'Hello darkness my old friend' are the first words of which Simon and Garfunkel song?
This Side of Paradise (album) brought to Billy Idol's material. "P.F.J." is a character sketch of a young man called "Pink Flag Joe". It features Greg Hawkes on clarinet and harmonica, as well as keyboards and bass. The second chorus to "Hello Darkness", beginning with ""Hello darkness / You are my friend"", could be a reference to the well-known Simon and Garfunkel song "The Sound of Silence", which begins ""Hello darkness, my old friend"". Ocasek has long had a habit of using well-known titles and lyrical references, such as the Cars songs "Good Times Roll", "Bye Bye Love", "Think It Over" and "Maybe Baby", among
Hello Old Friend (Eric Clapton song) States, the single was Clapton's third mid-successful single to reach the Top 40 in North America. For his album review of "No Reason to Cry", the "AllMusic" critic William Ruhlmann notes, "Hello Old Friend" is the best pop/rock song on the album. He goes on describe the title as a "identifiable" Clapton piece of music. "Rolling Stone" journalist Dave Marsh called the song "a whimsical and silly slice of attempted innocence". Hello Old Friend (Eric Clapton song) "Hello Old Friend" is a country rock song, written and recorded by the British rock musician Eric Clapton. The track was released in