Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence (from The Concert in Central Park)

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  • "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel from The Concert in Central Park
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    Chorus:
    Hello darkness, my old friend
    I've 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
    #SimonAndGarfunkel #TheSoundofSilence #TheConcertInCentralPark
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Комментарии • 28 тыс.

  • @margaretfarmer8184
    @margaretfarmer8184 2 года назад +16569

    When this song was at its height, my sister was 19 years old, dying from cancer. I was 17, and left school to spend a dreary winter with her in a Chicago hospital where they were doing experimental chemo. Late night, we'd order a pizza to be delivered to the ER in the basement, because nobody was allowed on the 8th floor cancer ward that late. We'd ride the elevator down and back, harmonizing this song together. She died too soon after that. I'm in my 70s now, but when I hear this song, I'm 17, in an elevator with great acoustics, holding a pizza, and singing my heart out with my best friend.

    • @dupedexplained1016
      @dupedexplained1016 2 года назад +764

      God bless you

    • @margaretfarmer8184
      @margaretfarmer8184 2 года назад +792

      Thank you, God Bless you, too. I feel very blessed to have had those special times with her. In dying, she taught me so much about living.

    • @mikeatcora
      @mikeatcora 2 года назад +405

      Your memories made me want to connect through this, I take it that your beloved sister has been gone for over 50 years now as you're in your 70's now. I lost my only brother two years ago, he was 57 and much older than your sister was, I'm still wondering how it will feel for me to be older than he was, is that something that you ticked off as the years went by, the things you expected to learn from your sister that could never be about getting older. I find that I'm still confused by it all and now I'm 57, the same age as my brother was. It's obvious that you still miss her and feel how you did with her at that time, I hope my feelings don't fade away and stay with me as yours have for your sister.
      Thanks for your posting.

    • @margaretfarmer8184
      @margaretfarmer8184 2 года назад +336

      @@mikeatcora Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings about your loss. In answer, yes, it was very strange when I became "older" than my older sister. The hardest part was when I became a mother and later, a grandmother, and she wasn't there to be an aunt. She would have been a much loved aunt. But in those joyful minutes I've felt her there with me, and it felt good. My kids never got to have cousins, and I regret that, but now their kids DO have cousins, and I share that joy. I wish you those joyful moments of your brother's presence, and hope it eases the painful times.

    • @powergrassp7769
      @powergrassp7769 2 года назад +124

      god bless you

  • @channelactive
    @channelactive 4 года назад +13608

    This is the song that changed my whole life! I'm Japanese and heard this song first when I was in high school.
    I got so interested in the lyrics of this song and started to study English. Now I'm over 60 and have been teaching how to speak English to Japanese for over 30 years. Thank you S&G. You are my eternal heroes!!!

    • @markankone9362
      @markankone9362 4 года назад +304

      Follow your dream

    • @lexietex3664
      @lexietex3664 4 года назад +231

      That's very cool 😁

    • @ritamtalukdar6079
      @ritamtalukdar6079 4 года назад +104

      K&S office my English professor asked me to listen to S G

    • @Monkeynobi
      @Monkeynobi 4 года назад +108

      the ways of destiny are so amazing

    • @robertewalt7789
      @robertewalt7789 4 года назад +141

      I heard this first in high school also. My friend and I just looked at each other, and said “wow.” Many years later, my wife and went to this concert in Central Park, NYC.

  • @potzysk2
    @potzysk2 Год назад +1581

    Two guys, one guitar, nothing more. Simply amazing.

    • @melitakolovrat303
      @melitakolovrat303 Год назад +14

      Tako nježno i opuštajuće,,,, duša mirna,,, i puna sreće,,,

    • @FordoTheKiller
      @FordoTheKiller Год назад +22

      I think I saw that video on reddit once

    • @melitakolovrat303
      @melitakolovrat303 Год назад +9

      @@FordoTheKillerja sam imala,, long-pley ploču,,,, stvarno uživam u njihovoj muzici,, i nakon toliko godina,,, pozdrav iz sarajeva Bosna i Hercegovina,, sve najbolje,,,, ❤️❤️❤️

    • @peterlouws4190
      @peterlouws4190 Год назад +7

      My way herman

    • @aksiiska9470
      @aksiiska9470 Год назад +5

      one guitar->juke box hero

  • @a.v.7797
    @a.v.7797 2 месяца назад +42

    This version is one of the best. Nothing can tip the original. Intention at it's best.... Leave my tear here of emotion, encourage and hope

    • @irisschulte4643
      @irisschulte4643 2 месяца назад +4

      @@a.v.7797 This is so beautifully written and hits me right in the heart... Thank you!! 💞

    • @FakedStatue86
      @FakedStatue86 Месяц назад +1

      I think this is the og version
      I only found this song through FFDP 😅 and then I listened to this and still love it

  • @sergiomora8091
    @sergiomora8091 3 года назад +376

    I always cry when they say “10,000 people, maybe more ...” and the people shout to bring a incredible moment !!!!!!!!

    • @gingerale456
      @gingerale456 3 года назад +14

      Me too. Goosebumps all over

    • @patriciabarnes7034
      @patriciabarnes7034 3 года назад +11

      Yep, me too. Its another timeless Simon&Garfunkel. Love it. You hear Paul's distinctive voice here. The voices of these two were made for each other. They harmonised perfectly.

    • @gurnoorchhabranit-jalandha5002
      @gurnoorchhabranit-jalandha5002 3 года назад

      @@gingerale456 mee too

    • @samibhamouda
      @samibhamouda 3 года назад +1

      Me too

    • @peterparish1145
      @peterparish1145 3 года назад +1

      Thay bit just fave me goosebumps

  • @HempsteadGaz
    @HempsteadGaz 3 года назад +215

    Probably one of the best songs ever written in the last 100 years. And sung to absolute perfection.

