I agree!!!!!

Johnny cash’s cover of Hurt is up there too.

If speaking just any song, "Wind Rose - Diggy Diggy Hole" is a very close second, imho.

Absolutely.

Great cover, id have to put it second, i cant imagine a cover better the Johnny cash's cover of NIN Hurt..

Exactly

It's funny. I took the song to be about the words that should have been spoken, but never were. But Simon says he doesn't really know what the song was about anymore, and the darkness he greets as a friend was literally the darkness in the bathroom he used to write in. It's more about what the song stirs in yourself, I think.

@ We all will find the meaning to any songs that relates to us, or manages to touch an emotion or memories, that gravitates us to a particular songs. I see what you saying about being a songwriter. I love the song when S& G did it,, yet Distortions instrumentals and Davids voice takes it to a totally different level, its so powerful. it has a few different meanings to me. Equal as a scent, of a perfume, a room, library, smell of particular food cooking can take one back to a child 50 years scents can be as powerful as a song can be.

@ In a literary sense, a dream vision, regardless of how it was created or devloped. Pop music is about storytelling, regardless of the genre.

one of the only song covers im glad was made

I pray people listen. But here we are...

Thanks for the background information. No wonder his high voice is so sweet! I agree, he is very underrated and so skilled. He makes it look so easy!

@@VocalSplendorStudios you never know what talent can be found in metal music! I have seen Disturbed live twice and Davids vocals are just as good in person. Another singer to look at is Eric Adams from Manowar, he still delivers live in his 60s. For female metal singers try Tarja Turunen, Floor Jansen currently in Nightwish, Simone Simons from Epica, Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation and Noora Louhimo from Battle Beast 😊

@@wren180 You forgot Tatiana Shmaylyuk from Jinjer! ;)

underrated vocalist. ???? his vidio has be see over 93mill times and probely more, and that is for 3 years ago, think that song have be see over mill of times on youtube to today, and disturbed have lot of hit in usa

@@Tom.T up until then? Not really. I have listened to them since their first EP dropped in 2000 and David never got the recognition he deserved as a vocalist until 2015/2016. Not many people knew of them until their Immortalized record in 2015, which is a shame.

What bands

Trained to be a sound engineer myself. The band must be amazing to work with, a singer who can actually sing removes 50% of the work!

Callrissian My son is also a sound engineer, and he is the one who turned me on to this version. I am so very glad that he did!!

You are dead on. When Simon & Garfunkel came out with this song I equated the neon god with the television (pre-cellphone days.) Yeah, I'm old.

WOW

Chilling to think about isn't it?

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Profound

I think it's actually what makes the song relevant again in this time. Sung like S&G did originally wouldn't carry the modern sentiment. The song is ultimately a political one, expressing as Valerie put it, frustration over those who lead, and the cults of personality which drive political discourse. Back in the 60's, it really was merely frustration. But in our time it's gone beyond that. It's anger. And the rising level of distortion he puts into his voice as he goes very clearly expresses that anger that in modern terms S&G's style simply would create the same resonance with.

Agreed, I think this cover is the most powerful I've felt of the numerous ones out there. The first time I heard it it gave me chills. I was happy that it's available on the album.@@dudeling2000

Thank you my thoughts exactly

He had extensive training in his youth in preparation for becoming a Jewish cantor. There was another video where someone was saying that he didn't have "classical" training and I had to laugh because "classical" training came about through the liturgical tradition. Doesn't get more classical, or classic than that. He doesn't use any vocal correction, contrary to the popular Autotune opinion. He is such a stickler about this that, when he helped produce one of Trivium's albums, he wouldn't let them use correction either. He basically told them that the fans should get the same experience vocally whether from an album or a live show. So all the distortion we hear in any of his vocals is something he does himself. Absolute powerhouse, too.

I never heard of Disturbed or David Draiman until they used this song in an episode of "Into the Badlands." I liked it so much that I had to look up who sang it. That led to reading all about David's training. Truly an amazing voice that is classically trained and this song and Disturbed's version of it demonstrate his talent perfectly!

He is near perfection.

Fuck him asshole

There's always one person who lowers the conversation to hate and vulgarity.

Before he formed disturbed he sang Opera

And he has had throat surgery for what I think was a genetic problem. He did an interview on loudwire where he explained it.

I only JUST found out this bit of info...so basically he’s the modern male version of Benatar, and I ain’t mad about it. Both are incredible artists.

I dont understand this "protecting his throat". In any case, science dictate (unless it has been updated) that muscles become stronger when they get to be use... When they brake they repair themselves (becoming tougher in the process).

Samael Samael It just means he knows how to sing with that growl safely.

Same. I was at a gas station about to get down to fuel up when his voice stopped me in my tracks. I sat and listened to the entirety of the song and by the end, I had a tear rolling down my cheek, and I was stunned at how beautiful the remake was. Just completely floored.

This version of the song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. The power, control and the range his voice has is incredible.

This.

Sorry for your loss brother. Stay strong.

@@superrams34 thank you!

I agree. The trolls on this page insist that he was auto-tuned on this performance but there are no artifacts in his performance. Sorry kids! Real pros don't need autotune even when they are sick!

@@VocalSplendorStudios David has been trained and continues to train non stop to perfect his craft. He is absolutely amazing. I do thank you for recognizing his gift.

I'm a huge Disturbed fan for years and I love David. He can really sing. But this was pitch corrected. I've even heard that autotune was used against David's will. It's not like he would sound bad without it, it's that the producers want it to sound perfect. I can hear the pitch correction in some parts and a lot of other people can too.

