New Members Added: 85/1000 Skip to content Try Ads-Free Fark It's Not News, It's Fark How To FarkLog In | Sign Up » Forgot password? Turn on javascript (or enable it for Fark) for a better user experience. If you can read this, either the style sheet didn't load or you have an older browser that doesn't support style sheets. Try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page. Discussion Entertainment Why Boomers just can't stop listening to Disturbed's "The Sound of Silence." Because they forget they just heard it right after it ends? (slate.com) More: Interesting, Rock music, United States, The Sound of Silence, Record chart, Music, Billboard Hot 100, David Draiman, History 422 clicks;posted toMain »on 26 Apr 2025 at5:20 PM(48 minutes ago) | Favorite | Watch | share: Copy Link 52 Comments Enable JavaScript for Fark in order to vote for entries. Log in (at the top of the page) to enable voting. View Voting Results:SmartestandFunniest | Show all (13) Funniest 6 hours ago I have never chosen to listen to that version. jars.traptone (13) Funniest 6 hours ago IamRat: I have never chosen to listen to that version. Out of all the things I've heard Disturbed do, this was the least obnoxious IMO. I don't listen to them, or anything even adjacent to them, but would be lying if I said I hated the cover. TelemonianAjax (7) Funniest 6 hours ago jars.traptone: IamRat: I have never chosen to listen to that version. Out of all the things I've heard Disturbed do, this was the least obnoxious IMO. I don't listen to them, or anything even adjacent to them, but would be lying if I said I hated the cover. I enjoyed it well enough till the 'angry at my dad' singing voice kicked in. That's just not my bag. jars.traptone (2) Funniest 6 hours ago TelemonianAjax: jars.traptone: IamRat: I have never chosen to listen to that version. Out of all the things I've heard Disturbed do, this was the least obnoxious IMO. I don't listen to them, or anything even adjacent to them, but would be lying if I said I hated the cover. I enjoyed it well enough till the 'angry at my dad' singing voice kicked in. That's just not my bag. Ah, did he do that? I only listened to it once, like right after it was released, and I remember not hating it. But that's about it. May the merciful fog of age someday take the rest of the Disturbed from my memory. Some Bass Playing Guy (10) Funniest 6 hours ago That cover sucks ass. (2) Funniest 5 hours ago Sound Of Silence (cover); Sina feat @JadynRylee Infinitely better (2) Funniest 5 hours ago IamRat: Here [YouTube video: Sound Of Silence (cover); Sina feat @JadynRylee] Infinitely better I am a big fan of Sina. She shreds BunkyBrewman (16) Funniest 5 hours ago Oh look! It's the music gatekeeping thread again. Listen to what you like and don't give a flying shiat what anyone else thinks. The music is supposed to speak to you, not somebody else. Stephen_Falken (0) Funniest 5 hours ago I hate this cover of another song I hated as a kid in the 70s - and for the same reason: it's almost impossible to avoid it because f*cking boomers won't stop playing it Benevolent Misanthrope (0) Funniest 4 hours ago They like it because the US military uses it for all of the cool flight show videos they love. Some Bass Playing Guy (8) Funniest 3 hours ago BunkyBrewman: Oh look! It's the music gatekeeping thread again. Listen to what you like and don't give a flying shiat what anyone else thinks. The music is supposed to speak to you, not somebody else. I give exactly zero farks what anyone else listens to or their opinion of what I listen to. I don't give a shiat if people disagree with me when I say the Disturbed cover of Sounds Of Silence sucks donkey balls. (1) Funniest I can't? I do? Stephen_Falken: I hate this cover of another song I hated as a kid in the 70s - and for the same reason: it's almost impossible to avoid it because f*cking boomers won't stop playing it [Fark user image 350x195] They won't? Benevolent Misanthrope: They like it because the US military uses it for all of the cool flight show videos they love. This boomer is totally clueless about this. I need to hang out with older people I guess. (14) Funniest 35 minutes ago My favorite cover of Disturbed: Down With The Sickness - Richard Cheese Gerald Tarrant (4) Funniest 35 minutes ago I personally love the disturbed cover and ama gen x metalhead not a boomer (0) Funniest 33 minutes ago IamRat: I have never chosen to listen to that version. Here's your medal: derpes_simplex (0) Funniest 31 minutes ago TelemonianAjax: jars.traptone: IamRat: I have never chosen to listen to that version. Out of all the things I've heard Disturbed do, this was the least obnoxious IMO. I don't listen to them, or anything even adjacent to them, but would be lying if I said I hated the cover. I enjoyed it well enough till the 'angry at my dad' singing voice kicked in. That's just not my bag. Seriously. I mean what's the worst thing that happened in his childhood? The day his mom put too much chlorine