Roger Waters Drops Ominous New Version Of Pink Floyd Classic 'Comfortably Numb'

English musician, singer-songwriter, composer, and co-founder of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, performs at a sold-out present at ScotiaBank Enviornment in Toronto.

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Roger Waters simply launched a haunting new tackle “Comfortably Numb,” from Pink Floyd’s landmark 1979 album “The Wall.”

Whereas the observe is a staple of basic rock radio, followers may not acknowledge this new one straight away.

“I pitched it an entire step down, in A minor, to make it darker and organized it with no solos, besides over the outro, the place there's a heartrendingly lovely vocal solo from certainly one of our new sisters Shanay Johnson,” Waters wrote on YouTube, referring to one of many vocalists on his “This Is Not A Drill” tour.

This tackle “Comfortably Numb” has been the opening quantity all through the tour, and the visuals seem on the video screens that begin out on the stage, however rise above it because the track ends:

“It’s meant as a wakeup name,” Waters added. “And a bridge in the direction of a kinder future with extra speaking to strangers, both in ‘The Bar’ or simply ‘Passing within the Road’ and fewer slaughter ‘In Some Overseas Area.’”

“This Is Not A Drill” completed its North American leg final month, and resumes in spring in Europe.