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The Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

(2007-08-10 21:44:04) 下一個


 


Title: The Sound of Silence
Artist: Simon & Garfunkel

Hello darkness, my old friend,
Ive come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of
A neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one deared
Disturb the sound of silence.

Fools said i,you do not know
Silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach you.
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
And echoed
In the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon God they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning,
In the words that it was forming.
And the signs said, the words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls.
And whisperd in the sounds of silence.




The Sound of Silence
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"The Sound of Silence" is the song that propelled the 1960s folk music duo Simon and Garfunkel to popularity. It was written by Paul Simon in the aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Simon conceived of the song as a way of capturing the emotional trauma felt by many Americans left by the sudden death of a vigorous and visionary leader. It was originally recorded as an acoustic piece for their first album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. but was later electronically overdubbed and released as a single. The single slowly climbed the charts until it reached number one on New Year's Day 1966. The song was included in the 1966 album Sounds of Silence.

The song features Simon on acoustic guitar and both Simon and Garfunkel singing.

The song was used as the opening credits music for The Graduate.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_Of_Silence
 
 
 
 
 
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YuGong 回複 悄悄話 回複林貝卡的評論:

thanks 貝卡. enjoy the rest of your day.
林貝卡 回複 悄悄話 I like this song.
YuGong 回複 悄悄話 The Sound of Silence
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"The Sound of Silence" is the song that propelled the 1960s folk music duo Simon and Garfunkel to popularity. It was written by Paul Simon in the aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Simon conceived of the song as a way of capturing the emotional trauma felt by many Americans left by the sudden death of a vigorous and visionary leader. It was originally recorded as an acoustic piece for their first album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. but was later electronically overdubbed and released as a single. The single slowly climbed the charts until it reached number one on New Year's Day 1966. The song was included in the 1966 album Sounds of Silence.

The song features Simon on acoustic guitar and both Simon and Garfunkel singing.

The song was used as the opening credits music for The Graduate.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_Of_Silence
YuGong 回複 悄悄話 http://bbs.cumt.edu.cn/FHT_Express/dzqk05/images/graduate.mp3
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