Hear legendary music booker Jim Pitt discuss booking Radiohead on Conan's first "Late Night" show, David Bowie's willingness to perform sketch comedy, and how Disturbed's performance of "The Sound Of Silence" became Team Coco's most-watched clip ever. listen.teamcoco.com/pitt
Could you imagine getting tickets for the Conan show that day and being like, “ oh goodness a metal band is performing”, and then getting this once in a lifetime live performance? What luck! This was a masterpiece!
I imagine most of the people in the audience were there to see Disturbed. Whenever a popular band plays on a talk show, the tickets go almost instantly since they are free.
When an audience keeps quiet until the last note has played out, you clearly know that they are hanging on to every last drop of this song. I was so glad that no one started to applaud before the last moment of this piece. Incredible respect for an incredible rendition.
I just tried to watch him in concert somewhere singing this very song. I thought it would be amazing, unfortunately it sounded so bad because the audience out sang him…..so I came here for my monthly dose! 😊
You are freaking amazing. I was recently in the hospital with a very close call I have nobody. Your voice was all I had tocomfort me.I told the nurses if I take a turn for the worst make sure your songs are playing in my ear as I go@@David_draiman888
The first time I heard it I just had to sit and listen. My husband came home from work while I was listening to it and im like don’t talk to me I have to finish this song 😂 I was brought to tears it’s so beautiful
Thanks to social media posts, I just heard this rendition of Sounds of Silence for the first time. (I'm in my 70's & love Simon & Garfunkle & have never even heard of Disturbed or David Daiman) WOW! Such an incredible voice. I've listened to the song several times over. Goose bumps & tears every time. Amazing...
People who came here who haven't listened to his band and got hooked on his voice be like wow I'm gonna go check out Disturbed. Seconds later... "Ooh wah ah ah ah!"
I say this without irony... this performance alone should qualify them for the rock and roll hall of fame... period. This is one of the 5 best live performances in recorded history
It's been nearly 9 years since this performance. I've come back to listen numerous times. There's no longer any recency bias. This is the single greatest live performance I've ever heard.
I’ve seen them do this live twice (hopefully for a 3rd time in a couple months) and I still come back to TH-cam to watch this performance at least 5 or 6 times a year. It’s absolutely breathtaking.
Not sure I'd say it "beats" the original Simon and Garfunkel classic. Different times, different moods, similar emotional hits they convey. Pentatonix also made a remote of this song recently, and it itself transforms the song into a more vibrant, upbeat rendition that evokes similar emotions. Music always is transformative, able to be molded and shaped in different ways to speak to different people.
Ian 64 yrs old and if I can so, we at , no matter how we old age are are, still feel all the emotions, regrets, deep sadness, deep what our hearts are seek, we all want and crave want to be loved.
@@HeavyFlow-j8m Don't be silly. If you listen with a practiced ear, you can hear his voice crack every so slightly on the highest notes, and slight failures to hit pitch on ascending bars, but he does very well on descending and sticks the landing beautifully. Not to mention his ability to carefully meter his breathing to hold powerful notes without vocal fry. To be sure you can pop this performance into a audio forensic program--with auto-tune he'll hit every note exactly on-pitch...but that didn't happen here. No matter. It was still a very powerful, emotionally-draining performance--I heard a short of a "reaction" video and had to track down the entire performance to hear the complete song.
I'm 62 and I'm literally on the floor in a pool of emotions that his voice took me to, and I'm speechless, wow just wow , I've been a fan of disturbed for a while and this is the greatest cover I've ever heard I would have to say even is better than the original
I'm 62 also. This is the best rendition of this song I've ever heard, bar none, including the original. I'm a '70s and '80s classic rock/hard rock/heavy metal girl, and this adds that touch of the gravelly voice that I love so much without getting screamy, and while still keeping the beautiful tone of the song. It's just so good.
Was never a Disturbed fan, but this is unreal! David hit every note perfectly. Nobody should ever try to sing this again. It’s over. They win. Unbelievable. His range is insane and I can’t listen to it enough. Respect.
Thank you, David & Disturbed, for using the powerful gifting God placed in you to bless others. You aren't considered a Christian musical group, but God PROFOUNDLY used you today to show me how JUDGEMENTAL I've been, instead of LOVING others as Jesus did! He showed me EACH of us are searching for love & acceptance & reminded me that ALL people have been beautifully & wonderfully created. So thank you for exposing my hypocrisy. Because of this experience (because of your song) I pray I represent Jesus Christ & His love to others instead of thinking they should fit in my kind of mold. I pray blessings, protection & a fulness of joy in life for ALL who read this! And thank you, Team Coco, for making this available.
There are definitely differences between the videos but I guess for me the full orchestra behind him just makes it a lot more powerful.... totally preference though both versions are great
His voice is like chiselled marble, and the background of the orchestra was perfect. This might be the greatest cover ever, just exceeds anything I've ever heard
This, Hurt by Cash, and The Man who Sold the World by Nirvana are the only covers I can think of that take an already great song and make it even more legendary.
I am an 82 year old and am so grateful to have been able to experience this masterful rendition of Sound Of Silence by Disturbed. This so well expresses the range of opinions that the original hinted at.
The control, the range, the purity of his voice is absolutely extraordinary. It’s wonderful that an audience who would never listen to Disturbed get to experience this.
When they played in Bogotá, Colombia, oh man, this cover hadn't been released yet but his voice was amazing. The whole band was amazing, but David killed it
Absolutely. I'm 78 years old and I'm obsessed with this beautiful song sung by David. I've seen several great comments from us old people. It gives me cold chills sung by David from Disturb
I'm getting there. I only discovered Disturbed four days ago. I'm 73 and I absolutely love this version!!! I wake up and listen to it, then several times during the day, and before bed. It's captivating!!
I'm the same, never heard this until 2 weeks ago, been playing it 5 or 6 times a day until now down to once or twice. I 'm not sure which I prefer the most this or the video version.
I just came here from a short with a bunch of people reacting to this, was posted 2 weeks ago with 300k views. We are still here and we are still listening to the sound of silence.
When i hear this song it makes me cry because he sounds like my father when he would sing. My dad had a great voice every time he would sing in public it would rise the roof because it would fill the air and you could feel it vibrating all around you filling the air.
In terms of covers, this is special. They covered what and made it what now? Hall of fame definately. Just for one thing is enough if it's THIS good. :)
The fact that the audience was completely silent until after the very last sound of the orchestra, says how much respect they had for this performance.
We played this at my fathers funeral. Dad heard this version shortly before he died, and he said how much he loved it. Can’t listen to this song without thinking of my dad. Miss him everyday.
I watched this live and my dad was in the kitchen making a snack and heard it and came in and we both just sat there as quietly as humanly possible while this man crafted perfection.
It REALLY grabs you....I'm 65 and love this version....my youngest son is 39 and he gets all teary over it.....great how music can bring generations together!
He gets the entire emotion of the song exactly right. There are very few remakes that rival the original David blew past it and made it his own. The only one that I can think to rival this is Johnny Cash's remake of 9 Inch Nails.
I was thinking along the same line. That was a master deliverance. Like when Pavarotti sings Ave María. It’s as if your brainwaves just change to another dimension. Wow!
It's excellent, no question, but.... THE best live, unedited, pre-autotune, straight up blow-your-hair-back television vocal was by Bobby Hatfield, singing "Unchained Melody" on the Andy Williams Show, 1965. I watched it live in my parents' family room while it aired. It was unforgettable. Incomparable. Flawless.
I might have to give that to U2 and their performance of "Bad" from Live Aid in 1985. Granted, that was a televised concert, so maybe not really a "live television musical performance."
Woke up this morning with this version of this song in my head and realized I’d never seen the performance entirely. Only background music in a video clip or short form. I was weeping 3/4 of the way through, it’s such a powerful rendition.
Something most all of us have known for 40 years now. Rock and Metal have the BEST singers and musicians period. They can sing at the highest and lowest octave ranges. They can play the fastest most technical sounds on musical instruments. Or the most genuine softest ballads. Yet, this music is SO overlooked by the main stream of today.
To all musicians covering the work of others: THIS is how you pay homage to a piece of music while at the same time making it your own. Simply outstanding.
When you hover over the seek bar at the bottom (the red progress bar), there aren't really any "popular sections" or spikes in this rendition. The ENTIRE song is the popular section. No one skipping a second from "Hello" at 00:16, until he finally utters "Silence" at 4:00 to end the performance. Masterpiece.
The audience was so mesmerized by this performance that you didn't hear one applause until the music was completely through. This is perhaps the greatest cover performance I have ever heard.
