The Sound of Silence

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lyricist:Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963 until 1964)
composer:Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963 until 1963-11)
publisher:J. Michel KG (publisher)
MDW (publisher)
Mother Culture Publishing
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher)
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Paul Simon Music (in 1964, in 1992)
Magic Arts Publishing (in 2000)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/623 [info]
Songfacts:http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=796 [info]
Wikidata:Q922139 [info]
referred to in medleys:More Stars (12″ mix) (12″ mix, duration: ~11:56 on vinyl, ~11:38 on cd)
Sound of Silence × 冷戰 (order: 1)
later parody versions:Sounds of Kuva Farming
The Power of Science
The Sound of Chickens
The Sound of Sirens
The Sounds of Silas
later translated versions:｢卒業｣～サウンド・オブ・サイレンス
Chanson d’innocence (The Sound of Silence)
El sonido del silencio
En ton av tystnad
Het geluid van stilte
La tua immagine
La Voix du silence (The Sound of Silence)
Los sonidos del silencio
Raum des Schweigens
צלילי השקט
is the basis for:All Delighted People

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1964-03-10The Sound of Silence (original acoustic version, stereo mix)Simon & Garfunkel3:07
1964-03-10The Sounds of Silence (original acoustic version, mono mix)Simon & Garfunkel3:08
1964-03-10 – 1965-06-15The Sound of Silence (overdubbed remix 1965)Simon & Garfunkel3:06
1965-06The Sound of Silence (original mono mix)Paul Simon3:09
1966-10-21The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel4:00
1966The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel5:13
1967-06-16Sound of Silence (live, 1967-06-1x: Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey County Fairground, Monterey, CA, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel4:14
1967-06-16Sound of Silence (live, 1967-06-16: Monterey Pop Festival, CA, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:17
1967-06-16Sounds of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel4:16
1967-06-16The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel?:??
1967-06-16The Sound of Silence (live, 1967-06-16: Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey County Fairground, Monterey, CA, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:18
1967The Sound of Silence (live, 1967-01-22: Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, NY, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:25
1968-06-27The Sound of SilencecoverCarmen McRae3:03
1968-08-23The Sound of Silence (live, 1968-08-23: Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:26
1968The Sound of Silence (live, 1968: Los Angeles, CA, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:27
1969-02-13The Sound of Silencecover and instrumentalBarney Kessel7:39
1969-11-08The Sound of Silence (Live, 1969-11-08: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:52
1969-11-11The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel?:??
1969-11-11The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel4:44
1970The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel5:36
1970The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel3:40
1972Sound of SilencecoverStelvio Cipriani e la sua orchestra?:??
1981-09-19The Sound of Silence (live, 1981-09-19: Central Park, New York, NY, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel5:40
1981-09-19The Sound of Silence (live, 1981-09-19: Central Park, New York, NY, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:59
1991-08-15The Sound of Silence (live, 1991-08-15: Central Park, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA)livePaul Simon5:45
1996-03The Sounds of SilenceinstrumentalJoe Locke8:24
1999-06-07The Sound of Silence (live, 1999-06-07: McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, United States)liveBob Dylan & Paul Simon6:10
1999-06-13The Sound of Silence (live, 1999-06-13: Gorge Amphitheater, Columbia River Gorge, WA, USA)livePaul Simon & Bob Dylan?:??
1999-06-18The Sound of Silence (live, 1999-06-18: Concord Pavillion, Concord, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan & Paul Simon?:??
1999-06Sonidos del silenciocover and instrumentalKarumanta3:26
1999-07-14The Sound of Silence (1999-07-14: All-Tel Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC, USA)liveBob Dylan feat. Paul Simon7:49
2000-07The Sound of SilencecoverNevermore5:14
2003-12-20The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel5:10
2003-12The Sound of Silence (live, 2003-12: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel5:03
2008-10-31The Sound of Silence (live, 2008-10-31: Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH, USA)cover and liveThe Smashing Pumpkins9:31
2008-11-04The Sound of Silence (live, 2008-11-04: Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada)cover and liveSmashing Pumpkins9:27
2008-11-08The Sound of Silence (live, 2008-11-08: Event Center, Borgata Resort Spa and Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, USA)liveThe Smashing Pumpkins5:13
2008-11-19The Sound of Silence (live, 2008-11-19: Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA)cover and liveThe Smashing Pumpkins5:18
2010-07-15Sounds of Silence (live, 2010-07-15: The Blue Loon, Fairbanks, AK, USA)cover and liveBrandi Carlile3:48
2011-06-06The Sound of Silence (live, 2011-06-06: Webster Hall, New York City, NY, USA)livePaul Simon4:34
2011-06-06The Sound Of SilencelivePaul Simon?:??
