"The Sound Of Silence" genre: Pop And Rock Cover Songs
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	This is a cover of the Simon and Garfunkel classic
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	Story Behind the Song One of the earliest songs that I can recall hearing and liking was "The Sound of Silence", as recorded by Simon and Garfunkel. I had a 45 of it as a litte kid, with "Homeward Bound" as the B-side. It has always been one of my favorites. As I grew older and became a musician myself, I always wanted to cover the song, but none of my bands were ever stylistically appropriate. When Steve and I got together in Beggarz Opera, people automatically compared us to S&G because we are an acoustic guitar-based vocal harmony duo. So we began to cover the song live, and were so happy with the results, we decided to record our own version of the song. This was recorded at the Hit Kitchen with Jim Furrow engineering. Many of the arrangement ideas came from Jim. We wanted to stay away from the dated "folk rock" image that the song brings to mind(I'd like to state for the record that I have NEVER worn flowers in my hair, EVER), so we went in a modern rock/alternative direction. Frankly, I never thought the Simon and Garfunkel version of the song was as good as it might have been, largely because it was an acoustic track that some producer grafted the other instruments onto years after its initial recording. It's just not as well-produced as their later records, when they were controlling the production process themselves. I feel like we nailed the track with a very different, very modern take that does not automatically call the other record to mind. This is very much a Beggarz Opera record. Thanks for hitting our site. I hope you enjoy "The Sound of Silence". Sterling Whitaker Lyrics Hello darkness my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain still remains Within the sound of silence In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone 'Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light that split the night And touched the sound of silence And in the naked light I saw A world of people all alone People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never shared No one dared disturb the sound of silence "Fool" said I, "You do not know Silence like a cancer grows Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you" But my words like silent raindrops fell And echoed in the well of silence And the people bowed and prayed To the neon God they'd made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the sign said "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls And tenement halls And whispered in the sound of silence"

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