First Time Hearing The Sound Of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel
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I’ve never heard that S&G was thought of as “silly”? One of the greatest songwriter/singer duos ever. Paul Simon is one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever.
"hello darkness my old friend" has become kind of a meme/throwaway joke (maybe only to gen z/younger millennials idk)
@@margaritakmp In other words to a brain-dead generation.
To everyone under 30, Simon and Garfunkel are nothing more than a silly meme.
@@supreme1572 Lol, I am 20 and I like a lot their songs, just stupid people with no taste in music would name S&G a "silly meme".
@@supreme1572 To everyone over the age of 30, silly memes are nothing but silly memes. These guys have sold 100 million albums. Does that sound like something silly?
This dude (Paul Simon) is like one of the most respected songwriters of all time.
People who want to make S&G "Silly" are disturbed and insecure. Those two made so much beautiful music between the fights and disputes. Their voices blend so well (like their idols, the Everly Brothers), Paul's all-pro songwriting, and the production all mesh to form some serious beauty and meaning. If what you held in your mind is derived from memes -- well, I'm very happy for you that you're finally checking it out for yourself 😊. Note how Paul's lower harmony is almost monotone but Art Garfunkel's higher part is all over the place but fits perfectly.
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I'm pleased you give credits to the Everly Brothers. There's a rabbit hole needs going down. Their influence upon rock music cannot be overstated. Thanks for that -
This is an incredible song, but u gotta chill calling people “disturbed” and “insecure” for making memes with it lol
@@Blue-qr7qe ABSOLUTELY, there are VERY FEW reactors who have explored the EVERLY BROTHERS and their beautiful harmonies that influenced the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel and other groups who had great harmonies.
@@patticrichton1135
And CSN. And the Kinks. And....
I hear EB harmonies in an overwhelming portion of the best music of the 60's and 70's. I don't think you can navigate the music of those decades without the Everly Brothers being recognized as a compass point.
Bet they like the Disturbed version. Same awesome song
Wow, dude... I had no idea that S&G were held with such little regard by the younger generations. That’s really a very sad statement on the way pop culture has devolved. These guys are pure gold ✨️
I agree with you Tray!
Well, they love hip-hop and Swift..so...
@@v-town1980
Jesus Jesus Jesus
Garfunkel, introducing the song at a live performance (with Simon) in Harlem, June 1966, summed up the song's meaning as "the inability of people to communicate with each other, not particularly intentionally but especially emotionally, so what you see around you are people unable to love each other."
If that's the meaning of the song, it should be more relevant now than ever, seeing as how social media is building divides between not just the classes, but also between individuals.
@@SpaceCattttt Silence like a cancer grows. Definitely more relevant now than ever.
I'm sorry - but who thinks Sound of Silence is silly? SILLY!? My brain just short circuited when you said that. It's one of the most profound songs ever written and Paul Simon is a master of his craft. He's a poet, an incredible guitar player and has written some of the most beautiful songs you'll ever hear. S&G together rose beyond their musical roots into the realms of pure art. Silly.......... it almost makes me cry to hear that.
I felt the SAME way Alison Anthony when it is considered "silly" In my eyes, it is an insult!
So unfortunately couple yars back the Hello darkness my old friend line was clipped and made into a meme which was played on the background of stupid videos so I think that is where he is coming from.
Simon was a master storyteller.
still is
@@jbellinger99 Still very much alive, but Simon is 81 and has retired from music. Or, so he said a few years ago.
@@janhanchenmichelsen2627 yes, i know he has semi-retied. It is a shame, but the last few years have been rough on his voice.
I've never heard S&G described as "silly" and "not very good". They were transcendentally talented.
Simon & Garfunkel's songs are fantastic. If young people think they are 'silly' then that shows the level of their knowledge and maturity.
Paul Simon sang this live at the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 ceremony at ground zero. It’s absolutely brilliant. One of the truly great songs of all time.
It's a beautiful and powerful song. Not a bit silly.
My 10 year old grand daughter said they sound like angels.
Never ever heard of S&G as being “ silly “. Paul Simon is a true poet and their harmonies are golden. There is the sadness expressed at the lack of communication between people. Nothing silly about their music!
