I hear many classic rock artists mention this in their songs often, but have no clue what it means.
2007-03-22 18:46:21 · 8 answers · asked by some guy 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
It's a reference that the the people we should be listening to isn't politicians and people in power, but the people that suffer from our society. It is teh people who experience the real world that know what's really going on.
The next lines were "and tenement halls" so it's all a reference to the regular people, not high society people.
2007-03-22 20:14:40 · answer #1 · answered by meep meep 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is from the classic Paul Simon/Art Garfunkel song The Sound Of Silence (reintroduced by Rush with their smash Freewill). Paul Simon took 6 months to write the lyrics, which are about man's lack of communication with his fellow man. He averaged one line a day.
The song is not a VietNam protest song, though it did go #1 in 1966 at the point of escalation of the war. More likely, it was written to suggest the lack of governmental public speech about the killing of John F. Kennedy in November, 1963. Paul has been on record saying it is not a protest song, though many protesters use it as a call for peace.
2007-03-23 01:58:46 · answer #2 · answered by Your Uncle Dodge! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Now this is a reference to a Rush song. The next line is "concert hall." This has to do with a biblical situation whereby the words of the prophet were written on the wall.
2007-03-23 01:57:20 · answer #3 · answered by bubbasmith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the saying is an offshoot from the biblical saying "the writing on the wall"? Just before ancient Babylon was overthrown, there appeared a hand (God made this appear) that wrote four words on the wall before king Belchazzer which basically meant he & his kingdom were going to be destroyed. I'm not quite sure how this links to what you are asking but it made me think of Belchazzer when I read your question.
2007-03-23 02:25:45 · answer #4 · answered by libby_anne1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that it is a tribute to graffiti artist's wisdom.
It is also a quote from a Rush song.
2007-03-23 01:54:50 · answer #5 · answered by tipp10 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My estimation is it's intended to be a tribute to the wisdom of graffiti artists.
The quote is from Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence"
2007-03-23 01:51:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it,s a phrase in the Rush song;
2007-03-23 08:41:22 · answer #7 · answered by chuppy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they're talking about grafitti
2007-03-23 01:51:52 · answer #8 · answered by tgfann 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