Comfortably Numb
| “Comfortably Numb” | |
|---|---|
| Length | 6:21 (album version) 3:59 (single edit) 6:53 (Echoes version) |
| Label | Harvest (UK) Columbia (US) |
| Songwriter(s) | David Gilmour Roger Waters |
| Producer(s) | Bob Ezrin David Gilmour James Guthrie Roger Waters |
What effects did David Gilmour use on Comfortably Numb?
The main effect of course is the Electro Harmonix “ram’s head†Big Muff fed into a Hiwatt DR103 head with a WEM speaker cabinet and a Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker. The Yamaha is mixed slightly lower than the Hiwatt adding a rich sort of undefinable character.
What is the meaning behind “Comfortably Numb”?
The Character Pink. More specifically the addressee is a character named Pink,a rock star,as this track is featured on a concept album.
What is the meaning of the song Comfortably Numb?
Comfortably Numb is about the singer’s realization that the influences and choices of his life up to that point have left him comfortable in an animal kind of way but numb to the full range of human creativity and emotion. As a result he embarks on a journey to free himself, being condemned as insane in the process.
What is the song Comfortably Numb about?
Comfortably Numb, one of Pink Floyd’s most beloved songs, from The Wall (1979), with its melody and music by David Gilmour and lyrics by Roger Waters, describes a state of loss: the protagonist is someone who is anaesthetised before coming on stage.
Who sang “Comfortably Numb”?
Comfortably Numb” is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, which first appears on the 1979 double album, The Wall. It was also released as a single in the same year with “Hey You” as the B-side. It is one of only three songs on the album for which writing credits are shared between Roger Waters and David Gilmour .
