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Say what you will about Disturbes “Sound of Silence” cover. It’s one of the most awful covers I’ve EVER heard!! And I’ve heard A LOT of covers!! I don’t get why it’s still so popular! You could EQ and mix that turd all you wanted too and it would still be a turd! Simon and Garfunkel’s version is MUCH better!!

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  2. lktornado360 Avatar

    Yeah I agree, I never got why people act like it’s better than the original

  3. Over_Drawer1199 Avatar

    It almost makes me laugh out loud when he starts bellowing lol

  4. originalusername1625 Avatar

    It’s not better than the original but it ain’t bad either. The lead singers voice is so haunting

  5. Dangercules138 Avatar

    I dont like it but there are distinctly worse covers

  6. wrenchandrepeat Avatar

    Let’s get you back to Facebook grandpa

  7. rcatf Avatar

    Definitely unpopular opinion

  8. Outside-Brick Avatar

    Nice try Trump.

  9. adhal Avatar

    All of disturbeds covers are awful

  10. RadRimmer9000 Avatar

    It’s not great, but it also doesn’t totally suck. I would always pick the original if I had to choose

  11. StevenSaguaro Avatar

    It’s really awful. First time I heard it I thought it was a bad joke. It’s so bad it’s kind of good in a campy ironic way. The 90 year-old guy at the gym came unglued when it started playing, cracked me up.

  12. Chickadee12345 Avatar

    I love the sound of David Draimans voice and I prefer their version. But there are no right or wrong answers here. Music is art and art is subjective. It all depends on the preferences of the individual. I personally like the more metal sound of the song. Simon and Garfunkle are very talented musicians and songwriters and their original version is and always will be a classic.

  13. BadcaseofDTB Avatar

    Puddle of Mudd, About A Girl

  14. DonAurans Avatar

    Sounds of Yelling

  15. cachepersistence Avatar

    lol my cousin is obsessed with that version and played it every time I got in the car with him. So I insisted that my phone be paired with his car just so I could play the Simon & Garfunkel version. He has the audacity to say “…oh is this an old version?” lmao. Almost popped a gasket.

  16. Past_Map_3301 Avatar

    I don’t think this is as unpopular as you make it out to be lmao

  17. notmenotwhenitsyou Avatar

    this is definitely popular. not to me, though, since i love that version just as much as the original. not jumping on random band hating bandwagons.

  18. AmberWaves80 Avatar

    Thank you. I hate that version and I don’t understand why people have such a hard on for it.

  19. nuesse33 Avatar

    Anything five finger death punch is also terrible imo

    And any of their songs in general.

    Disturbed isn’t my cup of tea, but they also don’t use an obsessive amount of autotune and have you heard any puddle of mud covers? They’re easily one of the worst bands out there, musically and in general.

  20. micvackie Avatar

    I also hate it very much.

    People always assume I like it because I like metal.
    “It’s SO emotional!”

    Blech.

  21. Aeowrynn Avatar

    Interesting. Paul Simon disagrees.

  22. EmbarrassedAd9792 Avatar

    I don’t think it’s bad. I just think it’s CORNY AS F**k.

  23. 80s_hairmetal_babi Avatar

    David Draiman is also a gigantic prick, so there’s that. And all of his music is entirely generic to top that off.

  24. lifth3avy84 Avatar

    Honestly, when it was making the rounds however many years ago I thought I was not in on some joke. It was just dull, monotonous, and just all around completely bland. I’ll take Limp Bizkit’s Behind Blue Eyes cover.

  25. Lowlife_4evr Avatar

    The original is so much better.

  26. i_want_that_boat Avatar

    Yeah I think this isn’t even super unpopular. The original vibe reflects the lyrics. The cover makes no sense.

  27. jngjng88 Avatar

    At first I thought you were gonna defend it, glad I was wrong.

    Yeah hard agree it’s fucking terrible.

  28. SquigwardTennisballs Avatar

    Totally agree. Not only is the Simon and garfunkel version better, but I think that their original version – without the drums – is even better than the hit version!

  29. Jonneiljon Avatar

    It is pretty poor