When Simon and Garfunkel first wrote and recorded this song way back in 1964, it was less intense - a gentler admonition to my generation to pay attention to what was going on in the world around us. Disturbed's version is how much stronger the song *needs* to be now. The gentle warning about lack of empathy and communication in pursuit of the "neon gods" has gone so much further with the advent of electronics, and needs a voice to thunder this warning. Cell phones, tablets, social media "influencers", and the programming we see in everyday life have created a world where, even on crowded public transit, many of the young are so wrapped up in their phones that they have ceased to see the old person, the pregnant woman, the man on crutches - those who are really need a place to sit. Other people have become invisible and inaudible as the young sit, earbuds in and heads bowed to their "electronic gods". And sad to say, I have sincere doubts that even if they hear this song, they are even capable of actually listening to it. David's voice is a voice we need to broadcast from every subway wall...
@@dmoore8557 Very true. Even when Disturbed are live performing in front of thousands of fans, they've all got bl00dy phones out recording, so they can monetise from the video later, especially this song where it seems clear that the lyrics and the warning goes over their heads.
Exactly! It’s about society. And as for the video, it’s people grabbing broken instruments and fixing them while coming together to fight the sound of silence aka the problem in society with the neon gods they made
I concur, the simplest thing to do is to not be someone hearing without listening, it is to easy to neglect the responsability and just post a comment, instead we should try and put words into action for more people to realize the meaning, the more people understanding it the better, that was after all the reason, and it is also supposed to be the reason to communicate with music. and so, we should.
This song introduced me to Disturbed. I am a 76 year old grandma, and I fell deeply in love with this version. Yes....Intense and SO Powerful ! When it was written, I was in High School. When I was in High School...during my biology class, the office PA system interrupted class to tell us that president John Fitzgerald Kennedy had just been shot ...in Dallas. I Walked home that day .......................and life was never, ever the same again. Somehow, this version by Disturbed encapsulates ALL of that for me. And then I cry.
@@sallyrutledge4726 Hi fellow Boomer. I remember hearing about President Kennedy and was very confused. I was only 13, so didn't know a lot about life yet. Seems he was just the first of horrible things like Martin Luther King Jr., Bobby Kennedy, Vietnam War, Watergate........just to name a few. Remember all the anti-war songs? I always thought Sound of Silence fell into that category, but it seems to match the world we live in today much better.
Lynn, as a very old man music aficionado I have to agree with you when you called out Mugnify, as this being the original. But, and this is a very Big But, when Disturbed released their Epic Version of Simon and Garfunkle's classic social commentary '60's song it was Paul Simon himself that came out and admitted they had produced a Really Exceptional Heavy Metal Rendition of what was an acoustically performed song. Paul was really blown away by David Drainman's powerful vocals and the depth of the instrumental arrangement.
Paul Simon wrote it and says this is his favorite cover of it. Disturbed caught a lot of grief for doing this cover because it is a hard rock band. This performance is one of the most powerful versions of the song out there. If you listen to the Simon and Garfunkel original and then this one even though they are word for word the same, they are very different interpretations.
I've heard thoughts that you need to think of Simon and Garfunkel's original as the warning. And this version as a really angry, you were warned but no one listened. I love that actually.
Has anyone on here, seen this Song sung with some different words, by this Wonderful (well, beyond the word wonderful, 😊 think) where they are filming American Fighter Bomber's taking off , doing very dangerous twists and Acrobatic Turns, so close to each other, it's scary, then landing, the Guys who Guide them on take off and land actually do sorts of Dance movements, it's really great to watch if you like Aircraft of such magnificence on the ground as well as in the air, they have Cameras outside the Jets and inside them with the Pilots moving the instruments very fluidly,turning all the Jets upside down, and keeping that position for a few long seconds. The Pilots are mostly young handsome Guys, a couple of girl Pilots as well. This Jet Display with different words, like Bombs and Guns, etc go really well with it, it left me completely Feeling high ,but excited at the same time, after a three or four times watching it, I had to turn it off, it was far to awesome and breath taking for me at my age to continue to watch it, thirty minutes it's on again, after sending to my family and friends, and hoping they love it as well .😂❤❤😅😊😮
My grandson, now 23, who saw Disturbed when he was young, told me this singer actually sang opera at some point. When I googled him and Disturbed, it was not mentioned. I’m a 76 yr old MeeMaw/rocker and the first time I heard him sing……I probably sat slack jawed for 20 min. It was transcending. Disturbed nailed it!!
@KaronNowalk Actually, he was never an opera singer. He was studying to become a Jewish priest (I forget the name used for them). He was asked to audition for this band when one of the members heard him singing. Now, here he is. There are several videos here on TH-cam that tell his history. I found them very interesting. Maybe you will, too.
To me, Simon and Garfunkel's original song was like a gentle admonition for people to come together and not let ourselves be cut off or divided from one another by technology and differing views. Disturb's remake was more like an urgent wake up call that we're fast approaching the point of no return.
I kind of felt Disturbs cover was less urgent wake-up call and more 'Look, idiots! It's happened! What Simon and Garfunkle warned us about is happening, right now!' Less wake up and more told you so, but that's just me. Either way an amazing song and an even more incredible cover.
He was classically trained. Simon said this was the best cover he heard. Simon said the people in the 60's wasn't ready for what was coming. He told Disturbed it was his song now.
No, No, you are tragically misinformed. David was NOT classically trained. He was trained as a Cantor in his Jewish high school (who agreed with him that they should part ways), NOT a seminary, and singing cantor is NOT classical. Cantor is singing a prayer. Classical is a genre written in Europe around 1750 to 1830 whereas cantors officially started in the 7th century. (although singing prayers was something very ancient for jews)
@@StonesOfThePast isn’t that the most beautiful, powerful and soul stirring rendition of that song? I played it for my husband before he passed and I glanced over and he was crying and said “thank you for that.”
I've seen other reactions where people have legit cried during and after watching this music video. According to Dave Draiman (lead singer), the original idea was for Disturbed to make it all huge and angry like they usually do, but their guitarist suggested doing the opposite, and it paid off in a BIG way. People like to say Simon and Garfunkel (original singers back in the 60s) made this song as a warning, and Disturbed's version is in anger that the warning wasn't heeded.
I don’t care how many times I hear this version of this song, the hair stands up on my arms. The lyrics were always thought provoking, but what he did with this made you feel every bit of it.
78 year old female here...I graduated high school when this song originally came out (1964). It was a "cute ditty" that really did not resonate with any of my age group...yeah, S & G got a new hit, yeah, it's cool, just sing along...snore. When I heard Disturbed's version a couple of years ago, I just sat in shock...the words actually spoke to me. I had been a bartender, cocktail waitress, musician all in New Orleans, finally joined the Air Force in 1973, spent more than 20 years in, did a lot of other "stuff" but it took this version of the song to Gibbs slap me and make me realize what S & G had actually written.
