Mrs. Robinson Technique

Musically, “Mrs. Robinson” offers a nice example of how to add a mysterious edge to a campfire song. The chorus (“and here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson”) is built on standard major chords and...

Initially, Paul Simon intended this song to be about “Mrs. Roosevelt,” not “Mrs. Robinson,” but when The Graduate’s director, Mike Nichols, pressed Simon for more songs for his movie, Sim...