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"The Show Must Go On" (working titles "Who's Sorry Now", "(It's) Never Too Late") is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, from their 1979 album The Wall. It was written by Roger Waters and sung by David Gilmour.
Recording and lyrics
Roger Waters wanted to create a "Beach Boys" type sound for the backing vocals, and got Bruce Johnston to come and help create it, but this was only after the Beach Boys themselves were approached to provide the backing vocals and had agreed, only to cancel at the last possible moment (the morning of the session, 2 October 1979). The song also closely resembles chord patterns found in "Mother", "In the Flesh", and "Waiting for the Worms".
The track does not appear in the 1982 film version of The Wall nor in Waters' post-Pink Floyd 1990 concert The Wall – Live in Berlin. It also has an extra verse that was cut from the studio album, but nevertheless appears on its sleeve.
Do I have to stand up
Wild eyed in the spotlight
What a nightmare
Why don't I turn and run
After this, the line "There must be some mistake..." starts.
The full song was performed live in concert, and as such appears on Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81.
It's the only song from the album which Waters does not perform any kind of instrument and vocal, although his voice is audible on unofficially released recordings of the demo. He is heard singing a verse that was cut from the final version and has never been played live, located right before David Gilmour's bridge:
Am I really unsure,
Wild eyed in the spotlight?
Fuck me, what a nightmare
Who's there?
Have they all gone?
It's okay, now you're in luck,
The worms have fled the rising sun.
Their evil power is on the way.
Forget the past and start again.
There must be some mistake...
Plot
As with the other songs on The Wall, "The Show Must Go On" tells a segment of the story of Pink, the story's protagonist. This song leads into "In the Flesh", where the show is performed by Pink as he begins to mentally unravel and hallucinate that he is a fascist dictator.
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HASH1: D115A0D299DAF257
HASH2: 1F6BE67D0A215697 (MP3)
HASH1: 1C80A51D6CB08FD3 HASH2: D089F2DA7931AD22 (MP3)
HASH1: B7607670D9672C7D HASH2: B9F1F1090F258E34 (MP3)
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"The Show Must Go On" (working titles "Who's Sorry Now", "(It's) Never Too Late") is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, from their 1979 album The Wall. It was written by Roger Waters and sung by David Gilmour.
Recording and lyrics
Roger Waters wanted to create a "Beach Boys" type sound for the backing vocals, and got Bruce Johnston to come and help create it, but this was only after the Beach Boys themselves were approached to provide the backing vocals and had agreed, only to cancel at the last possible moment (the morning of the session, 2 October 1979). The song also closely resembles chord patterns found in "Mother", "In the Flesh", and "Waiting for the Worms".
The track does not appear in the 1982 film version of The Wall nor in Waters' post-Pink Floyd 1990 concert The Wall – Live in Berlin. It also has an extra verse that was cut from the studio album, but nevertheless appears on its sleeve.
Do I have to stand up
Wild eyed in the spotlight
What a nightmare
Why don't I turn and run
After this, the line "There must be some mistake..." starts.
The full song was performed live in concert, and as such appears on Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81.
It's the only song from the album which Waters does not perform any kind of instrument and vocal, although his voice is audible on unofficially released recordings of the demo. He is heard singing a verse that was cut from the final version and has never been played live, located right before David Gilmour's bridge:
Am I really unsure,
Wild eyed in the spotlight?
Fuck me, what a nightmare
Who's there?
Have they all gone?
It's okay, now you're in luck,
The worms have fled the rising sun.
Their evil power is on the way.
Forget the past and start again.
There must be some mistake...
Plot
As with the other songs on The Wall, "The Show Must Go On" tells a segment of the story of Pink, the story's protagonist. This song leads into "In the Flesh", where the show is performed by Pink as he begins to mentally unravel and hallucinate that he is a fascist dictator.
File Hashes
HASH1: D115A0D299DAF257 HASH2: 1F6BE67D0A215697 (MP3) HASH1: 1C80A51D6CB08FD3 HASH2: D089F2DA7931AD22 (MP3) HASH1: B7607670D9672C7D HASH2: B9F1F1090F258E34 (MP3) Genre
Progressive Rock
Mood
Dreamy
Style
Rock/Pop
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