Back in the 1960's Art Garfunkel of Simon and Garfunkel sang this song with the voice of an angel telling a story of what people were doing to each other. Five decades later David Draiman sang this song with the voice of an avenging angel, with fire in his eyes and blazing sword held high, telling the story of what people had done to each other. Same song, same lyrics but a completely different meaning by two amazing artists. Love your reviews.
I've read many comments about the differences in the original version vs. this one, and yours is beautiful. The Avenging Angel aspect is spot on and as I'm a writer, I truly appreciate your view. Thank you for expressing yourself so eloquently.
The original version is always said to have been a warning, and this version is said to be an angry version to people who didn't listen to what the song meant.
Is it entirely live, though? The timpani player looks suspect. He is producing 3-4 different pitches from only two kettle drums without using a pedal to change the pitch. There is a lack of consistency between the kettle drum he strikes and the resulting pitch.
I’m old enough to have listened many times to the original, which to me was a warning……this version makes me cry every time I listen, David’s voice has so much emotion in it, and it’s anger at us not listening to the warning of the original. I am forever a huge Disturbed fan !!
I love the original Simon and Garfunkel, but this transports me to a different place. This version is very dystopian and powerful, someone looking back to a better time.
I heard that in a later interview, David admitted to be so emotional after this particular live performance, he burst into tears behind the scenes afterwards. One thing I noticed about his incredible vocals, is that despite reaching those high notes, he never seems to strain his voice. He has an incredible vocal range.
Awww, that’s sad! Yeah! The more I listen to this I get more emotional. I’ve gotten more of an attachment now and with the comments adding more meaning to the video. Thank you for commenting 💜💜
@@Albatross-365 I read the auto tune is from it being broadcast. Rumor is he wasn’t happy that it ended up being there but there wasn’t anything anyone could do. He had classical training early on in his career which is how hes managed longevity and control over his range. This is possible one of my favorite covers of any song ever
To really appreciate how good this song actually is, you have to listen to the original by Simon & Garfunkel first, then listen to this version straight after it.
I still get emotional everytime hear this cover, absolutely epic, a masterpiece. It's all the more powerful when you compare it to the original. As many have said, the S&G song was like a warning - this cover is saying, we didn't listen, wake up, ffs!
Simon and Garfunkel wrote the song around the time of President Kennedy's assassination and during the Vietnam War. It was a warning to people about not communicating and no one listened. It could have easily been written today with the way things are. I was about 5yrs then so a bit too young to understand what it was about. David Draimans version of it makes you feel the words. I'm a Grandmother of 6 and it's on my bucket list to see Disturbed. Don't think that will happen though. 😁 🏴
I want a time machine to be able to go back and be in that audience and to hear that absolutely magnificent performance, live. I have listened to this performance at least a thousand times and still tear up a get goosebumps all over, EVERY TIME!!!!
There's lots of videos on TH-cam from back then, of S&G. One in Central Park, NYC had a huge crowd. I also saw a clip from a Canadian TV show with S&G singing. They were so young!
David Draiman...amazing vocals! The man can sing... man, he can even put vibrato on distortion! ....which is incredibly difficult to do. Only know a few that can do that... and they don't do it as well or as frequently. Well done DD! Liked your reaction MMM.
Magnificent performance from David. Of course, the "emotion and passion" you noticed here was done (and can be at least tried by any would-be singer for that matter) by simply holding and sustaining the notes of the song, not by trilling and running on them. That way, the really soulful lament of the words stands out, and you remember them.
I am enjoying your reactions. David is an excellent singer and I think he hits the emotional aspects of this song because of his training as a chazzan (a Jewish cantor). There is a spirituality to this song. FYI Jinjer and Disturbed are going to be touring the US together this summer. That is going to be an amazing concert. (Subbed)
This is supposedly the only cover of one of his songs that Paul Simon posted a link to on his own website...perhaps the best original version is Simon and Garfunkel live in Central Park...S and G warned us, David says "see, we told u so..."
