ESPECIALLY when the artist is Paul motherf*ing Simon. The man is LEGEND.

That's why this cover is one of the best (if not the best) covers of all time. Simon and Garfunkel sang about how people need to pay attention and connect on a more emotional level. 50 years later, Disturbed took the same song and said, "These are emotions! You still aren't paying attention!"

Nah man, you can't be just one Aaron. You are at least 10 people 😂😂😂😂😂 u

Tbh this is the best cover ever recorded.

@@asaventurasderobson lol. I read and write very fast. If I was 10 people my house would be a lot cleaner, lol.

David comes from a long line of Cantors, his grandfather was considered the greatest of all time. Needless to say his family was not happy when he left To do hard rock. With songs like this he reaches millions.

isn't he one of the few rock singers with a similar vocal range to Freddie Mercury?

well said. well said indeed.

I’m mad I can’t like this comment 100 more times.

@@angelasylvain2476 Well, I freely admit to stealing it.So don't feel too bad. It's a good one though.

If I remember correctly, he was trained in opera format of singing... Giving great range and intensity to his songs.

@@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va He was trained as a cantor, so yes, definatly professional training. Hauntingly beautiful!

Not just the range, but how he can manipulate/manage it as well. Obviously thousands of hours of work but man....David is the shit.

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This is My second Life...

This one and Bad Wolves "Zombie" i can listen over and over

yeah bro, it's kicks like an angry mule

I prefer this to the S&G version that I grew up hearing but never really liked. They really took this song and made it their own.

Word.

They preserved the soul of the song while giving it their own body.

absolutely. They modernized it. Its perfect for todays atmosphere.

I read somewhere that the original was a cool warning, disturbed's is the angry reminder

Totally agree. Goosebumps and tears. 🙈

Yep. Goosebumps every single time.

It hit me the same way . It still does every time I hear it. Thank you so much. This was the song that introduced me to Disturbed and I love everything they have done. Thanks again for doing this and I loved your reaction.

Every. Single. Time. I think this is my favorite version of the song.

Yep feel it every time .

Damn right Jill. If this performance doesn’t move you, it’s too late you’re gone. Love the performance, love the sincere reaction.

Yeah totally I didn’t even realise he wasn’t talking because the emotion on his face was telling me everything I needed to know

I tear up every time…🥲

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@@josteincarlsen2905 i was a mess the first time i heard this😂

Well said.

Hell yeah. I respect this guy more because the music gets too him so much

​@Ray Johnson it's a song that is supposed to evoke emotions. if you'd like to find out what the song is about, read the lyrics as a poem. it's initially supposed to be a warning about the hazards of the rise of technology. personally, I see the Simon and Garfunkel version as a warning, and the Disturbed version as a reprimand. But, that's my interpretation......

Cathartic reactions are even more rare this days. Jojo is one of Us.

Agree.

This!

@@asaventurasderobson have you seen his reaction to the Cranberries "Zombie"? It's so moving. And it made me loved this young man....and gave me hope for the future that I don't feel a lot these days. The world needs more young people like him if we're to have any hope.

Disturbed is and has been one of my favourite bands since early childhood and I heard this and was blown away!

Totally agree. I want this played at my funeral

I've listen to this song many times. I've watch many many reactions. I still have trouble not bursting into tears

@@cathyauscat4746 and wedding and baby shower and my future dogs funeral 😅

I cry evertime I hear this. I love watching people watch this!!

This is as much an emotional song as I have Ever Heard. It crush’s me. It’s beauty is off the charts. It hits me every time I listen to it. If I heard this at a funeral I’d melt in the pew. I’d be incapable to move. ❤

From my experience, Simon and Garfunkel's version, which is, of course, the original version, was a warning about a potential future that was years, perhaps decades, away. Disturbed's cover of it is also a warning, the same warning that S&G gave back in the 60s, with the difference being that said future was either right here or about to be here in days or weeks rather than years or decades. We still have time to evaluate and decide if this future is what we want or if we want to change course, but the time for planning is over; Now we need action.

@@zoegartham312 Unfortunately for us, these decisions are ultimately decided for us. The world governments seek the technology whether we care to implement it in our daily lives or not. We are heading for a technological dystopian/Brave New World/Orwellian future. I don't see people coming together with enough unity to slow the progression of the technological oligarchy.

I sobbed like a baby too. It gut punched me the first time.

I don't even know how many times I've listened to this song and I STILL cry. There's just something that makes it feel like such a good allegory for the world today and that attempt to reach for hope that's just beyond your fingertips.

I cried, too. I loved Simon and Garfunkle's version but this blew me out of the water.

I worry about those who don’t appreciate the power in both the song and the video. People who are afraid to FEEL are not healthy.

To this day I Fvcking cry at this version.

Same brother..🥹😁

I am nearly eighty years old and your Father said it all just those words.

