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  1. 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. In 1965, the song began to attract airplay at radio stations in Boston, Massachusetts, and throughout Florida. The growing airplay led Tom Wilson, the song's producer, to remix the track, overdubbing electric instruments and drums. Simon & Garfunkel were not informed of the song's remix until after its release. The single was released in September 1965. The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending January 1, 1966, leading the duo to reunite and hastily record their second album, which Columbia titled Sounds of Silence in an attempt to capitalize on the song's success. The song was a top-ten hit in multiple countries worldwide, among them Australia, Austria, West Germany, Japan and the Netherlands. Generally considered a classic folk rock song, the song was added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" in 2012 along with the rest of the Sounds of Silence album.

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  1. sound of silence

    The sound of silence is a moment in time that is void of noise, talking, singing or any other entity.


    Submitted by anonymous on January 3, 2021  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sound of silence in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sound of silence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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  1. The Refined Poet:

    Thundering in my head; the sound of silence overwhelms.

  2. King Jehovah Hohenzollern:

    The sound of silence is muted and unheard, music is quite the opposite.

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