Original Version, 1964- "Sounds of Silence"..Simon and Garfunkle

[Stuart G]

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[wilt the stilt]

1. 1967

wrong year

[Joy of Fishes]

2. 1967?

According to Wiki:

"The Sound of Silence" is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over the period of several months between 1963 and 1964. A studio audition led to the duo signing a record deal with Columbia Records, and the song was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut studio album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.. ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Silence

[wilt the stilt]

4. technically you are correct

but no one knew the song until '66 and I was 15 at the time.

[Thespian2]

3. Kick

Two young men with beautiful voices singing words we actually understand...far cry from the high-pitch squalling coming from "singers" on "reality music shows"...