Where Have You Gone, Joe Dimaggio And Garfunkel s Song...

â€Å"Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you,† (Simon Garfunkel, 1968). This famous song lyric from Simon and Garfunkel’s song Mrs. Robinson has sprung up much controversy in America, since it was released in the year 1968. Many tragedies and changes had happened in the years between when Joe DiMaggio retired from his baseball career and when this song was written. People wanted a happier time in the United States, like when Joe DiMaggio was a major icon among the American people. Joe DiMaggio left behind a legacy in the history of America, giving hope to not only Americans, but immigrants as well who were seeking the American dream. He continues to lead MLB players for hitting streaks to this day, he led men in the United States Army Air Forces, and he also established the Joe DiMaggio Children s Hospital Foundation. The lyric that was pulled from the song Mrs. Robinson, may be short but I think it tells a lot about who Joe DiMaggio was as a person and how people viewed him at him at the time. Joe DiMaggio was looked at as an idol when he was playing baseball. People thought that he was the perfect example of the American dream. His parents were Italian immigrants and were very poor, so seeing him become so famous gave many other immigrants a sense of hope for a better life. Between the time that Joe DiMaggio ended his baseball career and the time that the song Mrs. Robinson was written, many things had changed in America over the 17 year