It’s awesome. If you are looking for another fantastic cover I would recommend Florence and the Machine’s cover of Times Like These by the Foo Fighters on the Main Stage at Glastonbury in 2017. It’s insane
Watching the other clips where voice instructors listen to him to do critiques... One of them gets so emotional it chokes her up. And I completely understand where she was coming from. Close your eyes and listen and BAM.
In all my years, I have never heard a rendition of a song that has moved me as much as this has. To take an iconic piece such as this, and reinvent it to speak to the current generation, in such a way as to never be dismissed as only a "cover," is utter genius. David was so brave to take on this piece and make it his own. Simply amazing.
I lost one of the best horses to ever live. The horse who was with me for 35 years. This song pulled me through. My mind finally opened up. Thank you. I miss Rudy every day
And that’s what makes it literally one of (if not best songs) I’ve ever heard: is the roller coaster of emotions that he takes us on in that 4 minutes.
One of the best quotes I've read about this performance is that if S&G's version was a warning, Disturbed's performance is the rage from the warning gone unheeded.
It is almost blasphemous to say this, but as amazing as Simon and Garfunkel's version is, this rendition is even better, and takes it to a whole new level. It is not a question of "good vs. bad" - it is better to say this takes SG's rendition from great to awesome.
We all have different tastes and I respect that but for me this isn’t a patch on Wolf Winters version, it lacks passion and he hits a few bum notes, I still like it but doesn’t come close in my opinion.
Still, the greatest cover of any song, ever. The tiny fraction of a second of pause between the final note and the explosion of cheers is, I think, the audience realizing that they just witnessed something extraordinary.
What about "My heart will go on" my Me First and the Gimme Gimmes? But more seriously, Don't Break my Heart by Scala & Kolancy Brothers. But who am I kidding Disturbed wins hands down. Except possibly Chris Cornell's unplugged cover of Nothing Compares 2 U.
would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for the warm, kind and compassionate messages that I have received from you all. I am so pleased that I have found this community of lovely people. David's messages have given me the strength to keep fighting - I feel a love like I have never felt before in my 80+life - THANK YOU EVERYONE
I have heard this song for almost 50 years and this version is by far my favourite. He has captured the quiet anger and despair the lyrics convey. That is something the Simon and Garfunkel version did not have. It was beautiful as well, but without the raw but barely perceivable emotion that David Draiman brings to the words, it is just another great song. This version could easily become the definitive version, making it every bit as powerful as The Beatles Yesterday or Tim Buckley's piano version of Hallelujah. Nothing else is quite like this amazing work of art. The audience knew it and demonstrated their appreciation by the tiny silence which followed the last note. That is a sign of respect that few singers and musicians get today.
Anybody who says that Heavy Metal singers can't sing is an idiot, you're allowed to hurt them. Granted, while not true across the board, metal singers tend to have amazing voices, with incredible range. Small minded people just can't seem to understand that talent can come in a variety of volumes.
I usually don't bother with "reaction" videos but vocal coaches reacting to this song is my one exception. I could watch that all day long. Just video after video of all these professionals in complete awe like the rest of us 💖
yeah watching reaction videos to this song is a deep hole you spiral down into! But, they all say the Conan version is the best version and the dude was battling the flu when he did it!
You all found my favorite quarantine pastime - reactions to this video! my favorite one is "Nicholas Light TV" - one of the most awesome reactions I've seen!
This is really quite a cover song. The level of art in this is way up there. Every pause, every stretch, every type of emphasis is just right on. You always hope that musicians, even cover musicians, will really 'get it' -- really understand where the power is in a song, but often they just bastardize it. Not this time! They brought this song to a new height, and most folks can experience the new level of this song. Bravo!
I'm 64, grew up listening to Simon and Garfunkel, and Draimans' voice blew me away. Away from living in the past...I fell in love with this version. After I heard that Disturbed was going to be on Conan, I watched the show only for the hope this would be sung, and it sounds better to me live. I had replayed their original video almost 100 times and now I'm just going to replay this one. One word, powerful.
Wow, this is truly an amazing cover of one of the all time greatest songs ever recorded, I really was not expecting this when I clicked on this video. I bet even Simon and Garfunkel would be proud of this cover
This is crazy, its apparently been 9 years since this performance, and I'm just now discovering it. Now I'm pretty sure I've heard bits and pieces of this version over the years, but I never really stopped and truly listened to it. It hadn't sunk in just how powerful this cover song by Disturbed was. Now I can't get enough of it. I've watched just about every reaction video to it on TH-cam. It seems that every vocal coach wanted a piece of it. I will now make it my lifes mission to make sure everyone has heard this. And I'm sure I will look dumb often, because I will mostly get a lot of......"Uh, yeah of course I know about Disturbed doing that song. Who doesn't know about it??? It literally blew up the internet for years. What rock have you been living under???" 😏
Much love sir. He's the lead singer of a rock band but his voice and emotions are powerful. It's way different than the cover he put on his album but this is way better. I wish u a happy and healthy new year!
@@jonnyhanson7035 well, we don’t know what music this guy is into regardless of his age-he may like the rest or disturbed’s albums. I love this song -both the original and this cover, but also like most of Disturbed songs as well as Korn, slipknot, and other heavy rock, but my favorite band is Shinedown, followed by Aerosmith but you can easily find me singing along to Pink or Carrie Underwood in the car. Why? I like music and like what I like.
WatchReport.com which is all of a theme if you had said you sing along to spice girls and west life it’s a bit different to saying you sing along to the lighter side of rock but each to their own I was just suggesting if you like the lighter things listening to the bands normal stuff might not be the way forward
And then it went right to mine. I just heard this two days ago, finding myself thinking about the lyrics within the song.?? This is a wake call to all who understand the meaning of the words to them in there own life. Thank you !! Share this with anybody who you think needs emotional awaking.
This man sings like a god. And I note that I'm a woman aged in my 60s, so I'm not exactly normally into Heavy Metal performers. But lordy, his voice is glorious.
Seeing (sorry!!) older people enjoying this too is just the best. You were around when the original came out, and seeing people from back then also come back to this and liking it. It's easy to go like ''well it's not as good as the original blah blah'', it makes me happy you can just enjoy it because it truly is a great cover. The song is so classic and great, it's hard to do a good cover on it and they absolutely nailed it and I love it just as much as the original.
I'm a 62-yo man who grew up listening to great bands like Simon & Garfunkel, and I am also a fan of Disturbed, (with Down With The Sickness being one of my favorite songs), and when I heard that Disturbed had covered Sounds Of Silence, I was shocked and humored. That being said, the first time that I watched the Disturbed video, I am pretty sure that I had a tear or two in my eyes. I hope that everyone stays safe and healthy and I will see you on the other side!
I saw a picture of Draiman, on a post in Facebook, saying Disturbed had covered Sound of Silence. I did not know Disturbed, but my first guess was that they would butcher the song. Instead, they made magic!
@@yobynop Yeah, it's a great cover. I actually listen more to this specific live performance on Conan than I listen to the original. It's that good. I'm also a sucker for violin cello and piano so, there's that influencing me plus the power of the vocalist voice singing alone.
I'm sitting her - an old woman at 63 - listening to one of my favorites lyrics... Thanks to my son, I've learned DISTURBED... and never have I heard this lyrics so beautyful performed.. I was blown away, the first time, my son played this for me. AND THIS VERSION talks to me... The best - in my humble view - performance of The Sound Of Silence from DISTURBED.. Thank you so much..................
I am 56 and feel the same. This was a cover without peer, one of the best I have ever heard of any song. The lead singer's voice has a range and power that is marvellous to hear.
This performance tells me that God can enter anybody soul and speak with their voice. Simply beautiful from someone who only listens to real oldie country music.
I must say I owe this man an apology. I clicked on this thinking he wouldn’t be able to sound nearly as powerful as he did in the music video, I thought the video was so heavily edited but turns out he really does have the most astonishing voice I’ve ever heard. Well done.
if i recall, there was a whole story about that...apparently David had a cold during this performance and despite his vehement denial for autotune, they added it anyway and he was not happy about it אידלשטיין יצחק@
@@mocha4745 He had the flu, and the rest of what you said was right, you can see him shoot a dirty glance at the audio production crew early in the song when they turned on the autotune at around 0:50.
You have to listen to Dan Vasc singing this song. A metal and classical singer. He is without doubt the best vocalist in the world.. seriously.. His voice is powerful and angelic. Trust me, you have heard nothing till you hear him. He also sings, Nessun Dorma,. He brings tears to your eyes.
