The Great Gig in the Sky

The fourth or fifth track (depending on the version)on Pink Floyd's epic Dark Side of the Moon album, “The Great Gig in the Sky” features soaring voice instrumental music by Clare Torry. The song was called “The Religion Song” during recording.

Related Topics:
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon - Voice instrumental music - Clare Torry

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During live performances by Pink Floyd, up to three singers were used, each taking different parts of the song.

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Aside from the soaring vocals there are two spoken parts, an introduction at 0:38 spoken by “Gerry” (an Irish Abbey Road Studios doorman at the time), and a faint female voice at 3:33.

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In 2004, Torry sued Pink Floyd and EMI for songwriting royalties, on the basis that her contribution to "Great Gig in the Sky" constituted co-authorship with Rick Wright; originally, she was paid the standard Sunday flat studio rate of £30. In 2005, a settlement was reached in High Court in Torry's favour, although terms were not disclosed. http://www.kget.com/entertainment/music/story.aspx?content_id=496814A9-C736-429E-8686-7ADB0B52B02F

Related Topics:
EMI - Rick Wright - High Court

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When the Dark Side of the Moon suite was performed in 1972 (before the album was released), the song was completely different and went under the title "The Mortality Sequence". Then, it was simply an organ and samples of people speaking about death being played during the performance.

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