This song still stops you in your tracks, one of their best. For another, try the Boxer, a true classic from these 60s Ikons. Enjoy! 🎵🎤🎤🎶
The Boxer is incredible, good rec
The Boxer is in my list of all-time favorite songs. It gets me in the heart every time I hear it.
Me too… The Boxer is one of my favorites.
Simon and Garfunkel are from New York. They started singing together as young teenagers. Garfunkel has an angelic voice, and Simon is one of America's best poets/songwriters. When they started out they had one foot in the American folk song movement, and their first couple of albums included some traditional songs and arrangements along with Simon's original compositions. Their later album were more "produced" with lots of added effects and studio instrumentals. I absolutely love Paul Simon's use of words and poetic imagery and his lyrical, singable melodies are universally heartwarming.
S&G are one of the most talented duos ever. Whoever thinks that they are just a silly meme have no idea what they’re talking about.
Paul Simon was a musical genius + a terrific poet.
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Even though you’d “heard” it, you’d never “listened” to it. And when you “listened”, everything that you thought you knew about it changed. Great reminder of the importance of LISTENING! You listen better than any other reactor out there 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Congrats btw, on the Subs! Keep bringing the sincere & quality analysis!!! You’ll be at 100k soon!
As someone who had access to this record for 50 years, and it still makes me wipe a tear, try listening to the cover by Disturbed. An emotional experience
I much prefer the OG - but yes, the Disturbed version is a beautiful piece of music in it's own right
Nice to see this reaction. When I've seen Paul interviewed and they ask him "Where did this song come from?" Paul answers he doesn't know. Poetic as F---. LOL My take of the "sound of silence" phrase is that it refers to non-engagement. Not partaking in life. Not connecting.
"The words of the prophets are written on subway walls and tenement halls" Almost a premonition of hip hop.
BTW - both Simon and Garfunkel are NY boys.
Sometimes really powerful songs are kind of quiet.
Such a beautiful, haunting song. Thanks for checking it out. Those of us that grew up in the 60’s & 70’s always had Simon & Garfunkel on our playlists….especially this song.
Hi! Thank you for this reaction. I studied Paul Simon's poetry (songs) in university. He's one of the foremost poets of his generation. He has written so many amazing songs, amazing in their musicality, rhythms, and lyrics. Each one is unique in every way. This is one of my favorites. I think this is possibly about (the irony of) non-communication in a world of high-tech communications. No one speaks with one another any more. In fact, try to reach someone on the phone! Or the issue of technology taking away our humanity. But on an even more serious note, it could actually be about nuclear war.
Paul Simon is one of the most important people in music.
Ever.
The song is about lack of connection between people. It was a flop when it first came out, but a recording engineer added a small amount of electric guitar and drums and rereleased it and it became a huge hit. Paul Simon is a great, poetic writer, and Art Garfunkel's beautiful voice suits his words perfectly. Try "The Boxer", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", or "The Only Living Boy in New York". (and yes, they're from NYC)
No way Simon and Garfunkel are silly. They’re established performers singing the most perfect harmonies and poetic songs. Paul Simon is the genius behind the lyrics and songs. Art Garfunkel adds a perfect beautiful voice to the songs. Listen to “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, “The Boxer”, and “America” among others.
They’re both from Queens, New York.
Have heard this thousands of times since a was a young kid. The simplicity and pure feeling makes this song so powerful.
Paul Simon was (is) a great songwriter, really one of the best of his generation among Dylan and Joni Mitchell. His musical styles really drew from all kinds of influences as a solo artist, from folks to R & B to Afropop and "world" music. Worth a much deeper dive.
Paul may be the songwriter, but Art had the voice of an angel. Far better than Paul.
Paul Simon is one of the greatest lyricists of all time.
Since you generally prefer music with a harder edge, I would recommend the cover of this song by the metal group Disturbed. They do a fantastic job of covering this classic gem and instill a lot of anger and rage into it. The original was a warning. Disturbed’s version is anger that the warning went unheeded.
The studio version rockifies it a bit more with a fleshed-out arrangement. It has drums, bass, & electric guitar. This song is prophetic. It was written long before screens, computers, cel-phones, etc. They were looking ahead.
