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RE: Lost in Thought (by Pixiehunter)
Thank you for your comment. I did have two songs stuck in my head and only had time to listen to just one.
This is my favorite one and playing it now.
Thank you for your comment. I did have two songs stuck in my head and only had time to listen to just one.
This is my favorite one and playing it now.
Cool version of a classic tune by Simon and Garfunkel.
The lyrics are interesting and open to interpretation as all poetry is. To me, its about how we're all caught up in our own lives and don't take the time to listen to others.
The song itself is really inspiring! Because it started to be written in 1963 but didn't become a number 1 hit until 1966. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Silence
It seems that the song was recorded in March 64 for an album but got no airplay. It was originally stripped down without electric guitar or drums. Some time after the album came out and went nowhere, the producer remixed the track and added the guitar and drums, and re-released it at the end of 65. It climbed to number 1 in January 66.
So sometimes things that you think were a failure can become a success if you revisit them again in a different way. :)
One last point about Simon and Garfunkel - They started out as Tom and Jerry in 1957 having a hit with Hey Schoolgirl. They released a few other singles after that, but they went nowhere. It took 9 years for them to be a success with Sounds of Silence in 1966. They are originally from Queens, NYC, just like me. :)
The Sound of Silence
"The Sound of Silence", originally "The Sounds of Silence", is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over several months in 1963 and 1964. A studio audition led to the duo signing a record deal with Columbia Records, and the song was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M..
Released on October 19, 1964, the album was a commercial failure and led to the group disbanding, with Simon returning to England and Art Garfunkel to his studies at Columbia University.