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The plan: a cover version of “The Sound Of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel, but
arranged like “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, i.e. piano as the main instrument
and a grand finale with a classical orchestra.

The problem: When about 50% of the song was finished, I heard a cover version of the song on the radio,
by the band “Disturbed”, and they did exactly what I had in mind, even if they avoided vocal harmonies.
And their version is brilliant.
I didn't want to do a copy of the “Disturbed” version (if I wanted to do that, I would do a copy of
of Simon & Garfunkel), but I couldn't find a style that suited the song that hadn't been used umpteen
times before.

The solution: the other day it occurred to me that I have developed my own style over the last 2 years.
Not a good style, but, hey, it's MY style.
All mine!

My apologies to Mr. Simon (and to a lesser extent, Mr. Garfunkel) for the abuse of an otherwise brilliant song.
Enjoy what was originally a great song, written by a great songwriter.

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Vocals: Goldmania Bella


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B.D.,

Everything about this is absolutely great. I have always loved this song and I love your version.

Bob

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An excellent production. Impressive vocals and great arrangement.


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B.D.,

Everything about this is absolutely great. I have always loved this song and I love your version.

Bob
Thank you, Bob, for listening and for your encouraging feedback.
With covers, I'm always a bit unsure whether I'm doing the song justice or destroying it. blush


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An excellent production. Impressive vocals and great arrangement.
Thank you for listening and your positive feedback, AudioTrack.
Much appreciated!


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Excellent listening. I appreciate that you included the technical information in the initial post above.


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B.D., nicely done. Hard to take on such a distinctive classic and add something interesting. But I really like the arrangement and tasteful updates to this classic. I also like that you kept the essence of Paul's harmony lines, which to me are as lovely as Art's lead vocals. Anyway...enjoyed it!


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Excellent listening. I appreciate that you included the technical information in the initial post above.
Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment, Jim.
I think if I'm shamelessly promoting a song made (mostly) with BIAB, it's only fair to share that information, pretty much like over in the Showcase forum.


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Originally Posted by DC Ron
B.D., nicely done. Hard to take on such a distinctive classic and add something interesting. But I really like the arrangement and tasteful updates to this classic. I also like that you kept the essence of Paul's harmony lines, which to me are as lovely as Art's lead vocals. Anyway...enjoyed it!
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As much as I like Art's angelic voice, Paul's harmony is what makes this song special.
Ever since I first heard this song, I've always been singing along to the harmonies, never to the main melody.


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Originally Posted by B.D.Thomas
Ever since I first heard this song, I've always been singing along to the harmonies, never to the main melody.

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Nicely done.
A good listen.

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Nicely done.
A good listen.
Thanks a lot for listenig and your comment, Floyd.
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Good version..... I like the groove in the rocking parts.

2 nits, if you will....the one word "planted" sounds a bit unnatural. And the vocals overall, have a distortion that has removed the crispness from the high end. Almost like a tad too much saturation on the vocals.

Giving the vox more top end air would really open up the mix and give it a feeling of space.

Really good work overall.


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