If you haven't heard it check out Disturbed: Hold onto Memories. It is also a departure from their normal sound. It has helped me enormously since the passing of my wife of 28 years last year. If I need a good cry, I listen to that song, it is bitter sweet for me.
Love this version of Sound of Silence. I've seen a couple of your PTX reactions as well, and they also covered it, so that may be a good one for you to listen to as well for comparison. As others have mentioned, the difference in tone from the original to this cover and then even to the PTX cover gives each a very different feel. Keep up the great work!
First off loved that you knew who disturbed was haha I was born in 03 living with a heavy metal family and disturbed was within my top 10 bands listened to as a kid so a surprise to be sure but a welcomed one haha
He was actually a bit sick during this performance. There's also an official video worth a watch for the Disturbed cover of this Simon & Garfunkel classic. Word is that Paul Simon, the original artist, called in, very moved.
You’ve got to check out Disturbed’s cover of Land of Confusion as well, it’s so good! (As is the original Genesis version, you can’t go wrong either way!)
You handle yourself well in your reactions and convey your personality and sincerity. I wish you success in this endeavor. I'll put in a vote for my favorite rock band, Band-Maid.
I just love watching people hear incredible songs for the first time. Just as you saw things in his expression, I saw it in yours and it reminded me of the first time I heard it. I'd like to make a suggestion of a song as well if I may. Break In by Halestorm ft. Amy Lee. The one where it is the 2 of them in studio. Enjoy.
This has become a standard for the band, always expected at their live gigs! David and his brother were trained Jewish cantors. He turned to metal and his brother is an opera singer. Paul Simon said he wrote this after a dream and the meaning is still argued about. The video I feel talks of the rediscovery of lost music. One island find the sheet music, the other find the instruments and travel to them... Paul Simon saw THIS very performance on Conan and loved it. Poor David was really poorly with a bad cold when he sung it on Conan, so I urge you to watch the official video to hear David in top form and the visuals really add to the music. th-cam.com/video/Bk7RVw3I8eg/w-d-xo.html Check these interviews with David... th-cam.com/video/ntNfwoKD0XA/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/7uKXHxV9AUc/w-d-xo.html David being interviewed and performing on stage The Vengeful One and Sound of Silence... th-cam.com/video/Jy6TSpv6BLs/w-d-xo.html The official video... th-cam.com/video/u9Dg-g7t2l4/w-d-xo.html The original Simon and Garfunkel version... th-cam.com/video/NAEppFUWLfc/w-d-xo.html Fascinating that Pentatonix chose to cover Disturbed’s version rather than the original... th-cam.com/video/gdVjVtpr55M/w-d-xo.html One of Disturbed’s classic tunes!!!! th-cam.com/video/09LTT0xwdfw/w-d-xo.html
Nice reaction! His gravel voice at the end always impresses me. Disturbed at it's best. I'd like to see a reaction to "I'm not a Vampire" by Falling in Reverse. Very intense and a hard hitting video.
So during the pandemic, sitting in my apartment in Portland OR On lock down. I fell into the rabbit hole of TH-cam reaction video. This was the first one I'd seen and yours is probably the 1k of it. It never gets old❤ peace to you and yours little lady.
You should check out Geoff Castellucci's version of this. Hes the bass from Voiceplay. Who I've seen you just got introduced to. He does this song justice does all the vocals himself and his own arrangement.
@@millennialmeetsmusic it wasn't that bad, it was the end of a tour and David insisted they play the last night, he caught a cold and had a fever, the being carried part I think is an american thing, we don't do that here
well, if she knew the song she probably wouldn't be reacting to it, eh? Not everyone can listen to everything! KUDOS to the kids who venture into ANY music from past decades! and to grown-ups who dip a toe in current hits.
I don't find it sad at all. They go in with fresh ears and research afterwards. I AM annoyed if they never research even so far as to credit the original performers.
