Exec REMIXED Broken up Duo’s OLD SONG WITHOUT Permission & SENT it to Radio…HIT #1-Professor of Rock

Poll: Who is your pick for the GREATEST DUO of ALL TIME?

I'm 70. My youngest grandson of 22 years old began explaining this song to me. He was so enthusiastic I did not dare tell him at the time I knew the song. He was spot on. He could not believe I knew this song in the 60s. 💙💙

Paul's knack for writing opening lyrics is otherworldly. I've never heard a better opener than "Hello darkness my old friend"! Not to mention The Boxer ("I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told"), Duncan ("Couple in the next room are bound to win a prize, they've been goin at it all night long") and Kodachrome ("When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, It’s a wonder I can think at all")

Simon and Garfunkel are the soundtrack to my life. From falling asleep as a child while my Dad played their albums on the turntable, to high school and college where I interacted with the lyrics in a much more personal way, their music never loses impact. Paul Simon put poetry to music, and he is the reason I want more out of music than just a beat. He’s the reason I can’t find much value in acts who sing songs with one stanza lyrics repeated over and over. Paul is really the reason for my lifelong love of story and meaning expressed through music. Thanks for covering this, Professor of Rock.

“People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening” has, for years, made me think of texting.

When I lived in the Atlanta area (97-03) I worked as a waiter/manager at a piano bar/steak house. There was a vocal band which performed every few months, which had a blind member. At one point in the show the other members would walk off stage and he would "look around" and say "where'd everybody go?" Then he would go into a solo of Bridge Over Troubled Water. If you closed your eyes, you would think Art was on stage singing it. It was magical.

I was born in the late fifties, the youngest of 4, by 4 years. I grew up to all the sixties music, from almost day one. My sister was a great Simon and Garfunkel fan. When I first heard "The Sound of Silence", I would lie down, on the floor, between the speakers of my parents stereo and play the hell out of the sound of silence, over and over again. When "disturbed" came out with it's version, it took me back half a century. To this day I listen to both versions, although I prefer the "Disturbed" version. Sometimes they make me tear up, just thinking of my Mum and Dad yelling at me to change that damn song. lol.

“The words of prophet are written on the subway walls, & tenement halls” one of my favorite lyrics ever! Just creepy & powerful Dylaneque imagery 🤘

Holy cow Bat Man, that’s one of the most incredible backstories to a song ever.

The lyrics of Sounds of Silence are timeless, and when you add those haunting opening cords, it just gives you chills.

I had a high school student come tearing into my classroom one day. She was obviously excited, "Ms. Teacher, have you ever heard of the song, 'The Sounds of Silence?!'" Ha! Funny! Was there anyone in my generation that had not heard the song? Had not formed associations and layers throughout their lives with this beautiful piece of music? Anyway, it was great to see her so excited. She had a transformative experience through the music. Later on, she created a very powerful flag routine to it. Anyway, to see the next generation find it and be so excited by it. A great endcap, if you will, to my own experience with this song, which I had, indeed heard of. This is a song that one can say of, 'it changes lives.' And people will nod without one accusing you of hyperbole.

The Graduate is one of the most perfectly scored movies in history. S&G’a music made that movie come alive.

I love Simon and Garfunkel, grieved when they dissolved their duo. As I heard the stories of their lost friendship as well, I felt so bad for both men. Their songs are so beautiful and so easy to hum or sing along with. Art Garfunkel's hauntingly beautiful sound on Sounds of Silence and Bridge Over Troubled Waters cannot be compared. So many of their songs are the background of my childhood and continued with many of their solo songs as well. One of my favorites is My Little Town.

My parents listened to S&G, so I got to appreciate them from a young age. The sounds of silence and Scarborough fair have always been my favourites. Their voices complimented each other’s beautifully. When these guys write lyrics, they can seem so simple and random, yet in the context of the song, be so meaningful. It’s a rare gift. ❤

The irony and magic of the ending of "The Graduate"....the bus scene where the smiles turn to looks of uncertainty...Dir. Mike Nichols didn't tell Ross and Hoffman that he left the camera rolling but just had them sit there until they got bored....capturing that iconic moment....then adding the "Sound of Silence" over the visuals in editing....combining the two perfectly..... truly was a work of cinematic and musical Genius.

I love this song as it reminds me of my Mom when I was young back in the 70s. David Draiman said in an interview a few years ago that he received a call from Paul Simon after they'd done the cover and Paul told him that he absolutely loved it. David said he was honored that Paul Simon liked it so much. Apparently the song still brings tears to the eyes of Disturbed fans when they play it at their concerts. It's a timeless song that every generation embraces as their own.

The version with the backing instruments made the song a hit, but for me the original acoustic version exemplifies the meaning of the song. Some folks here have referred to the intro being haunting. The whole damn original is like that.

The Sounds of Silence has been burned in my memory for life. It was the song my entire elementary school class had to memorize and sing at graduation in 1969 in New York. It was especially poignant because of the insecurity of leaving everything you’ve know for the unknown of high school. You went from being recognized and the oldest to the unrecognized and the youngest. It made me think of the last day of school that year and the sound of empty hallways never to be walked again. Leaving many friends who would end up in different schools. Yes, the Sounds of Silence was a rite of passage for me. That said, it is hauntingly relevant today. Sadly a pop prophesy. Very much how I feel the song “In the Year 2525” seems to be. Anyway, now I know the back story. Thank you!

"Hello Darkness my old friend" is such a mesmerizing opening line. When I hear it, I feel I need to pull up a chair and listen carefully to what comes next. The spell of the song is broken only when it ends.

When I went to New York in 1979, the Sound of Silence was very much on my mind. For years I had felt compelled to go to New York and live out the song's lyrics in some way. So when I arrived in Manhattan, I was wearing a high collared Navy P-coat that I had envisioned from the song. I then went to see the Statue of Liberty. I had to catch a flight overseas soon and couldn't take the boat tour to the island...but I got a stranger to take a photo of me as I 'turned my collar to the cold and damp' with Lady Liberty in the background across the water. The mission that the song gave me was completed. From then on I knew that I could achieve anything I set my mind to. I have always treasured that faded old photo and the inspirational song that guided me. Thanks Professor!