The post Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” Takes Us Inside The Graduate appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Benjamin Braddock is staring down the barrel of his future — and he’s terrified ...

Simon & Garfunkel were one of the most influential folk rock duos of the 1960s, known for their poetic lyrics and harmonious melodies. Comprising Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, their music has left an ...

Billboard reports that the track makes its debut at No. 6 on their Hot Rock Songs chart, as well as No. 2 on the Streaming Rock Songs chart thanks to 5,000 downloads -- a 46 percent increase from its ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Simon And ...

It was a perfect statement of the folk-rock sound, incorporating the truth and soul of the folk world with the amplification and style of the post-Beatles music world. Simon & Garfunkel quickly became ...

which was written amid the turmoil following President John F. Kennedy's assassination, will join Chubby Checker's 1960s dance hit as two of 25 recordings selected for preservation at the These are ...

When I returned from home in the middle of November I brought with me a copy of the record. I showed it to a couple of people. “Simon and Garfunkel?” they said. “Are you kidding?” “It’s number one in ...

SIMON and Garfunkel were right – you really can hear the sound of silence. Philosophers have spent centuries debating whether the noise of nothingness exists, and scientists have finally settled the ...

Ironic juxtaposition in cover songs has a storied tradition in the world of music. You’ve got your white guys doing soft rock takes on gangsta rap songs. You’ve got your punk covers of pop songs. Now, ...

A viral social media post about Art Garfunkel's lifelong friendship with Sandy Greenberg was a generally accurate retelling of their history. They were college roommates, Garfunkel referred to himself ...

In the first part of this interview series with Art Garfunkel, the great singer/songwriter gave us perspective on the recent passing of his long-time friend and mentor, Mike Nichols. Nichols had ...

Simon and Garfunkel’s song “The Sound of Silence” rose to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January of 1966, even reaching No. 1 at the time. That’s more than 50 years ago, if that math wasn’t ...