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"The Sound of Silence" (originally "The Sounds of Silence") is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon. The duo's studio audition of the song led to a record deal with Columbia Records, and the original acoustic version was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia's 7th Avenue Recording Studios in New York City for their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M ...
By January 1966, "The Sound of Silence" had topped the Hot 100, selling over one million copies. [55] Simon reunited with Garfunkel in New York, leaving Chitty and his friends in England behind. CBS demanded a new album to be called Sounds of Silence to ride the wave of the hit. [56]
Sounds of Silence is the second studio album by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on January 17, 1966. The album's title is a slight modification of the title of the duo's first major hit, " The Sound of Silence ", which originally was released as "The Sounds of Silence". [ 2 ]
The original name is "The Sound of Silence", then when Bob Wilson reissued the "electric" version, it was renamed "The Sounds of Silence", and as such it was known for many years, till Paul Simon finally got to unify the title in every S&G record, back to the original title. Nazroon 00:27, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
The song was covered by Wings during their 1975–1976 Wings Over The World tour (available on the 1976 album Wings Over America). Denny Laine sang lead. In the version released on Wings Over America, during the first chorus line Laine (jokingly) substitutes John Denver's name for Richard Cory's, thus inciting a roar of laughter and applause from the audience.
The Graduate is a 1968 album of songs and music from the soundtrack of Mike Nichols' movie The Graduate.It includes five songs from the folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, including "Mrs. Robinson", a work in progress which Simon adapted to fit the movie, along with several instrumental pieces by Dave Grusin.
Kim Cattrall has broken her silence following the surprising news that she's making a cameo in the Sex and the City revival, And Just Like That..., by paying homage to her iconic character.The 66 ...
Its lyrics use the changing nature of the seasons as a metaphor for a girl's changing moods. The inspiration for the song was a girl that Simon met and the nursery rhyme she used to recite, "Cuckoo". [2] James Hardy lists regional variations to this folk rhyme about the Cuckoo - and the one closest to the lyrics is from Hampshire: In April ...