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Things Mrs. Robinson Doesn’t Want You to Know About ‘The Graduate’

4. Even Paul Simon Gets Rejected

Two songs Paul Simon wrote for the movie, “A Hazy Shade of Winter” and “Punky’s Dilemma,” were rejected by Nichols. Instead, Nichols wanted to use what would eventually be titled “Mrs. Robinson” but at the time was being completed under the title of “Mrs. Roosevelt,” about Eleanor Roosevelt. The chorus of “Mrs. Robinson” included in The Graduate has different lyrics than the ones that made it to the final version of the song. On another note, some say that the innovative way The Graduate incorporated music into the film was the precursor to music videos. Would we have had MTV if it wasn’t for this film and score?

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