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Episode 135: “The Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The Sound of Silence

It seemed like paul simon was on his way to becoming a respected, mid level figure on the british folk scene. But then something happened that changed everything. The sound of silence was released as an electric fok vox single. It had comeout just at the point that the folk boom had imploded.

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