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed live is another must by this duo.
This isn’t the studio version. Its the acoustic version they used for the movie The Graduate
It's the original studio version of the song from their first album. Later on a producer added drums and electric guitars and it was rereleased and became a huge hit.
Pretty much any track written by Paul Simon is a poetic track. America, The Boxer, Still Crazy After All these Years, etc etc etc
I love Simon & Garfunkel. You really should try some more. They do a lot of different sounds. Check out the songs Hazy Shade of Winter or Baby Driver if you want something that rocks a bit.
Yes, as suggested below, please review this song covered by the heavy metal group 'Disturbed', preferably the live version on Conan O'Brien. 😳 Paul Simon liked this cover, one of the few he approved of. The acapella group 'Pentatonix' also does a credible cover.😊
Oh definitely do this. The Disturbed version is this song with an amazing and subtle power to it. It is the equal of the S&G version at least.
I like the video version myself.....but both touch me deeply.
Now you need to hear the live cover of this by Disturbed on the Conan show. Paul Simon praised them for their cover.
S&G have five amazing albums full of this level of poetry. Their best is "Book Ends," which includes "Mrs. Robinson." True, they don't have the electric guitar of Led Zeppelin, but Simon's accoustic guitar is often pretty on point.
Couldn’t agree more that this may be their album and includes their transcendent “America”
The studio version is my favorite, and it is the one that went to Number 1.
Yeah this version is great but he should here the original single with backing that we all remember.
@@vicprovost2561 Actually this is the original studio version, recorded in 1964 at Columbia in NY. The one you and jarboy are referring to was remixed with an electric guitar and drums without S&G's knowledge and released a year later. I get the appeal of the remixed version and as jarboy says it is the one that was successful commercially, but personally I prefer this one by far.
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are
written on the subway walls and tenement halls."
Syed, now you're coming to realise that you don't need thundering drums, throbbing bass and amps turned up to 11 to make an impact. These guys did it with soft vocals, acoustic guitars and their secret weapon - words. Yet it hits really really hard. Good choice! Keep those ears open.
I am Gen X, from NYC, classic rock fan. THis is considered a VERY serious song. I can't remember if you did RUSH, Spirit of Radio, but they paid tribute to this song in one of the lyrics.
I never heard this version before. The version that's always on the radio has drums that kick in with the second verse.
Try I Am A Rock, Hazy Days Of Winter, I think you'll like them. And yes by Simon & Garfunkel!
Paul Simon is rightfully acknowledged as one of the foremost songwriters ever, and he and Art’s harmonies are otherworldly. There are countless examples of their genius; be sure to check out “The Boxer” (studio version)…”America”, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. Some lesser known absolute gems are “Bleaker Street” (where a shadow touches a shadow’s hand); “The Dangling Conversation”…and “I Am A Rock”. Just powerful, haunting, poetic music. I do know that Don Everly of the Everly Brothers (who died recently) was a huge fan and admirer. Phil and Don had the familial harmony that was unparalleled, but Don would always acknowledge others’ talent, and greatly admired not only the harmonies of S&G, but Paul Simon’s writing skill. Boy I can’t imagine a meme of any sort pegging them as “silly”. Wow. Congrats on your discovery. It may be the most rewarding rabbit hole you’ve ever followed. 😎
Paul Simon was a legendary poet. Produced some of the best lyrics ever.
I have listened to all of their albums. For the most part, their music starts to sound all the same, although the last 2 albums are their best. But they are worth listening to for the lyrics and stories alone.
React to The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel you'll be amazed at the accompaniment of sounds
This was their first "acoustic" version. The album (Wednesday Morning 3am) didn't do well commercially, but this single gained popularity on the radio over time. So the track was re-released with a full band; Bass, guitars, drums and a more powerful impact. This re-released version is probably the one everybody knows and is the most popular version. It appeared on their 2nd album "The Sounds Of Silence", released in January, 1966.
What your missing musically is the Disturbed version of this song, it is worth checking out, you will love their version and Paul Simon wrote this at a very young age about people not connecting in a human way as technology advanced,boy was he right about that but check out the Disturbed live on the Conan O'Brien show version it is a masterpiece!
