On August 16, 2026, it will be 60 years since the recording of “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy).” Art Garfunkel recorded the song with Paul Simon as part of the recording sessions for the album “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.” The 60th anniversary of the recording of Art Garfunkel’s “59th Street Bridge Song” commemorates a special recording from 1966.

The song’s title refers to the 59th Street Bridge in New York, now known as the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. The bridge begins in Queens, where Art Garfunkel grew up and spent his childhood and youth. It crosses the East River via Roosevelt Island before continuing on to Manhattan. As a young man, Art Garfunkel moved to Manhattan to attend Columbia. The connection between Queens and Manhattan was therefore part of his life from an early age and remained so throughout the decades that followed. Art Garfunkel continues to live in Manhattan today.

The bridge’s distinctive position over the East River and its route between Queens, Roosevelt Island, and Manhattan give the song’s title a special geographical connection even 60 years after its recording. At the same time, the light, flowing movement across the river is particularly fitting to the musical character of “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy).”

With his clear, warm, and unmistakable voice, Art Garfunkel gives the recording its distinctive lightness and character. Together with Paul Simon’s musical arrangement, the result was a song that has retained its special appeal to this day. Six decades later, the recording remains one of the memorable moments from this period of Art Garfunkel’s musical career.

The connection to New York remains just as immediate today. The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge still crosses the East River, connecting Queens, Roosevelt Island, and Manhattan. The specific place referenced in the song’s title therefore remains part of the New York cityscape associated with Art Garfunkel’s life, even 60 years after the recording.

The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge has not only accompanied Art Garfunkel geographically, but also connects different stages of his life. A similar connection can be found in the history of the song itself: Art Garfunkel introduced his son, Art Garfunkel Jr., to “Feelin’ Groovy” when he was very young and later allowed him to sing increasingly longer passages alongside him. In this way, the story of the recording made 60 years ago extends from Art Garfunkel’s own childhood into his son’s musical childhood.

On August 16, 2026, it will be 60 years since the recording of “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy).” Six decades after its creation, the recording connects a specific place in New York with Art Garfunkel’s personal history while also reaching across generations. It is a song whose title refers to a New York bridge and whose musical lightness remains inseparably connected to Art Garfunkel’s unmistakable voice.