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Do you have a favorite song from Pink Floyd's "The Wall" album?


I like the whole album but, by far, my favorite song is "Comfortably Numb"

I find it flawless

And the lyrics crawl right into me; and the song leads up so perfectly to me to the final words -- so beautiful and sad to me :)




When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye

I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown
The dream is gone
And I have become 
comfortably numb








Posted - December 20, 2019
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  • 5391
    Perhaps my favorite song of all time. Beyond the words, the guitar solo at the end is sensational. 
      December 20, 2019 8:43 PM MST
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  • 23662
    Excellent taste we have. :)

    I love the song, too.

    Hey, you might get a kick out of this like I did -- I think it's very well done. The Peanuts singing "Comfortably Numb"
    :)


      December 25, 2019 8:35 PM MST
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  • 1152
    I am especially fond of the "Delicate Sound of Thunder" version of the song...

    (note: wearing sunglasses to hide that I've been smoking the funny stuff..)

      December 20, 2019 8:53 PM MST
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  • 23662
    Thanks, SaltyPebble- - been swamped with work, delay in responding to my question.

    I hope to come back and listen to this - - right now, I'm very sleepy.
    :)
      December 25, 2019 8:51 PM MST
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  • 16840
    That one. I prefer Dark Side of the Moon as an album, but Comfortably Numb is my fave song on The Wall.
      December 20, 2019 11:35 PM MST
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  • 23662
    Thanks, Slartibartfast!
    I'm with you all the way -- overall, I prefer 'Dark Side of the Moon," too. Especially those last several songs!! Wow!
    :)

    I don't  keep track of the song titles on that album - -I always just listen to it all in order and let it all take me away - - but those last couple of songs I really love.
      December 25, 2019 8:54 PM MST
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  • 5451
      December 21, 2019 1:11 AM MST
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  • 23662
    Hope to come back and listen -- falling asleep, beside taking forever to respond to all of the answers here!
    Sorry
    :)

    "Learning To Fly"  seems not to be on my The Wall album
      December 25, 2019 8:52 PM MST
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  • 5451
    Oh, sorry, didn't read the whole question.   I get an F in reading today. 

    Here's my favorite from The Wall.

      December 28, 2019 2:48 PM MST
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  • 6988
    The only Floyd song I really dig is 'Run Like Hell'. While driving down the 403 near Hamilton, Ontario, I used to keep an insane pace with the insane drivers who were all going crazy and crashing into everything. After hundreds of trips through there, I managed to avoid all the hazards. I often played 'Run Like Hell' on this highway. 
      December 21, 2019 11:22 AM MST
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  • 23662
    I like that one, too!
    :)
      December 25, 2019 8:47 PM MST
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  • 2836
    Pink Floyd is such a great group. My favorite song from that album is "Mother"... There is no debate

    Mother

    Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb

    Mother do you think they'll like the song

    Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls
    Ooh ah, mother should I build a wall
    Mother should I run for president
    Mother should I trust the government
    Mama will they put me in the firing line
    Ooh ah, is it it just a waste of time
    Hush now baby baby don't you cry
    Mama's gonna make all of your nightmares come true
    Mama's gonna put all of her fears into you
    Mama's gonna keep you right here under her wing
    She won't let you fly but she might let you sing
    Mama will keep baby cozy and warm
    Ooh babe
    Ooh babe
    Ooh babe of course mama's gonna help build the wall

    Mother do think she's good enough
    For me
    Mother do think she's dangerous
    To me
    Mother will she tear your little boy apart
    Ooh ah, mother will she break my heart
    Hush now baby, baby don't you cry
    Mama's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you
    Mama won't let anyone dirty get through
    Mama's gonna wait up till you get in
    Mama will always find out where you've been
    Mamma's gonna keep baby healthy and clean

    Ooh baby
    Ooh baby
    Ooh baby
    You'll always be a baby to me

    Mother, did it need to be so high



      December 21, 2019 5:31 PM MST
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  • 23662
    Yeah, I like  that song, too.
    :)
    I like how Mother returns at the end of the album, too. During that "Trial" song -- ( with much of Pink Floyd music, I don't know the titles of songs- - I just sit back and listen to them all. Toward the end of the album, I know Mother returns during a song about the 'narrator' 's trial.

    Good to see you, thanks for answering!
    :)
      December 25, 2019 8:44 PM MST
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  • 46117
    I was thinking of you on my way to work and thinking how I have not talked to you in forever.  

    Hi.   I am hoping one of these days is on that album. The best song for energy ever to me.

    LOVE ONE OF THESE DAYS>.....
    NOPE my song is on MEDDLE.  

    THE WALL is the best song on The Wall album.  All in all.....



    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at December 25, 2019 8:44 PM MST
      December 21, 2019 5:33 PM MST
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  • 16840
    There is no such song. You could be referring to Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2), the only part of the 3 part song that was released as a single.
      December 22, 2019 1:15 AM MST
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  • 23662
    Yes, I like all of the trio of 'Wall' songs in the album. 
    I especially enjoy the children's chorus when they sing "Hey --  TEACHER!"
    :)

    Thanks for answering! I'm falling asleep -  was here for just a sec I believe. I've been swamped with work. Thanks for thinking of me on your work drive!
    :)

    I like this song you posted - - not heard it before; I'm listening as I type.

    Good to see you!
    :)
      December 25, 2019 8:47 PM MST
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