Simon & Garfunkel - Sound of Silence (REMASTERED)

Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the most popular recording artists of the 1960s and became counterculture icons of the decade's social revolution, alongside artists such as the Beatles and Bob Dylan. Their biggest hits—including "The Sound of Silence" (1964/1965), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968), "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1969), and "The Boxer" (1969)—reached number one on singles charts worldwide. Their often rocky relationship led to artistic disagreements, which resulted in their breakup in 1970. Their final studio record, Bridge over Troubled Water, was their most successful, becoming one of the world's best-selling albums. Since their split in 1970 they have reunited several times, most famously in 1981 for the "The Concert in Central Park", which attracted more than 500,000 people, the seventh-largest concert attendance in history.

The song Sound of Silence was written by Paul Simon over the period of several months between 1963–1964. A studio audition led to the duo signing a record deal with Columbia Records, and the song was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut studio album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M..

Released in October 1964, the album was a commercial failure and led to the duo breaking apart, with Paul Simon returning to England and Art Garfunkel to his studies at Columbia University. In spring 1965, the song began to attract airplay at radio stations in Boston, Massachusetts and throughout Florida. The growing airplay led Tom Wilson, the song's producer, to remix the track, overdubbing electric instrumentation with the same musicians who backed Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone". Simon & Garfunkel were not informed of the song's remix until after its release. The single was released in September 1965 and immediately began climbing the charts.

The song Sound of Silence hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1965, leading the duo to reunite and hastily record their second album, which Columbia titled Sounds of Silence in an attempt to capitalize on the song's success. The song was a top ten hit in multiple countries worldwide, among them Australia, Austria, West Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Generally considered a classic folk rock song, the song was added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" in 2013 along with the rest of the Sounds of Silence album.

[willww]

Beautifull song realy..best singer's..merci..blessing for hall People ❤️❤️❤️

[alassinsane]

Even back then they sing of our world warming 🌏🌡. Gorgeous vocals with poignant lyrics 🙌💫.

[Amanda-cddm]

One night I woke up from a nightmare, just like he did. I listened to the Sound of Silence and I understood what compelled him to write this very important song. To me it is one of the most important songs of all time.

[DeusExAstra]

Love this song. One of the greatest ever.

[mottthehoople]

Timeless ..melancholic Tides have no boundaries

[omarvizcardo]

Everytime I hear this song it reminds me to all sad moments in my life

[billythedreamer]

Is this song going through a purge? This upload is the only one i've found of this version in this quality and it used to be everywhere. Might want to save it, fellow youtubers.

[LuisLopez-xxdb]

Clearly after of success : Bright eyes, his second major exit.

[DHQ]

Thank you for sharing this, sincerely appreciated.

[Flopprd]

Since I can't find the remastered version on Spotify anymore, I got to watch this video from now on :)

[jcprugh]

I hate to say this but there isn’t enough headroom here. The sounds of silence sound fully saturated throughout.

[frederickarchibaldchumly-w]

This is the version from "the watchmen" so cool.

[abbynormal]

THE STORY BEHIND "THE SOUND OF SILENCE" LYRICS
As received from Prof Sathi Moodley... I often wondered why the lyrics say “Hello darkness, my old friend “

Here’s the story behind it:

It is the story of a poor boy, American, of a Jewish family, from Buffalo, who wins a scholarship at Columbia University.

There, he befriends a boy who turned out to be a great friend, and his roommate. But in his freshman year of college, watching a baseball game, all of a sudden, out of nowhere, he went blind.

The doctor said it was conjunctivitis and it would go away. It didn't, it was a cataract that had damaged his optic nerves. The boy became blind, went into depression, dropped out of school and returned to his hometown.

This friend, his roommate, went there and convinced him to return to the University. The friend said to him: - the darkness will accompany you and I will be your light. The friend started to help him in everything. He read him the tests, the books, everything.
This blind guy ended up graduating with a law degree, then got a master's degree from Harvard and a Ph.D. from Oxford. He became a well-recognized attorney and became a Counselor in the White House. He worked advising American presidents such as Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.

This beautiful story of overcoming adversity and showing the value of a true friendship. It's the life of Sandy Greenberg.

But going back in time, in 1964, the roommate who helped him graduate, Arthur Ira Garfunkel; of the duo Simon & Garfunkel; borrowed $400 from Sandy.

He needed the money to release a record.

Sandy lent him the money. The record was released in 1964, and became one of the most listened to songs…

It was the song that the roommate made in honor of his friend Sandy Greenberg, a song that everyone knows, but no one knew the story behind the lyrics. In Hearing the music and knowing the story has another meaning....