in the pool? AppleOptionEsc (1) Funniest 31 minutes ago I liked it when it first came out. But then it turned into Novemeber Rain. Hearing that damn thing on radio (yes, that's right, radio. I didn't have money for a smart phone and a data plan. So I listened to the radio, like some kind of caveman at work) over and over, all day, every day, and the forknuts who called in to request it on the drive home at 5? I was stabbing my ears after 2 months. So I formed a hatred of it. 10 years later (oh, my bones!) and it's a pretty alright song. Dare I say, enjoyable? Yes. (0) Funniest 34 minutes ago MARIO BASANOV & VIDIS FEAT. JAZZU - WHO'S SHOT THE SILENCE?! [OFFICIAL VIDEO] abhorrent1 (4) Funniest 34 minutes ago That version sucks (0) Funniest 34 minutes ago I'm just a fan of bass singers. It's one of Disturbed's songs that they don't angry scream all the way through. I'm a big fan of say... acapella group Home Free incl. Tim Foust for the same reason. (0) Funniest 33 minutes ago Stephen_Falken: I hate this cover of another song I hated as a kid in the 70s - and for the same reason: it's almost impossible to avoid it because f*cking boomers won't stop playing it [Fark user image image 350x195] My dad couldn't stop talking about Deep Purple and Uriah Heep. Let it go paps. It's over. Billy Liar (0) Funniest 31 minutes ago The Dickies - Sounds of silence justanotherfarkinfarker (0) Funniest less than a minute ago shiat, I didn't know this fact. Well good for them i guess. At least it's not Creed or something way more shiatty. (0) Funniest less than a minute ago starsrift: I'm just a fan of bass singers. Times Boyz II Men's Michael McCary Sung Lead Telephone Sanitizer Second Class (0) Funniest less than a minute ago BunkyBrewman: Oh look! It's the music gatekeeping thread again. Listen to what you like and don't give a flying shiat what anyone else thinks. The music is supposed to speak to you, not somebody else. Is it ok if I make an exception for the Grateful Dead? Because they objectively suck and anyone who likes them can have their opinion immediately discounted. (1) Funniest less than a minute ago One thing we can certainly all agree on is the pinnacle of Gen X music is Nickelback fragMasterFlash (1) Funniest less than a minute ago Here is a preview of the next Slate cover song deep thinker story you can read when a bathroom visit seems to be taking forever to complete... Uncle John's Band (0) Funniest less than a minute ago Disturbed? Why? Listen to something simpler like Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: (0) Funniest less than a minute ago IamRat: Here [iFrame https://www.youtube.com/embed/CWtvP6FeDJI?autoplay=1&widget_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fark.com&start=0&enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fark.com&widgetid=1&forigin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fark.com%2Fcomments%2F13649008%2FWhy-Boomers-just-cant-stop-listening-to-Disturbeds-The-Sound-of-Silence-Because-they-forget-they-just-heard-it-right-after-it-ends&aoriginsup=1&gporigin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fark.com%2F&vf=6] Infinitely better Nice of them to cover Disturbed's cover, then only credit S&G. Decent version though, it's great when kids get into this kind of creativity. vudukungfu (1) Funniest less than a minute ago Don't all rush in at once. Hunter Biden's Laptop (1) Funniest less than a minute ago Is there anything Boomers can't ruin? watching the trump bubble grow (1) Funniest Rage Against The Machine - The Ghost of Tom Joad (Official HD Video) (0) Funniest less than a minute ago Hunter Biden's Laptop: Is there anything Boomers can't ruin? I think every generation ruins everything by default. watching the trump bubble grow (0) Funniest Good Lovin' (2013 Remaster) LordOfThePings (0) Funniest less than a minute ago (1) Funniest less than a minute ago While I dont normally seek out this band, I like their cover and find it moving in a different way than the original. I can also appreciate what went into it, as highlighted here by a vocal coach if you sensitive purists wish to assail your ears: Voice Coach/Opera Singer REACTION & ANALYSIS Disturbed "The Sound of Silence" /not a boomer farkitallletitend (0) Funniest less than a minute ago Great song. Decent cover. (0) Funniest less than a minute ago Olthoi: IamRat: Here [iFrame https://www.youtube.com/embed/CWtvP6FeDJI?autoplay=1&widget_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fark.com&start=0&enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fark.com&widgetid=1&forigin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fark.com%2Fcomments%2F13649008%2FWhy-Boomers-just-cant-stop-listening-to-Disturbeds-The-Sound-of-Silence-Because-they-forget-they-just-heard-it-right-after-it-ends&aoriginsup=1&gporigin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fark.com%2F&vf=6] Infinitely better Nice of them to cover Disturbed's cover, then only credit S&G. Decent version though, it's great