  • @rouistwain
    @rouistwain Месяц назад +61

    亡き父が大好きな曲で、私が幼い頃2人でドライブしているといつもこの曲をかけていました。子供の私はいつもこの曲を聴くと決まって寝てしまっていました。
    私にとっては子守唄のようで心地よい曲でした。父はいつも仕事で疲れた心を癒していたのだと思います。大人になって聞いてもとても素敵で癒されます。父の気持ちがよくわかりました😊

    • @HARPIA394
      @HARPIA394 15 дней назад

      😢😢😢😢😢❤🎉

    • @이현진-i4c1l
      @이현진-i4c1l 9 дней назад

      저랑 비슷하군요 ㅜㅜ

  • @mariapiam8977
    @mariapiam8977 2 года назад +232

    I'm a 67 woman and I still love hearing and hearing this song. One of the greatest songs of the last 100 years.

    • @gocja78
      @gocja78 2 года назад +5

      Today ,no more good Songs...

    • @Ravi-tm4ce
      @Ravi-tm4ce 2 года назад +4

      I am only 25.. love from India

    • @veronicaherrera7586
      @veronicaherrera7586 2 года назад +2

      @@Ravi-tm4ce hello. 🙏🏽🕊

    • @christineh13
      @christineh13 2 года назад +2

      Maria that was our time I love the two thoroughbred musicians

    • @Ravi-tm4ce
      @Ravi-tm4ce 2 года назад +3

      @@veronicaherrera7586 hello.. 🙏🏻

  • @bernadetteroberts880
    @bernadetteroberts880 2 года назад +340

    I'm overwhelmed with emotion. These guys are so relevant and aware no matter what decade. They will be remembered for ever I believe.

  • @seligmansdog5803
    @seligmansdog5803 8 месяцев назад +112

    Four decades ago , my dad was a college student in Taiwan, he bought this album for English learning. Twenty years ago, I was in junior high, he gave this tape to me , for English learning, too. A month ago, he passed away in the age of 62. Now, I marinate myself in the memory of my dad with this beautiful song.

    • @洗衣服-n4w
      @洗衣服-n4w 7 месяцев назад +2

      與你同在

    • @beatrizmartinezmesa9127
      @beatrizmartinezmesa9127 7 месяцев назад +2

      Four decides ago.❤❤❤Gracias gracias gracias

    • @beatrizmartinezmesa9127
      @beatrizmartinezmesa9127 7 месяцев назад +1

      Decade

    • @elaineyee6700
      @elaineyee6700 7 месяцев назад +2

      Hello darkness, my old friend
      I've 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
      No one dared
      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 sign said, "The words of the prophets
      Are written on the subway walls
      And tenement halls
      And whispered in the sounds of silence"

    • @martinortlieb9905
      @martinortlieb9905 5 месяцев назад +1

      Dios le bendiga

  • @giovannigino3675
    @giovannigino3675 3 года назад +596

    I think it is one of the best songs ever written. Every word is simply perfect. This is poetry, not only music

  • @lchy8828
    @lchy8828 2 месяца назад +17

    I first heard this song when I was a teenager. Now I am over 60 and am still charmed by this poetic pc. Thks S&G

  • @deborascott2893
    @deborascott2893 3 года назад +352

    I'm 65 now and I have listened the Great Geniuses of Simon & Garfunkel since I was 12 years old. Their albums were some of the ones I listened to every night on my record player. The way their music touches your soul is magnificent & beautiful that even a 12 year old could recognize the beauty in their soothing songs. ❤👩‍🦳

    • @deborascott2893
      @deborascott2893 3 года назад

      @doug phil thanks

    • @sherminator1617
      @sherminator1617 3 года назад +3

      I'm pretty young but i like the music from the 60-80's. do you have any tips of great music from that era. I really love this, if i could listen to a song a last time then it would be this one.

    • @deborascott2893
      @deborascott2893 3 года назад +11

      @@sherminator1617 oh my goodness, there's just too many to choose from. Three decades of music is a lot of music. I love all kinds of music so that even adds tons more choices. There's only two kinds of music I have never been able to like and that's Heavy Metal because all I hear are screeching guitars and screaming voices. And the old fashioned twangy country music. I like the more modern country music. I love the 1960's & 1970's music. Just Google each year 1961 and onward and ask to list the top 40 for that year. Pick a song and give it a listen. One suggestion, try not to judge a band by just one of their songs. If you think you might enjoy a band give them a chance and listen to at least a couple songs. I can say during this pandemic I still listen to one of my favorite bands at night with my headphones on because their music is calming to me and helps me sleep. That band is called BREAD and I've been listening to the album entitled The Best of Bread. Depending what mood you're in there are other great music & bands like America, Christopher Cross, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doobie Brothers, Earth Wind & Fire, The Grass Roots they were 1960's & 70's, so was Dr Hook & The Medicine Show but they're a required taste. If you like instrumental music especially Brass give Herb Albert & The Tiuana Brass band a try start with the song Rise. Jim Croce is also another great singer. Mama's & The Papa's, The Monkees, The Sweet but make sure you listen to the original The Sweet from the 1970's because after the band split up in early 1980's three of the members started their own Sweet band. The Sweet have several great songs and if you can find their songs also on a video then listen and watch them perform, it's great. Another great band from the 1970's to find on Video is named Pilot, I love that band too. Of course everyone loved the brother & sister duo back in the 70's called The Carpenters. Well, that's a start, should keep you busy for a few months. 👍

    • @dennisbrill5336
      @dennisbrill5336 3 года назад +8

      IAM 66 l hear ya............. Where did all those years go? 🤔

    • @ibantobscuri
      @ibantobscuri 3 года назад +1

      @@deborascott2893 23

  • @fc4660
    @fc4660 9 месяцев назад +324

    This is one of the greatest songs ever written and sung by S&G, no one can sing it like they did.