It's such a great song if you listen to the lyrics and don't just hear without listening. 😉
Paul Simon's writing is really good. Even in more prosaic songs like for example "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover". He captures the tone of conversation perfectly, concisely. A great artist. Another poetic song of his worthy of a check out is, "The Boxer" off of Bridge Over Troubled Water.
Poetic as fuck. That’s Paul Simon. America is one of the greatest songs ever written, without a single rhyme in it. There are many many others, and then there’s Paul Simon’s solo material. He’s in the same club as Dylan and Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell. It’s sad to think that S&G are seen as a joke by younger people. They are not. They’re the real deal, musically and lyrically, and their harmonizing is still unmatched, like the Everly Brothers.
Powerful, haunting, poetic, resonant... I love meme culture, but it's sad to think that this timeless song is being taken for granted. Still, those memes will eventually inspire people to go back and listen to the original track, so I can't be upset about it.
Thanks for playing this, my favourite, version of the song. This song is one of my favourites.
One of the most influential pop artists of all time. The memes are as clueless and uninformed as their makers. Check out the original studio version of their masterpiece Bridge Over Troubled Waters. The lyrics are amazing and Garfunkel’s voice will blow you away. It’s not like Zeppelin, but as a fellow Zeppelin lover Bridge Over Troubled Waters is so powerful it gives me chills.
This song always reminds me of Anakin Skywalker becoming Darth Vader.
It's about the people looking inside themselves too much today instead of looking out . Then we become closer and more united . THAT'S what we were put here for .
This is from their first album. They re-recorded this on their second album, which was called "The Sound of Silence," with more instrumentation.
The instruments were added to this recording without Simon knowing by the label, then re-released. Paul Simon heard it on the radio and was horrified. I never cared for that version because it made the song sound too happy. But the remixed version is the one that became a hit.
I always took it to mean that the more chaotic the world is, the more alone & disconnected we might feel
Man that's really sad what you're saying about Simon and Garfunkel being considered silly or a meme or something.
I think they're modern-day poets up there with Dylan.
This is a great song about how loneliness (the sound of silence) creeps up on a person, and becomes harder and harder to break out of. It even expands on the extent to which this feeling can crush you by pointing out the irony of how modern communication is supposed to connect us all, but doesn't. And how thousands of people are feeling this way. We're all right next to each other and we're all talking but not listening. We're all so alone. No one can break through the loneliness we all feel - no one can disturb the sound of silence.
"People writing songs that voices never share" means that people are feeling and experiencing things that they never have a chance to or are able to communicate to other people. Everyone's experiencing their own isolated little world and not connecting with each other.
It's almost a prescient song in that way...ahead of its time. This song came out in 1964, and is more relevant now than ever!
I figure if you are seeing this song being used as a joke or a meme, the real joke is that an incredibly well-crafted and serious piece of deeply contemplative poetry is being used in a silly context. Such as when they used this song for Gob a few times in Arrested Development. The joke was that a shallow and kind of stupid man was having this incredibly sombre reflection on loneliness and feeling out of place and disconnected in the world.
Simon and Garfunkel made a lot of great music together man. If you want to have your mind blown by another one check out The Bridge Over Troubled Water, or I Am A Rock (I Am An Island), or The Only Living Boy in New York. The Boy In The Bubble is another great one, but it's a Simon solo effort. Paul Simon broke out as a solo act in a way that Art Garfunkel really didn't. In fact I consider his solo album "Graceland" to be one of the greatest albums ever - it has a really unique South African sound which was controversial at the time, but there's some truly great music there.
Dylan wishes. S&M are Beatles status
My 7th grade English teacher used to play their albums for us because he thought their songs were poetry.
Anything used as a meme automatically comes to be considered lame if you like it unironically. Simon & Garfunkel - Sound of Silence, Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give you Up, Darude - Sandstorm, Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars etc. Being memefied is practically a social death sentence to good/great music, despite the heavily increased exposure. :/ At least that's how it seems to me.
