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LOL: While it IS beautiful, 'written' is perhaps a bit much and Bethoven, Mozart, Bach, Grieg, Ravel, Tchaikovsky and others are up to the challenge, I believe.
The band gave the singer just a briefing on the meaning of the song. And ,other than some basic direction, was give free range to sing how she felt it. She was called in late at night and only had a couple of takes to get it right That's why for me it is one of the great vocal performances.
@@bartstarr100 - Claire Torry was paid 30 pounds for laying down a few takes (about an hour in the studio). Average household income in the UK at the time was about 100 pounds PER MONTH. In fact 30 pounds was an average rent for an apartment, so she probably earned her monthly rent with that one night's work. So she was well paid, and always credited for the vocals. She later stabbed Pink Floyd in the back by suing them for writing credits. In an out of court settlement, the band ended up giving her a writing credit and paying her an undisclosed sum of cash in exchange for her dropping the suit. Kinda scummy if you ask me. As a studio musician, she was paid more than a week's average wages for literally a couple hours of her time (and was credited). To come back after she retired, and suddenly demand more money was just a cash grab. If other studio musicians started doing that, then NOBODY would ever hire studio musicians.
@@scottdavis2252 ua-cam.com/video/ltt_YScyCVg/v-deo.html Amy Smith of "The Australian Pink Floyd Show" actually does a VERY impressive cover live, solo. Pink Floyd generally use three females, each singing one third of the track. Amy does it solo, live, one take and ABSOLUTELY NAILS IT. I've seen many reactors videos to this track and every comment mentions that no-one can even come close to Clare's magnificent work, but Amy can, and does. The closest I've ever heard to Clare. You can thank me later.
I met David Gilmour back stage at a concert in California 1984. I asked him about the meaning - reason for “Great Gig In The Sky”…. David’s answer was something like…. .I was asked if Pink Floyd would ever do a song about Religion like some others have… so I said, You are referring to the great gig in the sky they call god. What words could be used to describe all the pain and suffering caused by religious beliefs. All the crying and wailing from mothers who lost their husbands or sons in a war fought over religious differences. The only vocals should be just the sound of a mothers crying with pain and suffering. We didn’t want to make that public so as to avoid any religious boycott like what happened to the Beatles after Lennon made his comment about Jesus. The speaking heard at the beginning was recorded at Apple records prior to the recording of the song. Roger Waters placed a recorder at the door asking anyone who walked by to answer some questions into the microphone. The janitor stopped and recorded his answer to the question….”Are You Afraid Of Dying”?. It was decided to add the recording to the start of “Great Gig In The Sky”. It leads people to believe the song is about dying, but that is actually not the case. The Great Gig In The Sky…is GOD … Clare did not know what they wanted. David Gilmour told her to pretend her voice is a Saxophone like on other songs on the album, no words, just tones. Results are legendary.
@@AliasMark69 If you believe, you meeting your god is all about death, you cannot separate the 2 from the minds of the religious, the critical thinkers that deny the existence of an invisible wizard in the sky, this song can only be about the loss here instead of moving to somewhere that does not exist. It had to have the two differing meanings or the none believers would have no reference. When the band gave their restricted prompts, death was the only criterion mentioned, suffering a death with no words, like a mother losing her child in a war. Clare states she doesn't know whether it was smiles from above or grins from below that gave her the direction her wailing took. to me this is the continuation of the Banshee's call for the lost soul. I think of it as the soul leaving the body, but resisting all the way.
When she was "letting it all out" and getting discordant, she was expressing the fear and anguish of death. When she calmed, she was expressing acceptance.
Song is about death. The voice carries us through the 5 stages of grief...Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. You identified the progression of moods very well.
The band recorded people around the studio answering questions related to the themes of the album. This is the source of the spoken part at the beginning of the song as well as other spots on the album.
Clare Torry empties her emotional tank on this breathtaking performance. The song represents the cycle of life. Birth, life and finally death. The spoken word introduction was done by the janitor at Abbey Road Studios. His name is Gerry O'Driscoll. Beautiful reaction MrsPP. Cheers, RNB
I met David Gilmour back stage at a concert in California 1984. I asked him about the meaning - reason for “Great Gig In The Sky”…. David’s answer was something like…. .I was asked if Pink Floyd would ever do a song about Religion like some others have… so I said, You are referring to the great gig in the sky they call god. What words could be used to describe all the pain and suffering caused by religious beliefs. All the crying and wailing from mothers who lost their husbands or sons in a war fought over religious differences. The only vocals should be just the sound of a mothers crying with pain and suffering. We didn’t want to make that public so as to avoid any religious boycott like what happened to the Beatles after Lennon made his comment about Jesus. The speaking heard at the beginning was recorded at Apple records prior to the recording of the song. Roger Waters placed a recorder at the door asking anyone who walked by to answer some questions into the microphone. The janitor stopped and recorded his answer to the question….”Are You Afraid Of Dying”?. It was decided to add the recording to the start of “Great Gig In The Sky”. It leads people to believe the song is about dying, but that is actually not the case. The Great Gig In The Sky…is GOD … Clare did not know what they wanted. David Gilmour told her to pretend her voice is a Saxophone like on other songs on the album, no words, just tones. Results are legendary.
