Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube
Skip to YouTube video

Loading player…

Scrobble from Spotify?

Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform.

Connect to Spotify

Dismiss

The Boxer

Play track

  • Listeners

    764.3K

  • Scrobbles

    4.7M

  • Listeners

    764.3K

  • Scrobbles

    4.7M

Play track
  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User

Join others and track this song

Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account

Sign Up to Last.fm
Play album
Skip to YouTube video

Replace video

Length
5:09
Lyrics

Add lyrics on Musixmatch

"The Boxer" is a folk ballad written by Paul Simon in 1968 and first recorded by Simon and Garfunkel. It was released as the follow up single to their number one hit "Mrs. Robinson", and reached #7 in the US charts. It later appeared on their last studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water, along with its B-side "Baby Driver". It is particularly known for its plaintive refrain, in which the singer sings the tune as 'lie-la-lie', and the memorable finger-picking guitar played by guitarist Fred Carter, Jr.. Rolling Stone ranked the song #105 on th… read more
"The Boxer" is a folk ballad written by Paul Simon in 1968 and first recorded by Simon and Garfunkel. It was released as the follow up sing… read more
"The Boxer" is a folk ballad written by Paul Simon in 1968 and first recorded by Simon and Garfunkel. It was released as the follow up single to their number one hit "Mrs.… read more

Related Tags

Add tagsView all tags

Featured On

Bridge Over Troubled Water

1,117,214 listeners

232 more albums featuring this track

Don't want to see ads? Upgrade Now

Similar Tracks

  1. Bridge Over Troubled Water Play track

  2. Bridge Over Troubled Water Play track

  3. The Essential Paul Simon Play track

  4. Bringing It All Back Home Play track

  5. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Play track

  6. American Pie Play track

  7. Songs of Leonard Cohen Play track

  8. Tea for the Tillerman Play track

  9. The Best of Van Morrison Play track

  10. Harvest Play track

  11. The Very Best Of Play track

  12. Rolled Gold + Play track

Scrobble Stats

What is scrobbling?

Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile.

Learn more

Recent Listening Trend

Day Listeners
1,016
1,049
1,057
1,059
1,102
1,001
987
1,081
1,062
1,081
1,024
987
948
962
1,040
1,010
1,051
989
1,053
938
955
1,025
1,017
997
1,026
1,013
969
943
868
1,002
1,036
977
1,036
1,052
1,042
1,000
1,036
1,057
1,061
1,048
1,056
1,096
1,166
1,075
1,052
1,118
1,147
1,065
1,019
1,057
1,085
1,193
1,109
1,063
997
1,046
1,139
1,164
1,123
1,166
1,131
1,103
1,106
1,114
1,179
1,143
1,146
1,126
1,097
1,088
1,160
1,154
1,081
1,182
1,109
1,018
1,042
1,020
1,020
1,058
1,082
1,076
1,062
1,069
1,071
1,101
1,068
1,121
1,141
1,032
1,125
1,124
1,080
1,114
1,107
1,047
1,065
1,060
1,147
1,142
1,043
1,120
1,063
1,066
1,085
1,117
1,082
1,111
1,115
1,042
1,004
1,070
1,137
1,113
1,102
1,165
1,037
1,114
1,076
1,086
1,056
1,104
1,106
1,193
1,112
1,121
1,142
1,071
1,048
1,075
1,069
1,000
1,046
1,038
1,107
1,083
1,049
1,024
978
1,038
1,024
1,037
1,054
1,018
955
903
931
1,055
1,046
1,056
1,036
1,037
1,007
1,069
1,102
1,024
995
1,047
999
1,006
1,042
1,019
1,023
1,043
998
964
1,010
1,062
962
1,003
1,019
950
1,001
966
997
1,018
1,052
1,022
957
1,002
1,051
969

Play this track

External Links

Don't want to see ads? Upgrade Now

Shoutbox

Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Go directly to shout page

About This Artist

Artist images

89 more

Simon & Garfunkel

3,069,219 listeners

Related Tags

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are American musicians, songwriters, and singers known collectively as Simon & Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom and Jerry in 1957 in Queens, New York, and had their first taste of success with the minor hit "Hey Schoolgirl". As Simon and Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965 backed by the hit single "The Sound of Silence". Their music was featured in the landmark film The Graduate, propelling them further into the public consciousness. They are well known for their close harmonies and sometimes unstable relationship. Their l… read more
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are American musicians, songwriters, and singers known collectively as Simon & Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom and Jerry in 1957 in Queens, New York, a… read more
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are American musicians, songwriters, and singers known collectively as Simon & Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom and Jerry in 1957 in Queens, New York, and had their first taste of success with the m… read more

View full artist profile

Similar Artists

  1. 1,785,832 listeners

    Avatar for Paul Simon

  2. 3,390,910 listeners

    Avatar for Bob Dylan

  3. 293,375 listeners

    Avatar for Peter, Paul & Mary

  4. 55,271 listeners

    Avatar for Yusuf

  5. 1,952,968 listeners

    Avatar for George Harrison

  6. 1,238,677 listeners

    Avatar for Don McLean

View all similar artists

Trending Tracks

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

View all trending tracks

API Calls