‘The Sound Of Silence’ — Simon & Garfunkel
In the rankings published on the Ranker website, “The Sound of Silence” came in at number eight. When Simon & Garfunkel published their debut album, “Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.,” they included the song “Feeling Groovy” on the tracklist since it was one of their favorites. It peaked at the top of the charts in Austria, Australia, the Netherlands, West Germany, and Japan in January 1966. According to Paul Simon, who spoke to NPR about the song’s key being “the simplicity of the melody and the lyrics, which represent adolescent alienation,” he was talking to its first verse. The second stanza of the song tells a completely different narrative than the first.
The Sound Of Silence
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