Comfortably Numb

Comfortably Numb is a song from the album The Wall by Pink Floyd, with music by David Gilmour and words and melody by Roger Waters. Most songs on the album were written by Waters alone, but this co-written track, featuring two guitar solos by Gilmour, is a particular favourite with the band's fans.

Related Topics:
The Wall - Pink Floyd - David Gilmour - Roger Waters - Guitar solo

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The lyrics refer to The Wall's protagonist Pink, finally burned out and passed out in his hotel room, being drugged to enable him to perform. The verses, sung by Waters, are the words of the doctor treating Pink, while the chorus, sung by Gilmour, is Pink's hazy vision and thoughts.

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Waters and Gilmour disagreed about how to record the song. In the end, Waters' preferred opening to the song and Gilmour's final solo were used on the album (Gilmour preferred a more grungy approach to the verses and this is how the song was played on Pink Floyd's tours after Waters left the band). The final solo, revered by fans and air-guitarists worldwide as one of Gilmour's best, is an archetypal rock guitar solo. An extended version, on the live album P-U-L-S-E (1994),

Related Topics:
Air-guitarists - Guitar solo - P-U-L-S-E - 1994

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includes a longer version of the guitar solo.

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