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"Scarborough Fair"
"Martin Carthy"

A traditional folk song that Paul Simon then took to a new audience with his inclusion of it on The Graduate soundtrack.

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In cover versions

Simon & Garfunkel with perhaps the most well-known version.

Martin Carthy

38%
Simon & Garfunkel

43%
Pentangle

3%
Sandie Shaw

6%
Sergio Mendes

2%
Lesley Garrett

I decided to stop being paranoid about it

Martin Carthy

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