    • @shearspete3548
      @shearspete3548 9 месяцев назад +4

      From one of the great albums of all time

    • @souleymaneari24
      @souleymaneari24 9 месяцев назад

      Disturbed's is crazily better

    • @colleenwalker8871
      @colleenwalker8871 9 месяцев назад +28

      Disturbed do an amazing version of it

    • @HeartcoreChristian
      @HeartcoreChristian 9 месяцев назад +13

      The Version of Disturbed is beautiful, too 👌🏻

    • @emonnyentrick
      @emonnyentrick 9 месяцев назад +7

      To me, Disturbed version feel like you are already at the bottom, and S&G give me feel like steadily going downhill eternally, there's some ups but overall it still going downhill

  • @MariaGarcia-eg4wk
    @MariaGarcia-eg4wk 2 года назад +441

    I'm a 70 woman and l still love hearing this song takes me back to the 70's thanks for the memories, 💕❣️❤️

    • @michaelougarezos8963
      @michaelougarezos8963 2 года назад +11

      I was 13 when the movie the Graduate was at the cinemas. I went to see it on my own and fell in love with the songs and the movie. Still today i feel it is very fresh although it has been 55 years ago. Just goes to show that our spirit never ages Maria. God bless

    • @joannetrivignobozik6218
      @joannetrivignobozik6218 2 года назад +15

      I am 72 now and always will love their songs!!!!

    • @titulspb
      @titulspb 2 года назад +9

      ....from Russia with love...

    • @zanemorris8680
      @zanemorris8680 2 года назад +1

      ME TO

    • @orwellianhater4014
      @orwellianhater4014 2 года назад +2

      This song came out in the mid 60's.

  • @travoltasbiplane1551
    @travoltasbiplane1551 2 месяца назад +30

    The way their voices harmonise is nothing short of transcendental

    • @dhiobirra21
      @dhiobirra21 2 месяца назад +1

      Pingin bisa nyanyi duet.... 😍😍😍

  • @mikemerrill175
    @mikemerrill175 2 года назад +332

    One of my favorite songs of all time. Their harmony is breathtaking.

  • @Grubbbee
    @Grubbbee 6 лет назад +509

    Timeless. One for the eternal soundtrack of humanity.

  • @Charlotte-fw9fi
    @Charlotte-fw9fi 4 года назад +174

    I'm fifteen years old and a few weeks ago, I started listening to Simon and Garfunkel. My mom said that it was some of her favorite music, so I gave it a shot. Now I'm OBSESSED. I've listened to all of their albums on loop and now I'm just finishing watching this concert. I'm simply blown away. Paul's songwriting, his guitar, his voice, Art's voice, the way the two blend seamlessly together; it makes me want to cry. It's literal perfection. Perfection isn't easy to come by in this world, but when you find it it, it means everything. I'm so so angry that current music is so crappy, what would I give to be born a few generations earlier... I just want to say that I love S&G with my whole heart; it's given me so much.

    • @eds3969
      @eds3969 4 года назад +20

      Music from the 60’s and 70’s will be played forever because people from future generations, like yourself, continue to recognize its timeless greatness.

    • @beadbop
      @beadbop 4 года назад +7

      Be happy that you discovered the joys of Simon & Garfunkel now.
      Their songs will always be hip, groovy, and perfect, regardless of whatever crapola is being released these days.
      Great music lives forever! 💙

    • @barryholt3395
      @barryholt3395 4 года назад +3

      It will be played until we destroy our world

    • @eds3969
      @eds3969 4 года назад +6

      Charlotte, another brilliant song with just a man and his guitar is the live version of Don McLean’s 1971 tribute to Van Gogh called “Vincent”. Check it out if you aren’t familiar with it.

    • @Charlotte-fw9fi
      @Charlotte-fw9fi 4 года назад

      @@eds3969 I'll be sure to check it out; thanks!

  • @GertCorbeels-pm3vd
    @GertCorbeels-pm3vd 3 дня назад +8

    Silence is gold,to speak is silver.

  • @athos401
    @athos401 Год назад +221

    Everything of this song is perfect. The lonely but beautiful melody of the guitar, the counterpoint of two different voices singing together in harmony, the poetry of the lyrics... one of the best songs ever written.

  • @bretc9644
    @bretc9644 4 года назад +81

    Every now and then an artist/musician will create something that transcends all genres, people and generations. This is one of those songs.

  • @javieryagual2055
    @javieryagual2055 4 года назад +182

    Only two voices and one guitar. Magic

    • @juanmirandaegea9891
      @juanmirandaegea9891 4 дня назад

      Durante siglos el hombre buscaba la inmortavilidad ,este tipo de música perdurará en el tiempo .

  • @HelikoptaH_S
    @HelikoptaH_S Месяц назад +19

    So simple and perfect. This song never dies.

  • @trashpandatee
    @trashpandatee 2 года назад +61

    its crazy how the low/high dynamic of the harmony in this song switches from one being flat, and the other being expressive, back and forth so seamlessly is incredible

  • @mcdanis5789
    @mcdanis5789 2 года назад +691

    I am 69 years old. My generation was truly blessed to have grown up with this music. Whether it was folk, or rock or motown; many of the songs and lyrics reflected what was going on in the world at the time. You could understand the words being sung; and the music was beautiful!

    • @leilaamoura2101
      @leilaamoura2101 2 года назад +11

      peace on the world , be one !

    • @ahdell5536
      @ahdell5536 2 года назад +22

      M C Danis • Hi there. I'm your age and agree with every word you said. I praise your comment.

    • @dennisgmoonsamy6874
      @dennisgmoonsamy6874 2 года назад +17

      Q we are truly blessed to have had to the music and lyrics of the highest quality and serenity. We were part of the gifted generations. 👌👍❤️❤️😋

    • @tomcarberry4445
      @tomcarberry4445 2 года назад +36

      I’m 73, was 16 when I first heard it. We boomers were blessed by living through one of the greatest times in history, maybe generations, of the best music..

    • @劉文海
      @劉文海 2 года назад +13

      I am 67 Great song。

  • @heathermacpherson8489
    @heathermacpherson8489 4 года назад +2520

    I think this is one of the greatest songs ever written. Ever.

    • @kevinschutte9500
      @kevinschutte9500 4 года назад +23

      Not greatest but top 10 for sure

    • @townstar1
      @townstar1 4 года назад +69

      I think: My Top Ten of all written songs. All are number one:
      John Lennon - Imagine
      The eagles - Hotel California
      Simon & Garfunkel - Sound of silence
      Elvis Presley - Jail House Rock
      Michael Jackson - Billy Jean
      Whitney Houston - I will always love you
      Elton John - Candle in the wind
      Bob Dylon - Like a rolling stone
      Led Zepplin - Stairway to heaven
      Jimi Hendrix - All along the watchtower

    • @timward276
      @timward276 4 года назад +21

      I would agree. From the first time I heard it as a young boy, this song has captivated me.