Yeah, i almost agree 100% it was one of my favorites growing up and i remember hearing it in '64 on WING in Dayton Ohio. I was 9 but allready a rock fan, stones, DC5, Isley Bros, Beatles and more. But this is my favorite version. Powerful delivery but for more than two decades i have been a hard core Disturbed fan
Oh really? It's autotuned? is that why his voice cracks in a few different spots? You do realize some people just know how to sing right? Not everything has to be autotuned.
This is why TH-cam exists. To watch gems like this, over and over again. And not only today. No, you watch these gems when you want to feel something. Doesn't matter when or what, the feeling is different for everyone who listens. It depends on what you went trough, or maybe going trough right now. Makes you feel alive, makes you feel human.
I first heard this song when it first came out in my hippie days. I heard this song by this talented singer as a back to a video. I looked him up and cannot hear it enough. This man's voice reflects such talent and emotion that I cry every time I listen. It is nice to know that at the ripe old age of 71 I can still feel music in my soul and heart.
You know it was a tremendous performance when the crowd was stunned into silence, then erupts with joy. I'm in my 40's and this brought me to tears. Couldn't imagine what that was like in person!
@@Julian96760 It's rather meh to me. If you want an amazing song that sounds like it came out of Frozen, here you go (you're welcome): th-cam.com/video/eyUu2ZS4VBA/w-d-xo.html
I again have watched this beautiful and perfect performance in 2025. This is about 7 or 8 years old and STILL hits you right in the feels and heart. Powerful Amazing and I just wish that I was they to have seen it live.
The utter doom and culmination in that final verse. Everything about it is perfect and heart-breaking: the swell of the orchestra, the haunting distortion in his voice, the condemnation and anger on his face, the fist he makes as he draws out his vowels, how it feels triumphant and destructive all at once. It's an almost godlike reckoning, an I-told-you-so about an unheeded warning. Simon and Garfunkle should be proud. No other artist has ever had their song covered by an equal.
Wonderfully said. Yes, Simon and Garfunkel should be proud. I'm 72 and could listen to this everyday at least once and never tire. It's so true that our world has turned its back on each other and not many take heeded warnings. It breaks my heart.
I lost my father this year. He used to write a blog I seldomly read, because my relation to him was difficult. Now the silence hurts a lot more. I dedicate this to him. Overcome the past while your parents are alive.
I lost my mother in 1994 . We always had a difficult relationship. But 3 years before she died I decided to agree with everything she said just so we would get along. It worked and I was actually happier. On her 70th birthday I sent her 70 red roses and one white one, in a beautiful white box with a red ribbon. My father told me years later that she was tickled to death, arranging them and cutting them back every day for 2 weeks. As my 70th birthday approaches in 5 days I'm estranged from my own daughter and I doubt I even get a phone call. C'est la vie. 😢
I have no words that could justify the range of emotions this man's voice singing this song makes me feel. & To know he was sick & felt terrible the night of this performance. I got to see them play this live this past year in nebraska! Maximum Goosebumps please!!
The very first time i listened to this, i had just been told that I had bowel cancer ! You can imagine how the tears rolled as I listened to the words ! Seven years later,operations etc,I'm still here listening to this marvellous cover song !!.
In April 2016, Paul Simon endorsed the cover. Additionally, on April 1, Simon sent lead vocalist Draiman an email praising Disturbed's performance of the rendition on American talk show Conan. Simon wrote: "Really powerful performance on Conan the other day. First time I'd seen you do it live. Nice. Thanks." Draiman responded, "Mr. Simon, I am honored beyond words. We only hoped to pay homage and honor to the brilliance of one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Your compliment means the world to me/ us and we are eternally grateful." (from Wikipedia)
The original artist loves it when a noted artist/s covers their song. It brings new life to a new audience to the music they made. Plus, it helps pad the pocketbook.
NO ONE should ever cover The Sound of Silence again. No one will ever produce a better performance. They made it sad, beautiful, and strong with absolute defiance. The musicians are fantastic, and each instrument adds to the beauty and strength. As for David Draiman, he leaves me like a dog on heat! ❤
You can't really base it off of something like this since it will have been edited to perfect any imperfections before being broadcasted. But he is an amazing singer live, check out live performances of them at their own gigs. He's nearly impeccable!
Here are lyrics guys: 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 Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never share No one dared Disturb the sound of silence "Fools" 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 wells of silence And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they 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 sounds of silence"
I just think of all the people who are going: "Wow, this so good! I'm going to look up more Disturbed songs." And I'm imagining the look on their faces when they hear Disturbs usual songs.
This song gives me chills every time I listen to it. Never ever gets old! One of my all time favorite pieces.........add it to the Interstellar soundtrack!
The performance is quite good but there are in fact flaws, corrected by autotune clearly. Most obvious: 1:41, but also in: 0:39, 1:00, 1:28, 1:53... Let it play for a bit every time. Yes the weird tremolos, the distorted, weird pitch of the voice is the autotune.
@@EnegeNG i dunno dude... only one of those examples i can tell fer sure by the reverberation. The rest are a toss up. People can reverb their voice naturally to an extent - especially someone trained classical like this guy. Plus most of not all of these examples are in the beginning when hes using a deep octave that’s supposed to be raw feeling and it’s clearly not his element. You can clearly tell he hits his comfort zone once hes past the deep, raw first half and into the growly, higher range. That’s actually the part that always impresses me the most about his voice! That growly scream that actually hits notes and maintains clarity is amazing... my vocal cords could never handle what this guy eases through
@@wrenchboostboi8994 He's a great singer and there's no doubt about that. I know that autotune is a common resource for many artists in live performances, but the thing is that here he's being praised to quite an extreme. The use of autotune is flagrant at least once, and maybe less obvious elsewhere, especially for the untrained ear. The dude is great and all but it still surprises me how oblivious can people be.
@@EnegeNG Yes, there was autotune used. David was very sick with the flu this night and the producers added it which he was pissed about as he hates it. To still be able to sing like that when so ill is nothing short of remarkable.
+Dion Ware Paul Simon certainly was. After seeing this very performance he said “Really powerful performance on Conan the other day. First time I’d seen you do it live. Nice. Thanks.”
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Hear legendary music booker Jim Pitt discuss booking Radiohead on Conan's first "Late Night" show, David Bowie's willingness to perform sketch comedy, and how Disturbed's performance of "The Sound Of Silence" became Team Coco's most-watched clip ever. listen.teamcoco.com/pitt
Hello team coco!
I do!!
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Me once a week
When a girl playing this song on a harp in the woods, and a deer comes up to her like she's a Disney Princess,
I have to come here yet again.
Could you imagine getting tickets for the Conan show that day and being like, “ oh goodness a metal band is performing”, and then getting this once in a lifetime live performance? What luck! This was a masterpiece!
No kidding. Blow your mind!
I imagine most of the people in the audience were there to see Disturbed. Whenever a popular band plays on a talk show, the tickets go almost instantly since they are free.
I think it wouldn't be far off to say this is possibly the best live performance ever.
Once in a lifetime. I literally can’t stop crying
I keep burst out crying. This is amazing I don’t even mean to it just keeps happening. Crowd goes wild😊
Who else has to come back every couple months to listen to this song
How about every day?
so try this one aswell th-cam.com/video/q_BJaM-UrXc/w-d-xo.html
Every day
Me starting from now
Ummm... Every day
When an audience keeps quiet until the last note has played out, you clearly know that they are hanging on to every last drop of this song. I was so glad that no one started to applaud before the last moment of this piece. Incredible respect for an incredible rendition.
I just tried to watch him in concert somewhere singing this very song. I thought it would be amazing, unfortunately it sounded so bad because the audience out sang him…..so I came here for my monthly dose! 😊
I watch this performance every couple months. Possibly best ever done live on TV
Thank you so much for your continuous love and support
You are freaking amazing. I was recently in the hospital with a very close call I have nobody. Your voice was all I had tocomfort me.I told the nurses if I take a turn for the worst make sure your songs are playing in my ear as I go@@David_draiman888
It's the lyrics more than anything,
I am 70, and this is the most beautiful version! I'm obbsessed!
The first time I heard it I just had to sit and listen. My husband came home from work while I was listening to it and im like don’t talk to me I have to finish this song 😂 I was brought to tears it’s so beautiful
I'm 66 and this rendition just floored me. It was more like a movie with climax at the end than a song. A powerful performance. Priceless.
I am 73 - the first one by Simon and Garfunkel was amazing but this one has so much depth to it. I am glad they made it new all over again.
