The Rest is History

Simon and Garfunkel looked at the draft lyrics in front of them and knew they were not right yet. They had been together for seven years with limited success playing mainly small venues. Could this be the song that finally let them break through into the big time.

Paul altered the title and grinned - 'this is it,' he said, 'Bridge Over Gridlocked M25 by Art Simon and Paul Garfunkel.'

The rest is history.

The Interview

He just couldn’t believe his luck. How on earth had he got the interview that every reporter would have done just about anything to get. This was the career changer.

He leant forward and switched on the small recording device on the small table between them then sat back and tried to control his breathing. He waited until the red light was solid and spoke a few words just to watch the needle move up the scale to show it was recording.

He coughed, picked up a glass of water and took a sip and then stared the interviewee straight in the eyes to try to calm himself.

“Well,” he started, “I know that I and everyone else will have a lot of questions about what is happening now and why but I want to start right back at the beginning. So, can I ask you straight out, how did it all begin?”

The interviewee let out a little sigh. The reporter glanced at needle which bounced slightly to show that even that slight noise had been picked up and recorded for posterity. He relaxed a little and left a short pause before asking the question again, “Please tell us, how did it all start?”

The interviewee stared into the middle distance eyes glazing with memories old before an aged voice spoke.

“In the beginning I created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the I was hovering over the waters.”