Musical Interlude: A Hazy Shade of Winter

Hang on to your hopes, my friend,
That's an easy thing to say, but if your hopes should pass away,
Simply pretend,
That you can build them again...

The song A Hazy Shade of Winter (by Simon & Garfunkel), with its plaintive but sanguine melody and lyrics, has been covered a number of times by various musicians. Below are 3 versions which I like. I think my favourite is by Bodyjar - raw and angry (like me!), though I have some nostalgia for the pop-rock Bangles version, being that it's the first version I ever heard (back in mid-80's teenageland). And I like the gentle harmonizing of the S&G original. The versions are listed in order of chronology and intensity:

1968 (S&G)



1987 (Bangles)



1995 (Bodyjar)