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DARK SIDE OF THE MOON ('1973)
1. Breathe In the Air
2. Time
3. Breathe (Reprise)
4. The Great Gig In The Sky
5. Money
6. Us And Them
7. Breathe (Second Reprise)
8. Brain Damage
9. Eclipse
Breathe
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Words by Roger Waters
Music by Roger Waters, David Gilmour & Rick Wright
Em(add9) A Asus4 A Em(add9) A A7sus4 A7
Em(add9) A Asus4 A Em(add9) A Asus4 A
Cmaj7 Bm7 Fmaj7 G D7#9 D7b9
Em7 A Asus4 A
Breathe, breathe in the air.
Em(add9) Em7 A Asus4 A
Don't be afraid to care.
Em(add9) A Asus4 A
Leave but don't leave me.
Em(add9) Asus4 A
Look around and choose your own ground.
Cmaj7
For long you live and high you fly
Bm7
And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
Fmaj7
All you touch and all you see
G D7#9 B7b9
Is all your life will ever be.
Em7 A A7sus4 A7
Run, rabbit run.
Em A A7sus4 A
Dig that hole, forget the sun,
Em7 A A7sus4 A7
When at last the work is done
Em7 A Asus4 A
Don't sit down it's time to dig another one.
Cmaj7
For long you live and high you fly
Bm7
But only if you ride the tide
Fmaj7
And balanced on the biggest wave
G D7#9 D7b9 Em [Segue to "On the Run]
You race towards an early grave.
Time
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Words and Music by Roger Waters, Nicholas Mason, David Gilmour and Rick Wright
[With clocks, alarms, and bells for approximately 40 seconds]
N.C.(E) (F#m) (E) (F#m) (E) (F#m) (E) (F#m) (A) (E) (F#m)
F#m A Asus4 A
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
E F#m
Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
A
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
E F#m
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way.
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.
Dmaj7 Amaj7
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.
Dmaj7 C#m7
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.
Bm7 E F5
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
[Guitar solo]
F#m A E F#m A F#m A E F#m A E F#m
Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 E
F#m A
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
E F#m
Racing around to come up behind you again.
A A7 A7sus4 A7
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
E F#m
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Dmaj7 C#m
Hanging on in quiet desparation is the English way
Bm
The time is gone, the song is over,
Bm7 F/B
Thought I'd something more to say.
Breathe (Reprise)
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Words by Roger Waters
Music by Roger Waters, David Gilmour & Rick Wright
Em(add9) A A7 A7sus4 A7 Em(add9) A A7
Em7 Em A Asus4 A
Home, home again.
Em7 A A7
I like to be here when I can.
Em(add9) A D A/D
When I come home cold and tired
G/D E5 G5 A Asus4 A
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire.
Cmaj7
Far away across the field
Bm7
The tolling of the iron bell
Fmaj7
Calls the faithful to their knees
G D7#9 D7b9/Eb Bm
To hear the softly spoken magic spell.
The Great Gig In The Sky
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Music by Rick Wright
[Intro]
Bm F F(b5) F F6 F F(b5) F Bb F/A Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9
Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Cm7 Cm7 F7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bb
[Vocal scat solo]
Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 ...
Bb/D Bbm/Db F#7 Bm
Bm F F(b5) F F6 F F(b5) F Bb F/A Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9
Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Cm7 F7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bb
[Spoken: I never said I was afraid of dying.]
Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 ...
Gm7
Money
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Words and Music by Roger Waters
Bm7
Money, get away.
Get a good job with more pay and you're okay.
Money, it's a gas.
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.
F#m7
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Em Bm7
Think I'll buy me a football team.
Bm7
Money, get back.
I'm all right Jack keep your hands off of my stack.
Money, it's a hit.
Don't give me that do goody good bullshit.
F#m7 Em
I'm in the high-fidelity first class travelling set
Bm7
And I think I need a Lear jet.
Bm7
Money, it's a crime.
Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie.
Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today.
F#m7 Em
But if you ask for a raise it's no surprise that they're
Bm
giving none away.