I grew up listening to Simon and Garfunkel singing this. Disturbed took their song and made it a religious experience. His voice reaches inside of you and makes you listen and feel and be immersed within the song itself. There are not many other songs that can do this
@juvin19711 there are many recent covers of the sound of silence, Tony cunningham is a very good version but the disturbed cyril remix is out of this world........ my favourite song of all time.
This is, by far, one of the deepest version of the song I've ever heard. The singer digs from deep down, almost painfully, to make the lyrics resonate! There's no way that you are going to ignore the message! It seems to be somewhat of a challenge (throwing down the gauntlet, as it were) for people to learn to communicate. The imagery of the instruments on one side of the river and the lyrics and people on the other is intense. For the music to happen, the river must be crossed by both to come together and make the song. COMMUNICATION!
David Draiman's voice is so unique. Before he got into Heavy Metal as a singer, he was training to be a Cantor and had thoughts of being a Rabbi. That is how he is able to use his voice and vocal cords the way he does. He was also classically trained. Simon and Garfunkle love this version of The Sound of Silence. Their version was the "warning" to us all, and Disturbed's version is the anger that people didn't listen to it.
I think that because of the variation in the ways he learned to sing and was trained, that he is able to communicate so many shades and intensities with his voice. That and that he has such emotional depth. It's what allows this piece to be so powerful. The long slow crescendo from beginning to end carries it along perfectly. I'm incapable of listening to this without crying. It gets me every time.
A quiet voice is an unheard voice. A just voice can only be heard and understood by the just. The sound of silence are the people who fear to cry out about what has happened. Who for what ever reason cannot speak out about the injustice that they see and deal with everyday. I am just a very old and white lady but the song rang true because of my father. I think it is time that we all stopped bowing our heads and raised our voice.
This song was played at my fathers funeral 6 years ago. He was a gentle soul suffering from schizofrenia and I loved him so much. Somehowe I feel this song paints a picture of what his life was like after becoming sick and beeing alone with his thoughts…However, its a beautyful song and cover! Love to you all! /J
Young man, you need to do your homework. Simon and Garfunkle wrote this song back in the mid 60's so they get credit for the lyrics. Disturbed took it to a whole new level and did the best cover of a song I ever heard. An outstanding performance when you consider the fact they are a heavy metal band.
They wrote and produced this song in 1964, the year I graduated from college. It quickly became my favorite it was so beautiful. It is still my favorite today, and after hearing this version, this is absolutely my favorite rendition of the song. The words mean more today than they did back when I was a teenager just graduating from high school. I love it!
Growing up in the 70s, I heard the original a lot, and never really cared for it. The first time I heard Disturbed’s cover, it absolutely grabbed me. It doesn’t matter how many times I hear it, it moves me every single time. And Draiman’s voice is absolutely incredible.
This song is about people not communicating as much as they used to. And this was the 60s. (Edit: When Simon and Garfunkel did it) It is especially true today.
Interesting take, seems to me like people are communicating too much, oversharing and simultaneously have lost the ability to talk with each other...everyone just seems to be talking at others.
@@sirshade222 To an extent you are correct. But, people aren't communicating now. They are Talking without Speaking (text, social media) and they are hearing without listening (reading text, social media, signage etc....) People are talking AT each other and hearing what they want to hear instead of really listening. That is not communicating.
Cmdr, my military teaching taught me that "communication" or the "lack of communication" is at the core of every problem that ever was or shall be. Kind of like the wisdom of King Soloman. Wiser than anyone ever was or will be;
Simon revealed that the original piece was actually about his friend from Columbia University, who's vision blurred while watching a baseball game. He was misdiagnosed and his optic nerve slowly lost function completely. He then left the university all depressed, and Paul Simon willed him back to school, promising to be his guide around campus, and adopted the nickname "darkness" by his blind friend. The way the blind friend greeted Simon was by saying "Hello, darkness, my old friend"
This is like a religious experience - David's touched to his core by this song and you feel it coming out his pores. You have to let it wash over you and absorb it. I never tire and always tear up each time.
FALSE. Paul Simon shared it on his social media but HE DID NOT tell Disturbed it's their song now. This is a MYTH circulating TH-cam, regurgitated by people who don't know how to Google. These people are conflating this song with 'Hurt' in which the original singer DID tell Johnny Cash that it's his song now. Let this myth die now.
@cookeymonster83 something I read on line years ago. Now I know not everything one reads is true but damn...chill Next time I'll do a deep dive & research...check. double check...triple check & make sure it's notarized 😂 Daaayyyuuummmm
This is a cover of a song written by Paul Simon and originally recorded by Paul Simon with his singing partner Art Garfunkel. in 1966. Paul Simon was one of the most prolific poets of the 60s and 70s. Most of his work puts the human condition on display.
Me too. When I first saw the video, I was not expecting what I heard from a guy with those rings (nothing against them). And when the video ended (minus those rotten ads Vimeo stuck in later) I just sat with my mouth hanging open, stunned. I played it at least 5 times in a row just to make sure what I was hearing. I still go back to watch/listen a couple times month.
I am a child of the 60s, so this song is very familiar to me. In fact, I still have may original album. I was really impressed when I heard this version.
Not the original. The writers and original singers Simon and Garfunkel. This is by far my favorite. I to was around when it was first released. Late 60s
When S&G sang this, I was 17yrs old, didn't particularly mean much, now 2024 I understand it too well, because of David and the circumstances we now live in.Say no more like the words of this song ❤
This song speaks to me on an even deeper level than I have seen mentioned in these comments. It is not so much about the communication but getting a message delivered. It is about the thousands (the masses) staying silent when they know that something needs to be said. Allowing injustices to continue, looking the other way, moving along with a status quo that they know to be wrong. Deep down this song is a call to action for those who are standing idly by and not standing up for what they believe is right.
@@MugnifyRTS you MUST listen to the live version that also features Myles Kennedy (the lead singer of Alter Bridge -- IMO the best high-tenor rock singer alive) singing harmony. It is FIRE. Dave Draiman, the best bass rock voice, with the best tenor voice... I could listen to it 1000 times and never lose the awe it makes me feel. Here it is: th-cam.com/video/H3By4DZyTNM/w-d-xo.html&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
When you asked if he could perform this the same way live I had to smile. Listen to a few more songs by Disturbed and you'll find this would be a nice easy song for him.
David draiman is one of the best singers I've ever heard in my entire life he can go from soft to hard in a blink of an eye check out stricken by him I mean by Disturbed and check out the sickness totally contrast each other and you get both the soft and hard in those songs
This version makes my hairs stand on end. This was written in the 60's and it was forecasting what we are seeing now. "Worshipping the neon gods we made". It is speaking of the celebrity culture that was to be, and has been created. They have more influence than their collective intelligence deserves. A celebrity says something and it is almost gospel. The urgency sung in this, conveys the 'last chance saloon' we are all living in.
Essentially... The music companies wouldn't sign Simon unless they could change the songs to be more popular, something that would be watched on TV. Simon was disgusted by the corporate shills destroying true art
This rendition takes this classic to a whole other level. I haven't been so moved by a piece in many years, and I was truly impressed by your reaction. You are a true appreciator!
