Simon, Garfunkel, Williams
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Paul Simon actually smiled...
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Pretty song.
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I was surprised at how well Williams' voice blended in.
Speaking of Simon and Garfunkel, the acoustic version of Sound of Silence was how they recorded it. The rock-ish background was added later and they were surprised to hear it that way.
Link to videoOn June 15, 1965, following sessions for Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", Wilson retained guitarist Al Gorgoni and drummer Bobby Gregg from the Dylan sessions, adding guitarist Vinnie Bell and bassist Bob Bushnell.[26] The tempo on the original recording was uneven, making it difficult for the musicians to keep the song in time.[23] Engineer Roy Halee employed a heavy echo on the remix, which was a common trait of the Byrds' hits.[23] The single was first provided to college FM rock stations, and a commercial single release followed on September 13, 1965.[22] The lack of consultation with Simon and Garfunkel on the remix was because, although the duo was still contracted to Columbia Records, the duo was no longer a "working entity".[23][27] It was not unusual for producers to add instruments or vocals to previous releases and re-release them as new products.[citation needed]
In the fall of 1965, Simon was in Denmark, performing at small clubs, and picked up a copy of Billboard, as he had routinely done for several years.[22] Upon seeing "The Sound of Silence" in the Billboard Hot 100, he bought a copy of Cashbox and saw the same thing. Several days later, Garfunkel excitedly called Simon to inform him of the single's growing success.[22] A copy of the 7-inch single arrived in the mail the next day, and according to friend Al Stewart, "Paul was horrified when he first heard it ... [when the] rhythm section slowed down at one point so that Paul and Artie's voices could catch up."[24] Garfunkel was far less concerned about the remix, feeling conditioned to the process of trying to create a hit single: "It's interesting, I suppose it might do something, It might sell," he told Wilson.
What's interesting is how Paul Simon's hormony is below Garfunkel's soaring voice.
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Very good harmony between the two.
I think you posted a video about harmony recently.
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