Speak to Me
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| The Dark Side of the Moon | ||
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| Album by Pink Floyd | ||
| Released | March 2, 1973 | |
| Recorded | Abbey Road June 1972-January 1973 |
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| Genre | Progressive rock, electronic music, musique concrète, song cycle | |
| Length | 43:00 | |
| Label | Harvest (UK) Capitol (US) |
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| Producer(s) | Pink Floyd | |
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This article is about the Pink Floyd song. For the Audio Adrenaline song, see Lift.
"Speak to Me" is the first track[1] from British progressive rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon, on which it forms an overture. Drummer Nick Mason receives a rare solo writing credit for the track; Roger Waters subsequently claimed this was a "gift" to Mason, one which Waters came to regret after his acrimonious departure from the group. [1]
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[edit] Composition
The song itself features no lyrics (although 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 piece on the album, "Breathe". As a result, they are usually played together on the radio.
[edit] Sound Effects
Noticeable sound effects include:
- Heartbeat; this can also be heard at the end of "Eclipse"
- Clock ticking; reflecting the song "Time"
- Manic laughter; reflecting the song "Brain Damage"
- Cash register; reflecting the song "Money"
- Helicopter noise; reflecting the song "On the Run"
- Wailing/screaming; reflecting the song "The Great Gig in the Sky"
- Synthesizer note; goes into Breathe
[edit] Spoken parts
| “ | I've been mad for fucking years, absolutely years. I've been over the edge for yonks. I've been working with bands so long, I went crazy. | ” |
| “ | I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have. Very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad. | ” |
[edit] Personnel
- Roger Waters - Bass guitar
- David Gilmour - Guitars
- Rick Wright - piano, keyboards
- Nick Mason - drums