I love Disturbed’s version of Sound of Silence because of the build up of energy and how it conveys the passion uniting the written word and music to a crescendo, raw but beautiful. 🇨🇦
I've seen quite a few reaction videos to Disturbed's version, and it seems (to me) there's a generational difference. For those like me, who've grown up with the original and several copies, David's vocals are the pinnacle of our auditory experiences. He's amazing, this video never fails to send shivers down my spine...
You got it correct, people with words on one side and the instruments on the other side, the water is the silence. I love how it starts silent then slowly as they find the instruments it is add in until all are found and brought to the words to create the music. This an amazing version of this song. I would enjoy more Disturbed on the channel!
@@MugnifyRTS Yes I grew up on rock, I would recommend Down with the sickness, Stupify, Land of confusion, Prayer. there is so many great groups I could recommend from this genre.
This is actually a remake of a 70s song by Simon and Garfunkel. Disturbed did a cover and everyone else decided they wanted to get in on the game. David Draiman is a vocal beast. He can sing songs like this where it shows his chops but then you get into songs like Stupify and Down With the Sickness where you hear his metal voice.
I was in witchita ks one summer and I was driving down the road when this song came on the radio, and I couldn't believe how powerful this song hit me I had to pull over and listen to it.
Quick FYI, this isn't the original, although it is endorsed by the original artist. The original song is by Simon and Garfunkel, and was made in the 60s.
@@MugnifyRTS Here is a link to the original artists in 1965. This is a very famous song from the 60s. I think you will appreciate what Disturbed did with it even more, if you know the original. th-cam.com/video/nwP3vPQi0nI/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for noticing the imagery regarding the band with the instruments and the people with the song sheets with the gulf between them immediately 👍 You’re the first person I’ve seen who picked that up immediately 😊❤
this is about people forgetting how to communicate because they are too busy watching tv. instead of having personal interactions they're sitting at home alone with their "Neon God" the tv listening to it's one- way conversation. It was a warning.
Dear Sir, Dear Mugnify - the original was written and sung by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel . And let this oldster add......those were the days !!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
I loved your reaction to this cover, so much symbolism in this cover, I am a child of the 60's when Simon & Garfunkel released the original in 1964 I was in high school, back then I considered it kind of country-ish, I liked it but the message didn't pierce the soul. This cover by Disturbed along with the video is the BEST it touches your soul and really gets S&G message to the core of my being and many others too, goosebumps and tears every time. "Neon God" in the 60's TV the advancement of technology NOW there is so many more especially cell phones. "Neon light that split the night", I remember when neon light would turn on there would be a crackling sound thus touched the sound of silence. Suggestion = The official video by Disturbed “Hold On To Memories” was released Jan 23rd 2020. “Hold on to Memories" is about not only honoring those we’ve lost, but also making the most of our time with those we still have.
This is also a cover of Simon and Garfunkel from the 1960s but I actually prefer this cover, it's fantastic. And I am 60 so I was around when the original came out!
the singer was trained classically as a cantor, a Jewish singer who performs ritual music. Paul Simon is a poet. He and Garfunkle are highly educated people. This is important because of the richness of cultural references people like them bring to their music. You can see this richness also in Queen. You might be aware that all of them are college-educated (Brian May has a PhD in Astrophysics).
What I especially loved was after finding this out that not was he a Cantor but comes from a generational line of them. He also chose to have 0 tattoos out of respect, not just because he didn't want them but out of respect for his heritage but for respect his grandfather but he even removes his piercings when sees them! So not only does he have this amazing instrument but is humble and respectful to his family, If you watch the live on Conan, David had been in the hospital the night before. When he went on Conan, he was still very ill I'ts why he had to sit to perform. Think it's better than studio version!
I appreciate that you paid attention to the imagery. A lot of people miss the meaning of the boat bringing the instruments to the people so that their songs (voices) could be heard.
To young folk this rendition may seem like the first. And even the old man that I am, I respect and admire...hell I LOVE this version. I'm a rocker at heart. Disturbed is Rock and Roll to the core. Agree with Wes in that it's a totally different take on the lyrics than Simon and Garfunkel's original. But...we have to giveit up to the OGS. These guys are the originals. My favorite is (forgive me Mug) the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame version of three touching songs by Simon and Garfunkel. Mug, do yourself a favor...hell, do ALL OF US a favor and do a reaction to the entire contribution of S & G from this link. You will love it, you will rock out, and if you have a heart in your chest... you will cry. It's twenty minutes of your life that you will never regret spending. I mean for me? It's about a good two hours if I add up the total number of times I've watched/listed to it. If you do a reaction, just know it's about twenty total minutes and three songs. th-cam.com/video/QcgBgnTknDM/w-d-xo.html
David was also trained as a cantor which I always credited for his range & breath control. If you listen to his vocals in his usual Disturbed songs, you’ll really catch how he utilises his vocals in insanely diverse ways.
The original is about the separation of humanity from humanity. Since music videos didn't exist then, the visual of having what appears to be an instrument graveyard separated from the people and then coming back together at the end is even more powerful to bring that message forward.
The lyrics were written in the 1960s, by Simon and Garfunkel. It reigned as my favorite song until I heard this version. It never fails to raise goosebumps.
Honestly you should have heard the original first. This is not the original. That being said, this is an AMAZING cover of the original 1964 Simon and Garfunkel song "Sound of Silence" and in my opinion it's more in line with what Paul Simon envisioned when he wrote the song. Simon and Garfunkel was a folk band and they were 'encouraged' to stick to that folk 'sound' by their producers for this song. Just over fifty years later, Paul Simon watched Disturbed's version live on The Conan O'Brien Show and took the time to e-mail David Draiman (Disturbed's vocalist) directly, calling his performance "powerful". Paul Simon went on to share Disturbed's Conan performance on his social media as a "must watch". Could there be any higher honor for a cover than this? The man who wrote the song suggested this cover to his fans, as something they needed to watch and listen to.
You are correct about the chasm between the music and the instruments. Music and instruments break the sound of silence. This definitely is a statement about the US today. Trump and company are the Neon Gods we made. Silence is this cancer that has grown. The words of the props are all around - the homeless, the graffiti, and the hopelessness.
I take it that you've never heard the original song by Simon and Garfunkel , here it is, th-cam.com/video/4fWyzwo1xg0/w-d-xo.html Disturbed made it their own song. Simon after hearing this version, posted it on his own website, he loved it. Really worth listening too so you can see how much Disturbed changed it
I generally don’t like covers but this is by far my favorite version of this song and I was already familiar with the original Simon and Garfunkel version.
I went to see disturbed in concert about 8 years ago they were a support act to another band we only stayed to watch them and left before the main act came on , they were truly amazing ❤
FUN FACT! 😂😂😂😂 SImon and Garfunkel are the OG wrighters Paul Simon said publicly..."This is your song now." 🎵 This is a song by Simon and Garfunkel. Paul said it's his song because he hit the nerve needed.
