Talk:The Great Gig in the Sky
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salut, nous avons entendons dire que les membres de Pink Floyd avaient montré un documentaire sur la guerre à la chanteuse avant l'enregistrement, pour qu'elle improvise sur ce thème. ce n'est donc pas vrai ? merci beaucoup d'avance !
hi, we heard that the Pink Floyd members showed a documentary about war to the singer before the recording of the song, to make her improvise on this theme. is it not true? thanks a lot !
chloé & marianne from paris.
ps: this song rules. CETTE CHANSON EST TROP COOL !
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[edit] Massive conflict
This article contradicts Dark Side of the Moon, which says:
- ...often-misheard "I never said I was frightened of dying" (during the middle of "The Great Gig in the Sky") came from Peter's wife, Myfanwy 'Miv' Watts.
There is a contradiction within this article as well, the line "Aside from the soaring vocals there are two spoken parts, an introduction at 0:38 spoken by “Gerry” (an Irish Abbey Road Studios doorman at the time), and Clare Torry's voice at 3:33." appears to be crediting Torry with the 3.33 spoken part
[edit] 'ed note' section'
I removed the 'ed note' section. This doesn't belong in the article, as it is opinion.
LLBBooks 07:38, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Recording name
I don't think it was called "the Religion Song" during recording, I belive it was "The Mortality Sequence" or something like that....
[edit] Spoken Words
In the main section on Clare Torry's vocals it says that she spoke the line in the song at 3:33, however at the bottom of the page it says that it was Naomi Watts mother that said it. Which is right? RENTASTRAWBERRY FOR LET? röck 17:54, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Live instrumentation
Onstage, who played the Hammond organ during this song? I ask because during a large portion of the song, there is both piano and Hammond organ playing, and it would have been impossible for someone to use one hand on each instrument, as the piano part is too complex. Rick Wright obviously played piano, and there is continued bass and drums, leaving Roger Waters and Nick Mason out of the equation. There is guitar early and later in the song, but I can't tell if there is no guitar going during this section (leaving Dave Gilmour free to play organ) or if the guitar is very far down the mix (a la the "Mother Fore" section of "Atom Heart Mother," where it is clear from the KQED video that Gilmour is playing guitar).
So, did Dave Gilmour play organ, or did someone else, say Dick Parry or a roadie? Carolus 13:23, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
- David Gilmour played Hammond organ live in the seventies. Floyd(Norway) 15:57, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Can you cite a source and put it in the main article? Carolus 04:16, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