This is good, but what most people do not know is that he was Ill with a throat infection. But this is a better sound. th-cam.com/video/u9Dg-g7t2l4/w-d-xo.html
You need to equalise the volume for your voice and the voice of the singer. Everyone time you comment the listener needs to turn the sound down by a third. Very distracting.
i dont get it. unless you are amish, chinese or yeti, you must av heard this somewere somehow. this is an almost 60y old classic. i dont buy it...this is one off those grown-ups past 18 can never say they never heard
I don't know why you people who take on giving REACTION VIDEOS do so on songs that you never even heard by the original artist. How can you give a true assessment when you don't even know how the song originally goes. It's a waist to even attempt to look at this video.
Back in the 1960's Art Garfunkel of Simon and Garfunkel sang this song with the voice of an angel telling a story of what people were doing to each other. Five decades later David Draiman sang this song with the voice of an avenging angel, with fire in his eyes and blazing sword held high, telling the story of what people had done to each other. Same song, same lyrics but a completely different meaning by two amazing artists. Love your reviews.
Thank you 😊💜
Best description of the two amazing artists and their renditions.
I've read many comments about the differences in the original version vs. this one, and yours is beautiful. The Avenging Angel aspect is spot on and as I'm a writer, I truly appreciate your view. Thank you for expressing yourself so eloquently.
It was a warning. David now tells us it’s here.
The original version is always said to have been a warning, and this version is said to be an angry version to people who didn't listen to what the song meant.
At pushing 54, I had grown up in the 70's listening to a lot of Simon & Garfunkel, and when Disturbed did this cover, it brought me to tears!
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I'm 60, prefer the original.
This is the best live performance i have ever heard! I've got goosebumps and tears in my eyes..
Especially impressive since he went on even being in the middle of a bad flu
the official video is better
Is it entirely live, though? The timpani player looks suspect. He is producing 3-4 different pitches from only two kettle drums without using a pedal to change the pitch. There is a lack of consistency between the kettle drum he strikes and the resulting pitch.
Trust me,you WILL get those goose bumps every time you hear that!!!!
I’m old enough to have listened many times to the original, which to me was a warning……this version makes me cry every time I listen, David’s voice has so much emotion in it, and it’s anger at us not listening to the warning of the original. I am forever a huge Disturbed fan !!
One of the top live musical performances of all time.
David is a classically trained vocalist as well as a trained Cantor in the Jewish faith when he was a young boy.
This is one of the best songs ever written. It was first done and written by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel after the assassination of John Kennedy.
I love the original Simon and Garfunkel, but this transports me to a different place. This version is very dystopian and powerful, someone looking back to a better time.
If you've never heard the original, you can't appreciate this version as much.
I heard that in a later interview, David admitted to be so emotional after this particular live performance, he burst into tears behind the scenes afterwards. One thing I noticed about his incredible vocals, is that despite reaching those high notes, he never seems to strain his voice. He has an incredible vocal range.
Awww, that’s sad! Yeah! The more I listen to this I get more emotional. I’ve gotten more of an attachment now and with the comments adding more meaning to the video.
Thank you for commenting 💜💜
i heard that he was really sick that day never heard that he was emotional after his percormance
It seems that there was some auto-tuning on this, probably because he was sick. The original video is a much better
@@Albatross-365 I read the auto tune is from it being broadcast. Rumor is he wasn’t happy that it ended up being there but there wasn’t anything anyone could do. He had classical training early on in his career which is how hes managed longevity and control over his range. This is possible one of my favorite covers of any song ever
To really appreciate how good this song actually is, you have to listen to the original by Simon & Garfunkel first, then listen to this version straight after it.
There really is no comparison. David Draiman hit this one around world!
I’m 61,and a huge Disturbed fan. The official music video is just so great. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome 🥰
Sweet
I still get emotional everytime hear this cover, absolutely epic, a masterpiece. It's all the more powerful when you compare it to the original. As many have said, the S&G song was like a warning - this cover is saying, we didn't listen, wake up, ffs!
