Holy sh!t, you really have an attitude issue lately. I'll rephrase:

The information you posted is correct as far as I know, except for one detail, being the verses. I thought these were from Roger's "The Doctor" song, not from the song David had written.

Well you know, when you say "verses", the first thing that comes to mind is lyrics, not music. So yeah, I'm going to be a little annoyed that you're asking a question I had answered in the previous post. It would be like me saying the sky is blue, and then you asking me if I said the sky was blue.

I have not read that Roger wrote the music for the verses. I've only ever read that David brought the music for the song to the album's sessions, and that Roger had the lyrics to a song called The Doctor, and the two became Comfortably Numb. That doesn't mean I'm right and you're wrong or vice-versa. Just that I haven't read anything to that effect.

Actually, a "verse" is as much a musical term as a poetic term. When we're talking about music, it's rather obvious that I mean the musical term when I say "verse" unless I specifically state otherwise.

Gooooosefraba.

(02-03-2011 10:12 AM)Arno Sluismans Wrote:  Actually, a "verse" is as much a musical term as a poetic term. When we're talking about music, it's rather obvious that I mean the musical term when I say "verse" unless I specifically state otherwise.

I'm glad it's obvious to you. Considering the fact that when nearly anyone else refers to the verse of a song, they're talking about the lyrics not the music behind the lyrics, you'll have to forgive me for not automatically knowing you're not part of that "nearly everyone else."

Also, I was well aware ahead of time that a verse can be a part of a poem or a part of a song.

(02-03-2011 11:52 AM)Lady Floydian Wrote:  

(02-03-2011 10:12 AM)Arno Sluismans Wrote:  Actually, a "verse" is as much a musical term as a poetic term. When we're talking about music, it's rather obvious that I mean the musical term when I say "verse" unless I specifically state otherwise.

I'm glad it's obvious to you. Considering the fact that when nearly anyone else refers to the verse of a song, they're talking about the lyrics not the music behind the lyrics, you'll have to forgive me for not automatically knowing you're not part of that "nearly everyone else."

Also, I was well aware ahead of time that a verse can be a part of a poem or a part of a song.

Excuse me for putting it so bluntly, but you are wrong. A verse is a structural element of a song when music is concerned. Anything from "Hello" to "Can you show me where it hurts?" is a verse, both lyrically and musically. The thing I'm trying to point out is that, even when you think you're in the right, you could stay somewhat civil.

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I really shouldn't be saying this to somebody who outages me by nine years. This is sad.

A PM on this matter has been sent, since this crap has derailed this thread long enough.

(02-03-2011 10:21 AM)Joe Wrote:  Gooooosefraba.

XD your my hero!!!

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Just forget what a verse is just who cares ok? I think we can all agree that David wrote the MUSIC (him being the composer) and that Roger wrote the Lyrics (being the Lyricist). We can agree they both had been writing the music and the lyrics on the side of Pink Floyd and for certain reason they put the two together and created the wonder that Comfortably Numb is. Deal?

(02-03-2011 06:30 PM)blue_ember Wrote:  

(02-03-2011 10:21 AM)Joe Wrote:  Gooooosefraba.

XD your my hero!!!

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Just forget what a verse is just who cares ok? I think we can all agree that David wrote the MUSIC (him being the composer) and that Roger wrote the Lyrics (being the Lyricist). We can agree they both had been writing the music and the lyrics on the side of Pink Floyd and for certain reason they put the two together and created the wonder that Comfortably Numb is. Deal?

I've looked it up again, and it seems I was wrong. The music was indeed composed by David, but apparently Roger helped him a hand here and there. The song in general is David's.

The melody for "and I have become comfortably numb" was added to David's original tune to fit Roger's lyrics.

The same thing happened with Wish You Were Here. It was David's initial tune but it was altered a bit to fit the lyrics Roger already had.