“Comfortably Numb” was written by David Gilmour and Roger Waters, being released on Pink Floyd‘s classic 1979 album “The Wall” and became one of the group’s biggest hits.
Now Waters released a new version for the song that is darker and with no guitar solos. On his social networks the musician talked about the new version saying: “Before lockdown I had been working on a demo of a new version of ‘Comfortably Numb’ as an opener to our new show ‘This Is Not A Drill’. I pitched it a whole step down, in A Minor, to make it darker and arranged it with no solos, except over the outro, where there is a heartrendingly beautiful vocal solo from one of our new sisters Shanay Johnson.”
“It’s intended as a wakeup call, and a bridge towards a kinder future with more talking to strangers, either in ‘The Bar’ or just ‘Passing in the Street’ and less slaughter ‘In Some Foreign Field.’ Here it is. Love R. The video is by Sean Evans @deadskinboy. The mix is by Gus Seyffert,” Roger Waters said.
Hear the new Roger Waters version for Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb”
Next tour dates
March
- 17 – Altice Arena | Lisbon, Portugal
- 18 – Altice Arena | Lisbon, Portugal
- 21 – Palau St Jordi | Barcelona, Spain
- 23 – Wizink | Madrid, Spain
- 24 – Wizink | Madrid, Spain
- 27 – Mediolanum Forum | Milan, Italy
- 28 – Mediolanum Forum | Milan, Italy
- 31 – Mediolanum Forum | Milan, Italy
April
- 01 – Mediolanum Forum | Milan, Italy
- 04 – Ziggo Dome | Amsterdam, Holland
- 06 – Ziggo Dome | Amsterdam, Holland
- 07 – Ziggo Dome | Amsterdam, Holland
- 11 – Telenor | Oslo, Norway
- 12 – Telenor | Oslo, Norway
- 15 – Tele2 | Stockholm, Sweden
- 17 – Royal Arena | Copenhagen, Denmark
- 18 – Royal Arena | Copenhagen, Denmark
- 21 – Unipol Arena | Bologna, Italy
- 23 -MVM Dome | Budapest, Hungary
- 25 – Hallenstadion | Zurich, Switzerland
- 28 – Unipol Arena | Bologna, Italy
- 29 -Unipol Arena | Bologna, Italy
May
- 03 – AccorHotels Arena | Paris, France
- 04 – AccorHotels Arena | Paris, France
- 07 – Barclays Arena | Hamburg, Germany
- 09 – Lanxess Arena | Cologne, Germany
- 12 – Stade Pierre Mauroy | Lille, France
- 14 – Sportpaleis | Antwerp, Belgium
- 17 – Mercedes Benz Arena | Berln, Germany
- 21 – Olympiahalle | Munich, Germany
- 24 – O2 Arena | Prague, Czech Republic
- 25 – O2 Arena | Prague, Czech Republic
- 28 – Festhalle | Frankfurt, Germany
- 31 – Utilita Arena | Birmingham, England
June
- 02 – SSE Hydro | Glasgow, Scotland
- 03 – SSE Hydro | Glasgow, Scotland
- 06 – The O2 | London, England
- 07 – The O2 | London, England
- 10 – Manchester AO Arena | Manchester, England