Pink Floyd's music is probably one of the very few bands that managed to get this deep and move you unexpectedly! All their tracks have an effect on me!
The more I listen to her, I feel she is singing us through life, from her birth and growth, to giving birth, growing old, overcoming fear of death and acceptance of the passing of life.
This album is an absolute must listen! Ideally it needs to be heard in 2 parts (side 1 / side 2) because each track transitions directly into the next and themes follow. If you really really want to do just 1 other track, the Great Gig is preceeded by "Time"
This one is impossible to duplicate. It shatters your soul and then brings you back in the most healing way. CTorre should be in the rock and roll hall of fame just for this piece. And that shirt magnifies your beauty.
My first reaction: This is the song after "Time" on the 33 RPM Vinyl. You never lifted vinyl until it was done or you risked damaging the groves. So this was going to get listened to all of the way. After "Time" described midlife to death, this song completed the scene. Death itself with all of the rides along the way. After that, I recorded it to cassette. So I could listen to it frequently
Clare H. Torry (born 29 November 1947) is a British singer, well known for writing and performing the wordless vocals on the song "The Great Gig in the Sky" by the group Pink Floyd on their 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. She also covered the Dolly Parton single "Love Is Like a Butterfly" for the opening titles of the BBC TV series Butterflies, which ran for four series between 1978 and 1983.
Music was originally written by keyboard player Rick Wright for a movie .director didn't like it, so they had Clare Torry come in and let do what ever she want to with NO words. the rest is history.
From what I understand, the vocal we hear near the beginning is that of the doorman from Abbey Road Studio, Gerry O'Driscoll. He was answering the question they asked him about a fear of dying.
The bands that recorded their albums simply hired vocalists, usually to sing backing vocals (it was of course convenient and also cheap). Clare Torry was employed at Abbey Road studios as a backing vocalist. Alan Parsons - the chief sound engineer - who had been involved in the recording of "The Dark Side of the Moon", suggested to the members of Pink Floyd that they hire Clare Torry for this particular track. In several interviews she admits how difficult it was to interpret the song without words. It wasn't until David Gilmour (guitarist and lead singer of PF) convinced her when he advised her to use her voice as just another musical instrument. Then Clare sang the song for the first time and left the studio. Her fee was the standard £30 (!). She was convinced that the song would not appear on the album after all. In 2004, she sued Pink Floyd and EMI for songwriting royalties because her contribution to "The Great Gig in the Sky" was a co-write with keyboardist Richard Wright. In 2005, an out-of-court settlement was reached in Clare Torry's favour, although the terms of the settlement were not disclosed. All releases after 2005 carry additional credit for "Vocal Track by Clare Torry" for "Great Gig in the Sky" in the booklet or liner notes. Here is a short interview with Clare: ua-cam.com/video/mIW7xZSlZoM/v-deo.html
A major component to the soundtrack of my youth. As one comment already expressed. This particular album being a favorite. One of my first exposure being during a long car ride to Montreal in around 73. Me being 17, I guess. I have personally owned this in all formats over my life. Vinyl, 8track tape, cassette, and cd. So that shows how it has been there my entire adult life.
I know that these sections are listed as "separate" songs but in fact, the entire album side is actually one whole song or piece. To get the full experience, do listen one day to the entire side and then the same with the other side. You'll be absolutely blown away. It's like watching the entire movie!
yes you´re right the pause between songs could just as well have been none cus it picks up where the previous just ended. dosnt matter how long the pause is.😊😍🧡❤️👍😋🤩😃😉
Background studio vocalist Clare Tory brought in by the band to record this one song off "Dark Side of the Moon". Legend has it she left the recording studio thoroughly confused and thinking that'll never see the light of day. Little did she know her voice had just been added to one of the most celebrated and legendary rock albums of all time.
For those who do not know where the name “Pink Floyd” came from…… Syd Barrett - original founder of the band had two favorite Blues Guitar Players in his record collection, both from Atlanta Georgia…. “Pink Anderson and Floyd Council”
Her name it's Clare Tory; she was hired just for this song and she was asked to express the different states of mind and emotions we go through when faced with death
One of the most extraordinary pieces of music in the history of mankind. Period. (Pink Floyd interviewed a bunch of people of the recording studio about death, and what landed in the song was simply the answer of one of the sound technicians)
There is no knocking this song but, to get the full effect it is a must to watch the "Pulse Album ". Hands down the best version Great Gig in the sky and others as well.
