This is the first time ive ever heard this cover, or the band for that matter. Im completely broken. I have to go somewhere and really let this cry out now because it physically hurts to hold it in. PHENOMENAL 🖤
Listened to it over and over and over again, and I don't know how many reactions, from every one to directors, opera trainers, singing teachers, professionals and all have the same reaction, it really is unexplainable.
Me too. I have Simon & Garfunkel's version on my playlist; but this is incredible. Adding to my playlist. Singer absolutely nailed his own version. Wow!
The original from Simon & Garfunkel was written and performed as a warning to the world. This version is after it’s gone to shit and is a “told you so”. Love it
There is a live version of this song that Disturbed performed on Conan O'Brien's show a few years ago. Check it out, you won't be disappointed! Cheers!
It rare that I prefer a cover over the original but this is by far the best cover I’ve ever heard. This coming from an old school, hardcore 70’s Simon and Garfunkel fan. Fell in love with it when it first came out. Still gives me goose bumps.
@@Fatpumpumlovah2 He's a young person. Hopefully he will continue to educate himself on the original Simon and Garfunkel version and the evolution of this great song.
Edit for nitpickery: The original artist Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel heard this cover and said it's his song now xD The original was a warning with a hopeful outlook, and disturbeds cover was the rage that warning was not heeded
This version somehow captures the quiet anger of the lyrics in a way that the original didn't. Its so good that Paul Simon gave it his blessing...and that's high praise. It's just amazing.
I don't agree. I can tell that David was what's training in that live performance because he was sick and I think the video along with the song is just absolute perfection My favorite song of all time I saw every time I hear it and every time I hear a reaction and somebody else cries
You have GOT to watch them perform this live on Conan O'Brien. It's amazing to see. AND David was sick AF during the performance and was STILL amazing!
David Draiman... one of the best voices out there. You really can't hear what he can do with his voice unless you listen to this song. David Draiman..... a powerful voice that can go from warm baritone to angelic tenor, from clear as a crystal to distortion/vocal fry and back on a dime, which goes straight through you to your very soul! He has a timbre in his voice that I've never heard before........just hauntingly beautiful. An awesome talent.....he can do things with his voice that blows my mind. Loved your reaction and your take on the performance .....David can make you cry or give you goosebumps or BOTH! His voice goes right through you!
No it isn't, the video adds a great deal of support(not that he needs it) and the singer does a lot better job. In general the live versions are better but this video...
67 year old lady here. I remember when Simon & Garfunkel came out with this in ‘65. Blew us away then. But no one listened. Until now… David Draiman made us listen. Watching you watch Disturbed, and seeing you react the same way I did? He hit my core. Thank you for just listening to the whole thing first.
I remember reading somewhere that when they first introduced it to the world, people thought it was a comedy. Pretty sure there’s a recording somewhere of the two playing it to the audience of a talk show or variety show or something and they were laughing
I've always hated the original because the lyrics are so juxtaposed to the sound S&G put out. It wasnt until this version that the brleauty of the song wroting was evident for me. @opencarrier8607
From the first time I saw the video, I noticed that, and it has stuck in my head so much I watch for it as the song starts. So powerful. As for "not listening to it again"...yeah, don't bet on that. Looked like he was going to cry - which is not a criticism at all, it's a testament to the energy and emotion that David put into his voice. And if that sound punched you in the gut, try Zombie by the Cranberries. That'll also get you.
No. It's more relevant now than then! And David's voice is so much more dramatic! I'm not a Disturbed fan, but ,this is awesome! He's wasting his talent on anything elce!
I'm 73 and I love that cover, it sends shivers down my back, I listen to it loads, especially watching people's reactions, I've not heard a bad word for it, except from my friend, he can't stand it...he's got some weird tastes!
As an old lady of 62 original was a sweet song about a dark vision 50 years later the song is darker, the vision is darker, more vital, a more urgent message for this time. Definitely better than the original.
Looks like I’m the baby here at 57 lol. My mom brought me up on the original and for years I refused to listen to this. After hearing it I’m ashamed I waited for so long. Both are strangely beautiful and powerful in their own perfect way.
When they released this song. Garfunkel ( one of the original artist) contacted these guys and said after hearing their version if this song, it is now his and forever will be. That is how impressed he was with this version.
UK gent here.5 years ago my 93 year old father passed away. At the end of his funeral my 81 year old mother had this played and no one got up to leave until it finished. The vicar said she had never heard this version before and that it was so beautiful . She said that she would recommend it to other families.My mother still loves listening to this version and the song and thoughts of my father bring tears to her eye's every time.
