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The Boxer a duet with Harper Simon. In 2008, The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps performed "The Boxer" as their ballad for Drum Corps International. In 2018, Jess & Matt covered the song on their album, "Songs from the Village". This song was covered by Mark Knopfler at the BBC Radio studios in October 2018. The Boxer "The Boxer" is a song recorded by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fifth studio album, "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1970). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it was released as the lead single from the album on March 21, 1969.