Paul Simon Performs The Only Living Boy in New York -Union Square store in New York City. 2008 “The Only Living Boy in New York” is a song written by Paul Simon and performed by Simon & Garfunkel. It is the eighth track from the duo’s fifth and final studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water. The song was also issued as the B-side to the duo’s “Cecilia” single. Paul Simon wrote the song as a thinly veiled message to Art Garfunkel, referencing in the first stanza a specific incident where Garfunke

Oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report Hey, I’ve got nothing to do today but smile "The Only Living Boy in New York," live from NYC’s Webster Hall, 2011. | Paul Simon