Comfortably Numb

Some of the songs from Pink Floyd's The Wall are such classics they are now coming out as new song for the new generation of music lovers. Comfortably Numb is one such song. The new generation loves this song. Of course, it will never sound as good as when Pink Floyd sang it but you can still get the original sound track of The Wall and listen to it.

Roger Waters, who wrote and performs Comfortably Numb, still does tours. He always sings Comfortably Numb, usually as the last number of his performance. Waters wrote the song after an incident of stomach cramps prior to a performance in Philadelphia in 1977. The emergency doctor gave him an injection and the experience gave him the words or lyrics for the song. Comfortably Numb is one of Pink Floyd's biggest hits. It was released as a single with the back side of Hey You.

Although, Waters wrote the words to Comfortably Numb, David Gilmour wrote the music. It is one of the songs Pink Floyd performed that is shared between Gilmour and Waters. It is one of the most famous songs Pink Floyd ever produced. Having it on The Wall album made it even more popular. Even today, it's ranked number 5 on the charts of listener's choice of music from radio stations.

It's also listed on the 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time by Rolling Stones magazine. That's pretty good for a song that is over 30 years old. Today's teenagers, with their challenging aspect of picky music find Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb a intricate, talented, and mind blowing song they've ever heard. Some of them are very surprised it's a song of the 70s and 80s.

All of the new guitarist learn to play guitar using Pink Floyd's music, notably Comfortably Numb and Dark Side of the Moon. It teaches them more about guitar playing than any other music that is played today. The 13 to 16 year olds use Comfortably Numb, Dark Side of the Moon and other songs from The Wall as sample of how to play music like a pro. For that matter, all of Pink Floyd's songs are great for learning how to play a guitar.

Pink Floyd, one of the all time great rock n roll bands, has the music the new generation doesn't even have to learn to like. They like it without even knowing why they like it. Waters and Gilmour are some of the best musicians ever to grace a stage. For music that is loaded with psychedelics, drugs, feelings, and emotions, Pink Floyd is the music that fits the bill and Comfortably Numb fits the perfect song. Immersing yourself in Pink Floyd's music is the best way to keep them in the "upper echelon of rock deities". Ya can't beat em, so you might as well join em.