The 1966 song that found Paul Simon at his happiest: “The best time of my life”
- ‘Homeward Bound’ preserved Simon’s happiest early touring memories.
- He wrote it while travelling in Liverpool aged 22.
- The song reflects homesickness alongside creative freedom.
The article identifies Simon & Garfunkel’s 1966 song ‘Homeward Bound’ as the track Paul Simon most closely associated with a particularly happy period of his life. It matters because Simon described the song as a vivid personal record of his early touring years in Britain, showing how his…