Love your shirt! So excited to see young people experience Pink Floyd. Clare Torry was paid only £30 for her work, then sued for more after the album came out. She got an undisclosed sum. During the recording of the album, everyone who entered the studio was given a list of questions & their responses were recorded. Roadies, musicians & guests answers are heard throughout the album. First time I heard Great Gig was as a young teen in the late 70s at about 3am. I slept with the rock station playing every night & woke myself up when it came on. I was blown away! It's an amazing work of art.
One of the roadies did the speech. The vocals were done by Claire Torrey. She was a session musician that band drafted in on a whim after hearing her in another studio. She only did one take and they used it. It is about death. It starts with the anger, the denial, the bargaining and finally the acceptance of death.
The main theme of this album being: “WHAT DRIVES PEOPLE CRAZY”, guides the interpretation of each song. (BREATHE); If the performance required in life can drive people crazy. (ON THE RUN); If the frantic rush of life can drive people crazy. (TIME); If the fleeting aspect of passing time can drive people crazy. (THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY); If the inevitable end, (death) can drive people crazy. (MONEY); If love, or lack of money can drive people crazy. (US AND THEM); If the differences in class of people or the power grant to them can drive people crazy. (ANY COLOR YOU LIKE); If the illusion of being able to choose can drive people crazy. (BRAIN DAMAGE); If the many rules of life (Keep off the grass), and all the previous points can drive people crazy. (ECLIPSE); Since our influence in this world comes down to what is within our reach, then even though the brightness of the sun may be eclipsed by the darkness of the moon. But anyway, (I'll see you on the dark side of the moon).
The spoken voices were recorded in interviews with people working in and around the recording studio and then used throughout the album. Fun fact: Paul and Linda McCartney were recording an album in an adjacent studio at the time and were interviewed as well, but their voices weren’t used in the final mix of Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd has been my favorite band for 50 years. I love when young musicians and listeners like yourself discover and appreciate their music, which is as relevant today as it was when they recorded it. I highly recommend you react to anything from their legendary 1994 Pulse concert. You won’t regret it.
Think you'll find Roger Waters wrote a load of questions on cards & left them in a box in the recording studio. Anyone that was around including roadies or crew he asked them to pick a card & answer the question. The question to 'I dunno I was really drunk at the time' was have you ever hit your wife! But there were some pertinent questions I believe.
I remember in '83 when I was in high school, and I made the comment to one of my friends how amazing it was that this album had been on the charts for 10 years.. and it kept going!!
The voices were random people who were asked questions and these were some of the answers. The people were in around the studios at the time of recording the album.
One of the crew did the monologue. Roger waters passed around cards with questions on them to the crew..."what is your favorite color" "when was the last time you were violent" "Were you in the right?" And put the answers sprinkled throughout the album. When Claire Tory came in to do the vocals, they told her to "think about death and horror, and just sing". She did one take and was apparently very apologetic after the take, but the whole band was stunned....they went with the first, and only, take.
There were 3 takes of the vocal recording. The first was rejected because words were scatted in. The first part of the song came from the third take and the last two parts came from the second take. The second take was like a vocal warmup for the first part recorded in the singer-aborted third take. The accompaniment for Clare was a recording of only a piano.
I remember when this first came out and nobody really knew who PF was and there were rumors that the vocals were done by a 15 y/o boy. People also assumed Pink was a member of the band. Lol. Pink Floyd is highly prized as a mode of transporting oneself to another place, governed only by the imagination of the listener.
A little trivia with this song. Clare Torry is the name of the woman that sings this non-vocal song, she was a very talented British singer in the 70s and 80s. The band hired her for this one track, and she tell the story about what they said to her before they did the recording. They asked her to sit in this room all alone for 15 or 20 minutes, and for her to think about, Life, Death, and HORROR for the whole time,... then do the recording. They had told her to sing and scream what she felt, with no words. They ended up doing three takes and they used parts of all three takes in the final mix.
One of my favourite songs. Glad you liked it. Going through the various stages of life descending into death. Clare Torry's vocals are amazing. Excellent reaction
@@MrsPenPal At some stage you might want to have a look at the live version of this from the Pulse concert. They have 3 singers doing the part of Clare Torry. Clare doesn't feature in the live version
Yes there's a name for some of us older Pink Floyd fans. We are "The Lucky B*&#stards", we lived in the time of musical god's, we live in the time of Pink Floyd 🤣🤣🤣
PINK FLOYD, "GREAT GIG IN THE SKY", Voice of Clare Torry. About her final moments of life. Going through all the emotions have dying and the unknown That is awaiting. After accepting the fate she quiet's and her voice turns into an echo and ends with final piano chord.
This song reminds me of that art exhibit where the machine is leaking hydraulic fluid and is constantly trying to save itself by pulling the fluid back into its system…raw and emotional
@@MrsPenPal I saw them in my hometown of Hamilton Ontario Canada in 1975 (classic lineup of Waters, Gilmour, Wright & Mason) when I was 16 (snuck in with a freind), then in 1993 in Toronto with 3 others (without Roger Waters) then in 2019 I saw Roger Waters in Toronto with a freind (he did mostly Pink Floyd songs).
