Roger Waters & David Gilmour Collaborated Perfectly on this Pink Floyd Standard | Professor of Rock

One of music’s most mercurial heroes, Roger Waters wrote lyrics for a progressive rock masterpiece with music by David Gilmour inspired by a tranquilizer shot back stage- big enough for an elephant to provide relief from painful stomach cramps brought on by a serious virus the artist DIDN’T EVEN KNOW HE HAD. The compelling story of the all time Pink Floyd classic Comfortably Numb NEXT on Professor of Rock.

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Hey music junkies Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time for the music community and vinyl community. If music runs though your veins, subscribe below do you never miss an episode of our daily features. and check our Patreon link to be a part of curating this history. Here is my Comfortably Numb reaction to the history and masterwork of this song.

The hurricane of Roger Waters, clashing against the cyclone of David Gilmour. These two forces roared to their peak intensity during the making of the grand saga from The Wall titled “Comfortably Numb.” Like most of the tracks on The Wall,

To many, “Comfortably Numb” brings back painful memories of
their childhood, while others have found solace in the lyrics to help them with bouts of depression, or mourning the loss of a loved one. I can say unequivocally that Comfortably Numb has been a song for me when I’ve been in the darkest recesses of despair. More on that later,

David Gilmour believes “Comfortably Numb” can be divided into two parts; the “dark” section & the "light” section.
“Comfortably Numb" begins in "the dark", with Roger Waters singing “Hello, Is there anybody in there,” while the light is undraped in the 2nd verse with Gilmour singing “There is no pain you are receding. The lyrics convey how Roger Waters felt as a child, when he was sick with a fever: “When I was a child- I had a fever. My hands felt just like two balloons.” That line is Roger recounting the time when a flu-like illness shot his body temperature to 105, and brought on a state of delirium to the lad.

When Roger became an adult, he experienced that delirious “feeling once again” and became detached from reality.
The pain was so debilitating that Waters thought he would be unable to perform.

"OK, OK…. Just a little pinprick They’ll be no more (AHHHH)
But you may feel a little sick Can you stand up?
I do believe it’s working- good That’ll keep you going through the show C’mon it’s time to go.”

While the lyrics are from Water’s experience it’s a part of the overall floydian manner, touching strongly on the ghost of Syd Barrett, precisely on his withdrawal prior to July 1967’s international love in at Alexandra Palace, even down to the voice calling time to go at the knocking door. but the aura of mystery, the not quite as it seems, is pure post barrett floyd.

One of coolest production touches on the recording of “Comfortably Numb” is the subtle chime after the Waters sings “just a little pinprick” The chime effect was actually produced by a soft pecking on a key of a xylophone. Nowadays the chiming ring on "Comfortably Numb” sounds more like a cellphone alert.
The music track for “Comfortably Numb” came from a demo that David Gilmour recorded for a solo record in ’78. He created the essence of the song’s melodic structure by rhythmically humming the feel of the track over a high strung guitar. Thank you for watching my pink floyd reaction.