A discovery


Simon & Garfunkel Sound of Silence. But not the version I saw them do in Evanston in 1968.

A new version done by a group whose name gave me pause. Disturbed.  I was right about their genre.  But their version of this song is what it should have been. 
David Draiman starts off in a low register easy version of the first part. But then he builds to a Disturbed version. And the lyrics really demand it. They really apply to today’s society. Paul Simon is a prophet.
The video version.
https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4

The Conan show version.
https://youtu.be/Bk7RVw3I8eg

I watched many YouTube reactors videos. All the women were tearing up by the end. I watch one German lady and her body physically reacted. A couple of guys also teared up. As did I.

Many of the vocal coaches and opera singers had concern with his dirty voice. Given the genre of the band I think he knows how to safely do the dirty voice.

A sad fact is that every one of the reviewers was not alive when the song came out. And a few were not aware of the song period.

I did something I have not done in a very long time. Bought a CD for just one song.

Your mileage may vary.
ibmjunkman

Showing 1 response by rpeluso

I think its wonderful that you have such a strong reaction to a piece of music/a song, and have the desire to talk about it here!  

Thank you for that!

I agree, Paul Simon is priceless.  

This song started as much less than what it became for the duo, thanks to a producer.  And its life is endless, as your post proves.  

Thank you again.