Thanks to social media posts, I just heard this rendition of Sounds of Silence for the first time. (I'm in my 70's & love Simon & Garfunkle & have never even heard of Disturbed or David Daiman) WOW! Such an incredible voice. I've listened to the song several times over. Goose bumps & tears every time. Amazing...
@ We all knew you would like it. 👍
People who came here who haven't listened to his band and got hooked on his voice be like wow I'm gonna go check out Disturbed. Seconds later... "Ooh wah ah ah ah!"
Honesto Aquino I've heard many of Disturbed's songs before but this comment just made me die laughing.
HAHAHAH. Yout got me here bro :D
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Same. I've heard that ooh wah ah ah ah before but I didn't know it was Disturbed but now I do.
that's my case! lmao
I say this without irony... this performance alone should qualify them for the rock and roll hall of fame... period. This is one of the 5 best live performances in recorded history
Agreed.
Ditto!
I totally agree~~💖💖💖
Concordo plenamente!!!!!
What are the other 4?
Nobody in that audience were aware they were about to witness such greatness.
@@mahalalel27 Why are spam bots doing religion now. 💀
They won an Emmy for this
@@chesterschzck what Jesus did..f**k is there nothing he couldn't do..
@@mahalalel27 AMEN
@@syrupyyy well religious folk are programmed like bots in the first place 😂😂
It's been nearly 9 years since this performance. I've come back to listen numerous times. There's no longer any recency bias. This is the single greatest live performance I've ever heard.
I said it years ago (right here in these comments) this right here, this one performance, is the single greatest performance in human history.
I’ve seen them do this live twice (hopefully for a 3rd time in a couple months) and I still come back to TH-cam to watch this performance at least 5 or 6 times a year. It’s absolutely breathtaking.
❤😊x
After over eight years this is still one of the best live recordings to exist today. I’m getting goosebumps every single time.
Try waken 2013 nightwish, also verry good.
The live is much better than the recorded song. His voice is unique, beautiful and heavenly. ❤❤❤
Same here. I'm speechless
It's January 6th 2025 for me and this is the best version I've ever heard. It's stupendous!😊❤ My sister sent it to me cuz she's a huge fan! 😊
Me top!
The range of his voice is unbelievable. I'm 79 and always loved the original. But this beats it . Just discovered him today.
Not sure I'd say it "beats" the original Simon and Garfunkel classic. Different times, different moods, similar emotional hits they convey. Pentatonix also made a remote of this song recently, and it itself transforms the song into a more vibrant, upbeat rendition that evokes similar emotions. Music always is transformative, able to be molded and shaped in different ways to speak to different people.
There is not much range there at all. Guy seems like a total phony, and a poor singer.
@@chris1pdx Paul Simon said it's David's song now.
Ian 64 yrs old and if I can so, we at , no matter how we old age are are, still feel all the emotions, regrets, deep sadness, deep what our hearts are seek, we all want and crave want to be loved.
He has background in opera. His voice is insane.
Still one of the most breathtaking vocal performances of all time.
Thank Art Garfunkel for the words but this guy stepped it way up
Yeah. Auto-tune is a helluva drug
Conan version is SO MUCH better than the regular video.
@@HeavyFlow-j8m Don't be silly. If you listen with a practiced ear, you can hear his voice crack every so slightly on the highest notes, and slight failures to hit pitch on ascending bars, but he does very well on descending and sticks the landing beautifully. Not to mention his ability to carefully meter his breathing to hold powerful notes without vocal fry. To be sure you can pop this performance into a audio forensic program--with auto-tune he'll hit every note exactly on-pitch...but that didn't happen here. No matter. It was still a very powerful, emotionally-draining performance--I heard a short of a "reaction" video and had to track down the entire performance to hear the complete song.
Right up there with Freddie Mercury!!!!
I'm 62 and I'm literally on the floor in a pool of emotions that his voice took me to, and I'm speechless, wow just wow , I've been a fan of disturbed for a while and this is the greatest cover I've ever heard I would have to say even is better than the original
I'm 62 also. This is the best rendition of this song I've ever heard, bar none, including the original. I'm a '70s and '80s classic rock/hard rock/heavy metal girl, and this adds that touch of the gravelly voice that I love so much without getting screamy, and while still keeping the beautiful tone of the song. It's just so good.
I'm 63 I completely understand!!! ❤
This is my absolute favorite rendition of this song. Disturbed's video for this is amazing and so impactful. (Age 69 here)
No matter how long, I always come back to see this video. One of the best live performances ever in TV history
except it wasnt fully live
@@gromold1640well it was but it wasn’t
im 20, one of those best performances oat
Agree
What about that time Bobby Bushay came back at halftime and won us the Bourbon Bowl !??
7 Years, and this performance still brings tears to my eyes and renders me speechless.
Gives me goosebumps
The raw passion.
Really this was seven years ago!? I just heard it like maybe 2 months ago. Dang.
It's like he's one with the Universe...chills⚫🕯️🕉️🌌
I remember watching this and the goosebumps - totally not expecting this. This was truly a special moment
Was never a Disturbed fan, but this is unreal! David hit every note perfectly. Nobody should ever try to sing this again. It’s over. They win. Unbelievable. His range is insane and I can’t listen to it enough. Respect.
Try this one... th-cam.com/video/q_BJaM-UrXc/w-d-xo.html
Amen!! after the original this one hit my ears..this is sacret from now on ;)
@@Smido83 ok Henk deed het ook goed :)
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Totally agree. I heard Disturbed singing it on Season 5 of Blacklist. No one should ever try to top this.
Thank you, David & Disturbed, for using the powerful gifting God placed in you to bless others. You aren't considered a Christian musical group, but God PROFOUNDLY used you today to show me how JUDGEMENTAL I've been, instead of LOVING others as Jesus did! He showed me EACH of us are searching for love & acceptance & reminded me that ALL people have been beautifully & wonderfully created. So thank you for exposing my hypocrisy. Because of this experience (because of your song) I pray I represent Jesus Christ & His love to others instead of thinking they should fit in my kind of mold. I pray blessings, protection & a fulness of joy in life for ALL who read this! And thank you, Team Coco, for making this available.
Gracias por orar por mí. Bendiciones para tu vida. Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷
Does anybody else think that this performance on Conan is actually better than the music video? Or is it just me....
eh, the music video to me is more powerful sounding.
he's not perfectly in tune in this video, also singing higher, to me the video is way better..
There are definitely differences between the videos but I guess for me the full orchestra behind him just makes it a lot more powerful.... totally preference though both versions are great
Yes! It is the only version I play and play and play . . .
The orchestra performing behind him adds a whole new dimension for me. Plus a few of the violinists are pretty cute ;-)
His voice is like chiselled marble, and the background of the orchestra was perfect. This might be the greatest cover ever, just exceeds anything I've ever heard
"His voice is like chiselled marble" is absolutely the most fantastic description of this guy's voice, spot on!
You said that perfectly. He’s honestly magnificent
they took his balls so we could experience this, just so you know.
This, Hurt by Cash, and The Man who Sold the World by Nirvana are the only covers I can think of that take an already great song and make it even more legendary.
this is the greatest cover ever
I am an 82 year old and am so grateful to have been able to experience this masterful rendition of Sound Of Silence by Disturbed. This so well expresses the range of opinions that the original hinted at.
Que legal. Abraço do Brasil🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Absolutely same here
good man John Littlefield, May god smile on your and your family.
I'm 73 and have fallen in love with this version and David Draiman! Hes amazing! His voice melts me...❤️❤️
Agreed, this is an amazing experience. And now, a few days ago, Geoff Castellucci released his version. Two amazing renditions.
This one is just Pure Purfection !!❤❤❤❤❤
I've never been a fan of Disturbed, but you'd be an idiot to not realize his voice is gold.
+Randy Lott
Exactly. But I'm digging them more and more.
autotune
GHØST don't think so.
I can hear a few notes out of tune, but most of it is very accurate. No evidence of auto-tune.
+GHØST You can tell that isn't the case lol
The control, the range, the purity of his voice is absolutely extraordinary. It’s wonderful that an audience who would never listen to Disturbed get to experience this.
Couldn’t agree with you more. Powerful!
It's very auto tuned.
To add color to that, what's really impressive to me, is to have such dark tone on such high notes. And, it's clearly natural for him.
@@linkamus really? How do you spotted it?
@@linkamus Lmfao he actually can sing like that, but nice try hater
For anyone not familiar. Yes, this is live. Yes, he sounds this good live. His voice amazing. I can confirm having seen it.
