The preparations for this massive concert was plagued by multiple drawbacks, on the one hand due to the pressures of the record companies of each artist, and on the other their ego, which finally reached a friendly agreement.
When the day came, they both went on stage and began with a repertoire where they gave an overview of the most successful of the duo's career.
Tracks like "Mrs Robinson", The sound Of Silence ", " Bridge Over The Troubled Water ", " Homeward Bound ", " America ", " Scarborough Fair " or " The Boxer "sounded impeccable and beautiful, backed by the usual band of Paul Simon, which he put as an unappealable condition to perform at this concert.
In addition, the duo performed some versions of songs by other artists such as "Wake Up Little Susie" by the Everly Brothers or an exciting "Heart In New York" by Gallagher and Lyle sung by Art Garfunkel in a sublime way.
There were also moments for some songs from the solo repertoires of both, for example Paul Simon (accompanied on vocals by Garfunkel himself) performs "American Tune," "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard " or the rhythmic "Late in the Evening", although it would be the extraordinary "April Come She Will" one of the great performances of the night.
For his part, Garfunkel shows off his prodigious talent in an overwhelming "April Come She Will" that was greatly applauded.
The Concert In Central Park is considered one of the most famous and massive concerts in the history of a single artist, who curiously would be surpassed ten years later in the same place by Paul Simon himself, gathering more than 750 thousand people in his famous "Concert in the Park".
A year later, in 1982 the double album would be published, with a good part of the concert, obtaining sales that would exceed 4 million copies worldwide.
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