The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel (Gerry Guthrie Version) Drum Cover
Channel: SeanB Drum Covers
Date: 2020-11-02

This is one of my favorite Simon & Garfunkel songs. The best version is from The Concert in Central Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JUbFj0BIc4. Many have covered this song including the Irish singer Gerry Guthrie. This drum cover is based on his version with many liberties taken by me. 

"The Boxer" is from the fifth studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it was released as a standalone single on March 21, 1969, but included on the album nine months later. The song, written by Simon, is a folk rock ballad that variously takes the form of a first-person lament as well as a third-person sketch of a boxer. The lyrics are largely autobiographical and partially inspired by the Bible, and were written during a time when Simon felt he was being unfairly criticized. There is a 5th verse that is not on the studio track that is pretty cool.