[Vocal ad lib simile with background conversation effects]
Us And Them
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Words by Roger Waters
Music by Roger Waters & Rick Wright
Dsus2 Esus2/D Dm(maj7) G/D Dsus2
Dsus2 Esus2/D Dm(maj7) G/D Dsus2
Dsus Esus2/D Dm(maj7)
Us, and them
G/D D (A/D) (D) A/D
And after all we're only ordinary men.
Dsus2 Esus2/D Dm(maj7)
Me, and you.
G/D D A/C#
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do.
Bm
Forward he cried from the rear
Bm/A D/G C
and the front rank died.
Bm A
The general sat and the lines on the map
D/G C
moved from side to side.
Dsus2 Esus2/D Dm(maj7)
Black and blue
G/D Dsus2
And who knows which is which and who is who.
Esus2/D Dm(maj7)
Up and down.
G/D D A/D A/C#
And in the end it's only round and round and round.
Bm
"Haven't you heard? It's a battle of words"
Bm/A D/G C
the poster bearer cried.
Bm
"Listen son", said the man with the gun
Bm/A D/G C
"There's room for you inside."
Dsus2 Esus2/D Dm(maj7) G/D A/D
Dsus2 Esus2/D Dm(maj7) G/D Dsus2
Bm Bm/A D/G C Bm A Bm Bm/A G C
Dsus2 Esus2/D Dm(maj7)
Down and out
G/D D
It can't be helped but there's a lot of it about.
Dsus2 Esus2/D Dm(maj7)
With, without.
G/D D
And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?
Bm
Out of the way, it's a busy day
Bm/A D/G C
I've got things on my mind.
Bm
For the want of the price of tea and a slice
Bm/A D/G C
The old man died.
Breathe (Second Reprise)
------------------------
Music by Roger Waters, David Gilmour & Rick Wright
Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7 G ...
Dm7 G (G7sus4) (G7)
Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7 G
Dm7 G(G7) Dm7 G Dm7 G (G7) (G7sus4)
Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7 G Bbmaj7 Am Ebmaj7 F C7#9 C7b9
Brain Damage
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Words and Music by Roger Waters
D G7/D
The lunatic is on the grass.
D G7/D
The lunatic is on the grass.
D E/D
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.
A7 D Dsus2
Got to keep the loonies on the path.
D G7/D
The lunatic is in the hall.
D G7/D
The lunatics are in my hall.
D E/D
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
A7 D Dsus2 D7 D9
And every day the paper boy brings more.
G A
And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
C G
And if there is no room upon the hill
G A7
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
C G Bm7 Em7 A A7
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
D G7/D
The lunatic is in my head. (laughter)
D G7/D
The lunatic is in my head
D E/D
You raise the blade, you make the change
A7 D Dsus2
You re-arrange me 'till I'm sane.
D
You lock the door
E/D
And throw away the key
A7 D Dsus2 D7 D9
There's someone in my head but it's not me.
G A
And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
C G
You shout and no one seems to hear.
A A7 A
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
C G Bm7 Em A7
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
D G7/D D G7/D D E/D A7 D Dsus2 D E/D A7 D Dsus2
[Segue to "Eclipse"]
Eclipse
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Words and Music by Roger Waters
D D/C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7b5 A A7
D
All that you touch,
D/C
All that you see,
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7b5 A7
All that you taste,
All you feel.
D
All that you love
D/C
All that you hate
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7b5 A7
All you distrust
All you save.
D
All that you give
D/C
All that you deal
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7b5
All that you buy,
A7
beg, borrow or steal.
D
All you create
D/C
All you destroy
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7b5
All that you do
A7
All that you say.
D
All that you eat
D/C
everyone you meet
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7b5
All that you slight
A7
everyone you fight.
