#'the great gig in the sky'

[subpixie420]

Took some bong rips and then I harmonized with Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig in the Sky" if you catch my drift..😉💦💨

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[dozydawn]

i could watch this serpentine lift forever so i made a compilation of it

[mishalikessoundsandcolours]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FAVOURITE KEYBOARD CAT GUY!!! IT'S ALMOST OVER BUT I MANAGED TO SPEEDRUN SOMETHING!!!

[maria-ruta]

A couple of my friends worked really hard on this project, please check it out!

Fantastic animation and designs!✨

fair warning though - the main theme is sad

[cosmonautroger]

Bruno Mazzilli, The Great Gig In The Sky, Pink Floyd

[melandrops]

Dark Side of the Moon and Their Fear Entities

Speak to Me - Stranger

It's the pounding heartbeat, the ticking clock and the man that sounds just a bit too distant to make out, the strange laugh that sounds inhuman, the rotors of plane as they grow closer. Something is deeply wrong but it's too early to tell what.

Breathe (In The Air) - Vast

The scream that starts it out, like the first jump off a skyscraper. The gentle melody, like flying above the clouds. For long you live, and high you fly. And when at last the work is done, don't sit down it's time to dig another one. The futility of existence, the inconsequentiality of life. But only if you ride the tide, and balanced on the biggest wave, you race towards an early grave. Even success in life leads only to one end.

On the Run - Hunt

The adrenaline inducing droning. The pounding footsteps and heavy pantings. The woman over the intercom. The sound of a plane flying overhead. Something is coming, and you have been running for a long time. It ends with a plane crash, and with someone still running. Will they ever gain enough ground to stop?

Time - End

You are young and life is long, and there is time to kill today. And then one day you'll find ten years have got behind you. The sun is the same in a relative way. But you're older, shorter of breath, and one day closer to death. Warm your bones beside the fire. The tolling of the iron bell brings faithful to their knees. It all ends the same way.

The Great Gig in the Sky - Desolation

The woman who screams is reminiscent of a messiah, a woman who is larger than life and designed for greatness. She screams and mourns for the simple life she could have led, if she was just a girl. Life is beautiful and painful and too short for her. And ultimately she failed. I was never frightened of dying, she says as she strings the rope around her neck, unable to be who her people needed her to be.

Money - Corruption

What is money if not Corruption incarnate? Take it and run. It's yours. It sings a sweet song to you. New day, caviar, four star, daydream, think I'll buy me a football team. Don't give me that do goody good bullshit. The promise of it digs into your brain like worms and more, more, more.

Us and Them - Slaughter

The story of war, and of senseless violence. A state that promises its people it does this for the good of all of them. Innocent men who are only doing what they're told watching as their fellow man bleeds out and dies or burns alive. War is constant and merciless.

Any Colour You Like - Web

I have no explanation for this. It came to me in a vision from God. Picture Annabelle Cane as she weaves her tapestry of silk and lies and pawns.

Brain Damage - Spiral

The lunatic is on the grass. The lunatic is in my head. There's someone in my head but it's not me. Rearrange me til I'm sane. You shout but no one seems to hear. The oddly distorted laugh.

Eclipse - Eye/Dark

The sun sees it all. All that you touch and all that you see and all that you taste. It watches over all, leering over your shoulder and leaving no room to escape. Except that the moon can block the sun, just for a little bit. And everything is in darkness. Is that any better?

[pinkfloydhq]

Clare Torry, best known for her improvised vocalizations on Pink Floyd’s The Great Gig in the Sky.

In 2004, Torry sued Pink Floyd and EMI for royalties and a writing credit on the song under revised British copyright law. Pink Floyd settled out of court with undisclosed terms in 2005, however all releases of Dark Side of the Moon since then have credited her along with Richard Wright.

[pinkfloyd-musicartnaturelove]

Did you know?

Pink Floyd's Great Gig In The Sky was used in a Dole Fruit banana commercial? It's a rather racy commercial. Because Rick Wright was the writer of the song, he was allowed to approve the use of the song despite some of the other members disagreeing.

[anycolouryoulike2]

1987 with Clare Torry at Madison Square

[musicrecsblog]

AH AH AHA AHH AH AH HA AAAAAAHAAAHAAAAAAAA

[hcibsw2]

There is a whole bunch of stupid getting upset over this...

If you are one of them, your hate is showing.

[reidsstargirl]

“The Great Gig in the Sky” – a song so transcendent, it defies description. Its emotional depth and soaring vocals leave listeners spellbound. But behind this timeless masterpiece lies an intriguing, eventful story that few truly know. Let me take you through the twists and turns of its unforgettable journey.

Pink Floyd composed the song, recorded all the instruments but lacked a vocal artist. Hence, they set off on a quest for it. They had an audio engineer at that time, Alan Parsons, who recommended Clare Torry, saying she’s extraordinary at what she does. Taking the advice, Pink Floyd invited her to their studio. She came to the studio without getting any prior information. They had her listen the song and asked her to use her voice as an instrument, without uttering a single word.

They made two records and she thought she did her best in the second one and when asked to record for a third time by David Gilmour, one of the members, she complied, but a bit reluctantly, because she thought she did it very well already. As a matter of fact, she discontinued the third record for the said reason. Now, here comes the completely inconceivable and ridiculous thing; 

The team members actually liked the vocals very much but betrayed no emotion and they gave her £30! Yes, that’s right. 30 POUNDS!!! And showed her out. It’s like a huge practical joke, right?

But fret not! It’s getting better. Eventually the album was released, unbeknownst to her, and she came across the album while wandering around a music store. She took it in her hands and flipped it, then saw her name on it. The band actually used the third discontinued record in the song as we know it. She then did the plausible thing to do and sued them in 2005 and won the case and earned all the rights!!!  

Additional info: This vocal is among the best vocals in the world history after Bohemian Rhapsody.  

[maria-ruta]

Your animation of the great gig in the sky WAS SO AMAZING. Brought me to literal tears

that was NOT made by me, but my dear friend @petya-and-wolf worked on it as art director/character designer/colorscripter/layaout artist/animator/cleanuper and together with my other dear friend Grisha they also worked on dolls designes and stop motion animation (I actually gave them tiny itty bitty advice on how to make joints move, but tbh that should be thanks to my other other friend Anya who taught me that haha)

anyway I posted the link to the video bc I have more followers and I wanted more people to see their fantastic work!

btw everyone should look at it again, because it IS SO AMAZING and it does bring to tears, you are correct

[plumonthemoon]

my favourite music genre is women yelling

[confesspinkfloyd]

can do a "the great gig in the sky" cover but iam scared to show at the internet and people mock me

[pinkfloydhq]

Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008). It’s been 15 years. The Great Gig In The Sky. 🎧