He's pretty enthusiastic about a song he said he won't listen to again ;) We just watched this kid grow up a little bit right in front of our eyes. Good for you, MollyBoy- love you being open to something so far outside your normal genre' There's a whole wide world of music he hasn't begun to touch. Maybe Wish You Were Here, or Shine On- live versions? See what a concert was. I wonder what hip hop/rap songs will still being played in 2065...
Big goosebumps = moosebumps! 🙂 Paul SImon contacted David Draiman (vocalist from Disturbed) and told him it was the best version he've ever heard. THATS praise!
That’s possibly the most powerful goosebump inducing vocal ever. The way he builds up to it while giving you goosebumps all the way to the end. Incredible?
Loved his reaction. His skepticism made his reaction real. He showed great respect for the piece even though "i won't listen again.' I'm betting he listened to it again.
Part of the reason he did this was to show people that he actually has a voice & range & not just gravel & scream like he usually does. Also, I think this song, the way he does it, speaks to the soul. It reaches deeper than most songs. It speaks to the soul even if you don’t understand the words though the meaning is just as intense. It is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard in my opinion. And oh I love his voice & how deep it is. 😊 Great video 😊
This song was written and played at a more upbeat way to be palatable to 70's audiences. But make no mistake, it was a warning about where society was going. We didn't listen, and now we're reaping our mistakes. This is one of the most powerful songs I've heard in my 72 yrs. I always get teary and have goosebumps when I hear. What a powerful voice and message. Thank you for listening to it with us.😊
I've heard this version hundreds of times and every time, I get goosebumps. Its crazy powerful. My recommendation for next Disturbed song is 10,000 Fists. That is definitely more your style!
STRONG EMOTIONAL SONG In Poland this song have additional meaning... we all know it because it was played as goodbye song for Paweł Adamowicz, president of Gdańsk city who was killed by crazy policical fanatic during biggest polish charity event WOŚP in 2019... R.I.P.
I kept wanting to say, Wait For It. I have contributed about 100 of those 900 million views. This is the best cover of all time. Runner up is Johnny Cash's cover of hurt. Another great cover is also by Disturbed (they include a cover on every album) sounds more like Down With the Sickness. It's called Land of Confusion. The original was a great song in It's own right, by Genesis. Disturbed took it to the next level.
This song is so deep many interpretation of this song completely different than the original. Listen to Angelina Jordan still holding out for you best cover that not a cover she was 10 years old when she recorded it but don't let the. Age fool you she has over 200 covers and originals the best i ever heard and this version of sounds of silence is one of my all time favorite covers thanks David 😊😊😊 wild bil
David Draiman does Not use auto tune. This is stated in multiple reaction videos by Professional Vocal Coaches. David is simply an outstandingly talented classically trained vocalist, a virtuoso of the very finest kind.
Suggestions: 1) The cover of "Zombie" by Bad Wolves (original by The Cranberries.) 2) The cover of "Stairway to Heaven" by Heart, performed at the Kennedy Center Honors. Led Zeppelin--the original artists--are in attendance, and the camera spends a lot of time showing their reactions. Jason Bonham, the drummer for Heart's performance, is the son of John Bonham, the drummer for Led Zeppelin, who died in 1980 (his death is the reason the band broke up.)
I LOVED your face and this reaction! The original is nothing like this. They really can't be compared. Different times. I prefer this one. When I first saw it I was covered in goosebumps and crying at the same time. David's voice is outstanding! I'm SO GLAD you watched this and felt it so hard. Thanks!
Art Garfunkel had a blind friend in college and had promised to help him get through it. Every day when he came to escort him to class, his friend would say, "Hello, Darkness, my old friend!" So Darkness is Art's nickname! This is a great cover of that song!
This was one of my daughters favorite songs, by this artist. Dec 21, 2020 my 23 year old daughter gained her wings. A couple of days later I was going thru some of her things and found a list, "songs to play at my funeral", this was the second one on the list, It was played at her memorial, I cry every time I hear it. Thank you...
Another great cover that surpasses the original would be Johnny Cash‘s cover of Nine Inch Nails “Hurt” - It would be awesome to see you do them back-to-back. Keep em coming 🤘
Simon & Garfunkle wrote and sang this song. Paul Simon has said that the Record Execs insisted that they sing the song the way it was first recorded. He said, after listening to David's version, that his was the way the song was meant to be sung. Quite a lot of respect from Paul Simon to David.
