Talk:The Sound of Silence

message: Is there any reason why this article shouldn't contain the entire lyrics for this song?--User:Gravinos 02:31, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Unless there is any objection, I'm going to add the full lyrics of the song to this article. I will wait one week for any objections to my proposal before carrying it out. If no one voices their objections on this page, I will take it as a sign that there are none. --User:Gravinos 02:31, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That would be copyright violation; there is already an external link to the lyrics. The lyrics already on the page might be too much already, I am not sure. BryanOU 22:45, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs#Lyrics_and_music_videos states that we shouldn't put lyrics on the main pages, as they are most likely copyrighted already.  I think we'd have to show that they aren't copyrighted in order to actually post them. Banaticus 04:18, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Well I'm glad they're there. Leave them. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.122.208.51 (talk) 15:19, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

text: I've removed the lyrics for the aforementioned copyright reasons. If people really want to find them, they're out there, and it's a clear copyright violation. El Zoof 04:27, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Full Lyrics? 

message: It's "Sounds" not "Sound" Zazaban 05:02, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, it is "Sound", and this controversy should be noted in the article. 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)
replies: text: To confirm this, yes, the song is "The Sound of Silence," but this fact was not acertained with certainty until the 1990s. I want to say that it was when the Old Friends box set came out. I'll have to dig out my copy of the box set, but I remember the essay in that box said that a lot of research, going back to the original copyright registration, handwritten lyrics and the like, was involved in determining the song's true title. Even on Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., the song was listed as "The Sounds of Silence" with an S, and the 45, the later LP of the same name, the Greatest Hits album and even Live Rhymin' had it with an S. I don't advocate changing the name of the page, but I'd think there needs to be a redirect reflecting that most people know the song (incorrectly) as "The Sounds of Silence". Cheemo 04:34, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title is wrong. 

message: From the first paragraph:
It was written by Paul Simon in the aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. 
From History section:
This song, contrary to all popular belief, was not written by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Like many other Simon and Garfunkel songs, it was written by a man under contract with them who would ask for his time to be witheld.
These two bits of information can't both be right.  WHICH ONE is right?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wendingwanderer (talk • contribs) 00:51, August 26, 2007 (UTC) 
:Of courser it's by Simon, that other bit is just a fluke.. /Strausszek (talk) 03:46, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Problem with authorship of song

message: This article states in the opening section that the song reached #1 on New Years Day 1966 (Jan 1, 1966). Later in the article, it states that it reached Number One on US charts late 1965, and early 1966, causing them to reunite. It then states that their next album 'Sound of Silence' was hastily recorded Dec 1965 - Jan 1966. How could they do this without being back together which didn't happen until at least 1966? Donnyj (talk) 22:55, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistencies 

message: Burton C. Bells side project, Ascension of the Watchers, covered the song on their CD Numinosum  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.91.144.11 (talk) 12:03, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Another Cover 

message: Somehow this song made it onto Blenders 50 worst songs of all time. I'm not sure if this should be included in the article because it seems like a joke because a few other well received songs are on that list as well like The End by The Doors, but i'm still unsure weather or not to include it in the article.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mjosephs (talk • contribs) 00:09, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blender's worst songs 

message: Point Valid and Catherine Asaro also released a copy of this song on their album/soundtrack Diamond Star.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.101.59.38 (talk) 06:01, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cover 

message: VERVE yellow promo dj copy 45 vinyl has John Lennon Paul Mccarthy Beatles Lady Madonna on one side and Paul SIMON Sound of Silence on other side. 45 rpm vinyl record in procession . Tmmassari (talk) 20:33, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Paul Simon Sound of silence rare beatle PROMO RECORD dj copy 

message: The article names the Bob Dylan band members who added the electric instruments and drums to the original acoustic recording. But the cited references do not support the information, and footnote 8 specifically names a different drummer and an additional guitarist. Please clarify.
˜˜˜˜  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.167.92.175 (talk) 07:19, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I've corrected it. - SummerPhD (talk) 13:12, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  There are two conflicting lists of musicians in this page: in the first paragraph it has Al Gorgoni, Bob Bushnell and Bobby Gregg on guitar/bass/drums, but further down it lists Gorgoni and Vinnie Bell on guitars, Joe Mack on bass and Buddy Salzman on drums. They can't both be correct; which is it? Shalom S. (talk) 16:35, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference conflicts with article information 

message: Anyone want to help me form a list of all its appearance in media?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.82.187.1 (talk) 09:26, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Please read Wikipedia:In_popular_culture#Good_and_bad_popular_culture_references first. - SummerPhD (talk) 22:42, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Legacy/Presence in other Media