In opera, you're encouraged to hold your vowels open. When you get into metal, the consonants are held out. Which is what you see David doing here. David Draiman grew up singing in a Jewish choir as a Cantor. That is where he got his vocal training. The training is similar to classical or operatic training but as he decided to go a harder route, some of the vocal rules change. In some parts when he sings the word "sound", notice he holds the word on the "N". Or he holds the R in the word "wisper". That violates rules is opera. The vowels should always be held open in classical music. So normally the "O" in the word "sound" would be held longer rather than the "N". And the "E" would have been held open and longer in "whisper". Opera is very technical. You don't get to change the rules. But David does it😉
Well said. When you know it adds to your appreciation. I think if you don't know , you feel the effect and respond with out being able to put your finger on what made the difference.
3:00 - You didn't need to pull up any lyrics, all you needed to do was to activate the video subtitles. 😉 8:06 - Finally someone else understood Disturbed's interpretation of the lyrics! You got a like from me because of that. 🙂
The water represents the chasm between people trying to communicate in a fragmented world where “the neon god they’ve made” has robbed them of the ability to understand each other. Therefore, the sound of silence.
I do not call this a cover song. It is an experience and stands on its own merit. Still giving kudos to Paul Simon but Cover or not. Doesnt matter, It is its own power and emotion. If you don't get chills, or emotional or tears then there is something seriously wrong with you. He has a vocal range of over three octaves, from E2 to B5: he is ..amazing .
I would love to hear Simon & Garfunkel perform this with Disturbed. But please remember when this song was written. Disturbed made this video and used the lyrics literally. This song, these lyrics still hold true today. This song touches the soul if you REALLY listen to the lyrics. It's poetry set to music. It always has been.
David Draiman is a trained Cantor which is where the operatic sound comes from and his rendition of this beautiful song is made so impactful by the pure power of his voice. The divide you mentioned, with instruments on one side and music scores on the other (at least to me) illustrates the ability of music & musicians to express the desires & hopes of the people, musics can say, touch (in their hearts & minds) & reach out to people that most people can't. "Without music, life would be a mistake" - a misquote from the movie "Here Come the Bang"
Im 71 n met Simon n Garfunkle in mid 60's just when there song came out. So they need to get credit but Simon heard David sing his version n said Now this song belongs to u. David is a great man n doesnt smoke, drink, n eats only healthy. He suffers from depression. He doesnt go out late to parties. He has a boy who he wants him to go for his dreams.
In the video, silence is created when there is a divide (sea) exists between those that write music and those that play music. If you don't have both, then all you have is silence. Now, originally the song was intended to show a divide in personal communication. In the 1960's when the song was originally written, the Neon Light (television & pop culture) was the divide between people having conversations. People stopped talking to one another at dinner tables and instead watched TV while they ate is an example of this phenomenon. Nowadays, cellphones/tablets/internet can be seen as the divide in personal communication.
Hi ! Think of Simon & Garfunkel and David Draiman , all from NYC they know the culture, the life and what they experience at 3:00 AM…cold…….rain…..no eye contact…….the neon lights reveal their message on the subway walls…..
All of the way you was reacting to the video to the song from the lyrics. I love the way you analyse the song, especially the vocals. I love to know what your full opinion of this is. It’s always blown my mind whenever I hear his voice singing this song. Thank you I have signed up. God bless peace. ❤
This song is hypothetically about the death of music and how quiet the world would be without it.. hence, the sound of silence 🤐.. when you really let the message sink in it makes the song even more beautiful
When Simon and Garfunkel first wrote and recorded this song way back in 1964, it was less intense - a gentler admonition to my generation to pay attention to what was going on in the world around us. Disturbed's version is how much stronger the song *needs* to be now. The gentle warning about lack of empathy and communication in pursuit of the "neon gods" has gone so much further with the advent of electronics, and needs a voice to thunder this warning.
Cell phones, tablets, social media "influencers", and the programming we see in everyday life have created a world where, even on crowded public transit, many of the young are so wrapped up in their phones that they have ceased to see the old person, the pregnant woman, the man on crutches - those who are really need a place to sit. Other people have become invisible and inaudible as the young sit, earbuds in and heads bowed to their "electronic gods". And sad to say, I have sincere doubts that even if they hear this song, they are even capable of actually listening to it.
David's voice is a voice we need to broadcast from every subway wall...
You definitely have a point. It's just so much more than Simon & Garfunkel imagined.
@@dmoore8557 Very true. Even when Disturbed are live performing in front of thousands of fans, they've all got bl00dy phones out recording, so they can monetise from the video later, especially this song where it seems clear that the lyrics and the warning goes over their heads.
Exactly! It’s about society. And as for the video, it’s people grabbing broken instruments and fixing them while coming together to fight the sound of silence aka the problem in society with the neon gods they made
And I just LOVE the anger when he sings the words “And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made”
I concur, the simplest thing to do is to not be someone hearing without listening, it is to easy to neglect the responsability and just post a comment, instead we should try and put words into action for more people to realize the meaning, the more people understanding it the better, that was after all the reason, and it is also supposed to be the reason to communicate with music. and so, we should.
This song introduced me to Disturbed. I am a 76 year old grandma, and I fell deeply in love with this version. Yes....Intense and SO Powerful ! When it was written, I was in High School. When I was in High School...during my biology class, the office PA system interrupted class to tell us that president John Fitzgerald Kennedy had just been shot ...in Dallas. I Walked home that day .......................and life was never, ever the same again. Somehow, this version by Disturbed encapsulates ALL of that for me. And then I cry.
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Hi fellow Boomer. I remember hearing about President Kennedy and was very confused. I was only 13, so didn't know a lot about life yet. Seems he was just the first of horrible things like Martin Luther King Jr., Bobby Kennedy, Vietnam War, Watergate........just to name a few.
Remember all the anti-war songs? I always thought Sound of Silence fell into that category, but it seems to match the world we live in today much better.
@@sallyrutledge4726 did you see Paul Simon said "Sounds of Silence is officially a Disturbed song."
I remember as well...
@@sallyrutledge4726 74 and agree 💯
74 and agree 💯% ❤
It kinda broke my heart when you said "the original version" when us old generations know this was an ultimate classic by Simon and Garfunkle
BUT I have to add that I am à big fan of Disturbed and I am very, very proud of their cover!!
I know exactly how you feel 😆
Yep, me too 😫
Never liked the original but love Disturbed and their version but yes you are correct on the original artists
Lynn, as a very old man music aficionado I have to agree with you when you called out Mugnify, as this being the original. But, and this is a very Big But, when Disturbed released their Epic Version of Simon and Garfunkle's classic social commentary '60's song it was Paul Simon himself that came out and admitted they had produced a Really Exceptional Heavy Metal Rendition of what was an acoustically performed song. Paul was really blown away by David Drainman's powerful vocals and the depth of the instrumental arrangement.
This is a cover from a song from the ‘60s. Originally done by Simon and Garfunkel. It is also a great version
Simon actually stated that he prefers this version over the original. Really stellar work by Disturbed.
