Fakin' It
Simon & Garfunkel
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When she goes, she's gone. If she stays, she stays here. The girl does what she wants to do. She knows what she wants to do. And I know I'm fakin' it, I'm not really makin' it. I'm such a dubious soul, And a walk in the garden Wears me down. Tangled in the fallen vines, Pickin' up the punch lines, I've just been fakin' it, Not really makin' it. Is there any danger? No, not not really. Just lean on me. Takin' time to treat Your friendly neighbors honestly. I've just been fakin' it, I'm not really makin' it. This feeling of fakin' it I still haven't shaken it. Prior to this lifetime I surely was a tailor I own the tailor's face and hands. I am the tailor's face and hands and I know I'm fakin' it, I'm not really makin' it. This feeling of fakin' it I still haven't shaken it.
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Written by: PAUL SIMON
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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11 facts about this song
Release Date"Fakin' It" was released in the year 1967 as part of the duo's album "Bookends".
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Chart PerformanceThe song achieved moderate success in the United States, peaking at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
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ConceptThe song revolves around the theme of insecurity and pretentiousness, depicting a character struggling to appear confident and put-together.
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Song CompositionThe track is unique in its composition, beginning with a fragment of another song, "You Know What to Do", which fills eight seconds before "Fakin' It" begins.
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Session DrummerHal Blaine, a renowned session drummer and a member of the famous session musician group 'The Wrecking Crew', played drums on this track.
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Song LengthThe song was available in different lengths. The original album version of "Fakin' It" runs for 3:14 minutes, while the single edit trims down to 2:74 minutes.
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Song Writer"Fakin' It" was written by the duo themselves, Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon.
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InfluenceThe song was heavily influenced by the folk-rock movement of the 1960s and it bears the lyrical profundity and complex harmonies that were characteristic of Simon & Garfunkel's music.
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Backup VocalsThe response "Good morning, Mr Leitch, have you had a busy day?" featured towards the end of the song, was an illusion to Donovan and was sung by Beverley Martyn.
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Unusual ElementUtilizing the avant-garde techniques characteristic of the time, a ship's bell rings alongside the lyric "ringing" in the third verse, adding an unusual acoustic element to the song.
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Critical AcclaimThough not as commercially successful as other Simon & Garfunkel songs, "Fakin' It" won critical acclaim for its introspective lyrics and the duo's vocal harmonies.
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