I grew up with the Simon and Garfunkle version and I just thought it was a catchy little song. When I first heard this version, I said "Oh now I understand!" David Draiman's vocals are so powerful and the visuals are perfect! One of my all time favorite videos!
Exactly, you finally understand all the meanings of the powerful lyrics. My son made me listen to this a few years ago, I thought, ok ok, I’ll listen. I was jaw dropped at the end. Reminds me of another song originally upbeat, that’s been slowed down and again, I finally really understand the power and meaning of the lyrics.
I love how he specifically chose when to use his vocal fry to accentuate certain words to drive the point home. And the dichotomy at the end going back to the tonal quality to punch the word silence. Masterful use of an amazing vocal range. Great reaction man. Really enjoyed it.
Of note, his switch from raspy "tenement" to clean "halls" is even more pronounced in the live version and I've seen numerous singers/coaches reactors spot it with delight.
I am a contemporary of Simon and Garfunkel, who listened to this tune a thousand times in my teen years; now I am almost 70 and profoundly affected by this arrangement and vocal performance. I am completely entranced and amazed that the song that meant so much in the 60s is all the more so in this new century. Thank you Disturbed for bringing this warning back to us!
I just love this version. While it truly respects the original version, it takes a great song and just makes it EPIC. Paul Simon’s words are brought to life in the pure raw emotion of this version. This version takes the words of the original song and pierces the meaning of them directly into my brain and then rips all of my sadness, anger, and frustrations out of my heart and soul through my tear ducts on the way back out.
Is it better? Could be. And I grew on S & G. One of my top 5 favorite groups. I'll say this -- it's way more dramatic and intense. First time I heard it I basically jumped out of my skin. I was stunned at how good it was.
I love how David Dreison delivers such a strong emotional journey (despair, desperation, anger) through Sound of Silence. Beautiful powerful song, I'm addicted.
This song, and the way David Draiman sings it, seems to perfectly capture the current pain and despair that many Americans are feeling right now as the silence from policy makers is deafening .
it certainly can hold a few different meanings. I've listened to it a few times since I recorded this video. You are right, with how things are going in just about every thing that used to be normal and now isnt. Appreciate the feedback, brother!
I find it very interesting in the video at the end that the boat is full of people with music instruments and the folks on shore have the sheet music. Silence meeting silence and making music when they meet. .
@@AngryConservative It also had the rising sun of a new day dawning. I think the ending of the song was offering a little hope that if we try to bridge the false divide we've created between ourselves we can reach that other shore, and reunite as a people.
Disturbed has used their fame to write songs that would help people. Two beautiful songs are "Hold on to Memories, the live version and "A Reason to Fight", also the live video. They are all about helping those in need. Please, react to these two songs.
I never got the true meaning of this song. Until I heard this version. It was quite emotional for me. I didn't even know some of the words on the Simon and Garfunkel version. But this one... Well brought me to tears.
My interpretation of this song revised: This song is written with two separate people or consciousnesses singing it. Those that are waking up and those that have been awake for a very long time. The first, third and fifth verse is sung from the perspective of the unawakened and the second and forth verse are sung from the perspective of the awakened. 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 Hello, darkness, my old friend is about people that have been kept in the dark and they're telling the darkness that they are experiencing something new in their vision. They (the awakened/aware ones) planted the seeds of truth/Light, and they are just starting to become aware. In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone 'Neath the halo of a streetlamp 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 There are fewer of the awakened, and they feel as if they are alone under the Light of truth, because they refused to by into the lies the dark has been trying to feed them. Then one day they saw a crack in the armor of dark, they saw a opportunity to break 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 And in that moment they saw all of the light workers/star seeds (awakened Ones) telling those that were still asleep the truth/Light, through telepathy those that were sleeping heard and saw the truth/Light in a very subtle way, but yet they couldn't share this Light/truths with anyone for fear of being attacked by those that controlled the sound of silence. They wrote the truth in songs, the truth had to be give covertly as not to disturb the sound of silence (the dark). And when the people became aware of the Light/truth and realized that they had been in darkness the whole time, it really pissed them off. "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 They reached out to those still in slumber, trying to give them Light/truths, but they wouldn't open their minds to new truths, instead remained in the sound 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." The people were so caught up in working hard to pay for all of the things, the boats, cars, electronics, all of the toys that they covet. They couldn't see or hear the truth, they were too distracted by consumerism. The awakened/prophets have been trying to tell them through their songs and poems, and that whisper of Light/truth awakened the people from their slumber and they became ONE. Did you notice the ship sailing into the Light at the end of the studio version?
