… Whoa, whoa, whoa …

June 1, 1968
The Simon & Garfunkel release Mrs. Robinson hit No. 1 on the Billboard #100 list on this date.

Paul Simon began writing this as Mrs. Roosevelt, and had just the line, Here’s to you, Mrs. Roosevelt when he changed it to Mrs. Robinson for The Graduate. Simon did not originally write a full-length version of this song, only the verses that are heard in the movie. After the movie became a hit, he finished the lyrics and recorded the full version that is known today.

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