Pink Floyd: Great Gig in the Sky

Posted March 30th, 2010

The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) was a very conceptual album. Each song represented an aspect of modern life. “Money” is a famous and obvious example. This song, “The Great Gig in the Sky,” was the one about death. It was the last song on the first side of the record. The first song on the second side was “Money.”

This album is one single piece of music, and it is one of the greatest that we know of. This song is our favorite segment. We think it is absolutely beautiful, even hundreds of listens later:

And I am not afraid of dying. Any time will do, I don’t mind. Why should I be afraid to die? There’s no reason for it. You’ve got to go some time.

Spoken like a man with no regrets.