Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky

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"The Great Gig in the Sky" is the fifth track[1] from English progressive rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. It features voice instrumental music by Clare Torry. The song was called either "The Religion Song" or "The Mortality Sequence" during recording

Clare Torry had worked previously with Alan Parsons and he suggested her for the song, and had an accountant at Abbey Road Studios call her.[3][4][5]

David Gilmour said that she did "maybe half a dozen takes, and then afterwards we compiled the final performance out of all the bits. It wasn't done in one single take."[6]

Roger Waters said that Clare came into the studio and the group said that "there's no lyrics. It's about dying".[3]

Torry said that on her first take she sang "Ooh-aah, baby, baby - yeah, yeah, yeah." That wasn't satisfactory and on the next take she tried to emulate an instrument, which is the take used on the album. She started to perform another take but stopped because she was just repeating her previous take and it sounded "contrived".[4] Torry left thinking that her vocal tracks would not be included on the final cut. She only became aware that her takes were used when she saw the album at a local record store, saw her name in the credits and purchased it.[4]

Chris Thomas, who was brought in to assist Alan Parsons in mixing the album mentions that they were actually in mixdown at the time. On the DVD Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon, various members mention that they had this song and weren't quite sure what to do with it. Wright further mentions that when she finished, she was apologetic about her performance even though those present were amazed at her improvisation. [7]

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[crfc5]

video is class....as they wolud say in ireland....FAIR PLAY!!!

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@crfc5

Thanks for watching :D

LOL Fair play...goes for football as well. So they say :-)

Keep shining XD

[Echoes2011]

Fantastic video you did a swell job 5* :)

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@Echoes2011

Thank's to You for watching :D

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[SuplimePreacher]

This is beautiful ara mate

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@SuplimePreacher

That's sweet. Thank You for the kind words. Glad You like the vid :D

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[48perkins]

love this song,seen them in 94,they sung this song,one by one,so awesome....

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@southyr6

Thank You. Glad You like it :D

Have a brill weekend...

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[southyr6]

Fantastic video. Great job :)

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@NatePinkyVideos

Thank's for checking out the video Pinky :-)

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