Song To Get You Through The Goddamn Day #-018:

Simon & Garfunkel: “Bleecker Street”

As the closing credits of this past Sunday’s near perfect episode of Mad Men came into view, a familiar chord progression rolled out of my television’s speakers and my eyes instantly began to water. To explain why Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bleecker Street” has the power to reduce me to a bit of a weeping mess would require far too many words and a bit too much psychoanalysis for a busy Wednesday evening.

In short, Greenwich Village’s Bleecker Street was the home to my favorite place to grab a late night bite in all of New York City, Le Figaro Café. Not having been back to Manhattan for a few years now, I was saddened to read that just over two years ago Figaro made the decision to close their doors after just over fifty years of business. Suffice it to say, I’m pretty happy that I had one last chance to enjoy a bowl of broccoli-laced pasta and a healthy portion of tiramisu on my last trek east.

Anyhow, this lovely song put me in mind of the city, as it always has and will, and I figured I may as well share it with all of you.