Simon and garfunkel songs happy9/22/2023 ![]() Rating: How did you even think I’d give this song anything below 10? Mind blowing lyrics! In fact, these may just be the best lyrics ever.Simon & Garfunkel performing in Dublin, 1982Īmerican folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel recorded songs for five studio albums. Listen to song from 02:52 to 03:01 and you’ll know what I’m talking about. It’s one of my favorite parts of the song, actually. The ending of the song is soft and haunting. The vocals end with the lines “And whispered in the sounds of silence”. You’ll never know how many stanza’s have gone by as they all are TOO GOOD to be true. Just love that phrase! There’s really no chorus in this song, except the occasional “Sounds of silence” at the ending of each stanza. The vocals are majority Simon, but Garfunkel adds his voice sometimes. The lyrics are so goddamn awesome that you forget everything else in the song. If you listen carefully, you’ll hear an off-tune guitar tone but it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter at all. Finally the beats settle in at 00:39, along with “With restless dreams I walk alone (WOW! The lyrics!)”. ![]() The background rhythm consists of a plucking guitar, and nothing else. Can a song get any better than this? I guess not. ![]() “The Sound Of Silence” is undoubtedly my dad’s most favorite song. When I heard this song for the first time in my life, and when I heard the lines “Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again”, I fell in love with this song. They’re (The vocals) are just amazing too- Soft, subtle and haunting. Anyways, the song starts with a soothing guitar melody, and at 00:03, Simon & Garfunkel make this song an unforgettable one because of their vocals. The elegance, the grace, the vocabulary, and above all the feel of his words- It just melts your heart away. Seriously, I don’t think anyone has written songs any better than Paul Simon. Now you know how difficult it is for me to write this review! I’ll try my best and try not to disappoint. Then, I want you to download the song (I’ve provided the link below) and I want you to read the lyrics while the song is playing. Review: First, I’d like you to scroll down and open the lyrics in a new tab. ‘Hello darkness, my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again’.” Amazing, isn’t it? I’d turn on the faucet so that water would run - I like that sound, it’s very soothing to me - and I’d play. I used to go off in the bathroom, because the bathroom had tiles, so it was a slight echo chamber. Just after the execution of Kennedy, Simon Paul was writing this song, According to him (And I quote) “The main thing about playing the guitar, though, was that I was able to sit by myself and play and dream. The story of the origin of this song is a beautiful one. The duration (Studio Version) of the song is quoted to be 3 Minutes and 5 Seconds, but it’s actual duration is 3 Minutes and 9 Seconds (Minute details, remember?). Later, “The Sounds Of Silence” was renamed to “The Sound Of Silence”. This song was initially a part of their 1964 album, “Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.” but was postponed and added in their 1965 album “The Sounds Of Silence”. History: “The Sound Of Silence” was Simon & Garfunkel’s second most famous song (After “Bridge Over Troubled Water”) that propelled the Folk Rock band to fame. It was written in February 1964 by Paul Simon in the aftermath of the 1963 assassination of John F.
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