When they played in Bogotá, Colombia, oh man, this cover hadn't been released yet but his voice was amazing. The whole band was amazing, but David killed it
Yes, Draiman is an absolute master
One of my favorite songs of all time. This live version literally gave me goosebumps!
We can clearly hear it is live and not playback and I agree. It’s beautiful and he’s a good singer.
I can confirm this from the show I went to. It was so moving ppl were hugging and crying in the audience. Simply an amazing performance and song.
Absolutely. I'm 78 years old and I'm obsessed with this beautiful song sung by David. I've seen several great comments from us old people. It gives me cold chills sung by David from Disturb
Funny you say this! My 76 year old mother just lead me to this video!!!! Your generation is the best and you grew up during a great time for music!
I'm getting there. I only discovered Disturbed four days ago. I'm 73 and I absolutely love this version!!! I wake up and listen to it, then several times during the day, and before bed. It's captivating!!
Welcome. Keep Rockin!! 🤟🏼
I'm the same, never heard this until 2 weeks ago, been playing it 5 or 6 times a day until now down to once or twice. I 'm not sure which I prefer the most this or the video version.
@@justicemoody She's an older, wise woman. Read her NAME. You were probably assuming, "hell, no!" Grandmas are "gangsta, too" 😁
@@kristinesmart9932 right you are
Same!!!
14 year old me was headbanging to Down With The Sickness. 24 year old me is shedding tears to The Sound of Silence. Thank you, Disturbed
Boy that's the truth...
Same.... literally the same age. He has a powerful voice
I feel that🥺✊🏽🔥
I have sat here and watched it maybe 10 times. This version and other people's reactions. Tears every time.
@@NerdDad5000 I can totally relate. I don't tear up easily...but for some reason, this song renders me a teary mess every time.
When he sings "and the people bowed and prayed to the neon gods they made" I get ALL the goosebumps
I agree but I get goosebumps with the whole song. Absolutely brilliant.
I start crying every time it hits that part of the song.
I get goosebumps when i hear the original.....this gat zero on it
My goosebumps get goosebumps
Me too
I just came here from a short with a bunch of people reacting to this, was posted 2 weeks ago with 300k views. We are still here and we are still listening to the sound of silence.
Jan 2025 same feelings listening this amazing performance! ❤
Only once in all his performances of this; a throat?lesion/temp°?- remarkable and totally unique - can feel the beast, can feel the doom....
Just heard it for the first time. Holy god. What a performance.
What a vocal performance. I get chills every time I listen to it.
It certainly is! Absolutely wonderful! I cry every time I hear this wonderful man, and I'm aged 70!!!!xx
This is one of the most stunning, soulful, intense and vocally flawless performances I've ever experienced.
He had a cold when he performed too. Insane that he could still belt out this performance with how sick he was
When i hear this song it makes me cry because he sounds like my father when he would sing. My dad had a great voice every time he would sing in public it would rise the roof because it would fill the air and you could feel it vibrating all around you filling the air.
In terms of covers, this is special. They covered what and made it what now? Hall of fame definately. Just for one thing is enough if it's THIS good. :)
Blows me away how well David did being sick with a fever
Absolutely 💯
The fact that the audience was completely silent until after the very last sound of the orchestra, says how much respect they had for this performance.
They're told not to clap until the big electric sign offscreen says "applause" in order to not ruin the video footage for their producers.
Surely they were IN AWE. I WAS
We played this at my fathers funeral. Dad heard this version shortly before he died, and he said how much he loved it. Can’t listen to this song without thinking of my dad. Miss him everyday.
I watched this live and my dad was in the kitchen making a snack and heard it and came in and we both just sat there as quietly as humanly possible while this man crafted perfection.
It REALLY grabs you....I'm 65 and love this version....my youngest son is 39 and he gets all teary over it.....great how music can bring generations together!
I had the great luck of also catching this live on his show... and it was really an EXPERIENCE.
How was that snack though
How old were you?
He gets the entire emotion of the song exactly right. There are very few remakes that rival the original David blew past it and made it his own. The only one that I can think to rival this is Johnny Cash's remake of 9 Inch Nails.
It's probably the best live television musical performance in history. No hyperbole.
I was thinking along the same line. That was a master deliverance. Like when Pavarotti sings Ave María. It’s as if your brainwaves just change to another dimension. Wow!
Autotuned stuff isn't musical.
It's excellent, no question, but.... THE best live, unedited, pre-autotune, straight up blow-your-hair-back television vocal was by Bobby Hatfield, singing "Unchained Melody" on the Andy Williams Show, 1965. I watched it live in my parents' family room while it aired. It was unforgettable. Incomparable. Flawless.
I might have to give that to U2 and their performance of "Bad" from Live Aid in 1985. Granted, that was a televised concert, so maybe not really a "live television musical performance."
Queen performing at Live Aid was better.
I love the way David Draiman's voice distorts when he raises his voice. His voice is a powerhouse.
Indeed, I knew he had a great range but goddamn this is a standing ovation right here.
100% agree.
The range. That's it. That's all I got. Wow. I've loved this song for decades...Paul Simon is a musical hero of mine. This cover is beyond worthy.
+lone Wolfcelt wtf are you talking about
Pure perfection
Woke up this morning with this version of this song in my head and realized I’d never seen the performance entirely. Only background music in a video clip or short form. I was weeping 3/4 of the way through, it’s such a powerful rendition.
I wish there was a way for me to hear this song again for the first time.
I cried the first time
I heard this song for the first time as the soundtrack to fireworks at night. It was truly amazing
Bobby C I hear it the first time every time. Greatness!❤
@@zelmaanizan2421 me to i get goosebumps or tear up everytime
My jaw progressively dropped the further in I went.
Something most all of us have known for 40 years now. Rock and Metal have the BEST singers and musicians period. They can sing at the highest and lowest octave ranges. They can play the fastest most technical sounds on musical instruments. Or the most genuine softest ballads. Yet, this music is SO overlooked by the main stream of today.
+ZBlacktt I agree 100%
I agree 100% x2
agreed
+ZBlacktt
it's overlooked because it is hard to market and sell to a mainstream audience, which is kinda a good things in alot of ways.
+Berticus Maximus couldn't agree more,very well put
To all musicians covering the work of others: THIS is how you pay homage to a piece of music while at the same time making it your own. Simply outstanding.
Agree totally, THIS IS HOW IT IS DONE!!
Aaron G you are so correct. If you want to hear another excellent tribute listen to Shinedown Simple Man
real acts like disturbed do transpositions, hacks do godawful covers
The only 2 covers I ever truly loved was this, and Jeff Buckleys Hallelujah.
Agree!!! Following your thoughts, look for Johnny Cash covering Hurt from Nine Inch Nails... is the best example for your statement...
When you hover over the seek bar at the bottom (the red progress bar), there aren't really any "popular sections" or spikes in this rendition. The ENTIRE song is the popular section. No one skipping a second from "Hello" at 00:16, until he finally utters "Silence" at 4:00 to end the performance.
Masterpiece.
he doesn't sing it, he lives it. 7 years and I still get goosebumps...
There's nothing better to listen to someone singing a song they feel deep inside.
Could not have said it better. This is the version I prefer. And it breaks and carries my heart all at once.
Where? On nuts?
The audience was so mesmerized by this performance that you didn't hear one applause until the music was completely through. This is perhaps the greatest cover performance I have ever heard.
They seemed to momentarily be stunned into silence. I don't like the S & G version, but this is AWESOME!
absolutely...have been looking for it....more passion, power ..love it.
Here in Germany, they would have clapped off beat of course, starting from the first beep of music :D
It’s awesome. If you are looking for another fantastic cover I would recommend Florence and the Machine’s cover of Times Like These by the Foo Fighters on the Main Stage at Glastonbury in 2017. It’s insane
Watching the other clips where voice instructors listen to him to do critiques... One of them gets so emotional it chokes her up. And I completely understand where she was coming from.
Close your eyes and listen and BAM.
In all my years, I have never heard a rendition of a song that has moved me as much as this has. To take an iconic piece such as this, and reinvent it to speak to the current generation, in such a way as to never be dismissed as only a "cover," is utter genius. David was so brave to take on this piece and make it his own. Simply amazing.
AMEN. We still haven't learned since this song first came out and now our faces are buried in our IPhones and we're TEXTING instead of speaking.
Love this ❤️
Very well said, you put into words that I couldn't
Check out Pentatonix version. It’s stunning.
@@staciegrene9230 It is very good.