I am 78 years old, this song came out in 1964. It was the year I graduated from high school. Simon and Garfunkel produced and wrote the song, it quickly became my favorite. It quickly became my favorite, but it is more poetic and softly sung as a duet, I loved S&G they were my favorites. This is now my very favorite, almost an epiphany, powerful, emotional, yet hauntingly soft at the beginning. This guy is from Israel, he was a trained Jewish Cantor with some opera training. Yet, I almost feel this song was written for him to perform and him alone, no one could ever top it. It is a gift from God.
It’s great watching someone enjoying the music of my youth. My Uncle introduced me to queen in 1971 at 8 and that was it, two decades of the greatest musicians anyone could wish for. Enjoy your journey my friend.
Watch his performance on the Conan O'Brian show! David had the flu and high fever so he was sitting down, but he still sang flawlessly! David was trained as a Jewish cantor but got into heavy metal! Simon and Garfunkel actually gave them a thumbs up to do this song because it put it in a totally different genre from theirs! Both songs will make you cry--this tells the story of how humans are so self-absorbed they forget about everything else and let the earth go to hell!
Welcome to the experience my friend. This isn't song. This isn't a cover. This is an experience, an event, something that transcends music into the human experience. I've heard this well over 1000 times, it gets me every single time. As for other mindbending covers, as others said Johny Cash doing Hurt by 9 inch nails. F***ing brilliant. I would also recommend Shinedown's Simple Man. Like the song you just listened to, it is one that originally fit the times by the original artist, now brought to the modern world with the angst, uncertainty, and rawness that your generation can - with all you've had to deal with - identify with.
As a person who is the age of Disturbed fans generation, this cover made us outsider ... hard rockers so proud. The Simon and Garfunkle version is known to be one the most meaningful songs of generations before us...and we were judged along with the musicians for listening to metal. When this cover was released older generations were moved to tears because it added sooo much more to the song and metal was finally appreciated for the artistry it truly is. Ewe ah ah eh ah🤟
fascinating song and rendition! The original by Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel) was unbelievably iconic in the 60s...so it had a LOT of weight behind it already, but then this version blew up huge and Paul Simon even shouted David Drayman out on Twitter in approval and appreciating after he did it live on Conan O'Brien's show... you owe it to yourself to listen to the original as well even if you don't react to it...both are ASTOUNDING---GREAT REACT!!!!!
From 5:10 onwards, you were simply stunned into silence! I'm old enough to remember the original coming out in the 1960s, and hearing this version for the first time had the same effect on me! WTF - Magnificient! Also, I DO believe you will go back and listen to it again, in spite of what you said early on. It's that compulsive. Congratulations on a superb reaction, from the older generation to the younger generation.
“The Sound of Silence” comes to a close with a warning, pointedly calling out the all-consuming consumerism and using those already lost to it as an example of what’s to come if we continue to find solace in the silence. A new generation has been introduced to the iconic song, but they also may have missed out on its meaning, one that is just as important if not more so today then it was six decades ago. "The sound of Silence" is and has been taking over everyday interactions in society. It's not often that we actually speak to one another. We text, we email. we post on Social Media etc. etc. interactions become all the more surface-level and indifference continues to grow. ~People talking without speaking ~People hearing without listening ~People writing songs that voices never share ~No one dared ~Disturb the sound of silence I love his voice. He nailed it big time. Paul Simon told him the song is his now. Simon shared in an interview with Playboy I used to go off in the bathroom, because the bathroom had tiles, so it was a slight echo chamber. I’d turn on the faucet so that water would run - I like that sound, it’s very soothing to me - and I’d play. In the dark. Hello, darkness, my old friend / I’ve come to talk with you again Simon pinned most of his songs in bathrooms.
@@theOGnokk I like it better, because it preserves the more of the original melody. It is actually rather straight fwd but just inflamesified... ruclips.net/video/mBxlqbxyJwc/видео.html
I know you get tons of suggestions and it takes time to go through them and react to them. Volbeat is a danish band with a huge catalog of music. Id love to see you react to Still Counting. They are a great band and this song will make you a Volbeat fan for sure.
you should check out the version that they did live on the Conan show. It was amazing. It will blow your mind. He had the flu when he sang. But the proformance was amazing.
When graduating from high school in 1965, this song by Simon and Garfunkel was so big, that I loved to write the lyrics in my notebooks. Love this cover as much as the original, especially lately. Thanks for your enthusiasm!
