The singer took a scat solo and shouted out the line, “I’ll be a bridge over deep water if you trust in my name.” With a coy hand on his chin, Simon said, “Well, I guess I stole it, actually.

Yolanda Adams performs "Bridge Over Troubled Water" on the 2025 National Memorial Day Concert. Yolanda Adams performs “Bridge Over Troubled Water” in dedication to those who served in the ...

On March 7, 1970 — 55 years ago next Saturday — Simon & Garfunkel saw their latest release, “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” hit No. 1 on the Billboard album chart. It would be their final album.