@Biggs that's awesome. But not the point... this is NOT the Original!
Better than original to be honest
Paul Simon wrote it and says this is his favorite cover of it. Disturbed caught a lot of grief for doing this cover because it is a hard rock band. This performance is one of the most powerful versions of the song out there. If you listen to the Simon and Garfunkel original and then this one even though they are word for word the same, they are very different interpretations.
I've heard thoughts that you need to think of Simon and Garfunkel's original as the warning. And this version as a really angry, you were warned but no one listened. I love that actually.
He's actually a heavy metal singer... Screams for a living... But is classically trained as a cantor... Phenomenal voice ❤️
@@StephanieLangley-to6ph he does not scream
A distorted vocal isn't a scream, but another layer to a singer's performance.
Has anyone on here, seen this Song sung with some different words, by this Wonderful (well, beyond the word wonderful, 😊 think) where they are filming American Fighter Bomber's taking off , doing very dangerous twists and Acrobatic Turns, so close to each other, it's scary, then landing, the Guys who Guide them on take off and land actually do sorts of Dance movements, it's really great to watch if you like Aircraft of such magnificence on the ground as well as in the air, they have Cameras outside the Jets and inside them with the Pilots moving the instruments very fluidly,turning all the Jets upside down, and keeping that position for a few long seconds. The Pilots are mostly young handsome Guys, a couple of girl Pilots as well. This Jet Display with different words, like Bombs and Guns, etc go really well with it, it left me completely Feeling high ,but excited at the same time, after a three or four times watching it, I had to turn it off, it was far to awesome and breath taking for me at my age to continue to watch it, thirty minutes it's on again, after sending to my family and friends, and hoping they love it as well .😂❤❤😅😊😮
My grandson, now 23, who saw Disturbed when he was young, told me this singer actually sang opera at some point. When I googled him and Disturbed, it was not mentioned. I’m a 76 yr old MeeMaw/rocker and the first time I heard him sing……I probably sat slack jawed for 20 min. It was transcending. Disturbed nailed it!!
@KaronNowalk Actually, he was never an opera singer. He was studying to become a Jewish priest (I forget the name used for them). He was asked to audition for this band when one of the members heard him singing. Now, here he is. There are several videos here on TH-cam that tell his history. I found them very interesting. Maybe you will, too.
@ I will definitely have to watch. Thank you.
He was training as a cantor
To me, Simon and Garfunkel's original song was like a gentle admonition for people to come together and not let ourselves be cut off or divided from one another by technology and differing views. Disturb's remake was more like an urgent wake up call that we're fast approaching the point of no return.
Well said. I like this version much more because that's how I feel about the current times.
Right On !!!
I kind of felt Disturbs cover was less urgent wake-up call and more 'Look, idiots! It's happened! What Simon and Garfunkle warned us about is happening, right now!' Less wake up and more told you so, but that's just me. Either way an amazing song and an even more incredible cover.
True but small matter of it’s disturbed not disturbs 😊
I see this version as a wake up call for everyone to look up from their phones (neon lights) and experience the world as one. 🦋💖
He was classically trained. Simon said this was the best cover he heard. Simon said the people in the 60's wasn't ready for what was coming. He told Disturbed it was his song now.
No, No, you are tragically misinformed. David was NOT classically trained. He was trained as a Cantor in his Jewish high school (who agreed with him that they should part ways), NOT a seminary, and singing cantor is NOT classical. Cantor is singing a prayer. Classical is a genre written in Europe around 1750 to 1830 whereas cantors officially started in the 7th century. (although singing prayers was something very ancient for jews)
I believe he blew up the rabbis car 🤣
Absolutely facts! Disturbed is so talented and brings us into the voice, song, and video. Stunning
So glad you told a bout David's back ground🎉
Wow, thanks for sharing that bit of info. I agree this is his song now he did it justice.
❤David Draimen has one of the BEST AND EMOTIONAL VOICES ON EARTH! l absolutely LOVE Disturbed and Im 62❤
You don’t just listen to this, you experience it…. It’s a work of art, a masterpiece, it infiltrated your soul.
It certainly does, goosebumps every time!
So right. You said it perfectly!!!!!🩵🩷🩷
So true.
@@StonesOfThePast isn’t that the most beautiful, powerful and soul stirring rendition of that song? I played it for my husband before he passed and I glanced over and he was crying and said “thank you for that.”
This is most definitely a song you feel in the depths of your soul. Just reading the lyrics gives me goosebumps.
I've seen other reactions where people have legit cried during and after watching this music video. According to Dave Draiman (lead singer), the original idea was for Disturbed to make it all huge and angry like they usually do, but their guitarist suggested doing the opposite, and it paid off in a BIG way. People like to say Simon and Garfunkel (original singers back in the 60s) made this song as a warning, and Disturbed's version is in anger that the warning wasn't heeded.
And the Pentatonix cover has the hope that it will yet be heeded.
This song reaches in and grabs your soul.
Preach!
Love your explanation
I don’t care how many times I hear this version of this song, the hair stands up on my arms. The lyrics were always thought provoking, but what he did with this made you feel every bit of it.
Agree 💯
78 year old female here...I graduated high school when this song originally came out (1964). It was a "cute ditty" that really did not resonate with any of my age group...yeah, S & G got a new hit, yeah, it's cool, just sing along...snore. When I heard Disturbed's version a couple of years ago, I just sat in shock...the words actually spoke to me. I had been a bartender, cocktail waitress, musician all in New Orleans, finally joined the Air Force in 1973, spent more than 20 years in, did a lot of other "stuff" but it took this version of the song to Gibbs slap me and make me realize what S & G had actually written.
I grew up listening to Simon and Garfunkel singing this. Disturbed took their song and made it a religious experience. His voice reaches inside of you and makes you listen and feel and be immersed within the song itself. There are not many other songs that can do this
I'd totally go to Temple if David was Cantor!
@juvin19711 there are many recent covers of the sound of silence, Tony cunningham is a very good version but the disturbed cyril remix is out of this world........ my favourite song of all time.
David’s voice is beyond phenomenal! I absolutely love this version of the song!! Gives me chills every single time! 🔥
We're lucky David never became a Hazzan, and decided to share his voice with everyone instead.
This is, by far, one of the deepest version of the song I've ever heard. The singer digs from deep down, almost painfully, to make the lyrics resonate! There's no way that you are going to ignore the message! It seems to be somewhat of a challenge (throwing down the gauntlet, as it were) for people to learn to communicate.
The imagery of the instruments on one side of the river and the lyrics and people on the other is intense. For the music to happen, the river must be crossed by both to come together and make the song.
COMMUNICATION!
Excellent interpretation.
I dig it, Jacqueline, the rendition is truly "Disturbed" th-cam.com/video/QcgBgnTknDM/w-d-xo.html
David Draiman's voice is so unique. Before he got into Heavy Metal as a singer, he was training to be a Cantor and had thoughts of being a Rabbi. That is how he is able to use his voice and vocal cords the way he does. He was also classically trained. Simon and Garfunkle love this version of The Sound of Silence. Their version was the "warning" to us all, and Disturbed's version is the anger that people didn't listen to it.