D
All that is now
D/C
All that is gone
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7b5
All that's to come
A7 D
and everything under the sun is in tune
D/C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7b5 D
but the sun is eclipsed by the moon. [with heartbeat effects]
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
Maggotkill Average |
#1 by Maggotkill at Feb 16, 1971 at 9:24 PM EST |
| Before I begin: Every Pink Floyd fan MUST check out the website progarchives.com, preferably becoming a member... Imagine a place where you can discuss Pink Floyd (or any other prog band) and get an answer in a matter of minutes, rather than months... The Pink Floyd Best Albums List: Meddle Wish You Were Here Dark Side of the Moon Animals The Final Cut Ummagumma The Wall Obscured By Clouds Atom Heart Mother More The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Division Bell A Saucerful of Secrets Zabriskie Point A Momentary Lapse of Reason Of these, only AMLOR is BAD... Though some are unimpressive. Anyway, on to the album in question. Here is my progarchives.com review of the album (which I've gotten comments on saying it's good): I debated for a long time whether this was a 4 or 5 star album. On one hand, it has more weak points than any other album I have given 5 stars. On the other hand, it is arguably more influential than any other album I have given 5 stars. And it certainly has no bad songs. Thus, I have decided that this truly is a masterpiece of progressive music (that, and I will give Close to the Edge 4 stars, as soon as my computer stops having problems posting my reviews, and this album is leagues above that one). The album, like Wish You Were Here (to come two years later), was partly inspired by Syd Barrett's insanity. The album is a concept album (what else could it be) about the various factors in life that lead to insanity (namely Time, Money, Death [great gig in the sky], War [Us and Them]), eventually culminating in the protagonist going insane (Brain Damage). The last song, however, makes us realize that in reality, everyone is insane. The title of the album comes from the word lunatic. Broken down, this word comes from luna (which means moon) and tic (involuntary muscular contraction). Thus, a lunatic, at least as was assumed in ancient times, is a person who has seizures based on the cycle of the moon. Thus, the Dark Side of the Moon is the part that makes a person go insane. On Eclipse, when it says (faintly, near the end), "There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark," this means that each and every one of us is insane. The album opens with Speak to Me (in some releases, this is combined with the next track, Breathe). This is a short opening, combining sound effects used in Eclipse, Us and Them, Money, Time, Brain Damage (the laugh), finally culminating of the screams of Great Gig in the Sky. This transitions perfectly into Breathe, a song about being born into a harsh world, that will eventually cause you to go insane. Just listen to the lyrics (and the great music, too). On the Run is a track made using (at the time) revolutionary technology, though I'm not exactly sure what this was. It's about paranoia, where a man is running to get to his plane, which he misses (and it's fortunate he does, as the plane crashes at the end). However, this near death experience increases his paranoia and causes him to worry about death (explored later in Great Gig in the Sky). Time, the next track, is the best on the album. From the great clock introduction, to the amazing lyrics (some of Waters's best), to the great guitar solo by Gilmour, this track has it all. This is one of Pink Floyd's finest songs. It's about how a man wastes his life away getting nothing done, then finds out that he's old and doesn't have the agility to do all that he missed. This is only the "Time" part of the song. Then Breathe Reprise kicks in. The person from the beginning of the song comes home, and hears funeral bells ringing. They are for some other person just like him that kicked back and watched the years fly by. The man (from the beginning of the song) realizes that it will be him next. And that some other guy will hear his funeral bells and realize the same thing. It's a never ending cycle. Of course, by the time anyone gets the message, it's too late to do anything about it for you, and young people won't listen if you advise them. So the cycle is doomed to go on endlessly (this was my interpretation of the song on songmeanings.net, a great site, by the way). This is truly an amazing track. Next up is The Great Gig in the Sky. I have never cared for it, the screaming irritates me, but the spoken words in the background (and the same goes for the rest of the album) are really insightful, and really lift up the song. That, and the keyboards are great. That helps, too. Money comes after, and, I don't know how I figured this out, but it's about obsession with money (not having enough, does your neighbor have more, etc). The lyrics are, as always, intelligent, and the music is engaging throughout. You have