I love the original. When I first heard this song I wasn't impressed or interested. I forgot all about it. About a month ago i came across reaction videos for this and watched one. And then another and another. I now own the album and will continue to follow this band. The way they perform this song is powerful. I love it.
I was pleasantly surprised with how this band transformed this song... its a classic and remaking classics can be hard! on one hand you want to make it your own, but on the other hand you want to lend tribute to the original. this is similar to Christmas music. how do you make it your own while keeping with the tradition? Disturbed did it. as far as Christmas goes, check out Tommee Profitt's new Christmas album, Birth of a King!
This Disturbed Version really matches the message of the lyrics & the “bad foreboding times” of intolerance towards “free Speech” that Americans experienced in the 1960’s & 1970’s.
I get how you felt when in the beginning you said you heard this version before and were in a “don’t touch my old music” kind of a mood. Sometimes you gotta be in the right mindset to absorb something new.
For me the original was deep and somewhat dark song sung in the folkesy almost happy style. It was a fantastic song but there was a disconnect between the lyrics and the music that I didn't realise until I heard this deep, dark, haunting cover. It gives the lyrics the platform they deserve to really push the true message of the song But full credit to Simon & Garfunkel. 56 years later and a song that was about the growing distance between people and the lack of real communication in the world is truer today than the day it was written. The lyrics are even more approriate to the world today. The neon lights are now technology in all its forms and particularly smart devices. Which whilst connecting us are also blocking that direct communication that the original song was about This cover is now my all time favourite song. I've listened hundreds of times and it still gives me goosebumps. Just a brilliant job. To take an all time classic and improve it for the modern world is no mean feat
Your initial comment whee you mentioned hearing the song previously but thinking "M'eh" illustrates the difference between hearing a song and actually listening to it. Really listening to a song can change the way you view it.
Listened to this on the radio several times and i was Not happy with David for choosing this song to ruin, but I’m a big Disturbed fan. But the first time I saw the video, i got it! This isn’t a driving in a car song! I have a great car stereo but it’s a downer for this song!
Simon and Garfunkel's original version was a warning that humans would allow technology (the neon God they made) to take away their ability to communicate on a personal level. Disturbed's versions was anguish and anger than people did not heed that warning. You can feel the deep sadness, such anguish and anger deep into your soul. I pray that people hear Disturbed's plea and they will "Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you" by allowing music to communicate what we cannot seem to. Maybe eventually, as other songs Disturbed have produced point out, people will wake up, learn to think for themselves, and communicate in a manner that will be heard.
hello when i saw you with your Cubs hat and jersey i thought this guy does not understand the meaning of this song , well i was wrong , this band is from Chicago , how fitting , this is a second message given to us , the first song Sounds of Silence was 1965 by Simon and Garfunkel to mellow, 2021 LISTEN TO THIS SONG ,PLEASE LISTEN T0 THE MESSADE
Paul Simon actually reached out after the live Conan performance and said the song had never sounded better! He gave his full blessing on this version by Disturbed. You should listen to their cover of Sting's "If I Ever Lose my Faith in You." It is amazing!
Great review. You got the theme nailed down, I think. The original version; written by Paul, was written to warn us about television. 😉 It rings louder today with the technology challenges we face today. I’m in DeKalb. 👍🏻
I would love for you to do a reaction video with Disturbed’s song “A Reason To Fight”. I heard it shortly before my sister’s drinking finally killed her, and I was am getting some of the lyrics tattooed on my arm.
