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For the Shinedown album, see "Us and Them" is a song by the British Progressive Rock band Pink Floyd , written by Richard Wright and Roger Waters and sung by David Gilmour. It was released on the '' Dark Side Of The Moon '' album in 1973 . COMPOSITION The song is rather quiet in tone and dynamics. It is 7 minutes, 48 seconds in length. It has two saxophone solos in it, one at the beginning and another towards the end of the song. In the middle, there is a break during which several characters including Pink Floyd Roadie "Roger the Hat" speak (during the recording of this a number of interviews were laid down, including with Paul and Linda McCartney who were recording in the same studio). Before its release, the song was known as "The Violence Sequence" which is available on Bootlegs . ALBUM "Us and Them" is the seventh track of the album ''Dark Side of the Moon'', positioned after " Money " and before " Any Colour You Like ", and is the last long track on that album. It describes the tendency of people to partition themselves from those who are different, in cases such as war, politics, and social class. Moreover, it is a description of the battle between citizens desires and their government; the battle between, "us and them." Some fans believe the song was influenced by Roger Waters' dad dying in World War Two, and this is created by the fact that the music has the slow jazz style, which is usually related to the 40s. Hence, the song is in fact a time warp to the 40s culture in Britain, and the rise of the pacifists. The song was also re-released on the '', where it is the seventh track of the second disc. NOTES |
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