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This version of The Sound of Silence

appeared on my Facebook newsfeed and is, IMO, quite beautifully done.

 

However, I then sought the original and came across this one

complete with lyrics.

 

To my astonishment I discovered that, according to Paul Simon, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls".

 

Clearly this must have influenced Neil's writing of TSoR - my astonishment is more aimed at myself for not having noticed it before.

 

Are there any other Rush lyrics (or mere snippets thereof) that will have me facepalming myself and thinking "Duhhh...of COURSE!!"?

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"Net boy, net girl, send your signal 'round the world" is a cop of "Jet Boy, Jet Girl" made famous by The Damned

 

You know, that makes the Rush lyrics a bit more tolerable.

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Kill me, Hate me, whatever, I LOVE RUSH LYRICS!!! ALL OF THEM!!! ANYTHING'S BETTER than COCKS AND TITS and ASS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I don't remember how the official Spirit Of Radio lyrics read, but I always thought the line could read:

 

"For the words of the profits were written on the studio wall"

That's part of the brilliance of it. All things considered, that homage to the Simon/garfunkel tune is Neil's best writing IMO.

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I thought it was common knowledge he had paraphrased The Sound of Silence

 

"the words of the prophets

Are written on the subway walls

And tenement halls

And whispered in the sounds of silence"

 

 

 

For the words of the profits were written on the studio wall

Concert hall

Echoes with the sound of salesmen

Of salesmen, of salesmen

Edited by Fridge
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