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<p>"<strong>Kathy's Song</strong>" is a song originally by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Simon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Simon</a> from his 1965 debut album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paul_Simon_Songbook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Paul Simon Songbook</em></a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy%27s_Song_(Simon_%26_Garfunkel_song)#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[1]</a> It was later recorded with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Garfunkel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Art Garfunkel</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Simon &amp; Garfunkel</a> on the duo's second album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_of_Silence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sounds of Silence</em></a>. It has been described as one of Simon's most personal songs;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy%27s_Song_(Simon_%26_Garfunkel_song)#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[2]</a> it is dedicated to Kathy Chitty, Simon's girlfriend and muse during his mid-1960s sojourn in England.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy%27s_Song_(Simon_%26_Garfunkel_song)#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[3]</a> It has also been included on most compilation albums of the duo, such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_New_York:_The_Very_Best_of_Simon_%26_Garfunkel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Tales from New York: The Very Best of Simon &amp; Garfunkel</em></a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy%27s_Song_(Simon_%26_Garfunkel_song)#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Essential_Simon_and_Garfunkel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Essential Simon and Garfunkel</em></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy%27s_Song_(Simon_%26_Garfunkel_song)#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[5]</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel%27s_Greatest_Hits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Simon &amp; Garfunkel's Greatest Hits</em></a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy%27s_Song_(Simon_%26_Garfunkel_song)#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[6]</a></p><h2>Critical reception</h2><p>Often considered as one of the duo's greatest songs, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>independent.co.uk</em></a> "Kathy's Song" 18th among Simon &amp; Garfunkel's 20 greatest songs,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy%27s_Song_(Simon_%26_Garfunkel_song)#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[7]</a> while <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Classic_Rock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Ultimate Classic Rock</em></a> ranks it 10th and describes it as "uncomplicated" yet "Simon's prettiest song and one of the most gorgeous songs ever written".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy%27s_Song_(Simon_%26_Garfunkel_song)#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[8]</a> <em>Gold Radio UK</em> ranks it 12th.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy%27s_Song_(Simon_%26_Garfunkel_song)#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[9]</a></p>