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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. The vocals resemble wailing and screams, indicating the horror of dying. During live performances by Pink Floyd, up to three singers were used, each taking different parts of the song. 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 Clare Torry 's voice at 3:33. Most of the song is a slightly altered arrangement of the beat and bassline from the song " Breathe ". However, due it the altered beat and bassline, it is not directly related to "Breathe", unlike the last part of " Time " (sometimes listed in songbooks as " Breathe (Reprise) "), and " Any Colour You Like " (sometimes nicknamed "Breathe (2nd Reprise)"). 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. {Link without Title} 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. SPOKEN PARTS ''(At 0:38)'' “And I am not frightened of dying. Any time will do; I don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it—you've gotta go sometime.” —Gerry ''(At 3:33, faintly)'' “I never said I was frightened of dying.” Sometimes misheard as “if you hear this whisper, you are dying.” spoken by Clare Torry . NOTES |
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