First published at 10:28 UTC on June 19th, 2022.
Edit 3 for headphones, July 2021. The song is from the 1966 album "Sounds Of Silence" (2007 reissue box set "The Collection")(5 cd's and 1 dvd).
Before he hit it big as a musician, the song was offered to the duo Chad and Jer…
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Edit 3 for headphones, July 2021. The song is from the 1966 album "Sounds Of Silence" (2007 reissue box set "The Collection")(5 cd's and 1 dvd).
Before he hit it big as a musician, the song was offered to the duo Chad and Jeremy, who turned it down. Simon then recorded it himself for his UK solo album (released in America 1981) "The Paul Simon Songbook", which was released in the UK in August 1965. The single was issued in September but didn't chart despite a performance by Simon on the show "Ready, Steady. Go!"
Finally, in 1966, after the huge success of the single "The Sound Of Silence" this song charted 2 in New Zealand, 3 in the US, 10 in Holland and Sweden, 17 in the UK, 20 in Australia, 35 in Germany.
Session musicians were Ralph Casale (guitar), Al Kooper (organ), Bobby Gregg (drums).
I AM A ROCK
(Paul Simon)
a winter's day
in a deep and dark December
I am alone
gazing from my window to the streets below
on a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow
I am a rock I am an island
I've built walls
a fortress deep and mighty
that none may penetrate
I have no need of friendship friendship causes pains
it's laughter and it's loving I disdain
I am a rock I am an island
don't talk of love
well I've heard the word before
it's sleeping in my memory
I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died
if I never loved I never would have cried
I am a rock I am an island
I have my books
and my poetry to protect me
I am shielded in my armor
hiding in my room safe within my womb
I touch no one and no one touches me
I am a rock I am an island
and a rock feels no pain
and an island never cries
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