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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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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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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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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Simon and Garfunkel: Simon and Garfunkel were an American popular music duo comprised of Paul Simon and Arthur "Art" Garfunkel. Simon and Garfunkel were among the most popular recording artists of the 1960s, and are best known for their songs "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water". They...

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Bridge Over Troubled Water: Bridge Over Troubled Water is an album by Simon and Garfunkel released on January 26, 1970. The album reached number 1 on Billboard Music Charts' pop albums list. It won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year, as well as for Best Engineered Recording, while its title track won the Grammy Award for Son...

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