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Can anyone tell me about the creative background and location of the song "Scarborough Fair"?

Scarborough Fair is a classic song by the famous pop music group Simon and Garfunkel. It was originally a regular market formed due to the frequent landings of the Vikings for some exchanges. For hundreds of years, it lasted for one and a half months every autumn. There is still such a small town in Britain today. The lyrics of the song "Scarborough Fair" date back to at least the thirteenth century England, while the melody is even earlier and originated in Scotland. It was likely influenced by the Vikings and another great barbarian tribe, the Celts. Influence. The Vikings are that kind of fearless people, and the Celts have many mysterious legends. The impression they left on us is more of mysteries and legends, but it was these barbarians who created the song full of A song of sensitive poetry and subtle resentment. The image that often appears in my mind is the warm smell of autumn hay mixed with the fragrance of wild flowers, carried by the desolate autumn wind, passing over the earth and fields, passing over the river that is about to freeze and the sea that sighs forever, a lonely man. , singing sad songs alone, disappearing between heaven and earth. The second line of "Scarborough Fair" sings about four flowers, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme (Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme), which respectively represent the sweetness, strength, loyalty and thyme of love. courage. The most famous version of "Scarborough Fair" is currently the theme song composed by Simon and Garfunkel for the movie "The Graduate" (which surpassed The Beatles' "White"). album, which topped the 1968 best-seller charts), mainly used the "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" portion of the "original" version. In the second, third, and fourth verses of the song, at the end of each line, there is a less obvious voice singing another set of lyrics. The lyrics of the chorus were written by Paul Simon, and the melody was by Arthur. Written by Garfunkel, the chorus begins like the dusk and desolate sky in autumn, quietly describing the suffering and hardships in the war, which makes this song "Scarborough Fair" no longer just a sad song. Love Song is also a sharp anti-war song. The content of that set of lyrics talks about a war. Combined with the background at the time, it may be related to opposition to the Vietnam War.