In the process of conveying emotion and feeling, sundry people take different routes in going about such a task. Some people draw, some debate, and others write. Paul Simon, a genius with words and music, wrote poems to describe his feelings on politics, love, and the ways of life. Hearing or reading a Paul Simon song makes the person a very lucky individual because they had just experienced real emotion, something that is very rare. One Simon song that stands out above the rest is also probably his most famous, "The Sounds of Silence." Like many other Paul Simon pieces, the contradictory title is not the only confusing aspect of the song, each line conveys complex yet meaningful words.

The 60's was a decade dominated by great musicians: Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix. Paul Simon is another man that tackled music and took it to the...