Great video and reaction.. Maybe im late in telling you this but your Mic.. The AT2020.. Your supposed to speak into the side of it where the label says "front" Your missing out on a lot of the great quality of that mic by speaking into the top of it.. Otherwise great video!
it seems to me like that video was an attempt at the rebirth of the original message written by Simon and Garfunkel. old instruments broken and left to decay is a tribute to the past song that had an important message that was ignored. seeing the page of music that was picked up from the dirt atributes to the attempt to take on the burden of renewing rather important message that has in the past and is currently being ignored. with the hard end of the video that slightly softened was a show of angery frustration of the message not being listened to to a hope that things might change. basically put...respect.
I've seen many reactions to this song, yours is one of my favorites 😊❤️ I subbed pretty fast! This in my opinion is better than Simon and Garfunkel, I love S&G but David Draiman has a voice like a whole choir, he's amazing!
Original is still classic but it was more of a warning for us of what was to come. This one is anger that we fell to things like a neon god we worship, meaning things like phones, computers etc.. basically getting lost in our own world. It can definitely take on multiple meanings. Great reaction brother 🤘
You should listen to the live performance he did on Conan. Fun fact about that performance, he was sick and yet after the performance. He told people that how he sung it that one time is exactly how it should be sung. In my opinion, the live version is better than this one.
The sound of the Silent Majority... Silence - the conservative majority - like a cancer grows... the air a PC now causes whispers in the sound of silence... for now it has Disturbed - The Sound of Silence... The minority Screaming like a neon light will not win even in the night... Yes S&G wrote the warning and Disturbed performs the wrath of Silence... love the channel and the review...
I find it funny that a "conservative" would have an "don't change my old stuff" attitude. Prejudice causes one to miss out on great things like this cover. Appreciate this cover for what it is on its own. Dont get caught in the trap of which version is "better" or being "loyal" to the original.
To be honest - I really have the anti-mainstream mind set some times. Like if everyone thinks its so cool, I am going to really dissect that thing to figure it out. I dont, know. My mother told me it may be my personality or as she calls it "A problem with authority" both are probably true! I stepped in, I truly listened and I changed my mind! My mind is opening! Appreciate the feedback!
I sure wish I could get my dad to open his mind to this song, but he despises it on principle. God forbid anyone redo an S&G song, right? He's very stubborn and set in his ways. He was born in 1960, so he literally grew up with the original so...good reason to close your mind? I don't think so. My Mom likes it but still prefers the original...okay, she at least gave it a real shot and made a decision based on something other than principle...more along the lines of nostalgia, but she tried. I was born in 1980, so while I did grow up with this song, it wasn't as literal a growing up. I love the S&G version, but it never really resonated with me or evoked any real emotion in me. I thought a metal version of this song would ruin it, but David didn't wreak his "Down With the Sickness" madness on it and this version had me in tears the first time, and has every time since, that I've heard it. David's version makes the original sound weak by comparison (sorry, S&G fans out there...I do still like it, but the words need power behind them, in my opinion). This haunting, powerful, darker version just gives us something that the original didn't.
LOVE THIS SONG. DAVID DRAIMAN SINGS IT WITH SO MUCH FEELING AND MORE POWERFULLY than the original. Simon @Garfunkel was good together. But. DAVID does it with justice
He certainly sounds it! I do a little singing myself, and I always have a hard time finding harmony's without help, because I was choir "trained" which means I was told to match tones and pitch. I can do that!
thanks for the feedback! are you more interested in the voice over while it plays? or wanting me to listen to the entire track and comment after? anyone can reply! :) thanks again for the feedback!
Hi there.. i prefer to watch then reaction after. When you keep pausing it, its distracting and you totaly lose the song. I dont know maybe its just this song. I know the original really well. But this version, when I first heard it, I just sat with tears poring down my face 😂. I'll try and find another reaction to show you what I mean. I will check out your other videos as well though.