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Simon and Garfunkle was great also
This is the first time ive ever heard this cover, or the band for that matter. Im completely broken. I have to go somewhere and really let this cry out now because it physically hurts to hold it in. PHENOMENAL 🖤
I have that reaction every time I hear this song. Today it hit especially hard due to a suicide within my circle.
If the studio version made you cry, you need to listen to live one. Amazing and even better in concert!
You arent the only one..ive heard the sing many times, but his cover hit hard
Listened to it over and over and over again, and I don't know how many reactions, from every one to directors, opera trainers, singing teachers, professionals and all have the same reaction, it really is unexplainable.
Me too. I have Simon & Garfunkel's version on my playlist; but this is incredible. Adding to my playlist. Singer absolutely nailed his own version. Wow!
Simon and Garfunkel original is great, but this just knocks it out the park.
The original was a warning, this one is rage at the warning being ignored.
And with an angrier message! It’s 2025 and the world has gone crazy
In every way possible, this is a masterpiece.
This is the best cover of Simon & Garfunkel…goosebump worthy.
Yes. That part. Goosebumps every damn time. 😊
paul simon said that it is now a disturbed song. no higher praise.
@@julieb.5860 Indeed
Pentatonix does a great sound of silence too
If you only listen to this song one time you don't have a pulse .
The original from Simon & Garfunkel was written and performed as a warning to the world. This version is after it’s gone to shit and is a “told you so”.
Love it
I think the original is an observation; this one is a call to action.
2Timothy 3 :1-5, in the Bible
That!
i about died laughing when he said " i wont listen again because its to slow"...
I'll bet you'll listen to it again!
Ive listened to it i think about 50 times since first seeing it a month ago!!!! Love it!!!
There is a live version of this song that Disturbed performed on Conan O'Brien's show a few years ago. Check it out, you won't be disappointed! Cheers!
So funny. I’ve listened to this at least 3000 + .
It rare that I prefer a cover over the original but this is by far the best cover I’ve ever heard. This coming from an old school, hardcore 70’s Simon and Garfunkel fan. Fell in love with it when it first came out. Still gives me goose bumps.
Congratulations. You just listened to the greatest cover in the history of music.
yeah he listened without hearing... he doesnt know a damn thing on what the words actually mean, which is why this song exists in the first place.
@@Fatpumpumlovah2 He's a young person. Hopefully he will continue to educate himself on the original Simon and Garfunkel version and the evolution of this great song.
@@lizsinger6865 sadly i have lost all hope in this generation.. but hey I'll hope along with ja anyway.
What about when the Levee breaks? Led Zeppelin version? It is good though
💯🔥
Edit for nitpickery: The original artist Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel heard this cover and said it's his song now xD The original was a warning with a hopeful outlook, and disturbeds cover was the rage that warning was not heeded
Simon said that NOT Garfunkel
@@Twins1964 🤡
@@Twins1964 Neither said it belongs to them. I wish this piece of gossip would go away..
Agreed, the rumor needs to go away, however the comparison between the two versions was spot on.
Then he took it back
This version somehow captures the quiet anger of the lyrics in a way that the original didn't. Its so good that Paul Simon gave it his blessing...and that's high praise. It's just amazing.
Art Garfunkel who wrote this song says that Disturbed now owns the song. He said that there has never been a cover that is better.
Paul Simon wrote the song and Art sang it.
@@moogie42069and Paul contacted David after hearing this...and shared it on his own social media. That's approval!
The live version on Conan was even better
I don't agree. I can tell that David was what's training in that live performance because he was sick and I think the video along with the song is just absolute perfection My favorite song of all time I saw every time I hear it and every time I hear a reaction and somebody else cries
Johny cash...Hurt. Cover of Nine inch Nails song
Yes, Yes, Yes
And, another "yes!"
Absolutely. Please react to this.
It’s a moving rendition - very good.
And be prepared for millions of goosebumps while listening and reacting to Hurt by Johnny Cash ;o)
You have GOT to watch them perform this live on Conan O'Brien. It's amazing to see. AND David was sick AF during the performance and was STILL amazing!
YES!!!
Came here to say this!
Absolutely! His playing it on Conan while down with the sickness gave it a nasally quality that seemed to make it even better.
Both great but I like this with the black and white shops it is so powerful.
my favorite too!
Disturbed version is so appropriate for the world today!
