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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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  • Dysrianism

    "While some of it is over the top and not entirely pleasant" disagree entirely. also, this is one of the most incredible songs of all time.

    yesterday morning

  • oldiesfanjohn

    Still great with headphones and a joint! <3<3<3

    Friday afternoon

  • BaBaBooey2310

    This song gets better as I get older. It's now one of my favorite Floyd songs.

    last week

  • p-each

    The Great Song in the Sky

    last month

  • edneoson

    uuuuuhhh oooohhh uuuuhhh ooooohh... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah yeaaaaaaah

    last month

  • appidydafoo

    :)

    last month

  • DonkeyHotai

    Ahhh, the voice as human instrument. While some of it is over the top and not entirely pleasant, Clare Torry is clearly so into this gig that she got credit for it (after the fact.) All that non-verbal singing is essentially ad lib on her part, or at least all her own - amazing to have that just come out of the creative space

    last month

  • RIPELIVEJAM

    i think i was initially irritated slightly by the singing, but as i've gotten older it's grown and grown in its power and effect on me. now i can't comprehend having anything less than absolute love for this.

    last month

  • shivaki07

    Zapraszamy! Laboratorium Muzycznych Fuzji otwiera nowy dział naszego bloga! Od dziś zajmujemy się także własną interpretacją tekstów, chcemy zwrócić Waszą uwagę na te naprawdę ciekawe, porywające i inne warte tejże :D Zapraszamy do komentowania! Zaczynamy od arcydzieła Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here! http://lamuzi.blogspot.com/2012/04/lirinterpretacje-pink-floyd-wish-you.html

    last month

  • Jannekro

    This shit is fucking stellar. [3] [799]

    last month

  • albertlespaul

    This shit is fucking stellar.[2]

    last month

  • frdlr

    This shit is fucking stellar.

    last month

  • ken23z

    travels up n down my spine, great vocal

    last month

  • scapino

    It will definitely make it less good, but I just want to hear how would that make the song different.

    March 2012

  • Lintizzy

    Interesting, oozes feeling. Dig it

    March 2012

  • arsfdlh

    one of the most beautiful songs i've heard

    March 2012

  • Carlx4

    One of the most intense music ever recorded (I wouldn't say composed, this song just... happened).

    March 2012

  • Ravian18

    Fucking amazing track! The vocal actually is a solo but one might say even purer then an electric guitar solo ;)

    March 2012

  • Bastard1

    ...That would make it... less good?

    March 2012

  • scapino

    Imagine if the vocal melody was actually a solo.

    February 2012
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