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"Comfortably Numb" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on their eleventh studio album, The Wall (1979). It was released as a single in 1980, with " Hey You " as the B-side . The music was composed by the band's guitarist, David Gilmour ; the lyrics were written by the bassist, Roger Waters , who recalled his experience of ...
"Comfortably Numb" was inspired by Waters' injection with a muscle relaxant to combat the effects of hepatitis during the In the Flesh tour in Philadelphia. [31] Also paralleling the In the Flesh tour was the song "In the Flesh", a satirical commentary on fascism that is also representative of Waters' feelings of hostility towards his audiences.
Name of song, writer(s), lead vocal(s), original release, and year of release. Song Writer(s) Lead vocal(s) Original release Year Length Ref. "Absolutely Curtains" † David Gilmour Nick Mason Roger Waters Richard Wright: Chant by the Mapuga tribe of New Guinea: Obscured by Clouds: 1972 5:52 [1] "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" † David Gilmour ...
On Friday, Sept. 20, the rapper and his heavy metal band Body Count teamed up with David Gilmour to release a new version of the rock group's 1979 track "Comfortably Numb" from their seminal album ...
"Hey You" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, [1] released on their 1979 double album The Wall. [2] It also appeared as the B-side to the "Comfortably Numb" single in 1980.
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One unused tune that was written and demoed at the time would later evolve, via collaboration with Roger Waters, into Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" from The Wall. [5] However, a song included on this album, the piano ballad "So Far Away", uses a chorus progression not unlike the chorus to "Comfortably Numb", albeit in a different key. [8]
The songs are poor in general; the lyrics I can't quite believe. Gilmour's lyrics are very third-rate." [68] Wright said Waters' criticisms were "fair". [55] In a later interview, Waters said the album had "a couple of really nice tunes" and chord sequences and melodies he would have retained had he been involved. [69]