David Draiman... one of the best voices out there. You really can't hear what he can do with his voice unless you listen to this song. David Draiman..... a powerful voice that can go from warm baritone to angelic tenor, from clear as a crystal to distortion/vocal fry and back on a dime, which goes straight through you to your very soul! He has a timbre in his voice that I've never heard before........just hauntingly beautiful. An awesome talent.....he can do things with his voice that blows my mind. Loved your reaction and your take on the performance .....David can make you cry or give you goosebumps or BOTH! His voice goes right through you!
😮❤
Very well said
And yes, GOOSEBUMPS then cry then goosebumps.😅
I'm 62 and this version blew me away
I’m 72 and loved it
@@vickijones5563 72 years too, I love it.
Agreed. And Johnny Cash doing 9 Inch Nails. Undeniable.
Their live performance of this song is actually even better
I love this one best. I guess because of the beautiful video. But both amazing.
Agree 100%! It's amazing live!!!
Disagree. Because David was sick his voice broke several times. I prefer this version
AGREE 100% but of course the whole concert was AmaZingggggg!
No it isn't, the video adds a great deal of support(not that he needs it) and the singer does a lot better job. In general the live versions are better but this video...
67 year old lady here. I remember when Simon & Garfunkel came out with this in ‘65. Blew us away then.
But no one listened. Until now… David Draiman made us listen.
Watching you watch Disturbed, and seeing you react the same way I did? He hit my core.
Thank you for just listening to the whole thing first.
You were six. Lol.
Don't get upset. That sixth thumbs up is mine. Haha.
81 and still loving the 60, 70 80 music.
I remember reading somewhere that when they first introduced it to the world, people thought it was a comedy. Pretty sure there’s a recording somewhere of the two playing it to the audience of a talk show or variety show or something and they were laughing
David was trained as a cantor in his youth. Also, he continuously takes voice lessons. His voice is incredible!!
The joy seen in MollyBoy's eyes and facial expressions is amazing. The world is a tiny bit better each time I see reactions like this.
First time i heard this version i cried so hard. Im 70 now. This is a perfect song.
71 here - breaks me every time I see it
They made this their own.. from a light catchy song to a deep dark meaningful anthem.
Light catchy? ok you probably like Aerosmith
@@opencarrier8607 compared to this, the original was
I've always hated the original because the lyrics are so juxtaposed to the sound S&G put out.
It wasnt until this version that the brleauty of the song wroting was evident for me. @opencarrier8607
A LIGHT catchy song !!! What planet are you on. He wrote this age 22 what was going on in his head ???
Maybe youll hear now its SCREAMED !!!
@@opencarrier8607???? FFS Light??? Catchy ??? My God
When David opens his eyes on the word " vision"....just, wow ! He looks straight into your soul
From the first time I saw the video, I noticed that, and it has stuck in my head so much I watch for it as the song starts.
So powerful.
As for "not listening to it again"...yeah, don't bet on that. Looked like he was going to cry - which is not a criticism at all, it's a testament to the energy and emotion that David put into his voice.
And if that sound punched you in the gut, try Zombie by the Cranberries. That'll also get you.
Can't compare this with the original. Not a contest, two amazing interpretations. Love both.
No. It's more relevant now than then! And David's voice is so much more dramatic! I'm not a Disturbed fan, but ,this is awesome! He's wasting his talent on anything elce!
It is sorry. This reflects our times.
I'm 73 and I love that cover, it sends shivers down my back, I listen to it loads, especially watching people's reactions, I've not heard a bad word for it, except from my friend, he can't stand it...he's got some weird tastes!
This track is like a musical bullet to the brain.
David Draiman's voice is so damn powerful. Really awesome that you covered this.
Simon and Garfunkel are brilliant song writers!!
I guess it was Paul Simon, to be truthful...
Yep! It'sPaul Simon 😂
Either way they were and are exceptionally unique artists ❤
As an old lady of 62 original was a sweet song about a dark vision 50 years later the song is darker, the vision
is darker, more vital, a more urgent message for this time.
Definitely better than the original.
“And the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls, and tenement halls”
TRUTH!!!
I am 72 and a female and absolutely love this - have watched it many times previously!
Me to 71, and I love this and the Conan show version. Havent watched the other "live" shows don't want to spoil this.
Me too…75 and I love this version!
Looks like I’m the baby here at 57 lol. My mom brought me up on the original and for years I refused to listen to this. After hearing it I’m ashamed I waited for so long. Both are strangely beautiful and powerful in their own perfect way.