Watch this guys reaction... then look at how many subscribers he has. 84k!! th-cam.com/video/7X5PiFk3HQ4/w-d-xo.html So when you get a song like this, you dont miss the reaction. Best of luck with your channel. You'll get there 😊
I saw Paul Simon on a tv show and he said that he and art Garfunkel were sitting in his car smoking weed, and as they talked he formulated the lyrics. No mention of JFK was made.
No prejudices. Simply comic value, despite the fact that Paul admitted to light LSD usage during the writing and release of Feelin' Groovy. Try to lighten up a bit, you'll find things really aren't that serious. I do appreciate the feedback though. Take care!
I never got the true meaning of this song. Until I heard this version. It was quite emotional for me. I didn't even know some of the words on the Simon and Garfunkel version. But this one... Well brought me to tears.
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My favorite song these past 5 years... a 1965 song done superbly 50 years later!!
It truly was really well done! Thanks for the comment!
I am of the same opinion!
I grew up with the Simon and Garfunkle version and I just thought it was a catchy little song. When I first heard this version, I said "Oh now I understand!" David Draiman's vocals are so powerful and the visuals are perfect! One of my all time favorite videos!
They truly are! thank you for sharing and providing your feedback!
Carol Patten that’s exactly what happened to me.
Agree 100%.
Exactly, you finally understand all the meanings of the powerful lyrics. My son made me listen to this a few years ago, I thought, ok ok, I’ll listen. I was jaw dropped at the end.
Reminds me of another song originally upbeat, that’s been slowed down and again, I finally really understand the power and meaning of the lyrics.
I love how he specifically chose when to use his vocal fry to accentuate certain words to drive the point home. And the dichotomy at the end going back to the tonal quality to punch the word silence. Masterful use of an amazing vocal range.
Great reaction man. Really enjoyed it.
Couldn't agree more, great ear! Thank you for the feedback!
Of note, his switch from raspy "tenement" to clean "halls" is even more pronounced in the live version and I've seen numerous singers/coaches reactors spot it with delight.
I am a contemporary of Simon and Garfunkel, who listened to this tune a thousand times in my teen years; now I am almost 70 and profoundly affected by this arrangement and vocal performance. I am completely entranced and amazed that the song that meant so much in the 60s is all the more so in this new century. Thank you Disturbed for bringing this warning back to us!
I just love this version. While it truly respects the original version, it takes a great song and just makes it EPIC. Paul Simon’s words are brought to life in the pure raw emotion of this version. This version takes the words of the original song and pierces the meaning of them directly into my brain and then rips all of my sadness, anger, and frustrations out of my heart and soul through my tear ducts on the way back out.
Simon and Garfunkel's version: a warning
Disturbed: a battlecry because we ignored the warning
I have been hearing this a bit! I believe it, is this something that Disturbed said or something people are picking up on? its deel for sure!
Actually Disturbed never said it, it started, I think on youtube 😊
thank you :)
This is my favorite version of the song, better than the original, in my opinion. Disturbed has the soul of the song!! I listen to this quite often!!
Thanks Mom! you are the best viewer!
Is it better? Could be. And I grew on S & G. One of my top 5 favorite groups. I'll say this -- it's way more dramatic and intense. First time I heard it I basically jumped out of my skin. I was stunned at how good it was.
I just listened to the Conan performance. its so good, even live!
S and G didn’t make the message clear. Disturbed sang the same words and left you in no doubt what the message is
When I first heard this version it was surreal. I could feel the words. I love how it goes from quiet then the crescendo thru the end
agreed! that gradual build is dope!
I love how David Dreison delivers such a strong emotional journey (despair, desperation, anger) through Sound of Silence. Beautiful powerful song, I'm addicted.
