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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 ...
Ice-T has put a fresh twist on a Pink Floyd classic.. 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 ...
The Wall is the story of Pink, who grows up to become an alienated and embittered rock star, with a failing marriage and feelings of megalomania. [5] " The Thin Ice" can be seen as the introduction to his story, since the previous song, the album's opening track "In The Flesh?" is chronologically placed later in the album's narrative, and then the story is begun via flashback.
The song features the only keyboard solo on The Wall by Richard Wright (although on live performances, "Young Lust" and "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" would also feature keyboard solos); after the last line of lyrics, a synthesizer solo is played over the verse sequence, in place of vocals.
"Comfortably Numb" David Gilmour Roger Waters Roger Waters David Gilmour The Wall: 1979 [4] "Coming Back to Life" David Gilmour David Gilmour The Division Bell: 1994 [14] "Corporal Clegg" Roger Waters David Gilmour Nick Mason Richard Wright A Saucerful of Secrets: 1968 [16] "Country Song" David Gilmour Nick Mason Roger Waters Richard Wright ...
It also appeared as the B-side to the "Comfortably Numb" single in 1980. The song, along with "The Show Must Go On", was edited out of Pink Floyd – The Wall to prevent the film from running too long; however, a rough version is available as an extra on the 25th Anniversary Edition DVD of The Wall.
In the 2019 remix, the songs "Sorrow", "On the Turning Away" and "Comfortably Numb" have longer guitar solos by Gilmour than in the 1988 original; "The Dogs of War" has a longer intro; "Money" has been condensed, removing Guy Pratt's bass solo and the female a cappella section; "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" has extra elements (lifted ...
David Gilmour in Concert is a DVD of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's solo concert that took place at the Royal Festival Hall, London in June 2001, as part of the Robert Wyatt-curated Meltdown festival.