Every time I hear this song, I feel like the singer is putting forth her/his (I just heard a man doing this and I couldn't believe he was hitting the notes) argument for eternal life/entrance to heaven and debating the prosecution for entrance and at the end accepting the judgement handed down- not completely denied but made aware of all the shortcomings in their life before final judgment is rendered and acquiesce to the wisdom of the gods/universe.
PINK FLOYD, "GREAT GIG IN THE SKY" DEDICATION OF HER DYING WITH ALL THE EMOTIONS INVOLVED WITH DEATH. FOLLOWED THE GREAT LEAD SONG INTO THIS WITH THE SONG "TIME"... THE ALBUM DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, IS ONE THE TOP SELLING ALBUMS OF ALL TIME. MORE... "SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND" , "HEY YOU", "HAVE A CIGAR", "WELCOME TO MACHINE", "RUN LIKE HELL", "WISH YOU WERE HERE", "COMFORTABLY NUMB",
Nice reaction from you. Thought you might like to know that the song before this, TIME, were meant to be listened to as one piece. You will see for yourself.
I don't know if she'll see this comment but yeah the guy doing the monologues to the whole album is or was the janitor from Abbey Road Studios I believe and it was a girl that sang that vocal
If you want to hear a black woman SANGIN, check out IN THIS WORLD by Moby. He recorded a church lady then took it back to his studio and amazingly mixed it with a club beat then had a cute video made to go with it. It's so cool. I'd love to see that woman singing this.
Believe it or not that was their first real take... They played the music for her and told her to just vocalize to it,and she did. I believe they might've done another take but even she thought the first was going to be the best. I first heard this in the 70s when the album was released.
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One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written!
Given the vocals was improvised it is probably the greatest piece of music never written
LOL: While it IS beautiful, 'written' is perhaps a bit much and Bethoven, Mozart, Bach, Grieg, Ravel, Tchaikovsky and others are up to the challenge, I believe.
@@andyastrand bingo! 👍
The band gave the singer just a briefing on the meaning of the song. And ,other than some basic direction, was give free range to sing how she felt it.
She was called in late at night and only had a couple of takes to get it right
That's why for me it is one of the great vocal performances.
And it her 30 years to get paid for writing it..creating it,..
She actually apologized after the second and final take, because she didn't know what they wanted... while they were all like "wow"... 😳
absolutely
@@sst3d She did get paid £30 time & 1/2. It was on a Sunday. 30 years 2004 later she sued & settles creative credit & an undisclosed amount.
Clare Torry...The one and only! An absolute musical piece of art.
Most people are surprised when they find out she is white lol.
She is credited with writing the lyrics. The only such concession Roger Waters ever made.
@@bartstarr100 - Claire Torry was paid 30 pounds for laying down a few takes (about an hour in the studio). Average household income in the UK at the time was about 100 pounds PER MONTH. In fact 30 pounds was an average rent for an apartment, so she probably earned her monthly rent with that one night's work.
So she was well paid, and always credited for the vocals. She later stabbed Pink Floyd in the back by suing them for writing credits. In an out of court settlement, the band ended up giving her a writing credit and paying her an undisclosed sum of cash in exchange for her dropping the suit.
Kinda scummy if you ask me. As a studio musician, she was paid more than a week's average wages for literally a couple hours of her time (and was credited). To come back after she retired, and suddenly demand more money was just a cash grab. If other studio musicians started doing that, then NOBODY would ever hire studio musicians.
Other performances of that are good but really no one touches hers. Brilliant!
@@scottdavis2252 ua-cam.com/video/ltt_YScyCVg/v-deo.html Amy Smith of "The Australian Pink Floyd Show" actually does a VERY impressive cover live, solo. Pink Floyd generally use three females, each singing one third of the track. Amy does it solo, live, one take and ABSOLUTELY NAILS IT. I've seen many reactors videos to this track and every comment mentions that no-one can even come close to Clare's magnificent work, but Amy can, and does. The closest I've ever heard to Clare. You can thank me later.
Clare Torry absolutely made this a true masterpiece. One of a kind work of art.
Ephemeral and immortal.
One of the greatest improvised vocal contributions in rock music history, the phenomenal Ms. Clare Torry. 🙏🎤🎶👍🏻
The song is about the acceptance of death. Her vocals go through different stages ending with acceptance
I met David Gilmour back stage at a concert in California 1984. I asked him about the meaning - reason for “Great Gig In The Sky”…. David’s answer was something like…. .I was asked if Pink Floyd would ever do a song about Religion like some others have… so I said, You are referring to the great gig in the sky they call god. What words could be used to describe all the pain and suffering caused by religious beliefs. All the crying and wailing from mothers who lost their husbands or sons in a war fought over religious differences. The only vocals should be just the sound of a mothers crying with pain and suffering. We didn’t want to make that public so as to avoid any religious boycott like what happened to the Beatles after Lennon made his comment about Jesus. The speaking heard at the beginning was recorded at Apple records prior to the recording of the song. Roger Waters placed a recorder at the door asking anyone who walked by to answer some questions into the microphone. The janitor stopped and recorded his answer to the question….”Are You Afraid Of Dying”?. It was decided to add the recording to the start of “Great Gig In The Sky”. It leads people to believe the song is about dying, but that is actually not the case. The Great Gig In The Sky…is GOD … Clare did not know what they wanted. David Gilmour told her to pretend her voice is a Saxophone like on other songs on the album, no words, just tones. Results are legendary.
