Songs in My Head - The Sound of Silence
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (215266)
United States
January 10, 2026 2:23am CST
It's been a long, long time since I did one of these.
I am hoping to make a convert of some of you with this song. I'm sure you remember The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel? This is The Sound of Silence by the heavy metal band Disturbed. I don't like heavy metal music. Trust me. This song is not heavy metal. It was a crossover hit from the group's Immortalized album released in 2015. It was their highest ranked single on the Billboard Hot 100 at #42.
I'm hoping you will agree that lead singer David Draiman's rendition of this 60s classic fits the lyrics much better. His dark, powerful, angry and emotional delivery gives you goose bumps.
I hope you will listen to the whole track. At 1 minute and 48 seconds you will start to hear a change in Draiman's voice. A heavy metal artist with piercings shouldn't sound like this!!! If you were to watch one of the group's other videos, you wouldn't believe that Draiman is the same guy!!!
The 4-piece band was founded in 1994 and consists of Draiman as lead singer, Dan Donegan on guitar, Mike Wengren on drums and John Moyer on bass. They have sold over 17 million records worldwide, have 2 Grammy nominations and singles from all of their 8 albums reached the top 10 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
I watched 5 YouTube videos in which vocal coaches, an opera singer, etc. listened and watched the music video or a live performance for the first time...they were all blown away. Quotes: "...wasn't the sound I was expecting", "The first 1 minute and 48 seconds is leading up to something big" and "My first listen left me breathless".
I hope you will enjoy the music video below; and I hope that some of you will have a new favorite version of The Sound of Silence. Thanks to cousin #2 for turning me on to this awesome song.
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons - David Draiman
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17 responses
@Laurakemunto (13791)
• Kenya
10 Jan
Sounds like a good price that am missing I'll listen to it
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@LindaOHio (215266)
• United States
10 Jan
You're very welcome. I think it's amazing.
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@luisadannointed (10125)
• Philippines
10 Jan
Nope, never heard of it, but I am glad to see how you look so inspired to write something cool today because of that song.
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@luisadannointed (10125)
• Philippines
12 Jan
@LindaOHio Nope, I did not listen to it because I can't play youtube, because of my limited mobile data. Sorry.
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@LindaOHio (215266)
• United States
11 Jan
Thank you for taking the time to listen to it.
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@FourWalls (83510)
• United States
10 Jan
That is a stinking AMAZING version of that song. Absolutely not what you’d expect, and it drives the lyrics home.
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@LindaOHio (215266)
• United States
11 Jan
Yes. I'm totally in love with this song and Draiman. I listened to 30 "best" songs of the group on YouTube. Only cared for a couple. Too much head banging for my taste.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (87063)
• Rupert, Idaho
11 Jan
I have heard their version of the song and liked it... never cared for the original though...but Disturbed's version is really good.
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@LindaOHio (215266)
• United States
11 Jan
I'm glad you like it. I listened to 30 of their best hits. There were only a couple I really cared for. Too much head banging music for me.
@MommyOfEli2013 (87063)
• Rupert, Idaho
12 Jan
@LindaOHio Not a fan of their music really either...but this one was different.
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@GardenGerty (167950)
• United States
10 Jan
It is a dramatic rendering and very good, but I am not a convert. Possibly because the original is tied to many personal memories. I do think that the 'sound of silence' continues to grow with our preoccupation with screens and lack of compassion and empathy.
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@celticeagle (186221)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Jan
A good rendition indeed. Haven't heard this one before. It does reach a good place.
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@velvet53 (24420)
• Palisade, Colorado
11 Jan
@LindaOHio You are welcome. I will be listening to it more.
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@LindaOHio (215266)
• United States
11 Jan
It's rare that a song has such an impact on me; and it's also rare that I like a cover better than the original. Thank you for taking the time to listen to it.
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@RasmaSandra (94870)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jan
It's a very good version of the song but my favorite is still Simon and Garfunkel.
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@LindaOHio (215266)
• United States
11 Jan
Thank you for taking the time to listen.
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@Fleura (34240)
• United Kingdom
10 Jan
@LindaOHio Actually, having looked at some of their other videos, I rather like some of their other stuff too, thanks for the introduction!
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@LindaOHio (215266)
• United States
11 Jan
@Fleura You're welcome. I listened to 30 videos of their best hits. I only found a couple that I liked. I'm not a heavy metal fan. I'm glad you liked some of their other music.
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@JESSY3236 (21673)
• United States
13 Jan
I can't listen to this song because it does get in my head. I do love this version.
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@LindaOHio (215266)
• United States
14 Jan
I've been humming it to myself for days. I can't get it out of my head either. I'm glad you like it.
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@dgobucks226 (37447)
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10 Jan
Different... He gives a nice emotional performance of a classic tune.
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@LindaOHio (215266)
• United States
11 Jan
Thank you for taking the time to listen to it.
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@bluerodeo (2)
• United States
10 Jan
I liked the original version when I heard it. The harmonies of Simon and Garfunkel always had a catchiness. Hearing Disturbed perform it perked up my ears in a good way. Not bad for a cover song. I give it high marks.