I think that because of the variation in the ways he learned to sing and was trained, that he is able to communicate so many shades and intensities with his voice. That and that he has such emotional depth. It's what allows this piece to be so powerful. The long slow crescendo from beginning to end carries it along perfectly.
I'm incapable of listening to this without crying. It gets me every time.
No, you are tragically misinformed. David was NOT classically trained.
Davids vocal is fantastic. The fact the viideo was done in black and white just adds to the mood.
A quiet voice is an unheard voice. A just voice can only be heard and understood by the just. The sound of silence are the people who fear to cry out about what has happened. Who for what ever reason cannot speak out about the injustice that they see and deal with everyday. I am just a very old and white lady but the song rang true because of my father. I think it is time that we all stopped bowing our heads and raised our voice.
This song was played at my fathers funeral 6 years ago. He was a gentle soul suffering from schizofrenia and I loved him so much. Somehowe I feel this song paints a picture of what his life was like after becoming sick and beeing alone with his thoughts…However, its a beautyful song and cover! Love to you all! /J
Dude... That made me cry
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Young man, you need to do your homework. Simon and Garfunkle wrote this song back in the mid 60's so they get credit for the lyrics. Disturbed took it to a whole new level and did the best cover of a song I ever heard. An outstanding performance when you consider the fact they are a heavy metal band.
They wrote and produced this song in 1964, the year I graduated from college. It quickly became my favorite it was so beautiful. It is still my favorite today, and after hearing this version, this is absolutely my favorite rendition of the song. The words mean more today than they did back when I was a teenager just graduating from high school. I love it!
He, never said they didn't.
@@mine579 His shock that "this is where the meme comes from?" indicates he thinks this is the original.
Growing up in the 70s, I heard the original a lot, and never really cared for it. The first time I heard Disturbed’s cover, it absolutely grabbed me. It doesn’t matter how many times I hear it, it moves me every single time. And Draiman’s voice is absolutely incredible.
Sorry you missed the message the first time. Same message. The song is a warning
This song is about people not communicating as much as they used to. And this was the 60s. (Edit: When Simon and Garfunkel did it) It is especially true today.
Interesting take, seems to me like people are communicating too much, oversharing and simultaneously have lost the ability to talk with each other...everyone just seems to be talking at others.
@@sirshade222
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
@@sirshade222 To an extent you are correct. But, people aren't communicating now. They are Talking without Speaking (text, social media) and they are hearing without listening (reading text, social media, signage etc....) People are talking AT each other and hearing what they want to hear instead of really listening. That is not communicating.
Cmdr, my military teaching taught me that "communication" or the "lack of communication" is at the core of every problem that ever was or shall be. Kind of like the wisdom of King Soloman. Wiser than anyone ever was or will be;
Simon revealed that the original piece was actually about his friend from Columbia University, who's vision blurred while watching a baseball game. He was misdiagnosed and his optic nerve slowly lost function completely. He then left the university all depressed, and Paul Simon willed him back to school, promising to be his guide around campus, and adopted the nickname "darkness" by his blind friend. The way the blind friend greeted Simon was by saying "Hello, darkness, my old friend"
This is like a religious experience - David's touched to his core by this song and you feel it coming out his pores. You have to let it wash over you and absorb it. I never tire and always tear up each time.
Best cover of this song EVERRRRR! Hands down. Even Simon (original artist Simon & Garfunkel) stated that this song belonged to him, David, now.
FALSE. Paul Simon shared it on his social media but HE DID NOT tell Disturbed it's their song now. This is a MYTH circulating TH-cam, regurgitated by people who don't know how to Google. These people are conflating this song with 'Hurt' in which the original singer DID tell Johnny Cash that it's his song now.
Let this myth die now.
@cookeymonster83 something I read on line years ago. Now I know not everything one reads is true but damn...chill
Next time I'll do a deep dive & research...check. double check...triple check & make sure it's notarized 😂
Daaayyyuuummmm
Ain't too many men can sing like that. What a voice. Deep soft to rugged grasp. Totally awesome!!!
David was classically trained to be a cantor for his religion ...his voice is AMAZING !!
This is a cover of a song written by Paul Simon and originally recorded by Paul Simon with his singing partner Art Garfunkel. in 1966. Paul Simon was one of the most prolific poets of the 60s and 70s. Most of his work puts the human condition on display.
Yes.
Goosebumps every time I hear this. Amazing voice and very powerful message we should heed . 💜
Me too. When I first saw the video, I was not expecting what I heard from a guy with those rings (nothing against them). And when the video ended (minus those rotten ads Vimeo stuck in later) I just sat with my mouth hanging open, stunned. I played it at least 5 times in a row just to make sure what I was hearing. I still go back to watch/listen a couple times month.
Yes, me too! Every time. I like to see people's first reaction to this song. I want to hear it on a good sound system, where you could really feel it.
And when his tones change, do that also, lol
Goosebumps for sure! My favorite cover of this song.
Every single time.
One of THE most beautiful renditions I’ve ever heard! His voice is perfection.
Trained as a Cantor.
I am a child of the 60s, so this song is very familiar to me. In fact, I still have may original album. I was really impressed when I heard this version.
I have the Albun too. I also have the 45 record. WOW, Dating myself! LOL✌
Not the original. The writers and original singers Simon and Garfunkel. This is by far my favorite. I to was around when it was first released. Late 60s
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same...
I love Simon and Garfunkel, and I never would have thought anyone else could touch this song. But this version gives me chills.
When S&G sang this, I was 17yrs old, didn't particularly mean much, now 2024 I understand it too well, because of David and the circumstances we now live in.Say no more like the words of this song ❤
This song speaks to me on an even deeper level than I have seen mentioned in these comments. It is not so much about the communication but getting a message delivered. It is about the thousands (the masses) staying silent when they know that something needs to be said. Allowing injustices to continue, looking the other way, moving along with a status quo that they know to be wrong. Deep down this song is a call to action for those who are standing idly by and not standing up for what they believe is right.
Please do the live version of this song too ❤️
The Conan One?
@@MugnifyRTS yessss
The Conan one is way better. But this one is definitely amazing.
@@MugnifyRTS you MUST listen to the live version that also features Myles Kennedy (the lead singer of Alter Bridge -- IMO the best high-tenor rock singer alive) singing harmony. It is FIRE. Dave Draiman, the best bass rock voice, with the best tenor voice... I could listen to it 1000 times and never lose the awe it makes me feel. Here it is:
th-cam.com/video/H3By4DZyTNM/w-d-xo.html&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
Saw Disturbed in concert and they played this song! I got teary eyed! Hearing it live was so moving!
When you asked if he could perform this the same way live I had to smile. Listen to a few more songs by Disturbed and you'll find this would be a nice easy song for him.