Simon and Garfunkel's version was a message, Disturbed's version is a warning the message isn't being heard.

I have listened to this thousands of times and I get goosebumps every time!☮

@@jessegifford7913 That is the most profound explanation of not just this song but, of any song.

SAME

"People hearing without listening..." But you listened!

He's reaching people emotionally

Crescendo means the build-up - it's not about the peak, it's about the build-up. Spot on comment though!! Absolutely agree.

This brings me joy 😊

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You hit that perfectly.

It makes me feel the anger and sadness of the message not being understood in the original song

Simon and Garfunkel were a warning. Disturbed is the warning having been ignored.

sorry, but the elders are the ones who did all this damage to our beautiful world... it is time for the youth with real talents and aptitudes to be given the reins. maybe they will be less greedy and more concerned for the world we all need to live on than the elders. and yes, i am a boomer. i am just ashamed of my generation.

@@selectronium Why are you ashamed? Because somebody said so?...and if so, you have been brain washed to think the way you do. In the end, every generation has skeletons... the bigger point is to make sure the skeletons you have are not equal or worse than those of your predecessors. As a great man once said.. "He, who is with out sin should throw the first stone. " the point of his statement is, there is not a single person on this earth that can throw a stone at anybody else and claim they are sinless.

@@tacc8227 honey, you are not using that saying like Jesus used it. grow up.

@@selectronium The point is, the only one that could throw a stone is Jesus and nobody else... Thats exactly what it means. ... Im trying to defend and encourage you and then you tell me to grow up? Interesting. Maybe taking your own advice would be more beneficial for yourself.

@@tacc8227 the original comment on this thread said that the Simon & Garfunkel (the Boomers and Gen X'ers) song was the warning and Disturbed's version (the Millennials and younger) was anger at the warning unheeded... so how am i the only one you are angry at? the implication is clearly that *The Elders* ignored the multiple warnings from scientists and artists alike. so how are you angry at just me and not also the original commenter, the artists who wrote this song, and all of the artists who have ever sung it...? somehow *i* am a problem for adding my voice to theirs? like i said, grow up.

The emotion he's able to put into his voice is unmatched. Arguably one of the most underrated vocalists of all time.

Simon and Garfunkel's version is absolutely haunting. though, honestly that was the point. far as i always understood it was about nukes. 'flash of neon light'. '10k people maybe more talking without speaking'.

You really need to hear and react to the original Simon and Garfield version. They have not done a tour for years and they got together for a tour after not playing together for years my expectations were not very high but the show was excellent and they sounded exactly like they did years ago. They announced that they had a special guest and out come the Righteous Brothers and they got to do a set at the show. They were able to take the audience back to the time they played the first time At the end of the show that they won't discuss the show with their friends until they went because they wanted to keep their guests to be just as surprised as we were and people did listen I have to say that my mind was blown away

@@terrijarrell3723 Listen to the original and then the Pentatonix version. It has been said the original is the warning, the Disturbed version is the anger of not heeding the warning, and the Pentatonix version is the hope that we can still make a change as a society! It is quite moving!!

Your so on point....Im 61...but 50 years later....wow.

Yes! It was amazing. Our man had the flu at the time too, he was outstanding.

Yes, that's when I first heard this! The crowd in that audience didn't know what hit them that night!

My siblings were heavy into S&G, so when I rolled around in ‘66 this was already part of the household ‘soundtrack’. The first time I heard this version was the snippet used on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and I was a blubbering mess. I had to look up the full version. I was wrecked. Then I saw the live on Conan version. Cooked! It’s not often that a cover/remake blows the original out of my rotation, but this one? I’ve only been able to listen to the original twice since then.

But none of them could sing

Each version could be used to evoke different emotions with the right visuals. This vision of the song is very powerful.

Now that you listen to this version of the song go listen to the original by Simon and Garfunkel they were the ones that wrote it

@@dianecoyle6943 lol heard it long ago lady, i'm 40 years old so i was almost born when it was made. lol j/k about that last bit, i HAVE heard it though, and still prefer Disturbed's take by leaps and bounds, just like Johnny Cash did Hurt better than NiN ever could.

It was David who decided to treat it as such. He wanted to "Disturbed" it up. His band mates suggested to not go that route.

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Hold On To Memories is another one that just grabs your heart and won't let go!

Exactly how i felt when he said "soothing" and sure enough, moments later, the waves of emotion slam into him.

Love this song and both make me cry everytime no matter how many times I hear them.

I agree 💯%!

Wrong Side of Heaven is just brutal- you would have to be inhuman not to be gutted by that song- I love it but bloody hell it's a hard one.

no, the Conan version is forever tainted, they autotuned him against his request, respect David Draiman and DO NOT support Conan's airing.

it's "better" because they autotuned it even when David asked them not to, so no it's not better, support the live or album version, DO NOT support the Conan take.