to love the lines, "money, it's a crime, share it fairly/and don't take a slice of my pie," and "money, so they say/is the root of all evil today." And the main draw is: how many hit songs on the radio are done in 7/4 time (as money is)? And the sax solo. That's great, too. Come to think of it, it's all great. Us and Them is the "power" song on the album. This is the song that really makes you feel. The imagery of soldiers, heading out to kill people they don't even know, based on orders they don't understand, for reasons they are not told, is much more emotional than any "you left me/what can I do now/I want to move on/but I don't know how" pop songs (yes, I did write that, and in about 10 seconds, which shows about how much skill you need to write pop songs, at least the lyrical bit). Yes, it's slow, but if it were fast, it would carry no weight. Any Colour You Like is about the pressures society exerts on you to conform (think Henry Ford: "any colour you like, so long as it's black"). It's a truly beautiful instrumental, and a real gem. Finally, the protagonist breaks down, and becomes a lunatic (it is interesting to note that "the lunatic is on the grass" refers to a park in London where there are keep off the grass signs, and Gilmour thought anyone who disobeyed them would have to be crazy - thanks to the wonderful people at songmeanings.net for this insight). The song furnishes the line "dark side of the moon," from which the album takes its name. This song is a clear reference to Syd Barrett ("and if the band you're in starts playing different tunes/I'll see you on the dark side of the moon," - this is a clear reference to Syd Barrett, at the height of his troubles, would simply play one note during Pink Floyd concerts, or, even worse, simply detune his guitar). Then we morph flawlessly into the closer, Eclipse, which takes us out with a bang, eventually returning to the heartbeat that introduces Speak to Me. And then we hear the voice, "there's no dark side of the moon really, matter of fact, it's all dark." And then it's heartbeats to the end. A truly marvelous album. Pros: intelligent lyrics, great music, great flow, superb production, groundbreaking technology, influential Cons: On the Run and Great Gig in the Sky are weak tracks (at least to me, many people see Great Gig as the best on the album), way too popular to be the best ever This album is highly recommended to anyone who likes good music. That's all there is to it. If you like great guitar work, excellent lyrics, engaging music, and a true experience, that's what this album provides. And yes, it is meant to be listened to from beginning to end, as the tracks are much more powerful that way than on their own. Not the best album ever, but up there. Oh, and, um: JOIN PROGARCHIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
marc Professional |
#2 by marc at Mar 21, 1979 at 7:52 PM EST |
| Inpraiseoffolly.. I agree with what you are saying, well give and take.... But why you dont like "the great gig in the sky" i will never know. Dude you are missing out on something great. To me its the most powerfull song or piece of music I have ever heard. Its surpose to capture the essence of death or dying and with that in mind the vocals are strong, fragile, scared, depressed, nostalgic and up-lifting at the same time. I think it expresses the concept of dying better than words would ever do.. By the way I DSOTM is the best album ever made... | |
ashley Wanna Be |
#3 by ashley pudding at Dec 23, 1979 at 2:05 PM EST |
| Lunar Eclipse, 03 March, 2007 2 minutes ago Speak to me/ Breathe Pressing play, I stepped into the bitter cold. climbing onto the smooth damp platform, laying on my back in a comfortable, warm position, using my body heat to the best of it's ability. I stared at the beautiful night sky. Impossibly clear, with a slight mist obscuring the moon into a hazy crescent. "I've been mad for fucking years, absolutely years, been over the edge for yonks, been working me buns off for bands..." "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us are...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..." Singing along to the lyrics of the second part of the double-barrelled song, Breathe, I fell in love with the situation. The music, the crisp breeze, the bright constellations, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, slowly making their way across the sky, to envelop the moon itself. The fresh air filling my lungs, yet chilling me to the bone. Mind-blowing. Breathe, breathe in the air don't be afraid to care leave but don't leave me look around, choose your own ground for long you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all your touch and all you see is all your life will ever be Run rabbit run dig that hole, forget the sun and when at last the work is done don't sit down, it's time to dig another one for long you live and high you fly but only if you ride the tide and balanced on the biggest wave you race towards an early grave On the Run The moon now slighty more covered, I lay there listening to the fast paced music, and