The Sound of Silence. "The Sound of Silence" is the song that propelled the 1960s folk music duo Simon & Garfunkel to popularity. It was written in February 1964 by Paul Simon in the aftermath of the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. An initial version preferred by the band was remixed and sweetened, and has become known as "quintessential folk rock release". In the U.S., it was the duo's second most popular hit after "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The song features Simon on acoustic guitar and both singing. It was originally recorded as an acoustic piece for their first album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. in 1964 but on the initiative of the record company's producer, Tom Wilson, it was later overdubbed with drums, electric bass and electric guitar, all without the knowledge or participation of Simon & Garfunkel and rereleased as a single in September 1965. The single reached number one on New Year's Day 1966 and was included in the 1966 album Sounds of Silence. Hello darkness, my old friend, that voices never shared, I've come with talk with you again And no one dared Because a vision softly creeping, To stir the sound of silence left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in Fool, said I, you do not know, my brain, Silence, like a cancer, still remains Grows hear my words and I might Within the sound of silence teach you, take my arms then I might reach you In restless dreams I walked alone, But my words, narrow streets of cobblestone Like silent raindrops fell, Neath the halo of a streetlamp, And echoed in the wells of silence I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the And the people bowed and prayed flash of a neon light, To the neon god they'd made Split the night And the sign flashed its warning And touched the sound of silence In the words that it was forming And the sign said the words of the And in the naked light I saw, prophets ten thousand people, maybe more Are written on the subway walls People talking without speaking, And tenement halls, people hearing without listening And whispered in the sounds of People writing songs silence Bilingüal Proyect. Music Department. I.E.S. López-Neyra. .