Should definitely listen to Bridge Over troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel! You might know of it but maybe never listened to it properly, it’s beautiful!
Never thought of them as silly, most of their songs are very deep, and I guess you just have to understand them.
I think its about city life.
You could bounce around from the Simon and Garfunkle era to the Paul Simon Solo era. And Garfunkle had one hit and his singing on it is just gorgeous.
From just Paul Simon, something my other reaction channel hasnt hit yet, is Me and Julio Down by the School Yard. You can hit it first!! But watch out... it's not a long song. If you pick a long one.... that's not it. Someone added stuff at the beginning and at the end.
This is the acoustic version from their first album, "Wednesday Morning 3 AM". The version that went #1 was the electric version engineered by Roy Hallee and released on their second album, "Sounds of Silence". Same powerful lyrics, but the arrangement made all the difference.
Have you seen the 1967 hit film "The Graduate". Simon and Garfunkel's songs make up most of the soundtrack. It was a great movie made even greater by their music.
Great comments by you, I have heard this song many times but your analysis is really helping me to understand it more deeply. Thanks! Beautiful song!
Paul 's music is always somewhat cryptic and the melodys are always spot on.
Paul Simon is a great songwriter. There are many quite poetic tracks, both from his days singing with Art Garfunkel and from his long solo career. Some of my favorite poetic tracks from the days of S&G include The Boxer, Bridge Over Troubled Water, America, and Kathy's Song. Favorites from his solo career include Me and Julio, American Tune (adapted from an old Bach hymn tune melody), Graceland, and Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes. He also has great musicianship, and has long been into world music, introducing artists and musical styles from Africa and other places to a wide international audience through his collaborations.
Simon & Garfunkel were marvellous deliverers of Paul Simon's fertile mind garden of poetry. Another expression of the 60's musical revolution.
Those today who are not wish they were there then.
It's talking about people staying secluded in their own bubble, in their own little worlds and not engaging with others. Isolation and the apathy of the individual towards their fellow human beings. Just look at people today, walking around with their faces stuck in their cell phones. It's message is timeless.
Couldn't believe the intro to this review! Hope minds have been changed after listening.
So fun to watch your brain work glad you got it in the end
The thing that's crazy is this song was written in 1964, but listening to it today makes me think of people heads down in their smartphones and not talking to each other, only writing and sharing via social media and the internet. And living in a virtual world. That's not the original meaning, surely, but man, the imagery of the song makes me think of that now.
Paul Simon was one of the greatest songwriters and poets. They wanted to sound like the Everly Brothers. Influenced by Dylan who loved their music along with Neil Young. Poetry in music.
You should do some Paul Simon solo songs as well. I suggest "Still Crazy After All These Years" for a good entry point.
Paul Simon wrote this song when he was just 21 years old.
Some people have speculated that the song was a bit prophetic with the Lyrics of:
"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 shared
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence."
And, . . .
"And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made."
If you think about it, these lines could very easily describe the scene anywhere you go now. Even inside of your own home with your own family, everyone is looking down at their neon god, their cell phone; where they "talk" to other people without speaking, and they "hear" from people without listening.
What do you think? Did Paul Simon have a real vision that manifested into reality? Or, is this just a coincidence?
Simon is a great lyricist. Among the best.
Their harmonies are ridiculous!!! 😃
"That's poetic as F' man". I could not agree more.
You are one of the few reactors who spend the time to analyse the song. Thank you!
This song is one of the beautiful songs I listen to when I was in my youth.
Simon and Garfunkel had amazing songs, some of the best of the sixties. Great reaction. I think it’s about conformity and apathy from a kind of mass brain washing. Mass alienation. The truth is written by anonymous persons on underground walls
And also definitely check out the incredible cover decades later which changed it considerably in meaning without changing a single word. Just the delivery of it and the fact that we are decades down the road and things come off slightly differently now. It's fantastic. Vocally it is incredible. People will tell you to check out the live version sometimes I mean you'll hear both, but I promise you as a musician and as a huge fan, definitely in this case check out the studio version First and just experience everything that is the genius of this song that had become so popular and remains popular. And then if you really really get into it, you can always check out the live version later and kind of fill in the details of what they're like live.