David draiman is one of the best singers I've ever heard in my entire life he can go from soft to hard in a blink of an eye check out stricken by him I mean by Disturbed and check out the sickness totally contrast each other and you get both the soft and hard in those songs
There's several of their songs that I love especially Hold On To The Memories, The Light and A Reason To Fight.
This version makes my hairs stand on end. This was written in the 60's and it was forecasting what we are seeing now. "Worshipping the neon gods we made". It is speaking of the celebrity culture that was to be, and has been created. They have more influence than their collective intelligence deserves. A celebrity says something and it is almost gospel. The urgency sung in this, conveys the 'last chance saloon' we are all living in.
Interesting take. My own thought when he sang "and the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made" was that he was referring to television.
Essentially... The music companies wouldn't sign Simon unless they could change the songs to be more popular, something that would be watched on TV. Simon was disgusted by the corporate shills destroying true art
This rendition takes this classic to a whole other level. I haven't been so moved by a piece in many years, and I was truly impressed by your reaction. You are a true appreciator!
Yes David, lead singer was originally trained as a Cantor in his Temple. What an amazing talent and voice.
I love Disturbed’s version of Sound of Silence because of the build up of energy and how it conveys the passion uniting the written word and music to a crescendo, raw but beautiful. 🇨🇦
I've seen quite a few reaction videos to Disturbed's version, and it seems (to me) there's a generational difference. For those like me, who've grown up with the original and several copies, David's vocals are the pinnacle of our auditory experiences. He's amazing, this video never fails to send shivers down my spine...
THIS SONG BELONGS. TO “DISTURBED” now…..was Simon & Garfunkel…..this version is F I R E! FYI they are a HEAVY METAL BAND!!!
You got it correct, people with words on one side and the instruments on the other side, the water is the silence. I love how it starts silent then slowly as they find the instruments it is add in until all are found and brought to the words to create the music. This an amazing version of this song. I would enjoy more Disturbed on the channel!
Natasha I didnt know you were a fan!
@@MugnifyRTS Yes I grew up on rock, I would recommend Down with the sickness, Stupify, Land of confusion, Prayer. there is so many great groups I could recommend from this genre.
This is actually a remake of a 70s song by Simon and Garfunkel. Disturbed did a cover and everyone else decided they wanted to get in on the game. David Draiman is a vocal beast. He can sing songs like this where it shows his chops but then you get into songs like Stupify and Down With the Sickness where you hear his metal voice.
Simon and Garfunkel released this in 1964. It was their first really big hit.
@@suemoore6445 sorry I knew it was in that vicinity. I was negative 2 but No grew up listening to Simon and Garfunkel
This is better than the original in my personal opinion ❤️
If you want a true appreciation for David Draiman's vocals, check out his performance of this epic song on Conan.
Best Version ever David and Disturbed own this song.❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊
He was brilliant omg what a voice
I was in witchita ks one summer and I was driving down the road when this song came on the radio, and I couldn't believe how powerful this song hit me I had to pull over and listen to it.
Quick FYI, this isn't the original, although it is endorsed by the original artist. The original song is by Simon and Garfunkel, and was made in the 60s.
Damn sure felt like an original!
@@MugnifyRTS Here is a link to the original artists in 1965. This is a very famous song from the 60s. I think you will appreciate what Disturbed did with it even more, if you know the original. th-cam.com/video/nwP3vPQi0nI/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for noticing the imagery regarding the band with the instruments and the people with the song sheets with the gulf between them immediately 👍 You’re the first person I’ve seen who picked that up immediately 😊❤
I have seen a couple of others notice it, but that is out of dozens of reactors I have watched.
this is about people forgetting how to communicate because they are too busy watching tv. instead of having personal interactions they're sitting at home alone with their "Neon God" the tv listening to it's one- way conversation. It was a warning.
Great reaction, dude. You caught more things than most do in their first listen. Awesome job. Subbed.
Dear Sir, Dear Mugnify - the original was written and sung by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel . And let this oldster add......those were the days !!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
I loved your reaction to this cover, so much symbolism in this cover, I am a child of the 60's when Simon & Garfunkel released the original in 1964 I was in high school, back then I considered it kind of country-ish, I liked it but the message didn't pierce the soul. This cover by Disturbed along with the video is the BEST it touches your soul and really gets S&G message to the core of my being and many others too, goosebumps and tears every time. "Neon God" in the 60's TV the advancement of technology NOW there is so many more especially cell phones. "Neon light that split the night", I remember when neon light would turn on there would be a crackling sound thus touched the sound of silence.
Suggestion = The official video by Disturbed “Hold On To Memories” was released Jan 23rd 2020. “Hold on to Memories" is about not only honoring those we’ve lost, but also making the most of our time with those we still have.
My God the emotions…the passion..the anger and everything else…wow. I listen to this ever day. He also speed the rhythm on other verso s. Love it!
This is also a cover of Simon and Garfunkel from the 1960s but I actually prefer this cover, it's fantastic. And I am 60 so I was around when the original came out!
Simon and Garfunkel are the originals. THIS version is my fav.
I agree. Glad you told him
You can feel
The emotion from beginning to end with each word and lyric, wooooooooo, btw got a sub from me
the singer was trained classically as a cantor, a Jewish singer who performs ritual music. Paul Simon is a poet. He and Garfunkle are highly educated people. This is important because of the richness of cultural references people like them bring to their music. You can see this richness also in Queen. You might be aware that all of them are college-educated (Brian May has a PhD in Astrophysics).
What I especially loved was after finding this out that not was he a Cantor but comes from a generational line of them. He also chose to have 0 tattoos out of respect, not just because he didn't want them but out of respect for his heritage but for respect his grandfather but he even removes his piercings when sees them! So not only does he have this amazing instrument but is humble and respectful to his family,
If you watch the live on Conan, David had been in the hospital the night before. When he went on Conan, he was still very ill I'ts why he had to sit to perform. Think it's better than studio version!
I appreciate that you paid attention to the imagery. A lot of people miss the meaning of the boat bringing the instruments to the people so that their songs (voices) could be heard.
To young folk this rendition may seem like the first. And even the old man that I am, I respect and admire...hell I LOVE this version. I'm a rocker at heart. Disturbed is Rock and Roll to the core. Agree with Wes in that it's a totally different take on the lyrics than Simon and Garfunkel's original. But...we have to giveit up to the OGS. These guys are the originals. My favorite is (forgive me Mug) the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame version of three touching songs by Simon and Garfunkel. Mug, do yourself a favor...hell, do ALL OF US a favor and do a reaction to the entire contribution of S & G from this link. You will love it, you will rock out, and if you have a heart in your chest... you will cry. It's twenty minutes of your life that you will never regret spending. I mean for me? It's about a good two hours if I add up the total number of times I've watched/listed to it. If you do a reaction, just know it's about twenty total minutes and three songs. th-cam.com/video/QcgBgnTknDM/w-d-xo.html
Little known fact, he is a classically trained opera singer. Surprise.❤
David was also trained as a cantor which I always credited for his range & breath control. If you listen to his vocals in his usual Disturbed songs, you’ll really catch how he utilises his vocals in insanely diverse ways.
