The Great Gig in the Sky (5:49)

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Most of the song is a slightly altered arrangement of the beat and bassline from the song “Breathe”. The beat and bassline were very much part of Pink Floyd’s playing style as far back as Atom Heart Mother. However, due to the altered beat and bassline, it is not directly related to “Breathe”, unlike the last part of “Time” (sometimes listed in songbooks as “Breathe (Reprise)”), and “Any Colour You Like” (sometimes nicknamed “Breathe (2nd Reprise)”).

When the Dark Side of the Moon suite was performed in 1972 (before the album was released), the song was completely different and went under the title “The Mortality Sequence”. Then, it was simply an organ and samples of people speaking about death being played during the performance.

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Melamies wrote:
Saturday afternoon

It's not easy to tell why and how excellent track this is.

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UnspokenHero wrote:
Friday evening

@rramiel: me too, I also laughed at all the posts ''singing'' as the lady in the song xD

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X-Cite wrote:
Thursday evening

this song reminds me on something beautiful.. and not death at all ;)

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deBadWolff wrote:
Wednesday evening

brilliant

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AdamFirst wrote:
Monday evening

I sang this song for a karaoke night jam once. It was hard but I pulled it off. :O

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rramiel wrote:
Monday afternoon

Also - if you can hear this little whisper, you're dying.

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rramiel wrote:
Monday afternoon

"Wow, lots of people cumming to this song. " - I laughed.

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noumankhan wrote:
8 days ago

Wow, lots of people cumming to this song.

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LeoReis92 wrote:
9 days ago

I never said I was frightened of dying. ;)

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pantera666xd wrote:
15 days ago

Why should I be frightened of dying?

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David_J1973 wrote:
17 days ago

R.I.P. Rick Wright. We miss you.

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