I lost one of the best horses to ever live. The horse who was with me for 35 years. This song pulled me through. My mind finally opened up. Thank you. I miss Rudy every day
His range is incredible. He sounds angrier and grittier as it goes on. Then his signature growl. Chills for sure. So good.
And that’s what makes it literally one of (if not best songs) I’ve ever heard: is the roller coaster of emotions that he takes us on in that 4 minutes.
range? You mean control. Range has to do with how many octaves someone can sing through. He sang in one octave here.
One of the best quotes I've read about this performance is that if S&G's version was a warning, Disturbed's performance is the rage from the warning gone unheeded.
@@FlockofSmeagles I believe it was at least two octaves and pushing towards a third.
I dont care what anyone says. This is the best cover of simon and Garfunkel's song. Brings tears to my eyes.
Paul Simon loved it as well.
It is almost blasphemous to say this, but as amazing as Simon and Garfunkel's version is, this rendition is even better, and takes it to a whole new level. It is not a question of "good vs. bad" - it is better to say this takes SG's rendition from great to awesome.
This is the best cover of all time period.
His voice incredible ❤
We all have different tastes and I respect that but for me this isn’t a patch on Wolf Winters version, it lacks passion and he hits a few bum notes, I still like it but doesn’t come close in my opinion.
Still, the greatest cover of any song, ever. The tiny fraction of a second of pause between the final note and the explosion of cheers is, I think, the audience realizing that they just witnessed something extraordinary.
The cover of "hurt" made by Jhonny Cash come to say hello
Absolutely
Shinedown's cover of "Simple Man" is right up there!
What about "My heart will go on" my Me First and the Gimme Gimmes? But more seriously, Don't Break my Heart by Scala & Kolancy Brothers. But who am I kidding Disturbed wins hands down. Except possibly Chris Cornell's unplugged cover of Nothing Compares 2 U.
voice just makes me shiver and cry at times
would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for the warm, kind and compassionate messages that I have received from you all. I am so pleased that I have found this community of lovely people. David's messages have given me the strength to keep fighting - I feel a love like I have never felt before in my 80+life - THANK YOU EVERYONE
I have heard this song for almost 50 years and this version is by far my favourite. He has captured the quiet anger and despair the lyrics convey. That is something the Simon and Garfunkel version did not have. It was beautiful as well, but without the raw but barely perceivable emotion that David Draiman brings to the words, it is just another great song.
This version could easily become the definitive version, making it every bit as powerful as The Beatles Yesterday or Tim Buckley's piano version of Hallelujah. Nothing else is quite like this amazing work of art.
The audience knew it and demonstrated their appreciation by the tiny silence which followed the last note. That is a sign of respect that few singers and musicians get today.
I disagree. I don't like this version at all, I think it loses the thing that made the original great. It seems cliche and overproduced.
Ron Roffel totally agree with you
*Respect*
Ron Roffel i couldn't agree more.
respect i agree allot
This rendition is not a performance…it’s an experience.
I seen it so much I cry every time He as such a remarkable voice for this rendition it's aw inspiring. 🤘🤟
Beautifully said!!
Ugh, shut up.
Simon and Garfunkel's performance was a warning.
This one was a threat.
@@thegoldentench378not so much a threat as a reaction to the people who didn’t listen
And people say that Heavy Metal singers can't sing, listen to this masterpiece.
yeah its good but it can´t touch the simon and garfunkel song
Zemtex I think that RnB and hip hop singers are a waste of good electricity for gods sake. rock singers always do have great voices 😊
Who has ever said that? Bruce or Dio is easily one of the best singers of all time regardless of genre.
Anybody who says that Heavy Metal singers can't sing is an idiot, you're allowed to hurt them. Granted, while not true across the board, metal singers tend to have amazing voices, with incredible range. Small minded people just can't seem to understand that talent can come in a variety of volumes.
allolp People who never listened to real rock music or heavy metal will say that my friend. :)
I'm 112 years old and this is the best live performance I've ever seen. We are blessed to experience this.
His voice is astonishing.
ikr so soothing
visit philippines..ul see on sum1 singing this song too..just like this..
post the youtube of it!!
zaldy tagoc not really the same watching one of you lady boys doing it though ...... is it ?
Gary Bootland .
Anybody else have to restart it because you didn’t fully appreciate it the first 27 times you watched it?
Yup!
🙋🏽♀️
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Yep and it gave me chills all 100 times I listened lol. His range and that growl is everything.
Yes!!
Spends 1 hour listening to Sound Of Silence by Disturbed
Spends another hour watching vocal coaches reacting to Sound of Silence by Distubed
Haha, I actually saw the vocal coach reacts video first then I've listened to this ever since!
I usually don't bother with "reaction" videos but vocal coaches reacting to this song is my one exception. I could watch that all day long. Just video after video of all these professionals in complete awe like the rest of us 💖
have just been doing the exact same thing
yeah watching reaction videos to this song is a deep hole you spiral down into! But, they all say the Conan version is the best version and the dude was battling the flu when he did it!
You all found my favorite quarantine pastime - reactions to this video! my favorite one is "Nicholas Light TV" - one of the most awesome reactions I've seen!
This is really quite a cover song. The level of art in this is way up there. Every pause, every stretch, every type of emphasis is just right on. You always hope that musicians, even cover musicians, will really 'get it' -- really understand where the power is in a song, but often they just bastardize it. Not this time! They brought this song to a new height, and most folks can experience the new level of this song. Bravo!
I'm 64, grew up listening to Simon and Garfunkel, and Draimans' voice blew me away. Away from living in the past...I fell in
love with this version. After I heard that Disturbed was going to be on Conan, I watched the show only for the hope this would be sung, and it sounds better to me live. I had replayed their original video almost 100 times and now I'm just going to replay this one. One word, powerful.
Yeah, this version is better than the original video.
My father just turned 81, and this is his favorite song. This was so surreal and incredible for me to listen to as I love disturbed.
I can't get this out of my head since I first saw/heard it Thursday of last week and it's now Wednesday. UGH. Amazing.
U don't look 64
+Mark Mcglocklin That's what a lot of people tell me; born in 1952. Thanks though!
Wow, this is truly an amazing cover of one of the all time greatest songs ever recorded, I really was not expecting this when I clicked on this video. I bet even Simon and Garfunkel would be proud of this cover
+Kindlegolas They are. Paul Simon recently sent an e-mail to David congratulating and praising him on the live performance.
+Kindlegolas Could not have said it better - so I wont
100%
+Sam S Go to Disturbed's facebook page
+Kindlegolas This cover and Metallica's version of Tuesday's Gone are definitely epic.
If this doesn't play at my funeral, I'm not gonna die.
oh yeah
I love the way you think bro. :3
This songs meaning is not what you think it is if you want it to play at your funeral lmfao
Gunnders Retreat I don't care!
Swag56456 Swag56456 Only if I could call you Blue...
This is crazy, its apparently been 9 years since this performance, and I'm just now discovering it. Now I'm pretty sure I've heard bits and pieces of this version over the years, but I never really stopped and truly listened to it. It hadn't sunk in just how powerful this cover song by Disturbed was. Now I can't get enough of it. I've watched just about every reaction video to it on TH-cam. It seems that every vocal coach wanted a piece of it. I will now make it my lifes mission to make sure everyone has heard this. And I'm sure I will look dumb often, because I will mostly get a lot of......"Uh, yeah of course I know about Disturbed doing that song. Who doesn't know about it??? It literally blew up the internet for years. What rock have you been living under???" 😏
Never heard of this guy but liked the song so I listened to it, I finished up in tears, So powerful!........ I'm84!
Much love sir. He's the lead singer of a rock band but his voice and emotions are powerful. It's way different than the cover he put on his album but this is way better. I wish u a happy and healthy new year!
he is down with the sickness
Don’t try his other stuff this is a step away from the norm
@@jonnyhanson7035 well, we don’t know what music this guy is into regardless of his age-he may like the rest or disturbed’s albums. I love this song -both the original and this cover, but also like most of Disturbed songs as well as Korn, slipknot, and other heavy rock, but my favorite band is Shinedown, followed by Aerosmith but you can easily find me singing along to Pink or Carrie Underwood in the car. Why? I like music and like what I like.
WatchReport.com which is all of a theme if you had said you sing along to spice girls and west life it’s a bit different to saying you sing along to the lighter side of rock but each to their own I was just suggesting if you like the lighter things listening to the bands normal stuff might not be the way forward
That performance came from the depths of his soul
And then it went right to mine. I just heard this two days ago, finding myself thinking about the lyrics within the song.?? This is a wake call to all who understand the meaning of the words to them in there own life. Thank you !! Share this with anybody who you think needs emotional awaking.
