April Come She Will

"April Come She Will" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their second studio album, Sounds of Silence (1966). It originally appeared on the solo album The Paul Simon Songbook. It is the B-side to the hit single "Scarborough Fair/Canticle".[1] It is included in the The Graduate (soundtrack) album and was additionally released on the "Mrs. Robinson 'EP'" in 1968, together with three other songs from the The Graduate film: Mrs. Robinson, Scarborough Fair/Canticle, and The Sound of Silence.

"April Come She Will"
Song by Simon & Garfunkel
from the album Sounds of Silence
RecordedDecember 21, 1965
Genre
Length1:51
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

Background and composition

The song was written in 1964 while Paul Simon was in England. Its lyrics use the changing nature of the seasons as a metaphor for a girl's changing moods. The inspiration for the song was a girl that Simon met and the nursery rhyme she used to recite, "Cuckoo".[2] It is the shortest song on the album.[3] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is composed in the key of G Major with Paul Simon's vocal range spanning from D3 to D4.[4] On the duo's recording, Art Garfunkel sings the lead vocals.

Release and reception

In the February 1968 release of the soundtrack for the movie The Graduate, the song appeared (in a different version) as the seventh track.[5] It is featured in a pool scene in the movie, and was used as a rhythmic guide for the editing of the film.[6]

Reviews for the song were generally positive. Matthew Greenwald of Allmusic wrote: "The sense of yearning in this song would later be beautifully echoed in one of the Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme masterpieces, "For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her." Like that song, it is very brief, yet the shortness of the song adds to the effectiveness and economy of both the lyric and melody."[2]

Other Uses

The song was used in an episode of Parks and Recreation (season three, episode 9), during the wedding between April Ludgate and Andy Dwyer.[7]

It is played in The Simpsons episode 18 of the twenty-third season while Bart and Shauna are hanging out together.

References
  1. Eliot 2010, p. 289.
  2. Greenwald, Matthew. "April Come She Will Song Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  3. "April Come She Will by Simon and Garfunkel". Songfacts. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  4. "Digital Sheet Music – Simon & Garfunkel – April Come She Will". Musicnotes.com. Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  5. Ankeny, Jason. "The Graduate > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  6. Eliot 2010, p. 91.
  7. "Parks and Recreation - S03E09". IMDb.

Bibliography
  • Eliot, Marc (2010). Paul Simon: A Life. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-43363-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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