When they released this song. Garfunkel ( one of the original artist) contacted these guys and said after hearing their version if this song, it is now his and forever will be. That is how impressed he was with this version.
Paul Simon, not Artie.
Neither, Paul added it to his playlist
Paul Simon contacted them, highest honor from an original artist anyone could EVER get
It was Paul Simon who wrote this and told them he was impressed by their version and put it on his own social media pages.
It wasn't released till after David sent it to Simon to ask his opinion.
UK gent here.5 years ago my 93 year old father passed away. At the end of his funeral my 81 year old mother had this played and no one got up to leave until it finished. The vicar said she had never heard this version before and that it was so beautiful . She said that she would recommend it to other families.My mother still loves listening to this version and the song and thoughts of my father bring tears to her eye's every time.
MollyBoy: His voice is mad!
Me: just wait 😏
You feed my SOUL Kiddo. Im nearly done but youve got it all !!! Enjoy and have NO regrets Grab it xxxxx
PLEASE listen!!! Noone cares we stay silent and look where we are
A 22 yr old wrote this over 50 years ago !!!! Head F&^K xxxxx Peace xx
When you fully understand the message in the song, it makes this version all the more Epic.
His performance matched the intensity that was always in the lyrics
I would give anything to hear this song for the first time again
He's pretty enthusiastic about a song he said he won't listen to again ;)
We just watched this kid grow up a little bit right in front of our eyes.
Good for you, MollyBoy- love you being open to something so far outside your normal genre'
There's a whole wide world of music he hasn't begun to touch.
Maybe Wish You Were Here, or Shine On- live versions? See what a concert was.
I wonder what hip hop/rap songs will still being played in 2065...
Big goosebumps = moosebumps! 🙂
Paul SImon contacted David Draiman (vocalist from Disturbed) and told him it was the best version he've ever heard.
THATS praise!
67 year old here, and this song always touches me, but this version shakes me to the core ❤
It shows his range. And his perfect voice
it's good to build this respect for david early. he's incredible. it's lost on a lot of people how talented he really is.
That’s possibly the most powerful goosebump inducing vocal ever. The way he builds up to it while giving you goosebumps all the way to the end. Incredible?
Loved his reaction. His skepticism made his reaction real. He showed great respect for the piece even though "i won't listen again.' I'm betting he listened to it again.
Part of the reason he did this was to show people that he actually has a voice & range & not just gravel & scream like he usually does.
Also, I think this song, the way he does it, speaks to the soul. It reaches deeper than most songs. It speaks to the soul even if you don’t understand the words though the meaning is just as intense. It is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard in my opinion. And oh I love his voice & how deep it is. 😊 Great video 😊
Welcome young fella. We love this. And we lived young with the original.
I've NEVER GOTTEN COLD CHILLS through an entire song before, until I heard this
This song was written and played at a more upbeat way to be palatable to 70's audiences. But make no
mistake, it was a warning about where society was going. We didn't listen, and now we're reaping our mistakes. This is one of the most powerful songs I've heard in my 72 yrs. I always get teary and have goosebumps when I hear. What a powerful voice and message. Thank you for listening to it with us.😊
It's over a BILLION views not a million. It's insanely perfect!
I've heard this version hundreds of times and every time, I get goosebumps. Its crazy powerful. My recommendation for next Disturbed song is 10,000 Fists. That is definitely more your style!
I’ve watch this reaction a dozen times!!!
STRONG EMOTIONAL SONG
In Poland this song have additional meaning... we all know it because it was played as goodbye song for Paweł Adamowicz, president of Gdańsk city who was killed by crazy policical fanatic during biggest polish charity event WOŚP in 2019... R.I.P.
People did you right to make you listen to THEM first and THEN to the cover. This is one of the BEST covers I have ever heard.
I kept wanting to say, Wait For It. I have contributed about 100 of those 900 million views. This is the best cover of all time. Runner up is Johnny Cash's cover of hurt.
Another great cover is also by Disturbed (they include a cover on every album) sounds more like Down With the Sickness. It's called Land of Confusion. The original was a great song in It's own right, by Genesis. Disturbed took it to the next level.
Third for me would be Bad Wolves cover of Zombie by The Cranberries.....
Heart, Stairway
@@dedfishermen985 you're not wrong.
@SotonCueMan part of what made the original so great was the context and experience of the band. They did a great job remaking it though.
I love the cover of Land of Confusion AND I love the original. What a comparison that would be! Please do it!
I love watching people hear this for the first time. Thank you for waiting to respond. Ive listened many times and it still goves me goose bumps.