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Simon and Garfunkel wrote the song around the time of President Kennedy's assassination and during the Vietnam War. It was a warning to people about not communicating and no one listened. It could have easily been written today with the way things are. I was about 5yrs then so a bit too young to understand what it was about. David Draimans version of it makes you feel the words. I'm a Grandmother of 6 and it's on my bucket list to see Disturbed. Don't think that will happen though. 😁 🏴
So envious of people who are hearing this for the first time. Great reaction.
Aww! 💜💜
I want a time machine to be able to go back and be in that audience and to hear that absolutely magnificent performance, live. I have listened to this performance at least a thousand times and still tear up a get goosebumps all over, EVERY TIME!!!!
There's lots of videos on TH-cam from back then, of S&G. One in Central Park, NYC had a huge crowd. I also saw a clip from a Canadian TV show with S&G singing. They were so young!
David Draiman...amazing vocals! The man can sing... man, he can even put vibrato on distortion! ....which is incredibly difficult to do. Only know a few that can do that... and they don't do it as well or as frequently. Well done DD! Liked your reaction MMM.
The original is by Simon & Garfunkel from the 60s.
Aaah thank you! I kinda recognised it, ish! Still great nonetheless 😀💜
Magnificent performance from David. Of course, the "emotion and passion" you noticed here was done (and can be at least tried by any would-be singer for that matter) by simply holding and sustaining the notes of the song, not by trilling and running on them. That way, the really soulful lament of the words stands out, and you remember them.
Im 55..this version, of this song, gets me everytime.
When I feel that I'm drifting off course I sit down and watch a reaction to this song . . .
Awww 💜💜
That was a wow performance - totally brilliant.
Great reaction to a great song the original Is by Simon and Garfunkel this is a great cover love and respect from the UK 👍👍👍👍👍👍🌟😀😀 amazing channel 👍
Thank you 😀
I am enjoying your reactions. David is an excellent singer and I think he hits the emotional aspects of this song because of his training as a chazzan (a Jewish cantor). There is a spirituality to this song. FYI Jinjer and Disturbed are going to be touring the US together this summer. That is going to be an amazing concert. (Subbed)
Whoa really? There’s some really cool facts here! Thank you for commenting! Hope life is treating you well 💜
This is supposedly the only cover of one of his songs that Paul Simon posted a link to on his own website...perhaps the best original version is Simon and Garfunkel live in Central Park...S and G warned us, David says "see, we told u so..."
If you haven't heard it check out Disturbed: Hold onto Memories. It is also a departure from their normal sound. It has helped me enormously since the passing of my wife of 28 years last year. If I need a good cry, I listen to that song, it is bitter sweet for me.
Those who ignore history, are doomed to repeat it
Love this version of Sound of Silence. I've seen a couple of your PTX reactions as well, and they also covered it, so that may be a good one for you to listen to as well for comparison. As others have mentioned, the difference in tone from the original to this cover and then even to the PTX cover gives each a very different feel. Keep up the great work!
Wow what a natural (human-like) looking reactioner we have here! Also a very nice reaction!
Aww thank you 🥰
The audience clapped for 10 minutes! Also, David was disappointed in that performance - my God, I thought it was wonderful don't you?
early prediction some tears are gonna be shed
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I like his version just as much as the original, he’s got such a powerful voice which makes it more interesting!
@@DarrellW_UK true doesn't matter if its live or studio they are amazing performers and musicians
I understand you! I think Elvis Presley is very proud with Angelina Jordan sings this music!
Perfection! Brilliant!
First off loved that you knew who disturbed was haha I was born in 03 living with a heavy metal family and disturbed was within my top 10 bands listened to as a kid so a surprise to be sure but a welcomed one haha
Aww! That’s cool! Sounds like a great childhood! Ps. Thank you for commenting on so many of my videos, I see you 🥰💜
@@millennialmeetsmusic yeah funny thing is i typically dont comment like ever XD idk you just have a vibe i can vibe with
@@Osonyth2003 we can keep vibing together 🥹😀💜
He was actually a bit sick during this performance. There's also an official video worth a watch for the Disturbed cover of this Simon & Garfunkel classic. Word is that Paul Simon, the original artist, called in, very moved.
