The Sound Of Silence (track)
by Simon & Garfunkel
Year: 1966
From the album Sounds Of Silence (track #1)
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The Sound Of Silence appears on the following album(s) by Simon & Garfunkel:
- The Concert In Central Park (track #19) (1982)
- Sounds Of Silence (track #1) (this album) (1966)
- Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (track #5) (compilation) (1972)
- The Essential Simon And Garfunkel (track #3) (compilation) (2003)
- The Best Of Simon & Garfunkel (track #1) (compilation) (1999)
- Live 1969 (track #13) (2008)
- Old Friends: Live On Stage (track #14) (2004)
- Live From New York City, 1967 (track #16) (2002)
- Old Friends (track #2) (compilation) (1997)
- The Simon And Garfunkel Collection: 17 Of Their All-Time Greatest Recordings (track #10) (compilation) (1981)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/27/2025 15:46 | gmessian | 1,400 | 55/100 |
| ! | 09/06/2025 00:27 |  nextorgd | 308 | 96/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2025 04:32 | brent13 | 10,909 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2025 11:54 |  pedro1976 | 5,482 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2025 01:39 |  ffudnebbuh | 10,755 | 82/100 |
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An absolute classic whether acoustic or electric. I prefer the electric version but both a great. I prefer this version to the acoustic one which appear on Wednesday Morning 3AM or the one which appears on the Paul Simon Songbook.
I know this isn't a popular take (or at least, you wouldn't think so given the most vocal critics of this song), but I far, far prefer this electric version to the acoustic version on Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
This 'rock' versión was the #1 hit that become S&G famous.
I think people are getting this version confused with the original, more popular 1964 version from their debut 'Wednesday Morning, 3 AM', probably because it is the titular song of this album.
Although this arrangement does not make it a bad song, I don't believe it compares to the original.
In this version, the background instrumentation, especially the 'twangy' guitar and drums were added without the knowledge of Simon & Garfunkel and really does not fit the lyrics and intention of the song.
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One of my favourite songs ever
Another classic beautiful song.
Fucking legendary.
Romanelli 02/27/2013 20:11 | #66357
Powerful. Great harmonies & lyrics. It's lasted so long for good reason...it's a great song.
ffudnebbuh 12/17/2011 14:13 | #33155
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