This is a man jamming out with his guitar, pouring out a piece of his heart and soul, sharing that with anyone who chooses to listen. It's about the love of the music, the meaning, the message.

his absolute joy at the crowd being silent throughout the song is the best thing of the whole performance

This man's heart feels every word, every note, every point. So well done.

Before I die, I would love to see Passenger performing 🥺

Most touching version I have ever heard….this guy is driving right into your soul

The most creative, unique, and heart felt version of my favorite song I’ve ever heard.

“Silence like a cancer grows” hope whoever is reading this will find peace. For the fighters and the ones left behind X

I thought for centuries this song can't be done well with one voice only. I have to rethink, you even raised it higher on that legendary base!

One man. One guitar. Just amazing.

I cannot express what thie song means to me, ive listened easily over 1000 times, so impactful

It's rare that I hear a cover of a classic song and like it immediately. This is one of those times.

Still remains one of the best versions of this song.

The first time I heard this version of the song was when I watched passenger live 7 years ago. It is the first time a piece of music has brought tears to my eyes and made me emotional. I love this outstanding version.❤

Hallow passengers, man plays the song that truly heals the soul with the tender music and voice....❤💯

Shout out to one of the greatest silent sounds that ever lived.

How did we ever live without his music, ,please don't ever stop I would surely die

I am in my mid 60s and I HAVE a great respect for the song and he did it flawless God bless

One can see how much deep he feels for the song. Kind of made him go into trance... Lovely.

Passenger is my absolute favourite living artist. I could (and frequently do) listen to him every waking moment, he is a very, very talented man.

2021 and this song cover still gives me the goosebumps and stillness it's suppose to bring. Love this artist immensely.

Privileged to be in the audience at Wembley for the Ed Sheeran concert.. had never heard of Passenger.. this is the most soul soaring version of of this wonderful song I’ve ever heard, we came out of the stadium absolutely buzzing! Thank you Mike

Will never stop coming back to his version of this song. Absolutely beautiful 😍

From Netherlands? Best version of this old classic🎉

2020 still crying ! Passenger’s singer is something precious... a little treasure ... Thank you for existing ❤️

Whoa! He asked thousands of people for a little bit of his Sound of Silence ......... they honoured this until at about 3:25 in, He did that bit of genious and (strummed?) the hell out of his guitar - How would any audience with soul, keep quiet after that ? Do the vocal experts of the world say to keep away from 'cover versions' unless you make it better or unique.....case in point. "Thank YOU so much" Thoroughly enjoyed that, and probably will, many times over x

This may be one of the Best Covers of All Time. Powerful and Absolutely Flawless.

Huh that takes me a few minutes to get back to life. Amazing.

The real deal right here. Paul Simon should be proud.

Unreal..what a guitar player entertainer and what an amazing voice…you made this song your own….🌈🎶🌈🎶

one of the best covers and does it so differently with his amazing talent he shows passion love and being i felt every word and im sure alot did..hes amazing!!👌😍❤️

How have I not heard this version until now, wonderful!

amazing voice! simply the best version ive heard in my 43 years. props to you!!!!!!!!!

I've listened to this 100 times and it gets better everytime

What a truly astonishing musician you are Mike!

beautiful beautiful version ❤

Woooow ❤ chapeau bas champion. Tu mérites respects. Tu as rendu un grand hommage paul simon ❤

This music hits deep after the year we've had so far, 2020.

This one goes right into my eyes... spontaneous reaction. Wow. Thank you !

WOW! Awesome 👌😍😍❤

Here I am once again listening to your song wondering where it all went wrong x

Best Cover ever. Emotions pur. ❤

One of my all time favourite songs. You, covering it, you did to it justice with your very unique voice, it did give me the goosebumps! Love to you always. ❤ M.

Best cover of this classic song EVER!!!

The fact that this was 11 years ago makes me realise that life is fleeting 🫣

The guitar rift and you singing without playing the guitar was just so awesome!.....wonderful, thank you for sharing this ever so very much. ❤ love ❤ M.

Timeless song. If all the musicians would sing this one. Maybe people would get what this is about. Love it. Amd really like your version ❤️. Thank you.

What an absolutely talented man ❤️✨️

He and his voice are absolutely superb.... Thanks thanks, 10 thousand times or more. ..

fire, i see , feel fire, soul, thank you

How blessed must the people be who went to the show

Hi, this is such an emotional cover. You have the most beautiful voice. Thank you for sharing x

Christ on a bike!!! He made it his own. Brilliant!

im here every night before take a sleep

I like his voice especially when he shouting aloud of chorus just to give emphasize not on just letter by letter but the deepest meaning of the song.

I like how he didnt try to out do the original, instead he made it his own beautiful version while respecting the song for how beautiful it truly is

Ahhhh! This Cover is just crazy!!!!!! 😭🔥🔥🔥🔥

One word.... AWSOME !!!

I am very disappointed that I can press the like button only once and not more and more. He, with this performance could deserve this at least.

Not how you'd imagine it, but such a legend. A soulful voice. Magic

I'm not sure why, but watching this video makes me think of the harrowing situation and self sacrifice of all the brave Ukrainian soldiers.

Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence In restless dreams, I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone 'Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light That split the night And touched the sound of silence And in the naked light, I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never shared And no one dared Disturb the sound of silence "Fools" said I, "You do not know Silence like a cancer grows Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you" But my words, like silent raindrops fell And echoed in the wells of silence And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming Then the sign said, "The words on the prophets are written on the subway walls In tenement halls" And whispered in the sound of silence

A beautiful interpretation of a timeless classic, wonderful made my heart soar! Cannot believe this is the first time I have heard it, as someone else said in the comments, a loving tribute to the original artists 🥰 Nice work Passenger! I am going to have to listen again now & then tomorrow bring it to everybody else’s attention who missed it like I did x

Wow love your voice dude

I can't stop listening to you Mike Passenger

His voice is everything

Beautiful version ❤

He has the most incredibly unique voice and way of singing!