Aaah, aww love him! 💜
Thank you again 😀💜
Even though the lead singer is sick, this may be the best version of this song.
You’ve got to check out Disturbed’s cover of Land of Confusion as well, it’s so good! (As is the original Genesis version, you can’t go wrong either way!)
Aww! I’m very familiar with land of confusion! So it wouldn’t be a reaction song unfortunately, it’s great though! Thank you for commenting 🥰
one of the best covers ever made.
Haven't you ever heard of Simon and Garfunkel?? Silly Mellineal!!! I used to listen to this song on helicopter trips in Vietnam!!
The audience was stunned...
You handle yourself well in your reactions and convey your personality and sincerity. I wish you success in this endeavor. I'll put in a vote for my favorite rock band, Band-Maid.
Thank you so much for your comment, honestly means a lot! Hope life is treating you well 💜
Pentatonix also has a version of this
I'm going to have to check out more of your videos!
Thank you 🥹💜💜
I just love watching people hear incredible songs for the first time. Just as you saw things in his expression, I saw it in yours and it reminded me of the first time I heard it.
I'd like to make a suggestion of a song as well if I may. Break In by Halestorm ft. Amy Lee. The one where it is the 2 of them in studio. Enjoy.
Aww! That’s great! Thank you for commenting!
Ooo sounds like right up my street, I like evanescence too/Amy Lee🙂
This has become a standard for the band, always expected at their live gigs!
David and his brother were trained Jewish cantors. He turned to metal and his brother is an opera singer.
Paul Simon said he wrote this after a dream and the meaning is still argued about.
The video I feel talks of the rediscovery of lost music. One island find the sheet music, the other find the instruments and travel to them...
Paul Simon saw THIS very performance on Conan and loved it.
Poor David was really poorly with a bad cold when he sung it on Conan, so I urge you to watch the official video to hear David in top form and the visuals really add to the music.
th-cam.com/video/Bk7RVw3I8eg/w-d-xo.html
Check these interviews with David...
th-cam.com/video/ntNfwoKD0XA/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/7uKXHxV9AUc/w-d-xo.html
David being interviewed and performing on stage The Vengeful One and Sound of Silence...
th-cam.com/video/Jy6TSpv6BLs/w-d-xo.html
The official video...
th-cam.com/video/u9Dg-g7t2l4/w-d-xo.html
The original Simon and Garfunkel version...
th-cam.com/video/NAEppFUWLfc/w-d-xo.html
Fascinating that Pentatonix chose to cover Disturbed’s version rather than the original...
th-cam.com/video/gdVjVtpr55M/w-d-xo.html
One of Disturbed’s classic tunes!!!!
th-cam.com/video/09LTT0xwdfw/w-d-xo.html
Nice reaction! His gravel voice at the end always impresses me. Disturbed at it's best. I'd like to see a reaction to "I'm not a Vampire" by Falling in Reverse. Very intense and a hard hitting video.
It was good wasn’t it 😀. Thank you again 💜💜
The original is by Simon and Garfunkel
So during the pandemic, sitting in my apartment in Portland OR
On lock down.
I fell into the rabbit hole of TH-cam reaction video. This was the first one I'd seen and yours is probably the 1k of it. It never gets old❤ peace to you and yours little lady.
Enjoyed the reaction! THANK YOU!
Glad you enjoyed it 😀💜
You should check out Geoff Castellucci's version of this. Hes the bass from Voiceplay. Who I've seen you just got introduced to. He does this song justice does all the vocals himself and his own arrangement.
Simon and Garfunkel made this song in the late 60s or early 70s.
1964.
It was originally done by Simon and Garfunkel
😂I love this version 😅❤
Arrgghhh - you stopped it with one phrase left. That's ok Becky, you impetuous Aries!! 😎😎
Sorry! 🙈😅💜
Bad Omens, Noah Sebastian is amazing. You’ll need to listen to multiple songs to see how talented he is.
