Introduction
The Grammy Awards is an annual ceremony originally called the Gramophone Awards which was established in 1958. On this day, the awards in several categories are distributed by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position.
Source
The song that was voted the song of the year in 1971 was 'Bridge over Troubled Water'
Bridge over Troubled Water
Songwriter:
- Paul Simon
Artist:
- Simon & Garfunkel
Other Nominees for song of the year (1971) includes;
- "Everything Is Beautiful" performed by Ray Stevens
- "Fire and Rain" performed by James Taylor
- "Let it Be" performed by The Beatles
- "We've Only Just Begun" performed by The Carpenters
To listen to Bridge over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel on Spotify, click here
To listen to all 59 previous Grammy Song of the year on Spotify, click here