I get chills every time!!!
The original is about the separation of humanity from humanity. Since music videos didn't exist then, the visual of having what appears to be an instrument graveyard separated from the people and then coming back together at the end is even more powerful to bring that message forward.
Goosebumps and tears EVERY time I hear this! What amazing voice David has!!
The lyrics were written in the 1960s, by Simon and Garfunkel. It reigned as my favorite song until I heard this version. It never fails to raise goosebumps.
Honestly you should have heard the original first. This is not the original. That being said, this is an AMAZING cover of the original 1964 Simon and Garfunkel song "Sound of Silence" and in my opinion it's more in line with what Paul Simon envisioned when he wrote the song. Simon and Garfunkel was a folk band and they were 'encouraged' to stick to that folk 'sound' by their producers for this song. Just over fifty years later, Paul Simon watched Disturbed's version live on The Conan O'Brien Show and took the time to e-mail David Draiman (Disturbed's vocalist) directly, calling his performance "powerful". Paul Simon went on to share Disturbed's Conan performance on his social media as a "must watch". Could there be any higher honor for a cover than this? The man who wrote the song suggested this cover to his fans, as something they needed to watch and listen to.
I actually sang the first verse as a homecoming contest. Didn’t expect the overwhelming positivity from it
You are correct about the chasm between the music and the instruments. Music and instruments break the sound of silence. This definitely is a statement about the US today. Trump and company are the Neon Gods we made. Silence is this cancer that has grown. The words of the props are all around - the homeless, the graffiti, and the hopelessness.
When you,re uses to the original, this one hits you like a truck. It feels more "real" than the original
I take it that you've never heard the original song by Simon and Garfunkel , here it is, th-cam.com/video/4fWyzwo1xg0/w-d-xo.html
Disturbed made it their own song. Simon after hearing this version, posted it on his own website, he loved it. Really worth listening too so you can see how much Disturbed changed it
I love your reactions brother, subbed.
I generally don’t like covers but this is by far my favorite version of this song and I was already familiar with the original Simon and Garfunkel version.
So glad you pulled up the lyrics. Such a strong message.
I really enjoyed your take.
Well done. You got the main gist of this iconic, amazing song.
An even better version is the performance on the Conan o'brian show
Definitely check out the live show on the Conan show, awesome thanks 😀
I went to see disturbed in concert about 8 years ago they were a support act to another band we only stayed to watch them and left before the main act came on , they were truly amazing ❤
Check out the live version on the Connan show it'll blow you away
Nobody ever acknowledges the “Ark” before you! Good job
This is not the original. The original was done by Simon and Garfunkel back in the 60s. Personally I like this one way better!!
So do I! Maybe because he makes the warning more intense - ominous
FUN FACT! 😂😂😂😂 SImon and Garfunkel are the OG wrighters Paul Simon said publicly..."This is your song now." 🎵 This is a song by Simon and Garfunkel. Paul said it's his song because he hit the nerve needed.
In opera, you're encouraged to hold your vowels open. When you get into metal, the consonants are held out. Which is what you see David doing here.
David Draiman grew up singing in a Jewish choir as a Cantor. That is where he got his vocal training. The training is similar to classical or operatic training but as he decided to go a harder route, some of the vocal rules change.
In some parts when he sings the word "sound", notice he holds the word on the "N". Or he holds the R in the word "wisper". That violates rules is opera. The vowels should always be held open in classical music. So normally the "O" in the word "sound" would be held longer rather than the "N". And the "E" would have been held open and longer in "whisper". Opera is very technical. You don't get to change the rules. But David does it😉
I know Nothing about Opera, I should probably share this info with a TH-cam Short
Well said.
When you know it adds to your appreciation. I think if you don't know , you feel the effect and respond with out being able to put your finger on what made the difference.
3:00 - You didn't need to pull up any lyrics, all you needed to do was to activate the video subtitles. 😉
8:06 - Finally someone else understood Disturbed's interpretation of the lyrics! You got a like from me because of that. 🙂
I'm a 70's gal and Disturbia did this song so much better than the original two singers. Never heard it better.
I just joined your channel. You are the only one that I see do covers who actually tries to understand the lyrics. Thank you for that!
The water represents the chasm between people trying to communicate in a fragmented world where “the neon god they’ve made” has robbed them of the ability to understand each other. Therefore, the sound of silence.
I do not call this a cover song. It is an experience and stands on its own merit. Still giving kudos to Paul Simon but Cover or not. Doesnt matter, It is its own power and emotion. If you don't get chills, or emotional or tears then there is something seriously wrong with you. He has a vocal range of over three octaves, from E2 to B5: he is ..amazing .
I mean, Simon & Garfunkel did it good back then. David takes it to your soul.
I can’t help cry every time I hear it.
I would love to hear Simon & Garfunkel perform this with Disturbed. But please remember when this song was written. Disturbed made this video and used the lyrics literally. This song, these lyrics still hold true today. This song touches the soul if you REALLY listen to the lyrics. It's poetry set to music. It always has been.
David Draiman is a trained Cantor which is where the operatic sound comes from and his rendition of this beautiful song is made so impactful by the pure power of his voice. The divide you mentioned, with instruments on one side and music scores on the other (at least to me) illustrates the ability of music & musicians to express the desires & hopes of the people, musics can say, touch (in their hearts & minds) & reach out to people that most people can't. "Without music, life would be a mistake" - a misquote from the movie "Here Come the Bang"
Im 71 n met Simon n Garfunkle in mid 60's just when there song came out. So they need to get credit but Simon heard David sing his version n said Now this song belongs to u. David is a great man n doesnt smoke, drink, n eats only healthy. He suffers from depression. He doesnt go out late to parties. He has a boy who he wants him to go for his dreams.
Disturbed has turned a folk song into a classic. I can't stop listening to it.
In the video, silence is created when there is a divide (sea) exists between those that write music and those that play music. If you don't have both, then all you have is silence.
Now, originally the song was intended to show a divide in personal communication. In the 1960's when the song was originally written, the Neon Light (television & pop culture) was the divide between people having conversations. People stopped talking to one another at dinner tables and instead watched TV while they ate is an example of this phenomenon. Nowadays, cellphones/tablets/internet can be seen as the divide in personal communication.
Hi ! Think of Simon & Garfunkel and David Draiman , all from NYC they know the culture, the life and what they experience at 3:00 AM…cold…….rain…..no eye contact…….the neon lights reveal their message on the subway walls…..
All of the way you was reacting to the video to the song from the lyrics. I love the way you analyse the song, especially the vocals. I love to know what your full opinion of this is. It’s always blown my mind whenever I hear his voice singing this song. Thank you I have signed up. God bless peace. ❤
Oh, Honey, the original is by Simon and Garfunkel, 1965.
This song is hypothetically about the death of music and how quiet the world would be without it.. hence, the sound of silence 🤐.. when you really let the message sink in it makes the song even more beautiful
No. Do yourself a favor and look up the meaning of the song.