Original is by Simon and Garfunkel
Google 1965 Simon and Garfunkel. 😊.Saskatchewan Canada ❤.
Linda Ronstadt - La Charreada
Los Tigres del Norte (feat: Zack de la Rocha)- Somos Mas Americanos
The Avett Brothers - Ballad of Love and Hate (live)
Thank you 😊
You should hear the original by Simon & Garfunkel.
Beautiful. Listen to "Je Suis Malade" by Lara Fabian
I'd also love to see a reaction to Uh Oh, by Suburban. Very weird video but it cracks me up every time.
Thank you 😊
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simon and garfunkle did the orignal it was a warning this is the aftermath of not taking the warning serious
Hey all
I love how milennials always recognize the song from the meme. I'm one of them lmao
me gusta tu acento y me recuerdas a la flautista de american pie =D
Patiently waiting for a Slipknot reaction.
Which song do you recommend? 😊
@@millennialmeetsmusic The Devil in I. I think it's a good to start with.
any chance of you doing " Corey Taylor - Snuff (Acoustic)│Music Reaction "...???
Not too shabby for a bloke who had a cold on the night... lol
Right? 😊💜
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Song: Euphoria
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during this David had the flu and a 103 fever
David was so sick they had to carry him from the stage, it's simon&garfunkle 1964
Oooh! I knew he was sick because of the comment but I didn’t know he needed to be carried! Thank you for sharing 😀💜
@@millennialmeetsmusic it wasn't that bad, it was the end of a tour and David insisted they play the last night, he caught a cold and had a fever, the being carried part I think is an american thing, we don't do that here
How can a music reactor not know The Sound of Silence??!! Seriously!
She's young
I do, i recognized it, it was familiar to me, I said :)
well, if she knew the song she probably wouldn't be reacting to it, eh? Not everyone can listen to everything! KUDOS to the kids who venture into ANY music from past decades! and to grown-ups who dip a toe in current hits.
And to think he was suffering from a cold/flu when singing this!
I learnt this recently from the comments! Very talented! 💜thank you for commenting 🥰
It's a cover. And, no, not their usual style.
It’s sad when reactors don’t research first. Know the original epic Simon & Garfunkel song…
I don't find it sad at all. They go in with fresh ears and research afterwards. I AM annoyed if they never research even so far as to credit the original performers.
I was told he was actually singing while ill
Me too! 😀💜
Common young people, the fact that you didn't know The sound of silence soung is...
the original is not disturbed sound of silence just sound of silence
And to think, he was so ill with the flu that he was forced to sit.
No its not a meme. They made a meme out of S&G's song.
For sure, this is what I meant :)
This is good, but what most people do not know is that he was Ill with a throat infection. But this is a better sound. th-cam.com/video/u9Dg-g7t2l4/w-d-xo.html
You need to equalise the volume for your voice and the voice of the singer. Everyone time you comment the listener needs to turn the sound down by a third. Very distracting.
How can you comment on a cover if you don't know the very famous 60 yo original?
So... are you really telling us you haven't heard of The Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkal??? Really???
i dont get it. unless you are amish, chinese or yeti, you must av heard this somewere somehow. this is an almost 60y old classic. i dont buy it...this is one off those grown-ups past 18 can never say they never heard
I've heard the original yeah, I mentioned :)
This is not the best version of this by him, he was a bit ill when he performed this, listen to the official video it sounds sooo much better
The warning.😔
the official video is much better
Listen to simon and Garfunkel first
And he had the flu
You ruined the experience. Why not listen first and talk afterwards ?
Yea it’s a meme 🙄
fake fake
It's about PTSD the song was Simon & Garfunkel made in 1962 you don't know who your enemy is😊
Wow stumbled on to this shes really cute in a not cute sort of a way .... gorgeous and half a world away just my luck.
I don't know why you people who take on giving REACTION VIDEOS do so on songs that you never even heard by the original artist. How can you give a true assessment when you don't even know how the song originally goes. It's a waist to even attempt to look at this video.