@@VocalSplendorStudios With all due respect, autotune was definitely used. I am a mixing engineer and have a lot of experience with various pitch correction and editing tools and if you can't hear it, I don't know what to tell you. It doesn't sound like it was post-production but rather it was used live. If he was angry about them using it, I don't blame him one bit. Sick or not, he didn't need it and it only got in the way as it usually does when they insist on using it in shows like this.

Vocal Splendor Studios Thank you! I had read trolls on other sites say he was autotuned and couldn’t believe it based on several very short notes on the bottom side of the pitch. I wish that those who say he was autotuned would point out specific times and words that show the artifacts that they’re hearing.

I saw and interview here on KZfaq, with Loudwire doing a Wikipedia fact or fiction video (it's actually broken into 2 parts). In it, David states that part of his ability with the vocal fry comes from issues with acid from his stomach. He actually had surgery on his esophagus to repair the damage from acid. He cannot have another surgery as there is no tissue left to assist in the repair. He now controls his issues with the gerd, by diet. That said, there's probably not going to be another artist anytime soon that can compare in his ability to absolutely kill a vocal fry. If you watch closely when he does fry, you can tell it's not from the cords. He scrunches up his nose, forcing the fry to come from his mouth throat; but above the cords. This man is truly gifted beyond reproach. I wholeheartedly agree with you Timothy, David is indeed one of the best vocalists of our age. I am in awe every single time I go to one of his concerts.

Well jinger lol

I saw him live when he opened for black Sabbath at Alpine valley and he stole the while main stage

@@mbyeargin 😂😂😂

Thanks for posting the same shit for the 10,0000th time

Really??

Yes, he was actually so weak, he sat because he was afraid he might fall. And to believe he thought he was going to bomb this performance beforehand......only to completely nail it and earn a Grammy nomination for it!! David Draiman is an absolute beast of a musician. 🤘

Dude if he had the flu, he's a super vocalist. And if he's vocally off a beat, I call it personalization. He's made it his own. It's apparent to me he's fulfilling his soul or desire to replicate this musical piece. That said, he comes across as an individual showing more vocal courage than the original - and I absolutely LOVE the original version. His version states that he's not afraid to shout it from the mountain tops.

Having listened to the studio version so many times, this was an amazing performance all the way around.

You clearly have no idea what flu is if you believe that Flu is deadly and literally kills thousands of people every year. If you have flu, you literally can't get out of bed for weeks

But I believe he DID predict it. Which is why he wrote this song as a plea and a warning. Both versions are beautiful. But I believe Disturbed brought a more powerful version. Draiman is saying "you didnt listen to THEM, now listen to US". Just my opinion of course 😊

@@ChanelStuff You have to remember, to that point, Vietnam WAS our darkest times. We were literally ignoring men coming home from a fight they didn't sign up for, sometimes worse than ignoring, with little to no censure for the government putting them there. The original certainly has that "Age of Aquarius" lightness to it, let's say an optimistic delivery. But this reimagining is far more direct and in your face (Literally: In the music video Draiman stares you down). I think it's a message for the music industry though, given the imagery in the video. I think he's basically saying that the industry has a voice that it is failing to use influentially.

@@lmilton1980 I didnt really think about it like that. I think you might have hit the nail on the head. Thank you😊

@@ChanelStuff I hadn't really, either, until I rewatched the video a few days ago and noticed the attention paid to things related to music. That said, there have been some songs released recently that I think are finally addressing things in the proper light :)

@@lmilton1980 After seeing Draiman perform this, I bought a digital copy and put on my iTunes playlist and really enjoy it , but I found out that hearing it that way is not at all as powerful as when I watch him sing it on a video...so you are right about him staring you down ...and for me, that visual experience of it is just that much more powerful ! He not only controls his voice to perfection, but his facial /body language if that makes sense. In other words , it is one hell of a stare, that rocks me to my core.

Agreed! His passion is beyond incredible!!

@@Racingirl911 It is! I have seem lots of reaction videos and most people are left stunned after watching it!

Tracey South Simon and Garfunkel never got beyond “politely insistent” on their version.

Technically a jewish cantor by training iirc.

He was very upset that the show runners insisted he use an auto tuner because he'd had cold issues a few days before the show. He tried to tell them he was fine to do it, but they wanted an autotune 'just in case'. He was pretty angry about it as most accomplished singers are when the word 'autotune' comes into play. He killed it.

He's trained with Melissa Cross whose background is in opera.

Can he???? I mean, I'm not surprised, because I already know him to be an amazing vocalist with all sorts of range of pitch and tone, but shit, I didn't know he could opera

@@goombapizza6335 It may not be the classical opera training you might be thinking of, he "was classically trained as a [hazan] cantor, who is someone that sings liturgical music and leads prayer in a synagogue" as a kid...which is just as impressive.

Lol that's a funny comment!

I think...both!

Remember where Lucifer came from. Angels can be terrifying.

@@Fandangtastic , I don't know if it's true. What i knew was Norway's angel Angelina Jordan is beautiful, delightful, pleasant, pleasing & so sweet like a chocolate that full of almond.

@@ruebendejesus7039 I will check her out if she is on KZfaq. I tend to think of angels as personifying God's voice. The range of His Being. But I will definitely see if she is in KZfaq.

It's my pleasure!

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I chose this song to be played at my dads funeral around the time it first came out and I absolutely broke when I heard my grandma singing along. I didnt even think about the fact that she had probably listened to the original

Elizabeth Ayres I’m right there with you. Not sure why, but his voice just grabs me like no other. I get emotional and I’m not sure why.

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@@MrSkogshuggarn Wakken version > everything else!

YES

@@MrSkogshuggarn Absolutely fantastic version. 👍

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Sean Thom so right!!!

Yet here we are. Watching on cell phones....

Well said.

Sean Thom you are so right. if we don't listen we will not make it

I wrote that somewhere else on the actual video somewhere. Spot on brotha