Simon and Garfunkel's version was a warning of the things to come if we didn't pay attention to each other and Disturbed's version was the anger felt because no one heeded that warning.
Disturbed's version is one of the greatest remakes of all time. Born in '61, I grew up with Simon and Garfunkel's version. A softer sweeter and much sadder version of the song. The visceral raw anger of Disturbed's version hits so much harder!
This song has a broader meaning than just emotional relationships between individuals. It has a more social/political context. The 'silence' can be understood to be silence in the face of injustice or ignorance, and how we contribute to the problem(s) by our silence. Note how the prophets are writing on tenement halls and on subway walls. Who writes in those places? People with no other voice typically. It's a warning against complacency and worshiping the things we make up..
"and the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made" - to me, the heaviest line in the song. We're determined to follow and worship something so we make and fall for anything flashy or speaks everything we want it to say, and it never works out, it will always destroy the person inside.
As a retired high school teacher, you all warm my heart everytime you all whip out your phones and really get into, dig into meanings, history, and discuss your thoughts. Great job, guys. I would have loved having you all in history class! 🥰
I am a huge fan of the original version by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. I have always said, if you want to cover a classic you have to bring something different to the table. Disturbed certainly did an excellent job of that here. Their version of this perfectly compliments David Draimans vocals, his vocals are atmospheric and haunting on this version.
I have listened to dozens and dozens of Sound of Silence covers, but never like this one. Vibrant, intense, angry, emotional. Every time I listen to it I get chills, the best cover ever for me!
If Draimans voice singing this cover doesn't give you mad goosebumps then you gotta be dead, one of my all time fave covers , watched him do this on a TV show live and it was perfect and even when he pushes his voice out its so effortlessly done, love disturbeds music but Draimans voice alone is epic
This is what all music reactions should be. Give the song your full attention; don't pause the video in the middle to ruin the flow, and don't talk during the song - wait until the song's over, THEN break it down and analyze it. Well done, guys.
RESPECT. The first time y’all reacted, I was truly embarrassed for you…”people hearing without listening “. This time instead of talking over the video, you listened and absorbed much more of the greatness of this cover. Keep up the entertaining reactions gentlemen.
I think you boys have figured out this song quite well. I appreciate the fact that you took the time to try and dig into the song and find it's meaning without dismissing it just because you didn't understand it the first time. It takes courage to admit when you don't understand something. It takes more courage to research and find understanding. You also did this research together and discussed it until you all had an understanding of the song. I agree that the visuals in this video are amazing, and go hand-in-hand with the song. Thank you for sharing your response to this song. It's nice to see honest people doing honest reaction.
My granddaughter of 8 years old told me her interpretation of the song. She looked up at me with those big brown eyes and said "Grandma, I see, The people on one side of the water have the music, but no instruments and the people on the other side have the instruments but no music. But the boat brings them together because they need to come together to make music in the world." I looked in her big brown eyes and my heart swelled with emotions. In those eyes I seen an innoscence yet a gentle wisdom. To her it was about all of us working together. Whether her understanding is of this song, I don't know but it was beautiful. ❤
Simon and Garfunkel's version was a warning of the things to come if we didn't pay attention to each other and Disturbed's version was the anger felt because no one heeded that warning.
Disturbed's version is one of the greatest remakes of all time. Born in '61, I grew up with Simon and Garfunkel's version. A softer sweeter and much sadder version of the song. The visceral raw anger of Disturbed's version hits so much harder!
I wish reactors would do the double feature. Play the original Simon and Garfunkel version, then this one.
Disturbed “Down With The Sickness”
This song has a broader meaning than just emotional relationships between individuals. It has a more social/political context. The 'silence' can be understood to be silence in the face of injustice or ignorance, and how we contribute to the problem(s) by our silence. Note how the prophets are writing on tenement halls and on subway walls. Who writes in those places? People with no other voice typically. It's a warning against complacency and worshiping the things we make up..
"and the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made" - to me, the heaviest line in the song. We're determined to follow and worship something so we make and fall for anything flashy or speaks everything we want it to say, and it never works out, it will always destroy the person inside.
As a retired high school teacher, you all warm my heart everytime you all whip out your phones and really get into, dig into meanings, history, and discuss your thoughts. Great job, guys. I would have loved having you all in history class! 🥰
I am a huge fan of the original version by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. I have always said, if you want to cover a classic you have to bring something different to the table. Disturbed certainly did an excellent job of that here. Their version of this perfectly compliments David Draimans vocals, his vocals are atmospheric and haunting on this version.
I can't properly express how much I
Tennament halls is basically the hood today
I am old enough to have heard the original version when released. Always loved it , but the cover by The Disturbed is astounding.
I have listened to dozens and dozens of Sound of Silence covers, but never like this one. Vibrant, intense, angry, emotional. Every time I listen to it I get chills, the best cover ever for me!
This is hands-down the best version of the song that will ever be sung by anyone. In my opinion, of course...
If Draimans voice singing this cover doesn't give you mad goosebumps then you gotta be dead, one of my all time fave covers , watched him do this on a TV show live and it was perfect and even when he pushes his voice out its so effortlessly done, love disturbeds music but Draimans voice alone is epic
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Not only is this considered one of the best covers of all time, but the singer is also a classically trained singer.
This is what all music reactions should be. Give the song your full attention; don't pause the video in the middle to ruin the flow, and don't talk during the song - wait until the song's over, THEN break it down and analyze it. Well done, guys.
RESPECT. The first time y’all reacted, I was truly embarrassed for you…”people hearing without listening “. This time instead of talking over the video, you listened and absorbed much more of the greatness of this cover. Keep up the entertaining reactions gentlemen.
I think you boys have figured out this song quite well. I appreciate the fact that you took the time to try and dig into the song and find it's meaning without dismissing it just because you didn't understand it the first time. It takes courage to admit when you don't understand something. It takes more courage to research and find understanding. You also did this research together and discussed it until you all had an understanding of the song. I agree that the visuals in this video are amazing, and go hand-in-hand with the song. Thank you for sharing your response to this song. It's nice to see honest people doing honest reaction.
My granddaughter of 8 years old told me her interpretation of the song. She looked up at me with those big brown eyes and said "Grandma, I see, The people on one side of the water have the music, but no instruments and the people on the other side have the instruments but no music. But the boat brings them together because they need to come together to make music in the world." I looked in her big brown eyes and my heart swelled with emotions. In those eyes I seen an innoscence yet a gentle wisdom. To her it was about all of us working together. Whether her understanding is of this song, I don't know but it was beautiful. ❤