@@AliasMark69 If you believe, you meeting your god is all about death, you cannot separate the 2 from the minds of the religious, the critical thinkers that deny the existence of an invisible wizard in the sky, this song can only be about the loss here instead of moving to somewhere that does not exist. It had to have the two differing meanings or the none believers would have no reference. When the band gave their restricted prompts, death was the only criterion mentioned, suffering a death with no words, like a mother losing her child in a war. Clare states she doesn't know whether it was smiles from above or grins from below that gave her the direction her wailing took. to me this is the continuation of the Banshee's call for the lost soul. I think of it as the soul leaving the body, but resisting all the way.
@@marksavage1108 There are NO gods so......
@@AliasMark69 I know but for the band to suggest a religious element to keep the baying media happy is a stroke of political genius.
When she was "letting it all out" and getting discordant, she was expressing the fear and anguish of death. When she calmed, she was expressing acceptance.
This is why the Beatles are so important.
They gave Pink Floyd the freedom to make thos masterpiece.
With all due respect, that's like saying Britain and America are the same cuz they both speak English.
Yes! Pink Floyd, the soundtrack of my youth. Wonderful memories. Where did the good times gone? They are still here! 😎🔥❤🔥
Awwh 😎
Song is about death. The voice carries us through the 5 stages of grief...Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. You identified the progression of moods very well.
So happy you reacted to Pink Floyd, Great Gig so powerful…. (tears every time)
The band recorded people around the studio answering questions related to the themes of the album. This is the source of the spoken part at the beginning of the song as well as other spots on the album.
The snippet of speech on this track was the doorman at the recording studio.
Clare Torry empties her emotional tank on this breathtaking performance. The song represents the cycle of life. Birth, life and finally death. The spoken word introduction was done by the janitor at Abbey Road Studios. His name is Gerry O'Driscoll. Beautiful reaction MrsPP. Cheers, RNB
Great reaction! Listen to the whole album.
I met David Gilmour back stage at a concert in California 1984. I asked him about the meaning - reason for “Great Gig In The Sky”…. David’s answer was something like…. .I was asked if Pink Floyd would ever do a song about Religion like some others have… so I said, You are referring to the great gig in the sky they call god. What words could be used to describe all the pain and suffering caused by religious beliefs. All the crying and wailing from mothers who lost their husbands or sons in a war fought over religious differences. The only vocals should be just the sound of a mothers crying with pain and suffering. We didn’t want to make that public so as to avoid any religious boycott like what happened to the Beatles after Lennon made his comment about Jesus. The speaking heard at the beginning was recorded at Apple records prior to the recording of the song. Roger Waters placed a recorder at the door asking anyone who walked by to answer some questions into the microphone. The janitor stopped and recorded his answer to the question….”Are You Afraid Of Dying”?. It was decided to add the recording to the start of “Great Gig In The Sky”. It leads people to believe the song is about dying, but that is actually not the case. The Great Gig In The Sky…is GOD … Clare did not know what they wanted. David Gilmour told her to pretend her voice is a Saxophone like on other songs on the album, no words, just tones. Results are legendary.
Pink Floyd's music is probably one of the very few bands that managed to get this deep and move you unexpectedly! All their tracks have an effect on me!
Listening to this song for almost 30 years still brings the tears out. Tears of joy and from memories from seeing this preformed live. David
The more I listen to her, I feel she is singing us through life, from her birth and growth, to giving birth, growing old, overcoming fear of death and acceptance of the passing of life.
It is exactly what she is doing. She was told to sing the transition of life from birth to death...
Good emotional vibes, from one of the greatest rockband ever❤
Listening again. So beautiful. MrsPenPal gets it.
This album is an absolute must listen!
Ideally it needs to be heard in 2 parts (side 1 / side 2) because each track transitions directly into the next and themes follow.
If you really really want to do just 1 other track, the Great Gig is preceeded by "Time"
This one is impossible to duplicate.
It shatters your soul and then brings you back in the most healing way.
CTorre should be in the rock and roll hall of fame just for this piece.
And that shirt magnifies your beauty.
My first reaction: This is the song after "Time" on the 33 RPM Vinyl. You never lifted vinyl until it was done or you risked damaging the groves. So this was going to get listened to all of the way. After "Time" described midlife to death, this song completed the scene. Death itself with all of the rides along the way.
