The Great Gig in the Sky

...as being co-written by someone outside the band prior to 1979 (not counting Clare Torry's contribution to "The Great Gig in the Sky", for which she has been retroactively given credit due to a settlement with Pink Floyd). Stanley Kubrick...

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...her upcoming work with the Flaming Lips on a reinterpretation of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon. " Peaches will join the band on "The Great Gig in the Sky. " "I always wanted to sing that song," she says. "It's annoying and amazing, that...

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...it contains parts of the conversation tapes that Pink Floyd recorded, as well a short snippet of Clare Torry's vocal performance on "The Great Gig in the Sky"), and consists of a series of sound effects. It leads into the first performance...

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...leg with Richard Wright on lead vocals although a performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 29 May 2006 featured David Bowie on vocals) The Great Gig in the Sky (performed on 30th/31 May 2006 with Mica Paris and during the early European...

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Clare Torry is a British singer who is mostly known for performing the wordless vocals on Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig in the Sky" on the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. Coming from a well-to-do background, Clare Torry attended...

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...album, and "The Wizard of Oz," the movie. For example -- cue up "Twilight Zone" theme -- the tornado in the movie twirls to the tune of "Great Gig in the Sky" on the album. Or Floyd sings "the lunatic is on the grass" just as the Scarecrow...

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...and Moir, who led after Thursday's original dance program, thrilled the fans with their innovative free dance program to Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig in the Sky" and "Money," scoring 191.81. </p><p>Americans Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates,...

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DVD rentals delivered to your home. Pink Floyd: The Great Gig in the Sky: The Album by Album Guide Packed with concert footage, analyses from noted music journalists and candid interviews with each member of the band, this mammoth...

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...but his soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognised Pink Floyd sound". "Without Us And Them and The Great Gig In The Sky, what would The Dark Side Of The Moon have been?" - David Gilmour "Like Rick,...

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...as the group's dominant musical force. The London-born musician and son of a biochemist wrote and sang several songs of his own. The Great Gig In The Sky, and Us And Them, both from 1973's seminal Dark Side Of The Moon album, were his...

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