    • @legionpro46
      @legionpro46 4 года назад +4

      townstar1 wow thats some wonderfull list sir!

    • @corazonubaldo4239
      @corazonubaldo4239 4 года назад +6

      I totally agree

  • @jaynegray4576
    @jaynegray4576 2 месяца назад +48

    The first time I was driven across the Golden Gate Bridge this sing was playing on the car radio, 1968!!! OMG, I was so young!!

    • @irisschulte4643
      @irisschulte4643 2 месяца назад

      @@jaynegray4576 🫢 ... 😭 OMG.... What I would give to have sat next to you EXACTLY THEN......

    • @NikitaJean-nr3oe
      @NikitaJean-nr3oe 27 дней назад

      68 ??? Moi 76

    • @irisschulte4643
      @irisschulte4643 27 дней назад

      @@NikitaJean-nr3oe 🥰

  • @douglaslang2218
    @douglaslang2218 2 года назад +89

    One of the greatest songs of the last 100 years.

    • @niteblaster1
      @niteblaster1 2 года назад +1

      And California dreaming 😎

  • @jilliantristan
    @jilliantristan 6 лет назад +1733

    Paul Simon is an amazing musician who lives in my town playing for free at our high school. His songs often move me to tears.

  • @mariannick9418
    @mariannick9418 5 лет назад +4734

    They didn't have autotune, fireworks, colorful shows or strange outfits. All they had and all they needed was their incredible voices and a guitar. So simple but still or so perfect, or maybe the simplicity of it is what made it so perfect.

    • @tillman40
      @tillman40 5 лет назад +187

      Because they have real talent and skill

    • @michelesaracino6979
      @michelesaracino6979 5 лет назад +143

      They actually had something to say, this is all

    • @edim7279
      @edim7279 5 лет назад +70

      They and others like them in their time are the pioneers of music. It is because of these guys that music has reached such popularity

    • @dianetkatch818
      @dianetkatch818 5 лет назад +28

      They were my very first concert in New Brunswick, NJ at Rutgers University.

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 5 лет назад +51

      That is TRUE music!

  • @Hans-WilliMocken
    @Hans-WilliMocken Месяц назад +14

    The „ song of silence „ for ever !! ❤❤❤

  • @anansak517
    @anansak517 2 года назад +532

    It's amazing that it's only 2 guys harmonizing with a simple acoustic guitar, but it's timelessly beautiful.

    • @leonmeizlik9211
      @leonmeizlik9211 2 года назад +8

      So beautiful. Words are idyllic.

    • @marksheeran576
      @marksheeran576 2 года назад +10

      Two world class talents working together.... A rare event my friend.

    • @madurganandanithya7849
      @madurganandanithya7849 2 года назад +3

      Classic! The way great music was created

    • @najedmaz6370
      @najedmaz6370 2 года назад +5

      Yeah really beautiful

    • @jmrodas9
      @jmrodas9 2 года назад +3

      That is because they are really talented. Regards and have a nice day

  • @JPR17
    @JPR17 6 месяцев назад +245

    Two amazing artists and one guitar. Nothing else. A true masterpiece that will live forever.

    • @GilbertBrichon-tz7kn
      @GilbertBrichon-tz7kn 6 месяцев назад

      Et jamais egaler

    • @davidryan3079
      @davidryan3079 3 месяца назад

      Not really.

    • @JPR17
      @JPR17 3 месяца назад

      @@davidryan3079 elaborate

    • @JPR17
      @JPR17 2 месяца назад

      @@davidryan3079 The concept is clear. If you want to argue .. I dont give a SHT

  • @whatspopping9979
    @whatspopping9979 2 года назад +483

    doesn’t matter how many times I listen to this masterpiece. Always gets me emotional. Food for the soul.

    • @wendyboyle7908
      @wendyboyle7908 2 года назад +1

      @what's Popping? And now I no its not just me that tears up when I hear this song, it just hits me threw my heart every time❤️

    • @seunasteyn4798
      @seunasteyn4798 2 года назад +2

      My favourite Duo. I will listen to and play to their music for as long as I live.

    • @savibang4412
      @savibang4412 2 года назад +1

      @@wendyboyle7908 said

    • @JoseGomes-cz8ro
      @JoseGomes-cz8ro 2 года назад +1

      tempo bom só existia linda melodias hoje só se vê porcaria

    • @jaomeejd228
      @jaomeejd228 2 года назад +1

      Ye

  • @dorothyedwards6170
    @dorothyedwards6170 19 дней назад +3

    I am. Listening to these incredible men makes everything alright, no matter what life throws at me. God bless them. Paul's music/lyrics and Art's voice, a perfect sublime combination. Thank you.

  • @lesstom59
    @lesstom59 Год назад +75

    `The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls and whispered in the sound of silence`. This song is everlasting. Great! I hear it again and again. Classic!

  • @larryjones-emery807
    @larryjones-emery807 3 года назад +67

    I was a young man when I first heard Simon and Garfunkel sing this and other tunes. Now I am old and this music still effects me.Thank you for this video!

  • @j.mk.3290
    @j.mk.3290 Год назад +439

    This song gave me goosebumps when I was a child.
    Now, 30 years later, it still give me goosebumps.
    A masterpiece!

  • @mariacfcarvalho2333
    @mariacfcarvalho2333 2 месяца назад +11

    I was present at this concert
    The sounds of silence ❤Today being already grandma’s The truths are coming out 🌍🌟🙏

  • @lesliee6721
    @lesliee6721 2 года назад +171

    These men will forever be one of the best musicians of our time. Some of my best memories of my childhood are watching Simon & Garfunkel on the BBC and PBS with my family. Love their harmonies. Never stop singing in my soul.

