Brain Damage (song)
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| Song From Dark Side of the Moon | ||
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| Album by Pink Floyd | ||
| Released | March 2, 1973 | |
| Recorded | Abbey RoadJune 1972-January 1973 | |
| Genre | Progressive rock | |
| Length | 43:00 | |
| Label | Harvest (UK)Capitol (US) | |
| Producer(s) | Pink Floyd | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Tracks | ||
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- Brain damage is also a song from the The Slim Shady LP
Composition
The song is somewhat slow, and features a recurring lyrical pattern and chorus. It is approximately 3 minutes, 50 seconds in length.Although the actual name of the song is "Brain Damage," it is often mistakenly labeled "Dark Side of the Moon" because the recurring lyric in the song is the title of the album. Furthermore, since "Brain Damage" is always followed by "Eclipse" when played on the radio and because "Brain Damage" runs into "Eclipse," it gives the impression that they are one song.
Lyrics
Roger Waters has stated that the insanity-themed lyrics are based on former Floyd frontman Syd Barrett's mental instability, with the line "I'll see you on the dark side of the moon" indicating that Waters felt that he related to Barrett in terms of mental idiosyncrasies. The line "And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes..." is referential to Syd Barrett's behavior towards the end of his tenure with the band; due to his mental problems, there was more than a few occasions where Barrett would actually play a different song than the rest of the band in the middle of a performance. It features a rather famous opening line, "The lunatic is on the grass..." The lyrics towards the end of the song refer to a frontal lobotomy.Notes
- ↑ The track number depends upon the edition of the album; some releases merge the two tracks "Speak to Me" and "Breathe", for instance.
External Links
| Pink Floyd |
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| Syd Barrett | David Gilmour | Nick Mason | Roger Waters | Richard Wright |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | A Saucerful of Secrets | Ummagumma | Atom Heart Mother | Meddle | The Dark Side of the Moon | Wish You Were Here | Animals | The Wall | The Final Cut | A Momentary Lapse of Reason | The Division Bell |
| Soundtracks: More | Zabriskie Point | Obscured by Clouds |
| Live: Ummagumma | The Man and the Journey | Delicate Sound of Thunder | P*U*L*S*E | The Wall Live |
| Compilations: Relics | A Nice Pair | Works | A Collection of Great Dance Songs | Shine On | |
| | The Wall | Delicate Sound of Thunder | La Carrera Panamericana | P*U*L*S*E |
| Bob Klose | Steve O'Rourke | Alan Parsons | Storm Thorgerson/Hipgnosis | Live performances | Trivia | Pigs | Publius Enigma |
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