This song, and the way David Draiman sings it, seems to perfectly capture the current pain and despair that many Americans are feeling right now as the silence from policy makers is deafening .
it certainly can hold a few different meanings. I've listened to it a few times since I recorded this video. You are right, with how things are going in just about every thing that used to be normal and now isnt. Appreciate the feedback, brother!
Simon approved the version on Twitter after he heard them do it on Conan. He tweeted out how much he loved their version of the song.
clearly one of the best re imaginations of any song!
Jeffrey Nipe it’s also the only version that he’s linked on his personal Facebook page.
He was opera trained...my favorite song ever!!!
I find it very interesting in the video at the end that the boat is full of people with music instruments and the folks on shore have the sheet music. Silence meeting silence and making music when they meet. .
Super cool perspective!! thank you for the feedback!
@@AngryConservative It also had the rising sun of a new day dawning. I think the ending of the song was offering a little hope that if we try to bridge the false divide we've created between ourselves we can reach that other shore, and reunite as a people.
Disturbed has used their fame to write songs that would help people. Two beautiful songs are "Hold on to Memories, the live version and "A Reason to Fight", also the live video. They are all about helping those in need. Please, react to these two songs.
That guitar is why i prefer this version over the live one, it adds a lot to the mood of the song i think.
ohh, nice perspective, I haven't seen the live one yet. will watch it as long as the wife is going to drive to pick up the kids!
I never got the true meaning of this song. Until I heard this version. It was quite emotional for me. I didn't even know some of the words on the Simon and Garfunkel version. But this one... Well brought me to tears.
I read David Draiman was trained as a Jewish cantor.. He's not just angry - he's pissed! S&G warned - Disturbed is giving the world a blast!
His voice is unreal!
My interpretation of this song revised:
This song is written with two separate people or consciousnesses singing
it. Those that are waking up and those that have been awake for a very
long time. The first, third and fifth verse is sung from the perspective
of the unawakened and the second and forth verse are sung from the
perspective of the awakened.
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
Hello, darkness, my old friend is about people that have been kept in
the dark and they're telling the darkness that they are experiencing
something new in their vision. They (the awakened/aware ones) planted
the seeds of truth/Light, and they are just starting to become aware.
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a streetlamp
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
There are fewer of the awakened, and they feel as if they are alone
under the Light of truth, because they refused to by into the lies the
dark has been trying to feed them. Then one day they saw a crack in
the armor of dark, they saw a opportunity to break 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
And in that moment they saw all of the light workers/star seeds
(awakened Ones) telling
those that were still asleep the truth/Light, through telepathy
those that were sleeping heard and saw the truth/Light in a very subtle
way,
but yet they couldn't share this Light/truths with anyone for fear of
being attacked
by those that controlled the sound of silence.
They wrote the truth in songs, the truth had to be give covertly as not
to disturb the sound of silence (the dark). And when the people became
aware of the
Light/truth and realized that they had been in darkness the whole time,
it really pissed them off.
"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
They reached out to those still in slumber, trying to give them
Light/truths, but they wouldn't open their minds to new truths, instead
remained in the sound 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."
The people were so caught up in working hard to pay for all of the
things, the boats, cars, electronics, all of the toys that they covet.
They couldn't see or hear the truth, they were too distracted by
consumerism. The awakened/prophets have been trying to tell them through
their songs and poems, and that whisper of Light/truth awakened the
people from their slumber and they became ONE. Did you notice the ship
sailing into the Light at the end of the studio version?
I love the original. When I first heard this song I wasn't impressed or interested. I forgot all about it. About a month ago i came across reaction videos for this and watched one. And then another and another. I now own the album and will continue to follow this band. The way they perform this song is powerful. I love it.
I was pleasantly surprised with how this band transformed this song... its a classic and remaking classics can be hard! on one hand you want to make it your own, but on the other hand you want to lend tribute to the original. this is similar to Christmas music. how do you make it your own while keeping with the tradition? Disturbed did it. as far as Christmas goes, check out Tommee Profitt's new Christmas album, Birth of a King!