2012-07-15The Sound of Silence (live, 2012-07-15: Hyde Park, London, UK)livePaul Simon4:24
2014-03-23Sound of Silence × 冷戰 (live; 2014-03-23: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong)cover, live and medleyC AllStar5:30
2014-05-10The Sound of SilenceChildren's Chorus of Washington4:56
2014-11The Sound of Silencecover and liveSeven Years3:10
2016-03-28The Sound of Silence (live, 2016-03-28: CONAN, Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, CA, USA)cover and liveDisturbed4:13
2016-08-15The Sound of Silence (live, 2016-08-15: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA)cover and liveDisturbed4:20
70’s Medley: The Sound of Silence / Wind Flowers / California Dreamin’ / Devoted to You / Cryin’ in the Rain / Teach Your Children / He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brothercover and medley溫拿樂隊10:22
Abraham, Martin and John/The Sound of MusicmedleySan Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus?:??
El sonido del silenciocover and instrumentalFlautas Mágicas Band3:40
El Sonido Del Silenciocover and instrumentalChopkjas?:??
Het geluid der stilte (Sound of Silence)coverLize Marke3:05
Los sonidos del silenciocoverSergio Denis3:16
Medallion Avenue Collage: Sounds of Silence / Scarborough Fair / Canticlecover and medleyRichard Christensen3:46
Power of Science ParodycoverKoebi Faumui3:10
Sound of Clownscoveraberrantkenosis2:56
Sound of SilencecoverAlan Caddy Orchestra & Singers?:??
Sound of SilencecoverMiss B. Haven3:35
Sound of SilencecoverSusan Wong3:00
Sound of SilencecoverThe Del-Lords3:23
Sound of SilencecoverThe Bates2:41
Sound of Silencecover and instrumentalPaul Mauriat3:04
Sound of Silence (live, Spacebomb Studios)liveNatalie Prass2:50
Sound of SilencecoverThe Hobbit?:??
Sound of SilencecoverAudioFeels3:44
Sound of SilencecoverNick & Simon3:28
Sound of SilencecoverTrinity FM4:57
Sound of Silencecover and liveNick & Simon?:??
Sound of SilencecoverThe Escape2:59
Sound of SilencecoverLuke Sital‐Singh3:29
Sound of SilencecoverRudy Grant4:08
Sound of SilencecoverPoint Valid with Catherine Asaro3:35
Sound of SilencecoverAnia4:48
Sound of Silencecover and instrumentalWayra4:31
Sound of SilencecoverBobaflex3:09
Sound of SilencecoverDi Scherling3:30
Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel3:18
Sound of SilencecoverEnrico Ciacci?:??
Sound of SilencecoverAtrocity3:53
Sound of SilenceinstrumentalAdrian Kerr3:02
Sound of SilenceSimon & Garfunkel?:??
Sound of SilencecoverThe Carnabees3:02
Sound of SilencecoverTracy Huang3:37
Sound of SilencecoverRua4:34
Sound of SilenceSimon & Garfunkel3:08
Sound Of SilencecoverPop Classic Workshop2:22
Sound of Silence (Rhumba 27)instrumentalThe Columbia Ballroom Orchestra3:21
Sounds of SilencecoverThe Cockspur Steel Orchestra4:50
Sounds of Silencecover and instrumentalDiógenes L. Oliveira2:04
Sounds of SilencecoverDark Orange5:27
Sounds of Silencecover[unknown]?:??
Sounds of Silencecover and instrumental[unknown]2:35
Sounds of SilencecoverThe Bachelors2:51
Sounds of SilencecoverRyan & Rachel O’Donnell3:17
Sounds of SilencecoverImaginary Sound Project3:31
Sounds of Silencecover and instrumentalGeorges Schmitt3:50
Sounds of SilencecoverGershon Kingsley4:36
Sounds of SilencecoverThe Dickies1:41
Sounds of SilencecoverRay Conniff3:04
Sounds of Silencecover and liveThe Move3:28
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