I’m in the high-fidelity first-class traveling set And I think I need a Lear jetĪlong with its thematic and musical elements, Dark Side is also significant for its sound qualities. Money Get back I’m alright, Jack, keep your hands off of my stack Money It’s a hit Don’t give me that do goody good bullshit Similarly, on “Money,” which became a hit single in 1973, Waters parrots the greed and attitude of the wealthy elite to the inequality inherent within capitalist society: Tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain You are young and life is long, and there is time to kill today And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way Kicking around on a piece of ground in your hometown Waiting for someone or something to show you the way Members of at least three generations of young people have memorized these lines: The artistic maturity of Waters, 28 or 29 years old at the time, is evident in the lyrics of the song “Time,” for example, which address the subject of mortality and the importance of using one’s time wisely. Remarkably, the album has been on the Billboard Top 200 for a total of 971 weeks, including a continuous stretch of 741 weeks-14 years and three months-from its original vinyl release in 1973 well into the compact disc era in 1987.Įxplaining the wide appeal of Dark Side, Roger Waters, former Pink Floyd bassist and creative force behind the album concept and song lyrics, explained to music critic and journalist John Harris in 2005 that “the whole record might be about the pressures and preoccupations that divert us from our potential for positive action, if you like.” The themes addressed in the album’s 10 songs-including class conflict, war, mental illness and death-account in large measure for the 45 million-plus copies of Dark Side that have been sold over the past half-century.Īlthough it is not the best-selling album of all time, Dark Side is by far the longest charting record in music history.
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