This Disturbed Version really matches the message of the lyrics & the “bad foreboding times” of intolerance towards “free Speech” that Americans experienced in the 1960’s & 1970’s.
I get how you felt when in the beginning you said you heard this version before and were in a “don’t touch my old music” kind of a mood. Sometimes you gotta be in the right mindset to absorb something new.
You are so right. Going into something with preconceived notion is never going to get you a true perspective!
This version says " LISTEN TO ME NOW THERE IS NO LATER!" Love it.
I think I agree!!!
For me the original was deep and somewhat dark song sung in the folkesy almost happy style. It was a fantastic song but there was a disconnect between the lyrics and the music that I didn't realise until I heard this deep, dark, haunting cover. It gives the lyrics the platform they deserve to really push the true message of the song
But full credit to Simon & Garfunkel. 56 years later and a song that was about the growing distance between people and the lack of real communication in the world is truer today than the day it was written. The lyrics are even more approriate to the world today. The neon lights are now technology in all its forms and particularly smart devices. Which whilst connecting us are also blocking that direct communication that the original song was about
This cover is now my all time favourite song. I've listened hundreds of times and it still gives me goosebumps. Just a brilliant job. To take an all time classic and improve it for the modern world is no mean feat
Well Mr. Anger you put out a banger with your change of perspective. Just remember doubling your perspective doubles your vision
I like that quote. permission to use that with my new team at work?!
Your initial comment whee you mentioned hearing the song previously but thinking "M'eh" illustrates the difference between hearing a song and actually listening to it. Really listening to a song can change the way you view it.
Paul Simon said in an interview this song now belonged to Disturbed as they interpreted as they meant for it to be.
Listened to this on the radio several times and i was Not happy with David for choosing this song to ruin, but I’m a big Disturbed fan. But the first time I saw the video, i got it! This isn’t a driving in a car song! I have a great car stereo but it’s a downer for this song!
I hear ya!
Simon and Garfunkel's original version was a warning that humans would allow technology (the neon God they made) to take away their ability to communicate on a personal level. Disturbed's versions was anguish and anger than people did not heed that warning. You can feel the deep sadness, such anguish and anger deep into your soul. I pray that people hear Disturbed's plea and they will "Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you" by allowing music to communicate what we cannot seem to. Maybe eventually, as other songs Disturbed have produced point out, people will wake up, learn to think for themselves, and communicate in a manner that will be heard.
I love this point of view! So true!! This song makes you think! So did you! Appreciate the feedback!
great insight / reaction....totally on board with this interpretation of Disturbed's rendition of the song....an instant classic!
hello when i saw you with your Cubs hat and jersey i thought this guy does not understand the meaning of this song , well i was wrong , this band is from Chicago , how fitting , this is a second message given to us , the first song Sounds of Silence was 1965 by Simon and Garfunkel to mellow, 2021 LISTEN TO THIS SONG ,PLEASE LISTEN T0 THE MESSADE
I appreciate the feedback, friend! GO CUBBIES! (we just lost Yu, Kyle S and Vic...sad indeed
David's powerful vocals are to be believed! He is awesome! None better....imho....
agreed!! Hes an animal!
Hope you saw the live version when he went on the Conan O'Brian show
Paul Simon actually reached out after the live Conan performance and said the song had never sounded better! He gave his full blessing on this version by Disturbed. You should listen to their cover of Sting's "If I Ever Lose my Faith in You." It is amazing!
Literally listening to the Conan performance right now! I'll check out the Sting cover. Thank you!
Good reaction, brother. That voice is beyond words.
It really is!
I LOVE BOTH VERSIONS OF THIS MASTERPIECE!👍👍👍❤
Ive heard said that many feel the original was a warning, and this version is a i told you so which makes sense.
Great review. You got the theme nailed down, I think. The original version; written by Paul, was written to warn us about television. 😉
It rings louder today with the technology challenges we face today.
I’m in DeKalb. 👍🏻
This cover and unchained medley live version 1965 bobby Hatfield best covers of all time.no question in my mind and I am a singer for many years!