Incredible.
Exceptionally moving.
This man sings like a god. And I note that I'm a woman aged in my 60s, so I'm not exactly normally into Heavy Metal performers. But lordy, his voice is glorious.
right! i'm 32, hate metal and scream. But this guy!!! i teach singing, and this guy... lol This cover is just gold!
your post made me smile. thank you...I needed it
I'm 64 and, like you, I never thought I could be so moved by this presentation. Thank goodness my Grandson introduced me to this song.
I'm 68 but feel 35...this song brings tears to my eyes and something inside just aches...
Shayne Mac I hope I am exactly like you are when I get older.
Love to hear him singing gospel stuff when he gives his heart... His voice is beyond amazing
I'm 63, and this is the most haunting version I've ever heard!! Stunning!! Unforgettable!!
Seeing (sorry!!) older people enjoying this too is just the best. You were around when the original came out, and seeing people from back then also come back to this and liking it. It's easy to go like ''well it's not as good as the original blah blah'', it makes me happy you can just enjoy it because it truly is a great cover. The song is so classic and great, it's hard to do a good cover on it and they absolutely nailed it and I love it just as much as the original.
@Pol Fartin Got a problem mate? Don't know what real music is?
@Pol Fartin I feel as if you tried to make your comment somewhat funny? It wasn't, and also made no sense.
@Pol Fartin imagine trying to be funny on the internet, then failing. That itself would be pretty funny. This whole thing just got too meta for me.
At 62 I remember the original and this is what this song should be. Probably my favourite song of all time.!!
I'm a 62-yo man who grew up listening to great bands like Simon & Garfunkel, and I am also a fan of Disturbed, (with Down With The Sickness being one of my favorite songs), and when I heard that Disturbed had covered Sounds Of Silence, I was shocked and humored. That being said, the first time that I watched the Disturbed video, I am pretty sure that I had a tear or two in my eyes. I hope that everyone stays safe and healthy and I will see you on the other side!
GodBless.
No person above the age of 15 types "yo" for years old.:P
I saw a picture of Draiman, on a post in Facebook, saying Disturbed had covered Sound of Silence. I did not know Disturbed, but my first guess was that they would butcher the song. Instead, they made magic!
The grateful and greatest among men !
@@yobynop Yeah, it's a great cover. I actually listen more to this specific live performance on Conan than I listen to the original. It's that good. I'm also a sucker for violin cello and piano so, there's that influencing me plus the power of the vocalist voice singing alone.
I'm sitting her - an old woman at 63 - listening to one of my favorites lyrics... Thanks to my son, I've learned DISTURBED... and never have I heard this lyrics so beautyful performed.. I was blown away, the first time, my son played this for me. AND THIS VERSION talks to me... The best - in my humble view - performance of The Sound Of Silence from DISTURBED.. Thank you so much..................
I am 56 and feel the same. This was a cover without peer, one of the best I have ever heard of any song. The lead singer's voice has a range and power that is marvellous to hear.
Well metal isn't for everyone. I'm glad that you found enjoyment in this performance. Take the words from a kid at 21. :D
BEAUTIFUL!
IM 73 AND I HOLEHEARTLEDELY AGREE !!!!!
It's hilarious that all of us oldsters are in love with this guy. There is hope for the future.
This performance tells me that God can enter anybody soul and speak with their voice. Simply beautiful from someone who only listens to real oldie country music.
After the first word, i got shivers through my entire body. Such a powerful voice
yea foreal man
u are
Disturbed by Hate, Loved by few, but this song Roxxs
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EXACTLY
I must say I owe this man an apology. I clicked on this thinking he wouldn’t be able to sound nearly as powerful as he did in the music video, I thought the video was so heavily edited but turns out he really does have the most astonishing voice I’ve ever heard. Well done.
If you really want to hear how powerful his voice is...listen to the a cappella version... INCREDIBLE
You should bow and pray immediately asking for forgiveness. Lol
with a little help of an autotune?
if i recall, there was a whole story about that...apparently David had a cold during this performance and despite his vehement denial for autotune, they added it anyway and he was not happy about it אידלשטיין יצחק@
@@mocha4745 He had the flu, and the rest of what you said was right, you can see him shoot a dirty glance at the audio production crew early in the song when they turned on the autotune at around 0:50.
I have seen 70 years come and go now. Heard a fair amount of music. Without a doubt this is my favorite performance EVER!
You have to listen to Dan Vasc singing this song. A metal and classical singer. He is without doubt the best vocalist in the world.. seriously.. His voice is powerful and angelic. Trust me, you have heard nothing till you hear him. He also sings, Nessun Dorma,. He brings tears to your eyes.
@@gardenrose264this is matter of the taste, I like Disturb better then Dan Vasc
WOW!☺️
Such talent!!! 🤩😍
Yeah, i almost agree 100% it was one of my favorites growing up and i remember hearing it in '64 on WING in Dayton Ohio. I was 9 but allready a rock fan, stones, DC5, Isley Bros, Beatles and more. But this is my favorite version. Powerful delivery but for more than two decades i have been a hard core Disturbed fan
He’s so talented and you would never know just how talented had it not been for this song .
Conan was so hyped to introduce them because he would’ve heard this performance before anyone during soundcheck. He knew what was coming.
He knew what was coming was a beautiful masterpiece we call a song
I would've been crying bc I do every damn time I hear this. Amazing
nope .. he was just being conan ... it was pre recorded, wasn't infront of live audience .. but conan had to act infront of cameras.
@@HMABH the audience was very much there when this was performed.
QA Zsa@
this is a solid punch in the face to those who say this song was autotuned!!
Nah lol, this isn't r&b or that whole type of junk.
I can hear the autotune here. Pretty much everytime he reaches higher notes. 1:44 or even more at 2:09 for example.
Oh really? It's autotuned? is that why his voice cracks in a few different spots?
You do realize some people just know how to sing right? Not everything has to be autotuned.
I saw them live at Ozzfest..they sounded the same..no autotune..
I saw a live video from some festival and yeah, it sounded fine there. Unlike this video.
This is why TH-cam exists.
To watch gems like this, over and over again. And not only today. No, you watch these gems when you want to feel something.
Doesn't matter when or what, the feeling is different for everyone who listens. It depends on what you went trough, or maybe going trough right now.
Makes you feel alive, makes you feel human.
Don't worry tiktok cringe would steal this
Just an amazing cover of a timeless beautiful song. Brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it.
Yes! Exactly! I love this song, it never gets old, I love it
It's just so beautiful and at the same time so tragic, to me at least
Great way of putting it.
I love your comment...
I first heard this song when it first came out in my hippie days. I heard this song by this talented singer as a back to a video. I looked him up and cannot hear it enough. This man's voice reflects such talent and emotion that I cry every time I listen. It is nice to know that at the ripe old age of 71 I can still feel music in my soul and heart.
You know it was a tremendous performance when the crowd was stunned into silence, then erupts with joy. I'm in my 40's and this brought me to tears. Couldn't imagine what that was like in person!
The Stun of Silence.
@@andrewfutterman3346 OMG GUYS, I just found a SNEAK PEEK OF CONAN ON HBO MAX!!!!!
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I cant gather my thoughts when hearing this, I miss my sister so much.
ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!!!
Lol u cried what a wuss
Who is back here to watch it for the hundredth time?
Me... I olso watched a hundred reactions
Way more than 100! I listen every night for at least an hour!! My favorite song ever!
maybe
Almost every day ! Never heard such a good cover ! And that voice ! Waw !
LOL It's on my High playlist...
Not a Disturbed fan at all, but the dude has complete control of his voice and its amazing.
'cauz it's real singer from real music
With real autotune
@@MrRfholmes still a badass though, also I think the show put autotune on without him knowing
@@Julian96760 It's rather meh to me. If you want an amazing song that sounds like it came out of Frozen, here you go (you're welcome): th-cam.com/video/eyUu2ZS4VBA/w-d-xo.html
@@MrRfholmes holy crap that guy is awesome
I again have watched this beautiful and perfect performance in 2025. This is about 7 or 8 years old and STILL hits you right in the feels and heart. Powerful Amazing and I just wish that I was they to have seen it live.
December 2024 still listening to this amazing song!!!
Yes at 3am and can’t break away from it 😂
Me too!
Это настоящий шедевр, исполнение мощное! Огромное Вам спасибо! Росто- на-Дону.
06.01.2025 🤚👍✌️🙏🏻❤️🇦🇲ARMENIA
Me too!!