instantly adored it. I used to despise this song because I thought it was boring, but after listening to it in those circumstances, it's impossible to repudiate. "Here today, gone tomorrow, that's me! Ha ha ha!" As the song progressed, I became more relaxed than I was when I first lay on the surface of the trampoline. In the top right corner of my vision, a piece of dust entered the atmosphere and burned bright and fast, a shooting star. I made my wish, as the song drew to a close. Time The ticking grew lounder in my ears, bracing myself, the suspense making my heart pound in my ears, suddenly, the lound ringing erupted in my ears. I lay there, smiling. Staring into space. The long rototom introduction started, retracing it in my mind, i knew the exact pattern for the next two minutes and eleven seconds. The introduction suddenly burst out with six drum beats, and I instantly recited the first part of the song. Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way Tired of lying in the sunshine Staying home to watch the rain And you are young and life is long And there is time to kill today And then one day you find Ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run You missed the starting gun The guitar solo started and a few small tears trickled down the right of my face, warm and sticky. I found myself making terrible imitation guitar noises while playing the air guitar within the pouch of my fleece. The moon was becoming ever smaller, and by now was between the two Ursas. And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death Every year is getting shorter Never seem to find the time Plans that either come to nought Or half a page of scribbled lines Hanging on in quiet desparation is the English way The time is gone The song is over Thought I'd something more to say Home, home again I like to be here when I can When I come home cold and tired It's good to warm my bones beside the fire Far away across the field The tolling of the iron bell Calls the faithful to their knees To hear the softly spoken magic spells The song ended on a rather strange line, remeniscant of a wish I had previously made. The Great Gig in the Sky "And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime." I found myself in agreement with these spoken words. The so called 'Vocal Warmups' started, and I pressured myself to join in, hoping to save myself the embarrasment of not being caught wailing. It was bad enough I can't sing, but with a frigid voice-box, it was a considerable amount worse. The moon by now had turned slighty orange, but had barely moved atall. "I never said I was frightened of dying." Some say this song is an unspoken representation of death, sorrow, happiness, joy and pain at the same time, and I would have to agree. The emotions I was feeling at the time represented these very well. The pointlessness of living, the love, now fading, the happiness of having a certain person who I happen to have been smitten with for quite some time now, and the pain of losing another. Money I doubt this had anything to do with my feelings, but it brought up memories of my early childhood. My first encounter with the band, when my father played some, this being the first song I ever heard by Pink Floyd. The moon now covered fifty percent more than when I first lay down, hazy and beautiful. Money, get away get a good job with more pay and you're O.K. money, it's a gas grab that cash with both hands and make a stash new car, caviar, four star daydream think I'll buy me a football team Money, get back I'm alright, Jack, keep your hands off my stack money, it's a hit don't give me that do goody good bullshit I'm in the hi-fidelity first class travelling set and I think I need a Lear jet As the instrumental period fired up, I lay in silence, until something compellet me to make saxaphone noises. When the instrument subsided, my voice took over the guitar, straining in the cold, but becoming more used to singing. Money, it's a crime share it fairlybut don't take a slice of my pie money, so they say is the root of all evil today but if you ask for a rise it's no surprise that they're giving none away, away, away Us and Them I feel secluded. Us and them and after all we're only ordinary men me and you God only knows it's not what we would choose to do forward he cried from the rear and the front rank died and the General sat, and the lines on the map moved from side to side Black and blue and who knows which is which and who is who up and down and in the end it's only round and round and round haven't you heard it's a battle of words the poster bearer cried listen, son, said the man with the gun there's room for you inside Down and out it can't be helped but there's a lot of it about with, without and who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about out of the way, it's a busy day I've got things on my mind for want of the price of tea and a slice the old man died Any Colour You Like Also making noises to this instrumental, I waited patiently for the next song whilst watching the moon inch ever closer to darkness. I blinked