    • @christineapicella1422
      @christineapicella1422 2 года назад +4

      They reached me as a 5 year old. I've never forgotten them.

    • @walter24148
      @walter24148 2 года назад

      4 non blonds was great too.

    • @nancykelley9541
      @nancykelley9541 2 года назад +1

      Best singing duo ever! I saw this show on TV. Amazing.

  • @christinemeyer7163
    @christinemeyer7163 5 лет назад +407

    No jumping around, no fancy clothes, only their Godgiven talents-voices, words and an instrument-Heavenly

  • @vincenzoborsellino
    @vincenzoborsellino Год назад +316

    A never ending masterpiece that touches the soul of everyone

    • @nialloneill5097
      @nialloneill5097 Год назад +3

      To arouse us from our lethargy that leads us into the great flashes of light that will delight...the nightly sky, as thunder roars, and children cry as their mothers abhor; as night replaced day, for we forgot our way, until Paul Simon came along, and did play, this song; but the deaf not hear, and the blind did not see, as the many sounds of silence, came from out of an eerie...melee of fear.

    • @richardyoung7415
      @richardyoung7415 Год назад +3

      ​@@nialloneill5097THAT MY FRIEND WAS TRULY SPECIAL, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT OUT THERE. PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. 🙏✌️😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

    • @nialloneill5097
      @nialloneill5097 Год назад +1

      @@richardyoung7415 Peace be with you too!

  • @DUCATEA
    @DUCATEA 3 года назад +168

    Certain songs, cross generations, race and religions...this is such a song. While listening we can all forget the world's troubles, and concentrate on only the good. Simon & Garfunkel we salute you 👏 👏 👏

    • @glick278
      @glick278 3 года назад +2

      MUCH LOVE! HAREKRISHNA.GODBLESS❤️😊🙏

    • @pennyarmstrong8541
      @pennyarmstrong8541 3 года назад +1

      Oh! Oh, yes, how well written and posted, I have felt this for so long, but who to tell, thank you so much..be safe and well and continue to spread your positivity..xx

  • @rosellabrunasso7278
    @rosellabrunasso7278 5 лет назад +52

    Today is 19th September!!!
    Great!!! The day of the concert in Central Park!!!
    Marvellous Simon and Art, forever!!!

  • @brucewinnick5600
    @brucewinnick5600 2 года назад +84

    One of the best songs that was ever written performed by two of the greatest voices i’ve ever heard.

  • @margaretcampbell2681
    @margaretcampbell2681 Месяц назад +4

    I was so glad I saw these two in Melbourne Australia. I was in second row directly in front of them. Amazing

  • @neilcunningham6776
    @neilcunningham6776 3 года назад +49

    This song touches a piece of the soul that is so very distant and quickly fills it with ............"just right"

  • @sofiakaminaki1159
    @sofiakaminaki1159 2 года назад +68

    The greatest duo in music history..... hands down for you Simon and Garfunkel ♥️

    • @Jameslopez5682
      @Jameslopez5682 Год назад

      Hello Sofia how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

  • @tmnl8037
    @tmnl8037 3 года назад +611

    One of the greatest songs ever written. This song is timeless and will still be played in one hundred years from now.

    • @petejones4931
      @petejones4931 3 года назад +13

      Still a classic, makes my hair stand up on back of my neck

    • @petejones4931
      @petejones4931 3 года назад +7

      So so true, pity most youngsters don’t even know it, it’s their loss

    • @tmnl8037
      @tmnl8037 3 года назад +10

      @@petejones4931 A lot of people have heard their songs or cover versions of the songs they wrote and have no idea who they are. It’s usually the older people that are now sixty or older who are the biggest fans of Simon & Garfunkel. It all depends what music you were listening to when growing up, and the younger kids of today may not have been exposed to much of their music.

    • @alexandrerochadasilva7897
      @alexandrerochadasilva7897 3 года назад +3

      Yes

    • @irenefaria1025
      @irenefaria1025 2 года назад +1

      @@alexandrerochadasilva7897 please tell me I'm confused about this, why you can't say nothing all about this posts, please help me understand why you can't speak

  • @butch9798
    @butch9798 Месяц назад

    I never tire of hearing this. I’m a 60 yr old veteran and it has pushed me through some of the toughest moments in my life, both in theatre and at home, after losing brothers in arms and cherished family members. When my time is finally over this is my goodbye to the world and all that means anything to me.

  • @eddiep2323
    @eddiep2323 3 года назад +108

    How disciplined does Paul Simon have to be to sing his harmony, a masterpiece

    • @suehaden6103
      @suehaden6103 3 года назад +4

      Paul’s amazing in every way. Love the guy always have, always will..💕💕

    • @flavialattes7761
      @flavialattes7761 3 года назад +1

      Dolce

    • @retriever19golden55
      @retriever19golden55 3 года назад +1

      @@suehaden6103 He was so gorgeous back in the day!

  • @eliasmsv3156
    @eliasmsv3156 3 года назад +256

    The way they harmonize with each other has not been perfected to this degree before and it never will. They are one of a kind

    • @phreapersoonlijk
      @phreapersoonlijk 3 года назад +5

      Love and hate can do that.

    • @theesweetscience2084
      @theesweetscience2084 3 года назад +5

      I cannot agree more. It's pure magic. So very moving. One of THEE best duos in unison I have, and will ever, have heard.

    • @JoaoPedro-ks5ju
      @JoaoPedro-ks5ju 3 года назад +1

      É algo totalmente diferente

    • @ryanleonen8238
      @ryanleonen8238 3 года назад +2

      A songwriting/singing duo came close enough: Layne and Jerry

    • @jacopooberti7061
      @jacopooberti7061 3 года назад +1

      @@ryanleonen8238 well said!

  • @valuedhumanoid6574
    @valuedhumanoid6574 4 года назад +180

    When the lyric 10,000 people maybe more and the crowd responded....I got gooseflesh. Powerful.

