A Hazy Shade of Winter Shade of Winter" video, due to complications with the licensing of the movie rights of the "Less Than Zero" scenes that appear on the video clip. A Hazy Shade of Winter "A Hazy Shade of Winter" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on October 22, 1966, initially as a stand-alone single, but was subsequently included on the duo's fourth studio album, "Bookends" (1968). It peaked at number 13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. In 1987, for the "Less Than Zero" soundtrack, the Bangles recorded a cover version which peaked at number two on the "Billboard"
A Hazy Shade of Winter Billboard Hot 100, behind Tiffany's "Could've Been", and also number 11 in the UK. It was also a hit around Europe. The music video showed the group singing in a studio surrounded by television screens on the walls, similar to a scene of the "Less Than Zero" film. Scenes of the film also appear throughout the video. "Hazy Shade of Winter" was not included on any of the group's studio albums, but later appeared on their first official "Greatest Hits" in 1990, and on many of their subsequent compilations. The accompanying "Greatest Hits" video compilation did not include the "Hazy