Alright guys, now i've listened to a lot of songs from country and pop to heavy metal. Normally I would listen to a song, and repeatedly hear it until I get bored of it! I guess most people do this, but still. Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb was one song I heard and still did not get bored of. Written be David Gilmour and Roger Waters in the year 1979, this song talks about the effects of drugs on a man. This song was released as part of the soundtrack for the movie "The Wall", directed by Roger Waters, which follows the life of a rockstar(Pink) who lost his father in World War II. The songs words are a debate between two parts of Pinks head - the part that is addicted to drugs and the part that isn't.
The song falls under the genre Psychadellic Rock, because the song has this overall 'dreamy' vibrance to it. This effect is achieved by a vocal processor which Waters uses to create a subtle echo and reverb. The chorus is followed by a guitar solo by David Gilmour plays in his signature Fender Stratocaster. There is a second solo performed by him which trails into the end of the song.
The music video for the song i.e the part in the movie where this song is played, shows Pink in a chair, in a sleepy state. He has a show to perform in the next half an hour, but doesn't wake up. Pink's manager comes in with the paramedics and inject him with a drug, which they say will 'keep him going through the show'. Waters wanted to show that all managers care about is making money for the show, and not about the health of the man himself, which is another incident drawn from the experience of the band.
The live version of this song featured Roger Waters singing the first verse of the song in front of a large wall. When the chorus started, the lights revealed Gilmour sitting on top of the wall with his guitar who then proceeded to play his solo. An alternate version of the song was performed in Pink Floyd's Pulse Tour, which is also very good. One of the most successful covers of this song was by the Scissor Sisters, who changed the lyrics from 'A distant ship smoke on the horizon' to 'A distant ship floats on the horizon'.
Frankly speaking, this is one of the best song I have heard so far, and I really doubt the future will come up with anything either. So guys, this song is a must hear for everybody, and here are the final ratings on the song:
Instrument Work: 7.5 /10
Lyrics: 8/10
Blend: 7.5/10
Performance: 8/10
Overall: 8 /10
