We’ve already looked into the original version as this song, as put out by Simon & Garfunkel during the 1960s. And lyrically The Bangles only made a few, in the grand scheme of things insignificant...
Referencing seasons to point to different dispositions or what have you is amongst the most-effective metaphors that songwriters sometimes lean on. And in the case of “A Hazy Shade of Winter” that’s exactly what Paul...
“The Sound of Silence” is a song we’ve already analyzed awhile back, that being Simon & Garfunkel’s original. And considering that the lyrics to Disturbed’s cover are the same, readers are advised to peep said...
“America” is a song partially inspired by Paul Simon’s relationship with a lady named Kathy Chitty, a union we will get a bit more into later. Or more precisely in relation to this track, the...
The title of this song is a metaphor, which the singer is applying to himself. He is saying that he will be “like a bridge over troubled water”, and he is making this statement to...
First off it should be noted that “the sound of silence” is not a good thing. Rather it is indicative of people being unable to effectively communicate with each other, particularly on an emotional level. Yet...
As the title suggests, this is actually two songs crosscut as one. The first is “Scarborough Fair”, derived from an old English folk song about the titular event. The second is “Canticle”, which is actually based...
The lyrics of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Boxer” detail the story of two individuals who may actually be one in the same within the overall context of the track. The first is the narrator who...
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