I've decided to pull an all nighters listening to my playlist

So amazing 😍

One of the most talented voices I've ever heard !!!

You don't understand how much this means to me and even more so when I used to listen to this when my mum was around, god rest her soul

Mike, you're a great artist in my mind for a lot of reasons. You've been the soundtrack of my life over the past decade. It all started with Let Her Go. My ex and my sister's husband left about the same time and we were both devastated. He was/still is my world. I'm 💔 still, but have come a long way. My brother in law died and i miss him greatly. I lost everything: my possessions, my home, my sense of security, belonging, and above all, love. I ended up getting very sick from a very rare, previously undiagnosed neurological condition that's debilitating most days. He's seen what I have been through and has come back as an old friend who has someone else but still has kept an eye on me, as protector. And a shoulder and ear for me. He gives the best hugs! There's days i didn't know how much I missed myself, my love, and our family. I felt emotional and physical sickness of being VERY numb and VERY angry. Your lyrics are what i was feeling and trying to figure out how to work on, through. You gave helped me be emotional and right made me give myself permission to feel and finally cry. Thats an unknowable gift you can't understand what it means to myself, and people like me. I hope you get around to the Upstate NY area at some point so I can see you live. Thank you again and all the best!!

Hello Passenger, my old friend. I've come to listen to you again.

Shoutout to this amazingly respectfull audience!

This is such an intense and honest cover version. It is not about being better than the original, it's about honoring the original by giving such a sincere performance. Good for you, Passenger.

People need to stop thinking artists make covers to out-do the original instead of just paying homage to a masterpiece. Take it at face value and stop comparing music.

I love when an artist is completely lost in the song. One of the best covers I have ever heard. Incredible.

Guys, calm down! It doesn't matter if this cover is worthy or not, just appreciate a young artist taking pride in an old song, instead he could be singing some miley Cyrus twerk crap but he's not he showing his love for this great classic piece of art.

I don't think his intention was to be on the same level of Simon and Garfunkel. He took one of our favorite songs (even me as a 90s kid) and played a passionate performance that moved me to tears. Us as artists do not try to be exactly like the original artist if we play covers, its to pay tribute to the song because we think it's damn amazing and give it our own spin. I think it's a beautiful thing.

No flashing lights. No smoke bombs and no explosions- JUST RAW TALENT

He is a true singer that can sing live and sound good not many singers can do that today and won't do it.

I love the way he enjoys himself at the end. Thats the sign of a real artist.

when covers begin to sound better than the originals, you know that music is progressing...and that's a positive.

I saw him live and got so excited when he did this song. he's so talented and sadly underrated

I've had some of the best nights of my life at Passenger concerts. Mike is a man of genuine talent and has a heart of gold, I've never seen such lovely transitions and how he has a gift of moving the audience. I remember the beginning chords of "Sound of Silence", how you could drop a pin and hear it over the guitar, and how it crescendoed, hundreds of hands clapping in sync and singing. I even met him after one concert, and how humble this man is! Like he didn't affect so many lives! What a wonderful artist, and fantastic guy!

I literally cried. Music is still alive.

Mike Rosenberg is an amazing artist who still maintains a closeness with the people who listen to him. Despite becoming more and more well know he still asks for a reasonable price for his concerts. I paid $32 to obtain a ticket to his upcoming concert in Toronto, Canada. So humble and so caring of his audience.

Passenger singing my Parents fav song sound of silence. This guy has an amazing tone to his voice I can never listen too long before he has me in tears. That is what is known as unbelievable talent.

NO doubt PASSENGER is one of the most talented music artist of all times, I just love everything about his music

OMG I have heard so many good covers of this song BUT Damn I have goosebumps and chills. I am covered in the emotions he poured into this song. Best version Period!!!!!!! Great JOB!

This is true talent right here folks. The real thing. You want a real singer who doesn't need a bunch of bullshit to make him sound good? Here he is.

Saw him perform this in Toronto last night. His energy really brought this song to life.

give a fuck what you guys say, this dude OWNED this performance. It gave me fucking chills. I felt good listening to that song, and at the end of the day, that's what the language of music is about. Feeling connected.

his voice.. his intonation... his emotion.... Make me remembered my first concert of Art and Paul... Really good job bro.. no joke, truly from my deepest heart. Wish I was there... AFTER EDIT: I was just realize that emotion really really GREAT!!! Best I've ever seen in my LIFE!

I don't know who this man is....he crept in with his strings and fooled my ears into listening I thought, maybe I'm wrong but I was not. He took a song, caressed it, and gave it a new meaning.....Much respect....I will learn his name....and search for the strums of this song, whereever I might go.......lame, I know...

I could listen to this song a thousand times, which I have. It has a new meaning each time. A nuance you missed before. Each person singing adds just a little bit more to it. A timeless piece that will live as long as there are artists who have a soul and add their own touch to this song.

I started this video thinking it would be just a nice cover. I wasn't prepared. Oh, my God... I wasn't prepared! Watched a lot... cried a little. How can someone, with just a guitar, stop a crowd, and singing a song I already knew, make me cry. Fantastic.

This literally made me cry, his performance was just painfully beautiful--a masterpiece.

Why the hell is this beautiful singer underrated??? He’s a master piece. Singing an old classic.

I love this so much! Don't get me wrong, I adore Simon and Garkunkel, and will always love theirs above all others, but hear me out. No it wasn't the greatest rendition, but it was sung with passion and that's the most important part. He told his audience to stop screaming so they would LISTEN TO THE LYRICS. He even said it was his favorite song, and he wanted to share it!