    • @patario5977
      @patario5977 4 года назад +13

      I love when i get gooseflesh, but my favorite is duckskin honestly

    • @alisonappletree
      @alisonappletree 3 года назад +1

      ??? psalm 91

    • @novalumania
      @novalumania 3 года назад +1

      Then after telling them to be quiet in the best way possible

    •  6 месяцев назад

      Lindo demais. Do Brasil

  • @30sandrita1
    @30sandrita1 3 дня назад +4

    My father loves this song. ❤

  • @veronicaherrera7586
    @veronicaherrera7586 2 года назад +100

    Pure beauty. No filters or auto tune. And timeless. 🤲🏽

  • @rayane2841
    @rayane2841 3 года назад +131

    That is genuinely one of the most beautiful songs in all time

  • @csclonemaster5780
    @csclonemaster5780 6 дней назад +2

    BEAUTIFUL!!!

  • @cindygreene3353
    @cindygreene3353 4 года назад +232

    In my opinion, this is one of the most powerful songs ever written.

    • @MarcoAntonio-zu2zr
      @MarcoAntonio-zu2zr 4 года назад +4

      Absolutely my friend.

    • @pattmartel4032
      @pattmartel4032 4 года назад +3

      It' s beautiful , i used it in my radio' program to say goodbye to my old doggy that passed away a week ago😢

    • @Izanami709
      @Izanami709 4 года назад +5

      I agree. But also very painful.

    • @bjorndejong1169
      @bjorndejong1169 4 года назад +3

      Your right. This songs is way before i was born but this is real music. Not that crap they mostly make this days

    • @KujoJay
      @KujoJay 4 года назад +2

      @@Izanami709 i'd like to think that things we find painful can bring us powerful experiences :)

  • @jacobopstad5483
    @jacobopstad5483 5 лет назад +73

    I've just realized how amazingly synchronized their voices are. It sounds as if they were one person singing. It's truly fantastic!

    • @TheCassiusTain
      @TheCassiusTain 5 лет назад +6

      this gets infinitely more magical once you considered that at that time they hated each other with a passion

    • @jacobopstad5483
      @jacobopstad5483 5 лет назад

      @@TheCassiusTain I did not know that!

  • @saibalmukherjee6368
    @saibalmukherjee6368 2 месяца назад +5

    This song is truly a healing balm to several wounds

  • @johnperrott6450
    @johnperrott6450 3 года назад +226

    I’ve been listening to this song since I was 13 years old and it’s beauty and profundity are as exquisite at 69 as they were when I was 13. Indeed, If anything, I feel it more deeply with each passing year. We should all be grateful for artists such as these.

    • @Snakefinger1000
      @Snakefinger1000 3 года назад +5

      Well said John, I'm now 69 and remember it as you did.

    • @dheema811
      @dheema811 3 года назад +2

      Beautifully expressed...

    • @Vicki1930
      @Vicki1930 3 года назад +2

      At 69, as well and listening to this song again and now dealing with COVIS19-induced anxiety and depression , to me 'hello darkness my old friend' speaks to the darkness, that you experience with the tougher days of mental illness ... "old friend" eventually you will be gone :-) But "America" is so uplifting :-)

    • @andrea9330
      @andrea9330 3 года назад +1

      @@Vicki1930 Take good care of yourself. God bless you

    • @solangelecorre8209
      @solangelecorre8209 3 года назад +2

      And me 66 years 😉and I love this

  • @rehacrudolf386
    @rehacrudolf386 2 месяца назад +47

    this is not music..is magic

  • @inbetweeny3294
    @inbetweeny3294 Год назад +84

    Absolutely marvelous. Pure simple beauty. Just one guitar and two voices. ❤

  • @IndieVibes2024
    @IndieVibes2024 Год назад +246

    In my opinion, one of the greatest songs, of any genre, ever made.

  • @tracymarquez6875
    @tracymarquez6875 2 года назад +138

    The audience sure knows how to appreciate good harmonious melodies/lyrics. They sound like true appreciative fans

    • @gordon1545
      @gordon1545 2 года назад +5

      I presume you're being sarcastic?

    • @johanrojassoderman5590
      @johanrojassoderman5590 2 года назад +1

      Ticks me off like nothing else. Applauds of excitement at the start and in appreciation at the end is all good, but be immersed in the music while it's playing ffs (at least don't ruin other people's immersion). Depending on song and setting, dancing/jumping is acceptable. It's just an expression of what emotions the music gives you and gives something back to the artist.

    • @DekkarJr
      @DekkarJr 2 года назад +1

      @@johanrojassoderman5590 Uh oh it's the CONCERT COP :D

    • @johanrojassoderman5590
      @johanrojassoderman5590 2 года назад +1

      @@DekkarJr yeah, perhaps I went a bit overboard with that comment xD
      I just get annoyed when the audience makes a lot of noise during an emotional performance.

    • @roboehlen
      @roboehlen 2 года назад

      The listen to Muddy Waters, Mannish boy you'll be surprised how the back vocals take a real role in the song

  • @kimanimambo4740
    @kimanimambo4740 3 месяца назад +4

    This song is generational.The lyrics are mystic and true,will grow old listening to this.........

  • @martinkroebel2856
    @martinkroebel2856 5 лет назад +129

    Thank you, Simon & Garfunkel, for sharing. I grew up listening to your music since 1974.

    • @johnflynn6613
      @johnflynn6613 5 лет назад +3

      1960, Martin, S&G were from the beatnik era. Love the team!

    • @abdulahihassan1529
      @abdulahihassan1529 5 лет назад +2

      Do you realise RUclips wasn't founded in 1974

    • @itsomeh4085
      @itsomeh4085 5 лет назад +1

      @@abdulahihassan1529 Do you realize dat you don't need youtube to listen to music

  • @dhruvmathur9256
    @dhruvmathur9256 Год назад +346

    No autotune, just natural voices and a guitar, this song touches the soul! Their voices gives so much comfort and takes me down some of my best memory lane

  • @danica11
    @danica11 2 года назад +122

    What a valuable footage of these two unforgettable musicians whose vocals blend so harmoniously! 😍🥰😘

  • @huguesregis
    @huguesregis 24 дня назад +2

    Beaucoup de sensibilité et d'émotions dans cette composition, bravo à vous !

