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Jun-18-2010, 11:31 GMT Australia
 | Paul receives award for Bridge
Songwriters Hall of Fame
NEW YORK ` The iconic ballad "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was so stirring that even a young Paul Simon knew he was onto something special when he composed it 40 years ago.
"I thought, ´Hmm. That´s better than I usually write,´" Simon recalled. "I was completely surprised that I wrote it ` it was completely unlike anything I had ever done before."
On Thursday, Simon´s magical moment ` one of several in his long career ` was honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame in a ceremony
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