Cecilia

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"Cecilia" is a song by Simon and Garfunkel, from their 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water. When released as a single, it reached #4 in the US charts. The "Cecilia" of the title is an apparently capricious lover, causing both anguish and jubilation to the singer. It begins "Celia, you're breaking my heart/ You're shaking my confidence daily..." then ends with "Jubilation!/ She loves me again..."

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Simon and Garfunkel - 1970 - Bridge Over Troubled Water

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The song was banned in Malawi because "Cecilia" (Cecilia Tamanda Kadzamira) was the name of the wife of president Hastings Banda.

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Malawi - Hastings Banda

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A cover version by Suggs of UK ska band Madness became his most successful single and sold more than 500,000 copies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/entertainment/questionofpop/interview_suggs.shtml

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Suggs - Madness

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In 1998, Swedish pop band Ace of Base released a motown track titled "Cecilia" from their album Flowers, which continues the story of the Simon and Garfunkel character. Jenny Berggren, lead vocalist for the band, sings, "This is a song about a well known girl," then tells of Cecilia's continuous bouncing back and forth between lovers.

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Ace of Base - Flowers

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