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Clare Torry was born in November 1947 in Marylebone, London, [1] to Geoffrey Napier Torry (1916–1979), who combined careers as Lieutenant-Commander in the Fleet Air Arm and Flight Lieutenant in the RAF, and his wife Dorothy W. Singer (1916–2017), who was secretary to six BBC Directors-General.
An early incarnation of the song, titled "The Mortality Sequence" and lacking the vocals later contributed by Clare Torry, was performed by Pink Floyd during the 1972 shows of their Dark Side of the Moon Tour. In its final version, "The Great Gig in the Sky" was performed live by Pink Floyd from 1973 to 1975, and from 1988 to 1994.
"The War Song" is a song by British band Culture Club, featuring background vocals from Clare Torry. It was released as the lead single from the band's third album, Waking Up with the House on Fire (1984), in September 1984. The song became the group's seventh top-five hit on the UK Singles Chart.
The first side of the album ends with Wright and Clare Torry's soulful metaphor for death, "The Great Gig in the Sky". [7] "Money", the first track on side two, opens with the sound of cash registers and rhythmically jingling coins. The song mocks greed and consumerism with sarcastic lyrics and cash-related sound effects.
Image credits: Michael Buckner / Getty #3 Scott Disick. Boxes of Mounjaro, which is known for its weight loss effects, were found stacked in Scott Disick’s fridge on a past episode of The ...
Clare Torry – backing vocals; Wealthy Tarts – backing vocals; Hank Marvin – guitar ("Move Over Darling" and "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places") Peter Collins – producer (except "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places" and "Bobby's Girl") for Loose End Productions; Steve O'Donnell – producer ("Bobby's Girl") for Malpas Productions
The cast of the 1985 film "The Goonies" reunited Monday in support of castmate Ke Huy Quan. Stars Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green, Corey Feldman, and writer Chris Columbus joined Quan at the ...
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