message: This song was always discussed as echoes of a bleak technological wasteland. Here we are living the lyrics. People too busy with their devices to look up.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.167.238.81 (talk) 07:20, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Please limit discussion on article talk pages to efforts to improve the article. Thanks. - SummerPhD (talk) 21:40, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mass Texting/MP3s Foretold 

message: rocksteady cover by THE GAYLADS 1967 prod. by C. S. DODD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coxsone_Dodd
I can't link a youtube video but you can easy find it  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.147.119.176 (talk) 17:55, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  another cover 

message: Los sonidos del silencio...  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.225.70.219 (talk) 17:08, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Sergio Denis (old and popular spanish cover)

message: Need to update Disturbed chart rank with its continued climb.2602:30A:C016:A3A0:6526:6EEE:1B3A:1F03 (talk) 08:47, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disturbed needs update 

message: Quote from the article:
"Garfunkel once summed up the song's meaning as 'the inability of people to communicate with each other, not particularly internationally but especially emotionally, so what you see around you are people unable to love each other.'"
First, the word "internationally" makes no sense in this context. I believe Paul Simon actually explained the meaning of the song. See this Youtube video
Evan Canady (talk) 03:29, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right. I watched the YouTube video and the word is "intellectually", not "internationally", which makes much more sense. This might have been misheard and misquoted because there is a short burst of microphone noise. [CJL, Wikipedia user, UK] 109.147.47.68 (talk) 12:55, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Song Meaning Misquote 

message: Either it's  D# minor or  D natural minor. Kortoso  (talk) 21:39, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Minor_scale#Natural_minor_scale - not natural as in "D natural".  (But as this is the usual meaning of "D minor" as a key, 'natural' could probably be omitted.)  TSP (talk) 00:08, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:   D# natural minor? 

message: The article notes that the song is in D♯ minor - however, live, Simon and Garfunkel have sung it keys including D () and E ().  Unfortunately I don't think a reliable source has ever remarked on this - but keep an eye out in case one ever does and we can put it in the article! TSP (talk) 00:36, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Key 

message: This Wiki page is all about the mixed CBS version Sound of Silence, not the original song, this page need updates badly, the covered version gets all the attention this way!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.80.157.6 (talk) 10:30, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the page has a good balance on the two S&G versions (the remix is MUCH more notable than the original).  I don't quite understand what you consider "the covered version."  That said, I think the Disturbed version is getting a bit more space than it might.  I have never heard it or anything about it outside this page - but that may just be my "bubble." --John (User:Jwy/talk) 17:57, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: From my perspective, the Disturbed cover was literally inescapable for months or even years. I can't stand it, but it definitely made a big dent. Jules TH 16 (talk) 17:04, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Original version 

message: The most ubiquitous usage of this song is in memes. Why is there absolutely no mention of this? Taric25 (talk) 12:43, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Can you provide a reliable source documenting the notability of this? TSP (talk) 13:22, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

text: I've recently added a reliable source, The Independent, which mentions this to some extent. It's included in the popular culture section now. Coalah (talk) 19:13, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meme status 

message: Errors are visible in the text. -Inowen (nlfte) 06:40, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remix section 

message: Can maybe someone add soundtrack to this song article? I mean, if there aren't any copyrights. -Undiine55 (talk) 21:28, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Soundtrack of this song 

message: This article overall has a good structure, but some of the points in the article may need to be cleaned up a bit. It’s already been made clear that the article is weak with citations, but the opening paragraphs and the Other Cover Versions section need some serious work. Not only are they insufficiently cited, but both of them seem to be overstretched. I would suggest moving some of the opening information down to the body of the article and either cleaning up Other Cover Versions or removing it entirely. If these things were fixed I feel that this could be a high quality article. AlexhendersonSCC (talk) 23:40, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Problem areas in the article 

message: Way back this page had a comprehensive listing of covers that were removed by an ip edit at some point. Some of the tracks on the list feel much more relevant that what is currently in the section. I'll re-add them to the The Sound of Silence#Other cover versions section unless there are any objections. -- Hairmare (talk) 00:54, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  "lost" covers 

message: What do fellow editors make of these news articles and memoir from last summer? 
*  
If the story and source are reliable, presumably that info should be included.
What more corroboration does this need?
* See also Sanford Greenberg which corroborates his friendship with Art Garfunkel.
Also, is the published memoir reliable?
*    Simon Grant (talk) 17:48, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origins 

message: El Cóndor Pasa 78.55.235.141 (talk) 18:14, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Original music