THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
96-Simon & Garfunkel-The Sound of Silence.
1965-Has never charted in the UK.
Best Bit-At 2.21.In 2015 the Heavy Metal band Disturbed released their version.Paul Simon verbally endorsed the cover,in an e-mail to David Draiman the bands lead singer he also wrote,’A really powerful performance.’Draiman responded,’Mr Simon,I am honoured beyond words,we only hoped to pay homage and honour to the brilliance of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.’
‘The Sound of Silence’ was written over several months during 1963 and 1964 by the then unknown artist Paul Simon(see also best songs 529 and 200.) He has said he would go and write and play his guitar in the bathroom because it gave an echo chamber effect.
When the song was first released it met with public indifference,until radio stations finally started playing it.The songs success eventually occurred when the legendary music producer Tom Wilson(1931-1978) added bass and drums to the track,Paul Simon was unaware of this and was initially horrified,the song would eventually go on to become a Billboard Number 1 single.
As for the songs meaning,Art Garfunkel has given his interpretation,’It is about a world not willing to love each other,they no longer even know how and the lack of communication on an emotional level.Yes we speak,but we say nothing of value,nothing worth sharing.He wrote it when he was 21,so it is also a song of youthful angst and want for meaning and communication between all.’
‘People talking without speaking,people hearing without listening.’
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