Us and Them (song)
1973
Us and Them is a piece of British progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was released in 1973 on the album The Dark Side of the Moon. The music was written by Richard Wright, the texts were written by Roger Waters. We sing the song of David Gilmour. The piece is 7 minutes and 51 seconds, the longest on the album. It is the sixth title of the album and merges into the succession and instrumentals Any Colour You Like. Us and Them was released as a second single from the album.
Composition
"Us and Them " is a rather quiet piece on the album, although the chorus is louder than the verses. The song contains two saxophone solos at the beginning and at the end. Richard Wright begins the piece with harmonies on his Hammond organ, to then be converted into a piano chord and a piano solo. "Us and Them " was originally written by Richard Wright on the piano under the title " The Violent Sequence" for the soundtrack of the film Zabriskie Point.
In the original demo version was an instrumental piece consisting of piano and bass. Director Michelangelo Antonioni rejected the piece for the film, because it is not so sounded like " Careful with That Axe, Eugene". The melody was then re-used during the recording of The Dark Side of the Moon, where Roger Waters then added the appropriate text.
Spoken texts
Before the second saxophone solo you can hear a voice ( Band Roadie Roger ' The Hat ' Manifold ) that says the following:
Well I mean, they're gonna kill ya, so like, if you give 'em a quick sh ... short, sharp shock, They Do not do it again. Dig it? I mean he got off light, 'cause I coulda givenName ' in a thrashin ' but I only hit him once. It's only the difference in between right and wrong innit? I mean good manners do not cost nothing do they, eh?
Musician
- David Gilmour - guitar, vocals
- Roger Waters - bass guitar
- Richard Wright - organ, piano, vocals
- Nick Mason - drums, percussion
- Dick Parry - saxophone
- Lesley Duncan - Vocals
- Doris Troy - Vocals
- Barry St. John - Vocals
- Liza Strike - Vocals