and the moon seemed to drop from the sky as my eyes re-adjusted to the glowing crimson rock, with a small shape of light in the top left of the perimeter. Brain Damage The moon now almost covered, the penultimate song, in more ways than one, began. The eighteen second introduction getting me ready to sing. The lunatic is on the grass The lunatic is on the grass remembering games and daisy chains and laughs got to keep the loonies on the path The lunatic is in the hall the lunatics are in the hall the paper holds their folded faces to the floor and every day the paper boy brings more "I don't know what to say, except...ha ha ha ha ha....I think it's marvellous...ha ha ha ha ha" This being the most fitting song so far, due to the chorus in relation to the moon... And if the dam breaks open many years too soon and if there is no room upon the hill and if your head explodes with dark forbodings too I'll see you on the dark side of the moon The lunatic is in my head The lunatic is in my head you raise the blade, you make the change you rearrange me ' till I'm sane you lock the door and throw away the key there's someone in my head but it's not me And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear you shout and no one seems to hear and if the band you're in starts playing different tunes I'll see you on the dark side of the moon ...and the feeling that my mind is not my own. Eclipse The final episode in my saga of renewal. Shouting along, with rage, letting it all out. All that you touch and all that you see all that you taste, all you feel and all that you love and all that you hate all you distrust, all you save and all that you give and all that you deal and all that you buy, beg, borrow or steal and all you create and all you destroy and all that you do and all that you say and all that you eat and everyone you meet and all that you slight and everyone you fight and all that is now and all that is gone and all that's to come and everything under the sun is in tune but the sun is eclipsed by the moon But the moon is eclipsed by the earth. | |
Badass |
#4 by Nirvana at Oct 1, 1982 at 2:20 AM EST |
| the album examines humanity's faults and vices. speak to me: intro (often coupled with breathe) breathe: humanity's quest for productivity at the expense of relaxation and 'smelling the roses' on the run: inter-human violence time: obsession with time, wasting lives meaninglessly great gig in the sky: fear of death (spoken lines introduce in the style noted at bottom, singing represents 5 stages of acceptance) money: greed us and them: war any colour you like: fear of choice, even if there isn't really a choice at all (name stems from Ford slogan "You can have it [the Model T] any colour you like, as long as it's black") brain damage: insanity eclipse acts as a conclusion, saying that despite our individual flaws and faults, it is our impact on the world around us that is our saving grace. it's what we're remembered for. The weird spoken lines were completely unscripted responses to simple questions/topics on flash cards. the responses were said by random people at the recording studio (Paul and Linda McCartney were also recorded, but their views were too conservative). the notable lines "I was really drunk at the time" and "I was certainly underage" were by a roadie. the final line about dark side of the moon was also taken from this, and was included as rather a joke instead of a truly meaningful statement. | |
Dan The English Wanna Be |
#5 by Dan The English at Nov 11, 1984 at 12:38 PM EST |
| I think that it is incredible that dark side has every single line in the album hold signifigant importance to the meaning of the concept. most bands, albums, songs have so many lines that are just there because they rhyme and i always shudder when i hear two rhyming lines that have no purpose at all.also, there isnt a single repeated chorus in the entire album, you get your full 43 minutes of original music. perfect album. music flows with the music because it was the lyrics and music were written to go together, not the guitarist comes up with a riff and the sing some lines and they put it together. they really put a lot of effort perfecting the details with background singers, saxophone player its absolutely the most incredible album ever | |
blake Average |
#6 by blake pratt at Nov 21, 1985 at 1:37 AM EST |
| Meddle and Animals are the best. Wish you were here might be my least favorite, if not for Have A Cigar. | |
Josh Average |
#7 by Josh Smith at Feb 9, 1992 at 1:31 AM EST |
| 'Any Colour You Like' is about fear of choice? I thought it was about racism. | |
Kenny Lead Player |
#8 by Kenny Berg at Jun 22, 1993 at 2:47 AM EST |
| The Wall and Wish you were here are better | |
Darren Wanna Be |
#9 by Darren Pilton at Jun 24, 1994 at 4:33 PM EST |
| It's obvious where this comes from. It's listed on the discography page of this band! | |
Cory Wanna Be |
#10 by Cory at May 7, 2004 at 11:22 PM EST |
| All i can really say is Best floyd album, and THE best album ever created. | |
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