After that, I recorded it to cassette. So I could listen to it frequently
Beautiful song. Dreamy.
Clare H. Torry (born 29 November 1947) is a British singer, well known for writing and performing the wordless vocals on the song "The Great Gig in the Sky" by the group Pink Floyd on their 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. She also covered the Dolly Parton single "Love Is Like a Butterfly" for the opening titles of the BBC TV series Butterflies, which ran for four series between 1978 and 1983.
I am happy my guess was right. Thanks for your attention to my question and for the nice purple shirt Pa.
@@MrsPenPal you’re so welcome!!
This by far is the most honest reaction to a song I have ever seen. Thank you.
Wonderful reaction, your body language said it all!
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Music was originally written by keyboard player Rick Wright for a movie .director didn't like it, so they had Clare Torry come in and let do what ever she want to with NO words. the rest is history.
From what I understand, the vocal we hear near the beginning is that of the doorman from Abbey Road Studio, Gerry O'Driscoll. He was answering the question they asked him about a fear of dying.
The bands that recorded their albums simply hired vocalists, usually to sing backing vocals (it was of course convenient and also cheap). Clare Torry was employed at Abbey Road studios as a backing vocalist. Alan Parsons - the chief sound engineer - who had been involved in the recording of "The Dark Side of the Moon", suggested to the members of Pink Floyd that they hire Clare Torry for this particular track. In several interviews she admits how difficult it was to interpret the song without words. It wasn't until David Gilmour (guitarist and lead singer of PF) convinced her when he advised her to use her voice as just another musical instrument. Then Clare sang the song for the first time and left the studio. Her fee was the standard £30 (!). She was convinced that the song would not appear on the album after all. In 2004, she sued Pink Floyd and EMI for songwriting royalties because her contribution to "The Great Gig in the Sky" was a co-write with keyboardist Richard Wright. In 2005, an out-of-court settlement was reached in Clare Torry's favour, although the terms of the settlement were not disclosed. All releases after 2005 carry additional credit for "Vocal Track by Clare Torry" for "Great Gig in the Sky" in the booklet or liner notes.
Here is a short interview with Clare: ua-cam.com/video/mIW7xZSlZoM/v-deo.html
A major component to the soundtrack of my youth. As one comment already expressed. This particular album being a favorite. One of my first exposure being during a long car ride to Montreal in around 73. Me being 17, I guess. I have personally owned this in all formats over my life. Vinyl, 8track tape, cassette, and cd. So that shows how it has been there my entire adult life.
Montreal, my city ! 👍👍😉😉
I know that these sections are listed as "separate" songs but in fact, the entire album side is actually one whole song or piece. To get the full experience, do listen one day to the entire side and then the same with the other side. You'll be absolutely blown away. It's like watching the entire movie!
yes you´re right the pause between songs could just as well have been none cus it picks up where the previous just ended. dosnt matter how long the pause is.😊😍🧡❤️👍😋🤩😃😉
Almost impossible to not cry listening to this beautiful sad masterpiece
Background studio vocalist Clare Tory brought in by the band to record this one song off "Dark Side of the Moon". Legend has it she left the recording studio thoroughly confused and thinking that'll never see the light of day. Little did she know her voice had just been added to one of the most celebrated and legendary rock albums of all time.
Now that's what am talking about. nice
@@MrsPenPal check out "Time" by them next off this same album.
@@MrsPenPal Time is great but beware of the strong bells in the beginning. the guitar solo is really great.
hi flubbert our email exchange yesterday was helpful. Thanks once again. Here is Time for your viewing ua-cam.com/video/YZKpxpGXGa4/v-deo.html
@@MrsPenPal thanks!! I've watched it and commented there. Stick with it. You should be fine.
For those who do not know where the name “Pink Floyd” came from…… Syd Barrett - original founder of the band had two favorite Blues Guitar Players in his record collection, both from Atlanta Georgia…. “Pink Anderson and Floyd Council”
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@@lynnhoffmann247 Cool to know.
This was great. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!
The woman on the vocals was "Clare Torry" she did it in one take.
That final piano note decaying away is like a flat line on a heart monitor screen.
Dark Side of the Moon a perfect album.
Her name it's Clare Tory; she was hired just for this song and she was asked to express the different states of mind and emotions we go through when faced with death
Warm up routine turned legendary track. These guys could do anything.
The beginning monologue was from a guy at a truck stop that they recorded having a conversation with while they were recording the album.
The message is so clear
The greatest female vocal of all time.
One of the most extraordinary pieces of music in the history of mankind. Period.
(Pink Floyd interviewed a bunch of people of the recording studio about death, and what landed in the song was simply the answer of one of the sound technicians)
Clare Torry is brilliant!
There is no knocking this song but, to get the full effect it is a must to watch the "Pulse Album ". Hands down the best version Great Gig in the sky and others as well.
