‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ was originally released by Simon & Garfunkel in January 1970. The track won five Grammy Awards in 1971, including Record of the Year. John Legend has performed a cover of the popular song for many years, and he released his own version of the track on an updated version of his Legend album in 2023. A year later, the musician appeared on a capella version of it released by Jacob Collier, which also featured vocals from Tori Kelly. \”Hopefully our version will bring some comfort to folks, just like that song has brought comfort to me,\” said Legend, according to People. He also said that the track is \”a great song to comfort people in really tough times,\” adding, \”I’m so grateful that that song exists\” The track was released as the second single from their fifth studio album of the same name. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks, and it was the second most popular single of the 1970s.
