“Sounds of Silence” and “In the Arms of the Angel” were both appropriate for today and beautifully sang.
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Perhaps you are one of those people who hear the melody rather than the words.
Please look upthread, where someone posted part of the lyrics to “Sounds of Silence”. I fail to see how this bit of nihilism relates to a commemoration of the attacks of September 11.
The McLachlan piece is about a musician putting himself “in the arms of an angel” by shooting heroine. Certainly does not call to mind the sacrifices of the heroes on that plane, IMO; it celebrates the narcissism of foul-mouthed celebrites like McLachlan.