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I really started listening to music as a teen because of the wall, but _obscured_ really hit me at an emotional level, years later, and has become one of my favorite albums. In particular “Childhood’s End” always gives me goosebumps / tears / a feeling of connectedness. (I would want that played as the last track for my funeral, if I were to have one, although I should probably require attendees have decent headphones!)


This is one I learned when the record first came out. Single-handedly as a teenager just banging on acoustic guitar.

Played it thousands of times, usually for myself to warm up.

Different every time, and still haven't sounded very much like Pink Floyd yet ;)

Still most people have never heard me do it ever.

There's not that many Floyd tunes that are so great without a band of some kind anyway. That's my story and I'm sticking to it ;)

I'm not an active musician or songwriter at all and when I do play for people intentionally it would usually be things that are more familiar.

But every now and then somebody will hand me a guitar or just say "play us something". They know it's going to be oldies :)

In the right situation as I accept I sometimes answer with the simple question; "Childhood's End?"

Without allowing enough time for a response then I just start banging. I already saw the look in their eye.

This is a tune that keeps giving and I'm trying to give them what it's giving you :)


Did you ever watch La Vallée, the film Obscured By Clouds was commissioned to serve as the soundtrack for?




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