On Sun, 7 May 2017 07:39:19 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 5/6/2017 10:42 PM, Alex wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:


... for a couple of old farts. (this is great)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9z87viDmOo


Tell me if you like this version. I bought this .mp3 and love it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk7RVw3I8eg



Sorry. Different but doesn't compare to the original, IMO.

Interestingly, S&G originally released it as "The Sounds of Silence"
in 1964 and was used in the movie "The Graduate" but the album it was
on flopped. It was re-released in 1966 as "Sound of Silence" and
became the big hit. According to Simon, the song was about the growing
inability of people to talk and communicate. I think it's popularity
after the second release also demonstrated a major shift in the public's
mood as the Vietnam War ramped up. Big difference even in two short years.



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I saw The Graduate for the first time in the spring of 1967, and that
was probably the first time I'd ever heard any of their music. I was
mostly hibernating that year however and wasn't getting out much.
Great movie and great music, it really made an impression on me.

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