Disturbed – The Sound Of Silence
An evening pause: One of the best performances I have ever seen of Paul Simon’s beautifully poetic song.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman
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Right on Mr. Z! >Excellent version.
(the “official” studio music-video release is pretty good & has over 60 million views.)
I’d thought you’d posted this before. Nevertheless, well worth listening to. In my opinion, THE best version of the song. Simon & Garfunkel were master songwriters, but this gentleman brings range and phrasing to the song. And he does it sitting down.
I couldn’t even finish it. Too much grunting in a lame attempt to add “soul”. Give me the original anytime.
David Draiman isn’t attempting to add ‘soul’: he’s bringing emotion. Similar but not the same. I’ve been to churches where one preacher explains The Word; another brings it. Quite different impacts. I would pay money to see this man do ‘The Boxer’.
To eddie willers: I agree. This song is so bad it sounds like they’re intentionally trying to sound as horrible as possible. I may buy a copy just for “hate listening” or to show friends how awful it is. The worst. Makes me want to REALLY hear the sound of silence!
It brought magic and emotion into my soul… got to buy this cut…..