They did unchained melody too?!
Paul Simon loves this cover and put it on his playlist!
Exceptional!!! The voice, the Instrumentals, the video... wonderful!!!
Unbelievable for sure!
I would love for you to do a reaction video with Disturbed’s song “A Reason To Fight”. I heard it shortly before my sister’s drinking finally killed her, and I was am getting some of the lyrics tattooed on my arm.
This song is absolutely amazing. I love it.
Simon and Garfunkel s version was a warning, Distubed's is anger about not listening
Great video and reaction.. Maybe im late in telling you this but your Mic.. The AT2020.. Your supposed to speak into the side of it where the label says "front" Your missing out on a lot of the great quality of that mic by speaking into the top of it.. Otherwise great video!
Glad you gave it a second listen? :) I am!
Great reaction to a great cover! It’s the only version that Paul has linked on his Facebook page. Huge compliment❤️
Thanks LeAnn! I didn't realize he linked it on his own page. You're right, what a compliment!
Simon has said that this is how he wished he could have performed the song himself; how it always should have been sung.
it seems to me like that video was an attempt at the rebirth of the original message written by Simon and Garfunkel.
old instruments broken and left to decay is a tribute to the past song that had an important message that was ignored.
seeing the page of music that was picked up from the dirt atributes to the attempt to take on the burden of renewing rather important message that has in the past and is currently being ignored. with the hard end of the video that slightly softened was a show of angery frustration of the message not being listened to to a hope that things might change.
basically put...respect.
great insight! and respect for sure!! thanks!
Mr. Simon put this up on his web sight. He has never done that before. The reason is that Dramen interpreted the song perfectly.
The grind to 1000 I'm with ya lol. Awesome this song blows me away 100 times in a row.
I appreciate you grinding it out with me!
This is a warning!
Live to Survive!
warning heard! thanks for listening!
He has a cantor trained voice.
it shows!
I've seen many reactions to this song, yours is one of my favorites 😊❤️ I subbed pretty fast! This in my opinion is better than Simon and Garfunkel, I love S&G but David Draiman has a voice like a whole choir, he's amazing!
I really really appreciate that!! thank you so much! Thank you for the sub! hopefully I can keep it up!
Probably been said, but when Paul Simon actually heard this he linked ot to his own website
yes!! I heard that!!
How can a song written 50+ years ago be as relevant today as it was originally
Great commentary 😮😢😢
you should check out Dirsturbed's song Prayer...
just added it to the list!
Fantastic reaction, hope to dip into more of your content.
I hope so too!
You can see the hairs on your arms standing up.
can't be mad about that
no sir!
Original is still classic but it was more of a warning for us of what was to come. This one is anger that we fell to things like a neon god we worship, meaning things like phones, computers etc.. basically getting lost in our own world. It can definitely take on multiple meanings. Great reaction brother 🤘
Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback! thanks for the comment and perspective!
Great job sir!
Thank you kindly!
You should listen to the live performance he did on Conan. Fun fact about that performance, he was sick and yet after the performance. He told people that how he sung it that one time is exactly how it should be sung. In my opinion, the live version is better than this one.
I have been hearing a lot of this! I will for sure check it out!!
The sound of the Silent Majority... Silence - the conservative majority - like a cancer grows... the air a PC now causes whispers in the sound of silence... for now it has Disturbed - The Sound of Silence... The minority Screaming like a neon light will not win even in the night... Yes S&G wrote the warning and Disturbed performs the wrath of Silence... love the channel and the review...
Appreciate the feedback!
I find it funny that a "conservative" would have an "don't change my old stuff" attitude. Prejudice causes one to miss out on great things like this cover. Appreciate this cover for what it is on its own. Dont get caught in the trap of which version is "better" or being "loyal" to the original.
