Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
Simon & Garfunkel
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Album Release"Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine" is a track from the fourth studio album of Simon & Garfunkel titled "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme" which was released in 1966.
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Writing CreditsThe song was written by Paul Simon, one of the members of the folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel.
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Genre"Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine" is noted for its folk-rock blending with psychedelic rock genre, an unusual step for Simon & Garfunkel at the time - known better for their folk sound.
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Critical ReceptionCritics mark "Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine" as a satire on the materialistic society and consumerism prevalent in the mid-1960s.
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Film InclusionInterestingly, the song was included in the soundtrack of the film "The Graduate", directed by Mike Nichols and released in 1967. However, it was not included in the film's soundtrack album.
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Never Performed LiveDespite having a following, "Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine" was never played live by Simon & Garfunkel during their performing career.
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LyricsThe song's chorus initially makes references to a "Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine", believed to be symbolic of the then up-and-coming "Green Movement", a fight against mindless materialism.
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Uses Kitschy PhrasesThe lyrics make use of kitschy phrases popular in the world of advertising in the 1960s to further critique consumer culture.
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Not Available as SingleIt is important to note that the song was not released as a single, yet it gained popularity due to the fans of the duo and its inclusion in the movie "The Graduate".
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Social CommentaryThe sarcasm and criticism of society and advertising that are common in Simon & Garfunkel's repertoire is strongly evidenced in the lyrics of "Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine".
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