Whats crazy is it was in the 60s and the lyrics he wrote are truly prophetic. 😊❤❤
This song is so deep many interpretation of this song completely different than the original. Listen to Angelina Jordan still holding out for you best cover that not a cover she was 10 years old when she recorded it but don't let the. Age fool you she has over 200 covers and originals the best i ever heard and this version of sounds of silence is one of my all time favorite covers thanks David 😊😊😊 wild bil
Love her! Her voice is incredible ❤
David Draiman does Not use auto tune.
This is stated in multiple reaction videos by Professional Vocal Coaches.
David is simply an outstandingly talented classically trained vocalist, a virtuoso of the very finest kind.
Suggestions: 1) The cover of "Zombie" by Bad Wolves (original by The Cranberries.)
2) The cover of "Stairway to Heaven" by Heart, performed at the Kennedy Center Honors. Led Zeppelin--the original artists--are in attendance, and the camera spends a lot of time showing their reactions. Jason Bonham, the drummer for Heart's performance, is the son of John Bonham, the drummer for Led Zeppelin, who died in 1980 (his death is the reason the band broke up.)
I love watching a reaction from a young person hearing this for the first time. It's moving and powerful.
Im 71. Grew up with simon and Garfunkel. They would even say this is how it should be sung. No doubt in my mind.
I LOVED your face and this reaction! The original is nothing like this. They really can't be compared. Different times. I prefer this one. When I first saw it I was covered in goosebumps and crying at the same time. David's voice is outstanding! I'm SO GLAD you watched this and felt it so hard. Thanks!
I've heard this song so many times and it still gives me shivers up and down my spine every time. David Draiman's control of his voice is mindblowing!
Art Garfunkel had a blind friend in college and had promised to help him get through it. Every day when he came to escort him to class, his friend would say, "Hello, Darkness, my old friend!" So Darkness is Art's nickname! This is a great cover of that song!
this song had the most profound lyrics and Disturbed matched it with this cover. astounding!!!
This was one of my daughters favorite songs, by this artist. Dec 21, 2020 my 23 year old daughter gained her wings. A couple of days later I was going thru some of her things and found a list, "songs to play at my funeral", this was the second one on the list, It was played at her memorial, I cry every time I hear it. Thank you...
That look at 6:22... it says, "Aw, yeah, baby!"
Another great cover that surpasses the original would be Johnny Cash‘s cover of Nine Inch Nails “Hurt” - It would be awesome to see you do them back-to-back. Keep em coming 🤘
Simon & Garfunkle wrote and sang this song. Paul Simon has said that the Record Execs insisted that they sing the song the way it was first recorded. He said, after listening to David's version, that his was the way the song was meant to be sung. Quite a lot of respect from Paul Simon to David.
My favorite thing about this song is that David covered it just so his parents can actually listen to his music
I am 78 years old, this song came out in 1964. It was the year I graduated from high school. Simon and Garfunkel produced and wrote the song, it quickly became my favorite. It quickly became my favorite, but it is more poetic and softly sung as a duet, I loved S&G they were my favorites. This is now my very favorite, almost an epiphany, powerful, emotional, yet hauntingly soft at the beginning. This guy is from Israel, he was a trained Jewish Cantor with some opera training. Yet, I almost feel this song was written for him to perform and him alone, no one could ever top it. It is a gift from God.
I like this cover. His gravelly voice at the end was great. It is a very emotionally driven song. Goosebumps! 🤘🏼💋
It’s great watching someone enjoying the music of my youth. My Uncle introduced me to queen in 1971 at 8 and that was it, two decades of the greatest musicians anyone could wish for.
Enjoy your journey my friend.
Watch his performance on the Conan O'Brian show! David had the flu and high fever so he was sitting down, but he still sang flawlessly! David was trained as a Jewish cantor but got into heavy metal! Simon and Garfunkel actually gave them a thumbs up to do this song because it put it in a totally different genre from theirs! Both songs will make you cry--this tells the story of how humans are so self-absorbed they forget about everything else and let the earth go to hell!
Welcome to the experience my friend. This isn't song. This isn't a cover. This is an experience, an event, something that transcends music into the human experience. I've heard this well over 1000 times, it gets me every single time.
As for other mindbending covers, as others said Johny Cash doing Hurt by 9 inch nails. F***ing brilliant. I would also recommend Shinedown's Simple Man. Like the song you just listened to, it is one that originally fit the times by the original artist, now brought to the modern world with the angst, uncertainty, and rawness that your generation can - with all you've had to deal with - identify with.
