Sound of Silence

I uploaded a video of my son's graduation to youtube last year, and used Simon & Garfunkel's song "Sound of Silence" as the soundtrack. The video uploaded, but youtube disabled the audio either because of copyright issues, or perhaps someone working there has a finely-developed sense of irony. I left it up, and at some point they changed the status of my video because the audio is now fully restored. But, the video does have an interesting disclaimer attached saying something to the effect that "This video is blocked in some countries"

Now, when you drag a cursor over the graduation video, a pop-up message prompts you to download the song from the itunes store. So, they have figured out a formula that seems to allow a happy outcome for all parties, but it obviously does not apply to everything as evidenced by the two videos that I just uploaded. They are muted on youtube, and I have no good options at the point. I visited youtube's copyright infringement resolution page and quickly learned that the "appeal" process is probably hopeless.

This video opens with the 2009 PS 40 graduating class filing out of the auditorium after the diploma ceremony. I fully understand that much of this will be of scant interest to anyone not related to a child, but if you join it at the 1:55 mark the song comes in and the video assumes that bittersweet quality that is the inevitable companion to memory. The photo slideshow opens with images of the children on the day of graduation, and then gradually the images change to photos taken over the six-year span. The video following the slideshow is of a 1st grade school concert, and the viewer sees the same children as they appeared five years earlier.