when kids get into this kind of creativity. You should watch Sina and Friends recreate Tommy. Olympic Trolling Judge (1) Funniest less than a minute ago The only good version of Sound of Silence: The Simpsons - Sound of Grandpa Hunter Biden's Laptop (1) Funniest less than a minute ago Valter: Hunter Biden's Laptop: Is there anything Boomers can't ruin? I think every generation ruins everything by default. Boomers let the planet burn to fuel their own greed. All the evidence was there and they doomed us all. They literally ruined everything. watching the trump bubble grow (2) Funniest less than a minute ago Hunter Biden's Laptop: Valter: Hunter Biden's Laptop: Is there anything Boomers can't ruin? I think every generation ruins everything by default. Boomers let the planet burn to fuel their own greed. All the evidence was there and they doomed us all. They literally ruined everything. What generation does musk belong to??? How bout his underlings??? Generational conflict is completely manufactured by the ultra wealthy to keep division going strong MurphyMurphy (1) Funniest less than a minute ago TelemonianAjax: till the 'angry at my dad' singing voice kicked in wow, that's a really good way to describe it. I love it. watching the trump bubble grow (0) Funniest less than a minute ago watching the trump bubble grow: Hunter Biden's Laptop: Valter: Hunter Biden's Laptop: Is there anything Boomers can't ruin? I think every generation ruins everything by default. Boomers let the planet burn to fuel their own greed. All the evidence was there and they doomed us all. They literally ruined everything. What generation does musk belong to??? How bout his underlings??? Generational conflict is completely manufactured by the ultra wealthy to keep division going strong Previous generations didn't lead us to this mess, rich psychopaths did chitownmike (0) Funniest less than a minute ago IamRat: I have never chosen to listen to Disturbed (0) Funniest less than a minute ago watching the trump bubble grow: Hunter Biden's Laptop: Valter: Hunter Biden's Laptop: Is there anything Boomers can't ruin? I think every generation ruins everything by default. Boomers let the planet burn to fuel their own greed. All the evidence was there and they doomed us all. They literally ruined everything. What generation does musk belong to??? How bout his underlings??? Generational conflict is completely manufactured by the ultra wealthy to keep division going strong We're looking at you, Socrates (0) Funniest less than a minute ago Saint Saviour - Enjoy the Silence (Depeche Mode Cover) watching the trump bubble grow (1) Funniest less than a minute ago LewDux: watching the trump bubble grow: Hunter Biden's Laptop: Valter: Hunter Biden's Laptop: Is there anything Boomers can't ruin? I think every generation ruins everything by default. Boomers let the planet burn to fuel their own greed. All the evidence was there and they doomed us all. They literally ruined everything. What generation does musk belong to??? How bout his underlings??? Generational conflict is completely manufactured by the ultra wealthy to keep division going strong We're looking at you, Socrates That dude was way better than Plato,shame on the anti Socrates vibes going around lately,Socrates urged for a constant quest for knowledge,and indeed one never truly knows, existence is so infinitely complex that what is true one decade becomes false in the next,hang on your laurels if you wish but things constantly change (1) Funniest less than a minute ago Deftones - Passenger [Official Visualizer] It's probably because Maynard is on here, but this is a listenable Disturbd song too. (0) Funniest less than a minute ago Hunter Biden's Laptop: Valter: Hunter Biden's Laptop: Is there anything Boomers can't ruin? I think every generation ruins everything by default. Goodness. Why didn't you say so? ♪ Atmospheric Doom Metal ♪ (0) Funniest less than a minute ago TWX: My favorite cover of Disturbed: [iFrame https://www.youtube.com/embed/N9gdj1TZBIk?autoplay=1&widget_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fark.com&start=0&enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fark.com&widgetid=1&forigin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fark.com%2Fcomments%2F13649008%2FWhy-Boomers-just-cant-stop-listening-to-Disturbeds-The-Sound-of-Silence-Because-they-forget-they-just-heard-it-right-after-it-ends&aoriginsup=1&gporigin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fark.com%2F&vf=6] I love that song, never knew where it came from, thanks Displayed 50 of 52 comments | Show all Enable JavaScript for Fark in order to vote for entries. Log in (at the top of the page) to enable voting. View Voting Results:SmartestandFunniest Redisplay/refresh comments If you're having problems voting, quoting, or posting comments, try disabling any browser add-ons that might disable Javascript (NoScript, AdBlock, etc).See our FAQ. Forgot password? 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