Imo, the best cover song ever done. This one is fire!
As a person who is the age of Disturbed fans generation, this cover made us outsider ... hard rockers so proud. The Simon and Garfunkle version is known to be one the most meaningful songs of generations before us...and we were judged along with the musicians for listening to metal.
When this cover was released older generations were moved to tears because it added sooo much more to the song and metal was finally appreciated for the artistry it truly is.
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The emotion and message of this song is so powerful in both versions.
Every time I hear this cover, I get goosebumps. Every. Single. Time. ❤️❤️
This is actually better than the original, and the original was great.
No, it isn't. The original is so vulnerable. But to each his own
@@StefanJohannesberg true
@@StefanJohannesberg I understand the significance of the original,it's not lost on me.
@@StefanJohannesberg Yes, it is by a mile.
Naw homie
His voice is absolutely amazing!
fascinating song and rendition! The original by Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel) was unbelievably iconic in the 60s...so it had a LOT of weight behind it already, but then this version blew up huge and Paul Simon even shouted David Drayman out on Twitter in approval and appreciating after he did it live on Conan O'Brien's show... you owe it to yourself to listen to the original as well even if you don't react to it...both are ASTOUNDING---GREAT REACT!!!!!
There is an element that is so special about this song
This is one of the greatest songs ever I don't care, masterpiece
Disturbed's cover of Land of Confusion is excellent. I saw them live earlier this year. They are amazing live.
Another amazing cover
do the live Conan version - amazing. And then you learn he was ill when he did that performance.
Literally just came to the comments to find this one lol...facts 💯
From 5:10 onwards, you were simply stunned into silence! I'm old enough to remember the original coming out in the 1960s, and hearing this version for the first time had the same effect on me! WTF - Magnificient! Also, I DO believe you will go back and listen to it again, in spite of what you said early on. It's that compulsive. Congratulations on a superb reaction, from the older generation to the younger generation.
“The Sound of Silence” comes to a close with a warning, pointedly calling out the all-consuming consumerism
and using those already lost to it as an example of what’s to come if we continue to find solace in the silence.
A new generation has been introduced to the iconic song, but they also may have missed out on its meaning,
one that is just as important if not more so today then it was six decades ago.
"The sound of Silence" is and has been taking over everyday interactions in society. It's not often that we actually
speak to one another. We text, we email. we post on Social Media etc. etc. interactions become all the more
surface-level and indifference continues to grow.
~People talking without speaking
~People hearing without listening
~People writing songs that voices never share
~No one dared
~Disturb the sound of silence
I love his voice. He nailed it big time.
Paul Simon told him the song is his now.
Simon shared in an interview with Playboy
I used to go off in the bathroom, because the bathroom had tiles, so it was a slight echo chamber.
I’d turn on the faucet so that water would run - I like that sound, it’s very soothing to me -
and I’d play. In the dark.
Hello, darkness, my old friend / I’ve come to talk with you again
Simon pinned most of his songs in bathrooms.
I don’t think I have ever heard a better marriage of song and artist! magic❤
Land of confusion. 🔥
Now here is a disturbed cover I can get behind. Device cover of Wish is badass too. Device is Drainmans industrial side band
Yep much better cover than this. This was boring
meh, In Flames covered it better.
@@tubelious didn't know they did a cover of it. Disturbed does a good cover though. Made it their own
@@theOGnokk I like it better, because it preserves the more of the original melody. It is actually rather straight fwd but just inflamesified... ruclips.net/video/mBxlqbxyJwc/видео.html
I cry every time I hear this cover. GOAT
I know you get tons of suggestions and it takes time to go through them and react to them. Volbeat is a danish band with a huge catalog of music. Id love to see you react to Still Counting. They are a great band and this song will make you a Volbeat fan for sure.
you should check out the version that they did live on the Conan show. It was amazing. It will blow your mind. He had the flu when he sang. But the proformance was amazing.
one of my top 10 all time faves, one of the best singers on earth!
When graduating from high school in 1965, this song by Simon and Garfunkel was so big, that I loved to write the lyrics in my notebooks. Love this cover as much as the original, especially lately. Thanks for your enthusiasm!
Man i cannot wait to see you react to this......its amazing
I love watching people's reaction to this version. Everyone gets goosebumps.
Live version on Conan is a MUST see!!
This version brings depth and meaning to an airy fairy song - and I get goosebumps every time I hear it!!