The Sound of Silence
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"The Sound of Silence" is a landmark folk rock song by Simon & Garfunkel, renowned for its haunting melody and introspective lyrics about alienation and modern society.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2172896 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sound of Silence Context triple: [The Graduate, notableSong, The Sound of Silence]
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A.
Blowin' in the Wind
"Blowin' in the Wind" is a landmark 1962 protest song by Bob Dylan that became an anthem of the civil rights and anti-war movements.
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B.
Bridge over Troubled Water
Bridge over Troubled Water is a landmark 1970 folk-rock album by Simon & Garfunkel, renowned for its lush production and the iconic title track of the same name.
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C.
Desolation Row
"Desolation Row" is a long, surreal, and lyrically dense Bob Dylan song widely regarded as one of his greatest and most influential works.
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D.
All Along the Watchtower
"All Along the Watchtower" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan that became especially famous through Jimi Hendrix's electrified cover and is regarded as one of the most influential rock songs of all time.
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E.
Tubular Bells
Tubular Bells is a groundbreaking 1973 progressive rock album by Mike Oldfield, renowned for its multi-instrumental composition and iconic use in the film The Exorcist.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sound of Silence Target entity description: "The Sound of Silence" is a landmark folk rock song by Simon & Garfunkel, renowned for its haunting melody and introspective lyrics about alienation and modern society.
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A.
Blowin' in the Wind
"Blowin' in the Wind" is a landmark 1962 protest song by Bob Dylan that became an anthem of the civil rights and anti-war movements.
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B.
Bridge over Troubled Water
Bridge over Troubled Water is a landmark 1970 folk-rock album by Simon & Garfunkel, renowned for its lush production and the iconic title track of the same name.
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C.
Desolation Row
"Desolation Row" is a long, surreal, and lyrically dense Bob Dylan song widely regarded as one of his greatest and most influential works.
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D.
All Along the Watchtower
"All Along the Watchtower" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan that became especially famous through Jimi Hendrix's electrified cover and is regarded as one of the most influential rock songs of all time.
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E.
Tubular Bells
Tubular Bells is a groundbreaking 1973 progressive rock album by Mike Oldfield, renowned for its multi-instrumental composition and iconic use in the film The Exorcist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| appearsOnAlbum |
Sounds of Silence
ⓘ
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. ⓘ |
| artist | Simon & Garfunkel ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | 1960s folk revival ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
considered a landmark folk rock recording
ⓘ
frequently included on lists of greatest songs of all time ⓘ |
| famousLine | Hello darkness, my old friend ⓘ |
| firstLine | Hello darkness, my old friend ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass overdubs ⓘ drums overdubs ⓘ electric guitar overdubs ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyricTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
communication breakdown ⓘ isolation ⓘ modern society ⓘ silence ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo |
The Sound of Silence
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Silence (archival and performance clips)
|
| hasSubject |
mass media
ⓘ
spiritual emptiness ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
The Sound of Silence
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Silence (acoustic version)
The Sound of Silence self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Silence (electric overdub version)
|
| label | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mood | melancholic ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
Disturbed
ⓘ
Gregorian ⓘ Nouvelle Vague ⓘ |
| originalAlbum | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| performer |
Art Garfunkel
ⓘ
Paul Simon ⓘ |
| producer | Tom Wilson ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow to moderate ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary urban life ⓘ |
| writer | Paul Simon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sound of Silence Description of subject: "The Sound of Silence" is a landmark folk rock song by Simon & Garfunkel, renowned for its haunting melody and introspective lyrics about alienation and modern society.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sounds of Silence
this entity surface form:
The Sound of Silence (acoustic version)
this entity surface form:
The Sound of Silence (electric overdub version)
this entity surface form:
The Sound of Silence (archival and performance clips)