album Sounds of Silence (1966)
“Kathy's Song” by Simon and Garfunkel appears on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2009 and 2020. It was first released in 1966 on the album Sounds of Silence. Its best result is #596 on the WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,444 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Kathy's Song" is Paul Simon at his most unguarded, a love song for Kathy Chitty, the girlfriend who became his muse while he was knocking around England in the mid-'60s. He first put it on tape for The Paul Simon Songbook, his 1965 solo debut, then cut it again with Garfunkel for Sounds of Silence, the duo's second album, in 1966.
Where so much folk rock aims its message at a whole generation, this one is sung to a single person, tender and hushed and plainly personal. It has turned up on most of the duo's compilations ever since, and Ultimate Classic Rock later called it Simon's prettiest song.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 805 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2014 | 596 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
| 2020 | 1104 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
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