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  • Red Rubber Ball
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  • RPM Top Singles number-one singles
  • Columbia Records singles
  • 1966 singles
  • Simon & Garfunkel songs
  • Songs written by Paul Simon
  • 1966 songs
  • Neil Diamond songs
  • Mel Tormé songs
  • Cilla Black songs
  • Del Shannon songs
  • Songs written by Bruce Woodley
  • The Cyrkle songs
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  • %22Red Rubber Ball%22 is a pop song recorded by The Cyrkle, whose version reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in Canada.The song is sung from the perspective of a man who has recently exited an unfulfilling relationship in which his significant other never gave him much attention or affection. He now looks forward to the future with a positive attitude.It was co-written by Paul Simon (of Simon and Garfunkel) and Bruce Woodley (of The Seekers). According to Cyrkle guitarist Tom Dawes, Simon offered it to The Cyrkle when they were opening for Simon and Garfunkel on tour. The song's tracks were recorded in stereo, with the bass, lead guitar, and percussion on the right track, acoustic guitar and electric organ on left, and the vocals on both.The Columbia picture sleeve issued with the %22Red Rubber Ball%22 single is a very rare and oft-sought item amongst record collectors with near-mint copies fetching three figures.The Seekers also recorded %22Red Rubber Ball%22 for their 1966 album Come the Day (US-title: Georgy Girl). It also appears on 'Disc Three – 1966 – 1967' of the CD box set The Seekers Complete.In an interview on The Colbert Report, Paul Simon said he wrote %22Red Rubber Ball%22 while living in England to get a £100 advance from The Seekers. This came in response to Colbert's request for a song that was %22on the cusp%22 and barely made it into his songbook Lyrics 1964–2008.
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  • Paul Simon
  • Bruce Woodley
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  • USSM16700240
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  • Doug Riley
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  • 2707
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  • 15212505
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  • english
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  • Columbia Records
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  • Red Rubber Ball
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