The Sound Of Silence

@marlina (154165)
Canada
April 10, 2016 3:05pm CST
I was wondering if anyone here remembers that song with Simon & Garfunkel titled " The Sound Of Silence"? The first time I heard that song I felt in love with it right away. It was in the year 1971 and I was in Toronto in a pizza place with my then boy friend. Someone got up and put some money in the jukebox and then I heard it. I was so enthused about it that I ask my boy friend to put more money so I could hear it again. That Christmas day, one of my girl friend gave me a record of it. Needless to say that I was overjoyed. Oh and by the way, this boy friend is not the man that I married a few years later.
Lyrics: Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision th...
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@just4him (306725)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Apr 16
I love that song. One Christmas I asked as usual for an Elvis album, but my brother, who chose my name got me the Graduate, with this song on it. I might not have been too happy with the album, but I LOVE this song and yes, could listen to this by the hour.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
So glad that you did enjoy it.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
11 Apr 16
@just4him I know that you are having a tough few days right now and I am glad the music helped you a bit.
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@just4him (306725)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Apr 16
@marlina I did. It was great for my day.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
10 Apr 16
An excellent mood song, thank you!
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
Yes, I have to agree with you.
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• United States
10 Apr 16
I have heard this song and it is treasured by me for many reasons my friend. I am glad to know you met the man of your dreams.
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• United States
10 Apr 16
@marlina Fantastic you are blessed Marlina
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
Yes, my husband is the man of my dreams.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
@TiarasOceanView Blessed with my husband and our 2 great sons.
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@Juliaacv (48504)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
I too, enjoy that song, but I cannot remember the first time that I heard it like you can.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
I have no idea why I remember that first time.
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@msiduri (5687)
• United States
10 Apr 16
I've loved that song for quite a while, though I can't tell you the first time I heard it.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
I don't know why I remember that particular time.
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@rhymeblue (130)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
I love this song too! There was a time that I even tried to learn to play this on guitar.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
11 Apr 16
@rhymeblue I guess you don't play guitar anymore.
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
Did you succeed in playing it on your guitar?
• Philippines
11 Apr 16
@marlina it was so hard to learn, lol. I was just starting to learn the guitar then, and I gave up on learning the song. I was just so eager to play all my favorite songs but I did not succeed with The Sound of Silence. I just contend myself listening to the song. The Boxer is likewise a great song
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@vandana7 (98900)
• India
10 Apr 16
I can't listen to it right now for sure. But tomorrow morning I will listen to it. Your tastes in music appeal to me too...so you can bet I will be listening to this one tomorrow morning.
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@vandana7 (98900)
• India
11 Apr 16
@marlina ... Yeah I heard it...yes, it is beautiful. garymarsh6 has uploaded a nice piece and Mike has uploaded one too. Classical stuff. myLot is great. :)
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
I am persuaded that you will love it.
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@quantum2020 (12040)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
11 Apr 16
The Sounds of Silence was a hit song in my region and still is. MAny people like it!
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
11 Apr 16
Glad that so many people love that song.
@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
11 Apr 16
I love this song as well although I don't recall where I was when I first heard it.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
11 Apr 16
@marlina It is good you have such a memory. I suspect I heard it on Top-Of-The-Pops, the BBC TV show that played the chart music from that era, either that or the radio when I was young.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
11 Apr 16
@pgiblett I wish I had such a good memory for more important things.
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
11 Apr 16
Every time I hear that song I think about that night in that pizzeria in Toronto.
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@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
10 Apr 16
That's a wonderful song
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
I love it.
• Vancouver, Washington
13 Apr 16
@marlina It brings back so many memories
• Vancouver, Washington
14 Apr 16
@marlina Those are very precious
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@akalinus (40549)
• United States
11 Apr 16
I remember the song well. It was in the movie "The Graduate" and another movie. Sometimes, silence is a tremendous roar.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
12 Apr 16
"The Graduate" was a good movie.
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• United States
15 Apr 16
I do remember that song and liked it a lot. I liked a lot of their songs. I remember seeing the movie The Graduate and their "Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson" song.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
15 Apr 16
I like the Mrs. Robinson" song also.
@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
11 Apr 16
I love Simon and Garfunkel, and this is one of my favourite songs from their vast recording history. Thanks for the memory!
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
11 Apr 16
Glad that I brought back some good memories for you.
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• Canada
18 Apr 16
grew up listening to Simon & Garfunkel along with other great classics and legends. My dad is of that era so i picked up on his appreciation of music. :) my favorite song by them is Cecilia, my now all grown up little cousin , i can still see her at 4 years old singing and giggling and dancing to that song in the kitchen. lol the one thing i love about songs and music in general is how powerful it is.,like a time machine almost ... with some of the memories those melodies are able to retrieve and recall
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
18 Apr 16
You are so right, music is so powerful.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
18 Apr 16
@MRS_Taylor Must be my favorite language to as I love to listen to music.
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• Canada
18 Apr 16
@marlina it's my favorite Language
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@dodo19 (47110)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
11 Apr 16
I've never heard of the song. I may just listen to it, and see.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
11 Apr 16
Probably not your tastes, this was a long time ago.
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@Teep11 (7674)
• United States
10 Apr 16
I'm not familiar with the song. You went back to the 70's here. Music is a gift to us. The "Sound of Silence" is a delightful thing.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
Actually the video says 1964.
• United States
11 Apr 16
That's probably the only song of theirs that I liked.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
11 Apr 16
Glad that you liked that one.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
11 Apr 16
it is a lovely song
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
11 Apr 16
I agree.
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@Elizaby (6901)
• Pensacola, Florida
10 Apr 16
I remember that song from my high school days when it came out and singing a choral rendition in Chorus my senior year
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
That makes you younger than I.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
11 Apr 16
It's one of Simon and Garfunkel best songs ever.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
11 Apr 16
The sound of silence is my #1 from them.
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