One of my favouite pieces of music across any genre, thanks and ... love the locks/look 🤩
The Man In The Recording Who Was Not Afraid Of Death, Was An Old Roadie Who Toured With Them In the Beginning
Love your shirt! So excited to see young people experience Pink Floyd.
Clare Torry was paid only £30 for her work, then sued for more after the album came out. She got an undisclosed sum. During the recording of the album, everyone who entered the studio was given a list of questions & their responses were recorded. Roadies, musicians & guests answers are heard throughout the album.
First time I heard Great Gig was as a young teen in the late 70s at about 3am. I slept with the rock station playing every night & woke myself up when it came on. I was blown away! It's an amazing work of art.
One of the roadies did the speech. The vocals were done by Claire Torrey. She was a session musician that band drafted in on a whim after hearing her in another studio. She only did one take and they used it. It is about death. It starts with the anger, the denial, the bargaining and finally the acceptance of death.
Great reaction again. You catch so much detail.
You are on a roll Joseph!
The main theme of this album being: “WHAT DRIVES PEOPLE CRAZY”, guides the interpretation of each song.
(BREATHE); If the performance required in life can drive people crazy.
(ON THE RUN); If the frantic rush of life can drive people crazy.
(TIME); If the fleeting aspect of passing time can drive people crazy.
(THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY); If the inevitable end, (death) can drive people crazy.
(MONEY); If love, or lack of money can drive people crazy.
(US AND THEM); If the differences in class of people or the power grant to them can drive people crazy.
(ANY COLOR YOU LIKE); If the illusion of being able to choose can drive people crazy.
(BRAIN DAMAGE); If the many rules of life (Keep off the grass), and all the previous points can drive people crazy.
(ECLIPSE); Since our influence in this world comes down to what is within our reach,
then even though the brightness of the sun may be eclipsed by the darkness of the moon.
But anyway, (I'll see you on the dark side of the moon).
I love the shirt. Love the way it enhances the beauty that is you.
The best musical depiction of the death process.
The spoken voices were recorded in interviews with people working in and around the recording studio and then used throughout the album. Fun fact: Paul and Linda McCartney were recording an album in an adjacent studio at the time and were interviewed as well, but their voices weren’t used in the final mix of Dark Side of the Moon.
Pink Floyd has been my favorite band for 50 years. I love when young musicians and listeners like yourself discover and appreciate their music, which is as relevant today as it was when they recorded it. I highly recommend you react to anything from their legendary 1994 Pulse concert. You won’t regret it.
Think you'll find Roger Waters wrote a load of questions on cards & left them in a box in the recording studio. Anyone that was around including roadies or crew he asked them to pick a card & answer the question.
The question to 'I dunno I was really drunk at the time' was have you ever hit your wife! But there were some pertinent questions I believe.
The Guy Speaking Of Death In The Beginning, Was A Roady Working For Them In London.
Great album great album
The pulse version of this song will enable you to visualize this epic event. Speaking n tongues has similar expressions. Ihope you enjoyed this. David
Need to do PINK FLOYD "Comfortably Numb" Live 1994 Pulse Concert
This album stayed within the Billboard Top 100 Albums from March 1973 to June 1986, just think about that…..for 13 years. There is no comparison.
I remember in '83 when I was in high school, and I made the comment to one of my friends how amazing it was that this album had been on the charts for 10 years.. and it kept going!!
@@hihoktf rumours not far behind
The voices were random people who were asked questions and these were some of the answers. The people were in around the studios at the time of recording the album.
Remember this is only one-woman doing vocals. While Pink Floyd's live concerts, there are least 3 female backup vocalists share parts of this song.
That’s awesome 💫
One of the crew did the monologue. Roger waters passed around cards with questions on them to the crew..."what is your favorite color" "when was the last time you were violent"
"Were you in the right?"
And put the answers sprinkled throughout the album. When Claire Tory came in to do the vocals, they told her to "think about death and horror, and just sing". She did one take and was apparently very apologetic after the take, but the whole band was stunned....they went with the first, and only, take.
It Is A Very Honest Song!
Loved your reaction to this, also you are so beautiful 😍
I'm responding now within 30 seconds of the video. That's some singing.
It gets better keep watching. Great singing I concur!
There were 3 takes of the vocal recording. The first was rejected because words were scatted in. The first part of the song came from the third take and the last two parts came from the second take. The second take was like a vocal warmup for the first part recorded in the singer-aborted third take. The accompaniment for Clare was a recording of only a piano.
Beautiful music. Claire Torrey really belts it out. This song is about all the stages you go through death and acceptance of it.
You are something else you are adorable 💕and you have good taste.
the five stages of grief in the musical form...the natural emotional result of contemplating Time (the song before it)
Luv the voice.
The Greatest band ever..
Listen to ",Learning to Fly" my favorite Pink Floyd song!
Please keep going w Pink Floyd
Song
Shine on you crazy Diamond
But there are sooooooo many other songs that will melt ur heart
I remember when this first came out and nobody really knew who PF was and there were rumors that the vocals were done by a 15 y/o boy. People also assumed Pink was a member of the band. Lol. Pink Floyd is highly prized as a mode of transporting oneself to another place, governed only by the imagination of the listener.
