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"Scarborough Fair"
"Martin Carthy"

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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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Simon and Garfunkel

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