  • @brianmaltby1424
    @brianmaltby1424 2 года назад +79

    This song is still well positioned in my list of Top Ten Songs ever. And I am a 67 year old male in the twilight of my life. The greatest lyrics are, "and the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls." Those words are are still true today, as they were some 50 years ago.

    • @anthonyletschat259
      @anthonyletschat259 2 года назад +2

      because this song brings us to the pain and hope in our liv es

    • @brianmaltby1424
      @brianmaltby1424 2 года назад +4

      @@anthonyletschat259 Agreed. When I first heard those words sung all those years ago, I was saddened, but had hope for the future. Today, the words still ring true and sadly, nothing has changed.

    • @ronaldoleaga1
      @ronaldoleaga1 2 года назад

      🙌🙌🙌🙌

    • @bennettbond
      @bennettbond 2 года назад

      I am a Colorado Western Slope resident from a small town where all is peaceful. I came back to Toledo Ohio to take care of my aging parents. My father, decided to murder my mother and then commit suicide. This song eases my pain. I just wish I could contact Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel to let them know what a precious gift this song is in my life.

    • @brianmaltby1424
      @brianmaltby1424 2 года назад

      @@bennettbond I am sorry for your loss. I am also glad to read that this song helps you manage your pain. I used to have the following saying on my computer screen saver, when there was such a thing, "Go quietly amongst the noise and haste, be gentle with yourself... for you are a child of the universe." I wish you peace and happiness.

  • @preskay8542
    @preskay8542 4 года назад +828

    Anyone else still find comfort in this song? As if it’s speaking to you and like basically connects with you.😢❤️❤️

  • @zuzannawisniewska4464
    @zuzannawisniewska4464 Год назад +572

    August, 2023 this song is timeless. It touches my soul to the core! Thank you so much, Simon and Garfunkel.

  • @mikemamer7742
    @mikemamer7742 2 месяца назад +8

    One of the last moments of brightness of the US people before the decadence. I really wish you'll have the wisdom, honesty, and bravery to reborn.

  • @Rhiannon1
    @Rhiannon1 Год назад +49

    I can't hear this often enough. The words, the melody, their harmony. Perfection, and timeless. Thank you S&G.

  • @jbaccanalia
    @jbaccanalia 2 года назад +70

    Some music is timeless and lasts through the ages. This is one.

  • @AaronFoo1314
    @AaronFoo1314 3 года назад +1683

    My dad use to play this on cassette. Miss my dad and mom. Hope they do well in heaven.

    • @jaydenchan8803
      @jaydenchan8803 3 года назад +51

      with such beautiful melody accompanying them, sure they are happy up there

    • @kassioyamarashi5523
      @kassioyamarashi5523 3 года назад +43

      I feel warm when I read your comment

    • @janetik02
      @janetik02 3 года назад +17

      @@kassioyamarashi5523 So beautiful!

    • @bigboydan726
      @bigboydan726 3 года назад +13

      They will

    • @yyli5782
      @yyli5782 3 года назад +2

      @@kassioyamarashi5523 |

  • @marie-clairejabbour3386
    @marie-clairejabbour3386 7 дней назад +2

    Formidable de réécouter cette belle chanson et des paroles si profondes.heureuse que ces chanteurs sont encore vivants ❤

  • @djangojenkins6821
    @djangojenkins6821 2 года назад +54

    Oh my god...this is one of the most beautiful songs in the world!! The performance is awesome, look at the audience...this is such a huge crowd! This is a masterpiece of all time....

  • @scottmurphy650
    @scottmurphy650 3 года назад +79

    Without a doubt one of the most beautiful songs ever written. I can't believe this concert was almost 40 years ago. Man we are getting old!

  • @sallypitts7659
    @sallypitts7659 4 года назад +78

    I grew up in the 60's. Beatles, etc. and Simon & Garfunkel. I was a hippie and loved all the 'relevant ' music. Kinda wish I could go back to that 'innocent' time. Today's 'music' is just a lot of noise.

    • @hietala2173
      @hietala2173 4 года назад +5

      It depends upon which "music" you're listening to. Look at Within Temptation, Delain, Nightwish, Disturbed, Hinder, The Calling. All of them have done great music.
      Tbh, Disturbed is what brought me here. I loved their cover of this song, so I wanted to hear the original.

    • @sherminator1617
      @sherminator1617 3 года назад +1

      its sick how much great music that was dropped in the 60's. I was born 1992 and all i can say is this music that are topping the lists today is trash compared to what was dropped in the 60's. That folk-rock music mixed with the culture back then must've been a sweet time for you .

  • @ByTheFireplace99
    @ByTheFireplace99 Месяц назад +4

    “𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗈 𝖽𝖺𝗋𝗄𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗆𝗒 𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽“ 🖤
    listening it at 8:32 am :)

  • @karenimmelman4490
    @karenimmelman4490 5 лет назад +73

    Perfect harmony from an era of good music, the genius of Simon and that wonderful voice of
    Garfunkel melding into an unsurpassed classic of that era Thank you

  • @srn306x
    @srn306x 3 года назад +743

    Please never forget this song world.

    • @saralarsson9352
      @saralarsson9352 3 года назад +4

      Nobody wont this is The world

    • @istvanjegels3024
      @istvanjegels3024 3 года назад +3

      I beg of you

    • @Horstj71
      @Horstj71 3 года назад +2

      It‘s part of live

    • @Cardboardtruck-vc2qw
      @Cardboardtruck-vc2qw 3 года назад +3

      We can see it in the dark it’s a very powerful song

    • @jeffreywilsonrubikscubeonb2428
      @jeffreywilsonrubikscubeonb2428 3 года назад +9

      None of the fans of this song even understand what its about. If they did, we would have a very different world today. Sound of silence is louder than ever

  • @ginny3491
    @ginny3491 2 года назад +174

    Brings me to tears everytime I listen to it. Its so hauntingly beautiful. This song is just indescribable. The lyrics, their voices, the melody. It all goes together so perfectly. Especially the lyric “People talking without speaking
    People hearing without listening
    People writing songs that voices never shared
    And no one dared
    Disturb the sound of silence” It really speaks to me for some reason. So soft yet so powerful and moving. There’s no other song like it.