Listening to Clare Torry again. Luv listening to her and looking at mrspenpal. Ha ha.
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A little trivia with this song. Clare Torry is the name of the woman that sings this non-vocal song, she was a very talented British singer in the 70s and 80s. The band hired her for this one track, and she tell the story about what they said to her before they did the recording.
They asked her to sit in this room all alone for 15 or 20 minutes, and for her to think about, Life, Death, and HORROR for the whole time,... then do the recording. They had told her to sing and scream what she felt, with no words.
They ended up doing three takes and they used parts of all three takes in the final mix.
That's a masterpiece. The name of the singer is Clare Torry.
They recorded this in 1 take. Gilmore was blown away
Just found you. Love your reactions love your t shirt. Yes I'm 👍 and 🔔
Thanks my dear ✨. Glad you did 🚀
One of my favourite songs.
Glad you liked it.
Going through the various stages of life descending into death.
Clare Torry's vocals are amazing.
Excellent reaction
Hi Basil
@@MrsPenPal Hey. Really enjoyed that 👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks to you all recommending this i am glad to hear you did
@@MrsPenPal At some stage you might want to have a look at the live version of this from the Pulse concert. They have 3 singers doing the part of Clare Torry. Clare doesn't feature in the live version
oh what what that sounds dope
Yes there's a name for some of us older Pink Floyd fans. We are "The Lucky B*&#stards", we lived in the time of musical god's, we live in the time of Pink Floyd 🤣🤣🤣
PINK FLOYD, "GREAT GIG IN THE SKY", Voice of Clare Torry. About her final moments of life. Going through all the emotions have dying and the unknown That is awaiting. After accepting the fate she quiet's and her voice turns into an echo and ends with final piano chord.
This song reminds me of that art exhibit where the machine is leaking hydraulic fluid and is constantly trying to save itself by pulling the fluid back into its system…raw and emotional
I recommend:
Soft lights,
A cold beer,
A fat joint,
Headphones,
and the entire album.
Welcome to the 1970s!!✌️
Fan for 50 years!
Wow Tom! Have you been to any of their concerts? If so how was the experience? Did you go with friends?
@@MrsPenPal I saw them in my hometown of Hamilton Ontario Canada in 1975 (classic lineup of Waters, Gilmour, Wright & Mason) when I was 16 (snuck in with a freind), then in 1993 in Toronto with 3 others (without Roger Waters) then in 2019 I saw Roger Waters in Toronto with a freind (he did mostly Pink Floyd songs).
Apparently Clare Torry was mortified when she left the studio. She thought she had messed the whole thing up!
Every time I hear this song, I feel like the singer is putting forth her/his (I just heard a man doing this and I couldn't believe he was hitting the notes) argument for eternal life/entrance to heaven and debating the prosecution for entrance and at the end accepting the judgement handed down- not completely denied but made aware of all the shortcomings in their life before final judgment is rendered and acquiesce to the wisdom of the gods/universe.
Death throes…brilliant
first take , the great Claire Torry .
PINK FLOYD, "GREAT GIG IN THE SKY" DEDICATION OF HER DYING WITH ALL THE EMOTIONS INVOLVED WITH DEATH. FOLLOWED THE GREAT LEAD SONG INTO THIS WITH THE SONG "TIME"... THE ALBUM DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, IS ONE THE TOP SELLING ALBUMS OF ALL TIME. MORE... "SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND" , "HEY YOU", "HAVE A CIGAR", "WELCOME TO MACHINE",
"RUN LIKE HELL", "WISH YOU WERE HERE", "COMFORTABLY NUMB",
Nice reaction from you. Thought you might like to know that the song before this, TIME, were meant to be listened to as one piece. You will see for yourself.
Fear, sadness and acceptance about dying. No lyrics needed.
the Guy was ww11 veteren. Pink floyd sat an talked to him and used a small bit as he was talking about the war.
This song " The Great Gig In The Sky " is part of the song " Time ". It's 2 songs in one. Actually , the whole album is one complete song .
I don't know if she'll see this comment but yeah the guy doing the monologues to the whole album is or was the janitor from Abbey Road Studios I believe and it was a girl that sang that vocal
Hi Bryan thanks for your comments
If you want to hear a black woman SANGIN, check out IN THIS WORLD by Moby. He recorded a church lady then took it back to his studio and amazingly mixed it with a club beat then had a cute video made to go with it. It's so cool. I'd love to see that woman singing this.
Believe it or not that was their first real take... They played the music for her and told her to just vocalize to it,and she did. I believe they might've done another take but even she thought the first was going to be the best.
I first heard this in the 70s when the album was released.
Ironic that one of the greatest vocal performances ever recorded doesn't have a single word in it.
You’ve got it, it’s experiencing accepting death.