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| - %22For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her%22 is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their third studio album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966). The song is sung solely by Art Garfunkel, and consists mainly of his vocals with heavy reverb and a 12-string acoustic guitar. The song's lyrics concern finding a lover, although Simon once characterized the song's subject matter as a %22belief,%22 rather than a specific individual.First issued as a single as the B-side of %22A Hazy Shade of Winter%22 (1966), the song was later reissued in live form in 1972 to promote the release of Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits. The track reached number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been covered numerous times by many notable artists, and remains a staple of Art Garfunkel's live sets, where he regards it as one of the most challenging to perform.
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