The utter doom and culmination in that final verse. Everything about it is perfect and heart-breaking: the swell of the orchestra, the haunting distortion in his voice, the condemnation and anger on his face, the fist he makes as he draws out his vowels, how it feels triumphant and destructive all at once. It's an almost godlike reckoning, an I-told-you-so about an unheeded warning.
Simon and Garfunkle should be proud. No other artist has ever had their song covered by an equal.
PrincessRamsha999 this writing is beautiful
So well said my friend.
GTSR
It frustrates me that I felt the SAME way but couldn't articulate it into words! Well said!
Wonderfully said. Yes, Simon and Garfunkel should be proud. I'm 72 and could listen to this everyday at least once and never tire. It's so true that our world has turned its back on each other and not many take heeded warnings. It breaks my heart.
I lost my father this year. He used to write a blog I seldomly read, because my relation to him was difficult. Now the silence hurts a lot more. I dedicate this to him. Overcome the past while your parents are alive.
He loved you man, he did
I lost my mother in 1994 . We always had a difficult relationship. But 3 years before she died I decided to agree with everything she said just so we would get along. It worked and I was actually happier. On her 70th birthday I sent her 70 red roses and one white one, in a beautiful white box with a red ribbon. My father told me years later that she was tickled to death, arranging them and cutting them back every day for 2 weeks. As my 70th birthday approaches in 5 days I'm estranged from my own daughter and I doubt I even get a phone call. C'est la vie. 😢
Me too, I never got to say sorry
❤💯❤️
Lost my dad 6.7.21. He Loved to hear music in the Radio with me
I have no words that could justify the range of emotions this man's voice singing this song makes me feel. & To know he was sick & felt terrible the night of this performance.
I got to see them play this live this past year in nebraska! Maximum Goosebumps please!!
The very first time i listened to this, i had just been told that I had bowel cancer ! You can imagine how the tears rolled as I listened to the words !
Seven years later,operations etc,I'm still here listening to this marvellous cover song !!.
❤
♥
Glad you're still with us friend.
Life is beautiful and I'm genuinely happy that you have more time to experience it all.
Glad you are still here ❤
Hell yes bluestorm. Hell yes.
In April 2016, Paul Simon endorsed the cover. Additionally, on April 1, Simon sent lead vocalist Draiman an email praising Disturbed's performance of the rendition on American talk show Conan. Simon wrote: "Really powerful performance on Conan the other day. First time I'd seen you do it live. Nice. Thanks." Draiman responded, "Mr. Simon, I am honored beyond words. We only hoped to pay homage and honor to the brilliance of one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Your compliment means the world to me/ us and we are eternally grateful." (from Wikipedia)
What Paul meant to write was ...."Owned..but Art means I send this instead..."
Yes, as pleased as I was when Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, I wish they had recognized Paul Simon as well.
Awww🥲
The original artist loves it when a noted artist/s covers their song. It brings new life to a new audience to the music they made. Plus, it helps pad the pocketbook.
They do so many heavy metal songs, you forget that david draiman has such a chillingly haunting voice
who forgot? i know there are new people to this band but anyone that has listened to anything they do know his voice is powerful.
John David Tibbetts his voice is insane. To hear this live would have been awesomd
John David Tibbetts he is awesome , metal was dying in my eyes till disturbed yes we have 5fdp etc but he has that metal range it's beautiful
i forget it
NO ONE should ever cover The Sound of Silence again. No one will ever produce a better performance. They made it sad, beautiful, and strong with absolute defiance.
The musicians are fantastic, and each instrument adds to the beauty and strength.
As for David Draiman, he leaves me like a dog on heat! ❤
Shivers, man. Jesus, when he goes up an octave it's simply stunning.
Rage Against My Hairline I got to see them do this song live in concert man was it awesome 👏 truly a great version
The first time I heard the song, I thought it is two different people singing
hadashidesu literally gives me the chills, it’s an unreal experience every single time
u got a like from me just cous of your nick
Rage Against My Hairline. Totally! Great username! Best on YT
*STILL* listening and loving this in 2020. The single greatest cover/remake I've ever heard. Absolutely masterful.
Agreed. Check out Shinedown Simple Man too.
Agreed. I doubt anyone could do a better cover than that
Bad Wolves - "Zombie". It had the approval of Delores.
If you liked this you should check out the cover by Henk Poort (a Dutch guy) and also his cover of Phantom of the Opera together with Floor Jansen 😍
It still makes me tear up every time.
you know a good singer when he still sounds good live
Aaron Schwindling I know right
Aaron Schwindling fall out boy sucks at singing live lol
AReally NiceGuy Really? /watch?v=sJIWLs18jsU
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You can't really base it off of something like this since it will have been edited to perfect any imperfections before being broadcasted. But he is an amazing singer live, check out live performances of them at their own gigs. He's nearly impeccable!
Here are lyrics guys:
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
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
No one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
"Fools" 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 wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they 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 sounds of silence"
I just think of all the people who are going: "Wow, this so good! I'm going to look up more Disturbed songs." And I'm imagining the look on their faces when they hear Disturbs usual songs.
+chaosXP3RT Metal/some alternative has opera roots, but not this obvious.
Yes... That's exactly what happened to me! LOL... He's disturbed alright!
+chaosXP3RT Hahaha! Imagine going from this song to Voices. That cringed look on their face would be so worth the price of admission.
ye dude there other stuff is really good \m/
that's not true for artists. Artists will still appreciate and admire, even if it's not something they're gonna hear on a daily. Mindnote.
That moment when the Conan audience realized they had witnessed something truly special.
They were mesmerized and that’s why they were so silent. They were listening so intently.
the perfect song.... on the perfect show!! any other people (on any other show) wouldn't have enjoy this and the audience there knew how to react
@@aprilleerose there was no audience here
Samantha Baldwin
Nothing is truly special its a sing who cares
The best way I can describe his voice is hauntingly beautiful
This is how the song become the best version, and how Disturbed become their best form.
ebonyboye and the version without music and his voice only is even more haunting
Or....'disturbed'? See what I did there?
i'd say huantingly autotuned
@@joyusachoobarb you seem to know nothing, still talk crap on the internet. well done.
This song gives me chills every time I listen to it. Never ever gets old! One of my all time favorite pieces.........add it to the Interstellar soundtrack!
I think the standing ovation for this is still going on.
Mr Fox if not it should be lol
Mr Fox i highly doubt that.
thomp are you like captain literal or something?
It's not very often a live performance can absolutely obliterate the recorded version. This performance was flawless.
The performance is quite good but there are in fact flaws, corrected by autotune clearly. Most obvious: 1:41, but also in: 0:39, 1:00, 1:28, 1:53... Let it play for a bit every time. Yes the weird tremolos, the distorted, weird pitch of the voice is the autotune.
@@EnegeNG i dunno dude... only one of those examples i can tell fer sure by the reverberation. The rest are a toss up. People can reverb their voice naturally to an extent - especially someone trained classical like this guy. Plus most of not all of these examples are in the beginning when hes using a deep octave that’s supposed to be raw feeling and it’s clearly not his element. You can clearly tell he hits his comfort zone once hes past the deep, raw first half and into the growly, higher range. That’s actually the part that always impresses me the most about his voice! That growly scream that actually hits notes and maintains clarity is amazing... my vocal cords could never handle what this guy eases through
@@wrenchboostboi8994 He's a great singer and there's no doubt about that. I know that autotune is a common resource for many artists in live performances, but the thing is that here he's being praised to quite an extreme. The use of autotune is flagrant at least once, and maybe less obvious elsewhere, especially for the untrained ear. The dude is great and all but it still surprises me how oblivious can people be.
It's not very often someone sings a song Garfunkely sang and actually does an arguably better take on it.
@@EnegeNG Yes, there was autotune used. David was very sick with the flu this night and the producers added it which he was pissed about as he hates it. To still be able to sing like that when so ill is nothing short of remarkable.
Doesn't matter if you prefer the original to new or not, David killed it in this live performance. Something not very many bands do these days...
Absolutely right. I've been an S & G fan since I was in short pants, and this cover blew my doors off.
Disturbed slow songs
Especially a song like this which is notoriously difficult. An amazing performance. I am sure Simon and Garfunkel are impressed.
+Dion Ware Paul Simon certainly was. After seeing this very performance he said “Really powerful performance on Conan the other day. First time I’d seen you do it live. Nice. Thanks.”
The perfect way of slowly wooing the masses towards liking death metal \m/
This is the first time I’ve heard this version. Phenomenal is all I can say .