Song Analysis Corner : Queen's Bohemian RhapsodyĬartoonist Robert Crumb : Vintage Music HipsterĨ Awesome Parts of Leonard Nimoy's The Ballad of Bil. Now that you’ve received a proper introduction to Pink Floyd’s classic hit, will you ever think of it in the same way?īikini Kill vs Weezer : The Revolution Will Not Be R. The remainder of the song continues with references to a slow recovery, progression from illness, and the familiar imagery about ships on horizons. Who can distinguish between the pin-prick of a dirty needle and a vaccination? The meaning seems nearly unmistakable by this point, as references to fevers, hallucinations, and vagaries would clearly indicate.Īnd here’s where the two meanings collide in mutual resemblance. Who can’t recall “The Departed” to these lyrics, or the sexy, passionate scene that followed? Still, this isn’t what you think.
Waters claims that this is the clearest indication of a doctor-patient or even parent-child relationship, and the surest way out of thinking that “Uncomfortably Numb” is steeped in drug use. How many drug addicts have been in a situation where it seems the only survival strategy is more drug use?
… and still this is easier to portray as the manifestation of a talking drug. By the same token, a reader could better see these as early references to fever-induced sluggishness and recurring illness. Here is where it’s easy to discern why so many people claim “Uncomfortably Numb” refers to mind-altering drug use. Bearing this in mind, he suggested that “Comfortably Numb” merely represented his struggles with childhood ailments. The author of the lyrics, Roger Waters, offered a vision himself as a younger boy struggling with fever. This common misinterpretation stands in stark contrast to the meaning that Pink Floyd sought to convey, which, according to the band, strayed closer to the poignancy of fever-induced delirium. Hearken back to the 2006 film “ The Departed,” and one remembers that sexy scene where Leonardo DiCaprio embraces his state-appointed psychiatrist in an act of wildly careening passions and emotions.
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Arguably one of Pink Floyd’s most celebrated and iconic songs, “ Comfortably Numb” remains the choice of song for anyone familiar with hard substances or the movie producer who needs something reflective of uninhibited behavior.
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