# Simon & Garfunkel's ''Mrs. Robinson''

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-garfunkels-mrs-robinson/112425>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 5, 2002, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-garfunkels-mrs-robinson/112425 "2002-06-05T02:15:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fifteen\_Iguana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Fifteen\_Iguana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fifteen_Iguana)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-garfunkels-mrs-robinson/112425/21 "2002-06-06T04:23:19Z")

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First of all, I love S&G. But I remember once hearing one of their songs and saying to my wife “that’s their only love song that’s not depressing.”

And she replied “oh? The title is ‘For Emily WHENEVER I MIGHT FIND HER.’”

So his only positive love song was about someone he HOPED he might meet…

Ah, but great songs.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-garfunkels-mrs-robinson/112425/22 "2002-06-06T04:44:47Z")

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Iguana, “For Emily” is about a dream, and when Garfunkel wakes up, he finds his beloved is right beside him.

It’s a beautiful song with a happy ending!

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