To be honest - I really have the anti-mainstream mind set some times. Like if everyone thinks its so cool, I am going to really dissect that thing to figure it out. I dont, know. My mother told me it may be my personality or as she calls it "A problem with authority" both are probably true! I stepped in, I truly listened and I changed my mind! My mind is opening! Appreciate the feedback!
You find it funny that a conservative would have a "don't change my old stuff" attitude? They're rather traditional with several things though
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I sure wish I could get my dad to open his mind to this song, but he despises it on principle. God forbid anyone redo an S&G song, right? He's very stubborn and set in his ways. He was born in 1960, so he literally grew up with the original so...good reason to close your mind? I don't think so. My Mom likes it but still prefers the original...okay, she at least gave it a real shot and made a decision based on something other than principle...more along the lines of nostalgia, but she tried.
I was born in 1980, so while I did grow up with this song, it wasn't as literal a growing up. I love the S&G version, but it never really resonated with me or evoked any real emotion in me. I thought a metal version of this song would ruin it, but David didn't wreak his "Down With the Sickness" madness on it and this version had me in tears the first time, and has every time since, that I've heard it. David's version makes the original sound weak by comparison (sorry, S&G fans out there...I do still like it, but the words need power behind them, in my opinion). This haunting, powerful, darker version just gives us something that the original didn't.
I was reluctant as well. I'm a stubborn fella! glad I took to it in the end!
Wait till you hear Pentatonix
LOVE THIS SONG. DAVID DRAIMAN SINGS IT WITH SO MUCH FEELING AND MORE POWERFULLY than the original. Simon @Garfunkel was good together. But. DAVID does it with justice
amen! amazing!
Ite a full orchestra
for sure!
He is classicly trained
He certainly sounds it! I do a little singing myself, and I always have a hard time finding harmony's without help, because I was choir "trained" which means I was told to match tones and pitch. I can do that!
He is classically trained.
it shows! he is amazing!
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thank you!!
Stop pausing... just listen. You totally miss the build up!
thanks for the feedback! are you more interested in the voice over while it plays? or wanting me to listen to the entire track and comment after? anyone can reply! :) thanks again for the feedback!
Hi there.. i prefer to watch then reaction after. When you keep pausing it, its distracting and you totaly lose the song. I dont know maybe its just this song.
I know the original really well. But this version, when I first heard it, I just sat with tears poring down my face 😂.
I'll try and find another reaction to show you what I mean. I will check out your other videos as well though.
Watch this guys reaction... then look at how many subscribers he has. 84k!!
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So when you get a song like this, you dont miss the reaction. Best of luck with your channel.
You'll get there 😊
P.s listen to this live version on the conan show... you'll love it!
appreciate the feedback, thank you!!
dude u turned volume down :(
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Mass amounts of drug intake???? That was rude!
Yu don't get it
Another great reaction.
appreciate that!
Epic Vocals
beyond epic! Disturbingly epic!
Paul Simon wrote this sitting at night on his bathroom floor just after the assassination of JFK.
oh wow! is that true!?
I saw Paul Simon on a tv show and he said that he and art Garfunkel were sitting in his car smoking weed, and as they talked he formulated the lyrics. No mention of JFK was made.
Check out their performance live on Conan from 2016. Way better live! Trump 2020
will do! appreciate the feedback!
Youre not that angry
shhhh, I have a reputation to uphold!!!
You display your prejudices when you strongly imply that Paul Simon took massive amounts of drugs. Shame on you.
No prejudices. Simply comic value, despite the fact that Paul admitted to light LSD usage during the writing and release of Feelin' Groovy. Try to lighten up a bit, you'll find things really aren't that serious. I do appreciate the feedback though. Take care!
Do you know what the Hell a reaction video is ???????? Don’t analyze it listen to the damn thing !!!!L!!!!!
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Disturbed's version is so much better then the original. Sorry dude but I grew up listening to original. I hated it.
I never got the true meaning of this song. Until I heard this version. It was quite emotional for me. I didn't even know some of the words on the Simon and Garfunkel version. But this one... Well brought me to tears.