Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | The sound of silence |
| Artist | Simon & Garfunkel |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:05 |
| Dur Grp | 3:00-3:29 |
| Year | 1964 |
| Decade | 1960-1969 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 106 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 105-109 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Ebm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Irregular measure |
| Rec Tag 3 | Without a Bridge |
| Rec Tag 4 | Without a Chorus |
| Rec Tag 5 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | AG |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Hall of Fame Award |
| Awards 2 | National Recording Registry |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 42 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/simongarfunkel/thesoundofsilence.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Paul Simon |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A growing cancer |
| Explanation | ✱ The inability of people to truly communicate is compared to a growth that eats away at society from the inside. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Comm:NonVerbal |
| MTag 2 | Silence |
| MTag 3 | Crisis |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-bVII-bVII-i, bVI-bIII-bIII-bVI-bIII-bIII, bVI-bVi-bIII-i-bIII-bVII-i |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | ❌ |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 4 |
| Chord Fam Prog | i, bIII, bVI, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | No Chorus |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Aeolian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8 |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 53 |
| Spot-Energy | 22 |
| Spot-Valance | 34 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 30-39 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Greatest Hits (Simon & Garfunkel) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/14P09Oir_46Fbp4r4LoTawYEK6m6LC2uc/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 25 (Greatest Hits (Simon & Garfunkel)) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Folk |
| Genre 2 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Folk Rock |