He's a trained cantor, so his musical background is pretty deep.
Love this version.
Saw this years ago. Killer! Like Johnny Cash’s version of Trent Reznor’s “Hurt.” Absolute raw power.
Song was about people not communicating with each other. The oxymoronic condition of the “sound of silence”....strong vocal. Black and white video effective for mood. Video images were “meh”....having a boat cross some type off stygian river to communicate with the other side didn’t hone in on the notion that the sound of silence is a permanent social feature for almost all cases. Offers of communication is sometimes met with withdrawal and hostility, usually disinterest.
Puncturing his chin with metal made him look like he was trying to be “relevant” to the then current viewers. Like sporting bell bottoms, paisley headband, long hair, and granny glasses in the 1960’s..
Verdict: B+ for song delivery, B for video quality, C for muddying up the message, C- for making lyrics more temporal rather than timeless.
P.S....missed the irony in the line about “people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made”...would certainly apply to today’s current obsession and slavish devotion to electronic images and the device designers and content producers. I mean waiting overnight in long lines
for the ability to buy the newest iPhone....really....
As always, IMHO..
flame on if necessary...
Yea, this is in my playlist. The first version did not make the list but it does sometimes play when I listen to my other playlists.
Love this version and what a powerful voice.
Thanks for posting.
My cheap Chinese knock off version had nothing on it. No audio.
This one gets me in the feels every time I hear it.
I have seen Disturbed 4 times. A great show!
I’m not crazy about their newer stuff but the early albums are heavy!!!
Paul Simon himself has praised this remake of his song. In a Howard Stern interview in 2023, Simon says he contacted the singer, David Draiman, after the cover was released to tell him how much he liked it.
Amazing how relevant this song still seems to be. Testimony to Simon’s artistry. Great rendition. Seems to convey the rage and angst just beneath the surface of our divided society. Hadn’t heard this so thanks for pointing!
LOVE this version! Been around for a minute.
I also like the “sped up” version, used on a lot of shorts.
Equally as good.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TBxdEDQTBLs
More sped up version of Disturb’s Sound of Silence.
Featuring more K9s
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4IEm6fKQERU
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3f28mZ-YG8Q
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IwZ9rt25en8
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g3D7VTnI0Tk
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/48sq9sGH2Mw
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7Un-W3TQdag
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GGee2TRUAt8
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iU73WHA-kRE
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vHxopY9lFK0
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4OStugzwSiU
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/es37vLDRfko
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PEp5KWXaRbs
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8zJLSS8LYPo
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Sfv9Mlt-lqE
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jYP02CFtM1U
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SPLF8g3dlh8
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eOTIQb5S6Eo
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sm2_GX-pp8s
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MAP4TZH1Q5g
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YHAEiIBXe1s
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5Ig8N_CIMxo
Sounds of Silence, Disturb’s David Draiman, acapella
A VERY different version of TSOS.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lad51oYroHc
It’s “Sounds of Silence”, plural. He’s missing something. I’ll give him credit for making me wonder what that is.
The boat at the end reminds me of the Viking Kitties, so there’s that. Oh, and the guy reminds me of Greta Thunberg.
/curmudgeon