I was skeptical when I first heard this. The original is an old favorite that tugs at the heart strings a bit. . . But after a few listens, I think Disturbed does a better job of conveying the dark message in this allegory. While I feel S & G were singing about the futility of combating social disintegration fueled by hedonistic consumerism, given our political climate today, it really seems quite prophetic. Replace the word "silence" with the notion of what we've come to know as "reality TV culture" and, if the song's warning goes unheeded, you end up with a Trump presidency.
I was skeptical when I first heard this. The original is an old favorite that tugs at the heart strings a bit. . . But after a few listens, I think Disturbed does a better job of conveying the dark message in this allegory. While I feel S & G were singing about the futility of combating social disintegration fueled by hedonistic consumerism, given our political climate today, it really seems quite prophetic. Replace the word "silence" with the notion of what we've come to know as "reality TV culture" and, if the song's warning goes unheeded, you end up with a Trump presidency.