That cover is awful
@@Stevie8654 Paul Simon strongly disagrees.
@@Stevie8654 it's too bad you don't like it but I really do love it. I've heard it many times now and the live version as well which he did when he had the flu by the way and he still killed it. But yeah they're different you know? First one just laid the concepts out back when they needed to be addressed, but then decades later, Disturbed comes along and turns it into quite an ominous and alarming warning, which was already implicit in the original Simon and garfunkel, but the presentation was more like hey man have you guys stopped to think about this stuff. Plus it sounded great. But yeah Disturbed does complete homage and is faithful to the feel of the original but they just bring it man it transforms it into another level and it's one of the greatest vocal performances of our time.
@@Stevie8654 Close to a billion people disagree
I am glad you studied the lyrics and you did get the meaning originally when you said it was about lack of communication
Another note: This mix is different from the mix released for a hit single in 1965 or 66. But I like it! The drums and bass are gone, and the guitar sounds are a little different -- or maybe the engineer included them where they were mixed down in the original.
For a sense of the world PS was writing from, give a listen to their next album's song:
7 O'CLOCK NEWS/SILENT NIGHT.
Thanks so much for the digging you're doing into this period of muclsical and lyrical creativity. There's so much treasure there for all.
Great job,homeboy! Keep keeping it real!!!! Peace 💯
Please please please listen to Simon & Garfunkel “The Boxer”
Dude, you have to check out The Boxer. It's one of my all time favorites. S&G have a lot of good songs, though.
There’s an interesting version from 1999, I think, where Bob Dylan is on stage with Paul Simon, with whom he did a short series of concerts that year. There is a lovely harmonica solo from Dylan which supplements the haunting melody beautifully.
"the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls" is one of the all-time bars imo, it says so much about how the things people so often dismiss (like graffiti on subway walls) are where real truth and beauty can be found, but are ignored every day
they've got a million great tracks but i think you'd like Mrs Robinson, also quite famous but more instrumentation and also super poetic. other faves are America, The Boxer, and Wednesday Morning 3AM
I can't imagine why anyone would think S&G are "silly". This is a rabbit hole you need to explore.
I think the last verse, with the bit about "on the subway walls and tenement halls" to me sounds like people are almost kind of "worshipping" technology and such, and they don't see that it makes them lonely. The poetic irony of that being that the neon signs, TV screens, etc. are all kind of throwing their unnatural nature in peoples' faces all the time, but we still don't really notice it, and just continue to worship them, at the cost of real human communication and contact. Then sometimes the loneliness makes people lash out, and then in big cities like New York the closest thing to real human communication that you may see is the graffiti written on subway walls, because at least that's something that somebody may have done out of a moment of emotion or passion, needing to lash out in a way that people would notice, not through a TV screen on the news.
Living in the big cities where faceless crowds are rushing without looking at each other and sounds of voices never stopping, only does someone realize what they have lost when they fall into a deep sleep and wonder when did they lose their inner peace when people lived in harmony with each other and closer to nature away from the material world we now live in.
The song was released during a time in U.S. history (1964) where the young population was pretty upset about war and civil rights. To me, it was a caution to all those who stayed silent in the face of quite a few horrors.
The hit single version has a full band, puts the finishing touch on, check it out. Also check out the live version from Central Park concert later on in their career.
Scarborough Fair, Bridge Over Troubled Water and America are some more great tunes by Simon and Garfunkel.
You should watch Paul Simon performing this live at ground zero being as much a New Yorker as anyone at the ten year anniversary. Great haunting performance.
It's "heavy". Thats what we called amazing lyrics and musicality in the 1960's. This is a heavy song.
The silence is isolation, isolation in the crowds of the city, alienation from others…
The lines "And the people bowed and prayed, To the neon God they made" was enough to get the song condemned by the Catholic church and banned by the Archdiocese of Chicago when it was released. I remember getting lectured about it by the nuns in my school
It's almost like hearing a modern day edgar allen poe, being set to music. I've always seen it as a warning that we are progressing unabatedly to a world we're no one listens, speaks, or communicates effectively with anyone else, that we all end up in our own sound of silence.