Barry from Sauquoit, Ny'Pigeons plot in secrecy, and hamsters turn on frequently'.* I know, I know S&G were referring to the Central Park Zoo, which opened in 1864 as a menagerie and then in 1934 as a full fledge zoo. On June 10th 1793, the 'Jardin des Plantes Zoo'*, the world's first public zoo, opened in the center of Paris, France.Īnd just under 174 years later on March 12th, 1967 "At the Zoo" by Simon and Garfunkel entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #89. Barry from Sauquoit, NyHere's some obscure trivia:.By whimsically telling us that all animals in a species share a single trait, Paul Simon is reminding us just how ludicrous it is judge people by the color of their skin or their religion or anything really beyond the content of their character. Remember this was written at the height of the civil rights era. Ken from Philadelphia, PaI disagree with calling this a whimsical piece.Just a fun song about an innocent pastime that many associate with the content years of their youth. There's no hidden social justice meaning, no political statement.
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