Just like Simon & Garfunkel to pepper in some Peruvian folk music on their albums. As it happened, Paul Simon ended up in court because he erroneously thought El Condor Pasa, a melody for which he’d written new lyrics, was an actual Peruvian folk song, and as such, copyright free. When in fact, though inspired by folk traditions, it had been composed (and copyrighted) by Daniel Alomia Robles in 1913. That’s what you get for not doing your research, Simon. It wouldn’t be the last time Simon faced litigation for improper credit-giving and royalty-paying habits. He’s still at loggerheads with Los Lobos for their disputed contributions to Graceland. In the Robles case the late composer’s son charitably admitted that it was all a big misunderstanding and not really Simon’s fault at all. Meanwhile, Garfunkel was merely an innocent bystander.
Lady Garfunkel's Song of the Day 