    • @chiefcheeser
      @chiefcheeser 2 года назад +5

      I believe it describes the space which allows all things to exist. Paul Simon is enlightened.

    • @ginny3491
      @ginny3491 2 года назад +3

      @@chiefcheeser very true..❤️

    • @marekr2409
      @marekr2409 2 года назад +1

      @@chiefcheeser absolwent i dustin Hofmann dr best muzyka dr best film

    • @marekr2409
      @marekr2409 2 года назад

      Absolwent dustin Hoffmann

    • @veradedanwala1988
      @veradedanwala1988 2 года назад +2

      I listen to this ballad nearlyevery evening before I sleep. It makes me calm. Beautiful!!

  • @antoniofernandoorlando6928
    @antoniofernandoorlando6928 11 дней назад +1

    C`ero anch'io a questo fenomenale concerto assieme a mio cugino,che purtroppo da pochi giorni è deceduto in casa a soli 59 anni,un saluto fin lassù e goditi di nuovo questo splendido concerto 🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹

  • @kalmia01
    @kalmia01 2 года назад +48

    This song is a masterpiece, a touching and truly "prophetic" one.
    How I love these two. Singing together, creating this pure harmony among them, and with those listening, through these meaningful deep songs.
    They are a blessing. These are the kind of Americans we miss in t world, would be so necessary today

  • @Gung_Ho_Vids
    @Gung_Ho_Vids 3 года назад +4823

    "And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made." - now I have that bouncing in my brain. Beautiful song.

    • @Rustymouse
      @Rustymouse 3 года назад +80

      apt for today

    • @Gung_Ho_Vids
      @Gung_Ho_Vids 3 года назад +99

      @@Rustymouse very sad. But the foretelling is spot on.

    • @c_lo01
      @c_lo01 3 года назад +51

      @@Gung_Ho_Vids if you liked this one check out the disturbed version.

    • @Gung_Ho_Vids
      @Gung_Ho_Vids 3 года назад +141

      @@c_lo01 I did. This version by the original artists is the best in my opinion.

    • @Gung_Ho_Vids
      @Gung_Ho_Vids 3 года назад +50

      @@c_lo01 Yes it disturbed me.

  • @visnjadragic850
    @visnjadragic850 2 года назад +1248

    masterpiece. no ear buds, no auto tune, just voices. pure talent. thanks for this timeless tune....

    • @mehmetgiraycamlidere6878
      @mehmetgiraycamlidere6878 2 года назад +6

      I'm ;
      who are you , have drop q.t.

    • @georgiefoley6444
      @georgiefoley6444 2 года назад +1

      So true!!

    • @lazysmurf420
      @lazysmurf420 2 года назад +12

      Hard agree! Harmonists tend to be pitch correct. And they might be the best harmonists in our history.

    • @laesenciadeunviaje
      @laesenciadeunviaje 2 года назад +4

      I Love This Song! The music is catchy and the lyrics are interesting!💗

    • @ICEMAN5583
      @ICEMAN5583 2 года назад +8

      Nema danas ovakvih...

  • @Smoel3
    @Smoel3 Месяц назад +3

    60 years since it's release today, and still universally loved.

  • @terryanderton3606
    @terryanderton3606 4 года назад +230

    I'"m now 81 and this is still one of my favorites!

  • @michaelgreene6417
    @michaelgreene6417 2 года назад +59

    Beautiful. I didn't appreciate their music as a teenager, but as a mature adult I think it is amazing.

  • @walterdmello9500
    @walterdmello9500 2 года назад +45

    This song is truly amazing. It brought back beautiful memories of my school days, back in the 70s. I am 64 and still feel like the song was composed yesterday. Amazing lyrics and amazing track!

  • @KeepLearning4Ever
    @KeepLearning4Ever 2 месяца назад +132

    2024 and still listening. Thank you, guys.

  • @YilingDanceofLife
    @YilingDanceofLife 6 лет назад +261

    Pure and real natural talent, no make up and fancy clothes and background special effect. Just pure talent!

    • @juiceng3998
      @juiceng3998 6 лет назад +1

      Yiling Huang totally agreed

    • @giamo_co8760
      @giamo_co8760 6 лет назад +7

      Well, there can be talent also with makeup, fancy clothes, and background special effects

    • @flor9018
      @flor9018 5 лет назад

      @@giamo_co8760 agreed

    • @michellemetayer8805
      @michellemetayer8805 5 лет назад

      Tout simplement génial et intemporel.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @Jingle123a
    @Jingle123a 2 года назад +353

    God, they're great--the harmonies are maybe the best I've ever heard.

    • @gianlucatermini
      @gianlucatermini 2 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/minp09-JkqU/видео.html
      Simon & Garfunkel Scarborough Fair

    • @leesturmey282
      @leesturmey282 2 года назад +2

      For sure

    • @juliesullivan5581
      @juliesullivan5581 2 года назад +2

      Best harmony for sure!!!

    • @jennymolina9855
      @jennymolina9855 2 года назад

      ME l Love music

    • @RobertMJohnson
      @RobertMJohnson 2 года назад +1

      too many great harmonies to name for any one to be the greatest.

  • @asher692
    @asher692 3 года назад +122

    Listening for my grandfather, a quiet man, this was his favorite song and we played it at his funeral 9 years ago. Still missing you

  • @wajabi
    @wajabi Год назад +89

    My father (R.I.P.) Loved their music so much. Listening to this song I raise my eyes to the heavens and in silence feel his sound ❤❤. Miss you dad.

    • @martinheaney2713
      @martinheaney2713 9 месяцев назад +4

      I buried my dad today he loved this song so much, I am sitting listening to it over and over again in tears.

    • @glenlycett2914
      @glenlycett2914 9 месяцев назад

      The whole world bows to these two men. A song that means so much to millions. Thank-you LORD.

  • @ramananduraiswami
    @ramananduraiswami Год назад +76

    A wonderful, eternal, ethereal song, timeless and evergreen! I have been listening to this song for 50 years, and still can't get enough of it!