Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Ruins the Song ‘Money’!

@mgolpoor ,

• Roger Waters is the only songwriter credited on "Money," but the lead vocal is by David Gilmour. Waters provided the basic music and lyrics, while the whole band (Waters, Gilmour, keyboard player Richard Wright and drummer Nick Mason) created the instrumental jam of the song. Gilmour was the one overseeing time changes and responsible for the acclaimed guitar solo.

@thecarpathian,

Thank you, you saved me the trouble of looking it up.  Waters was famous for claiming the whole song as his.  There are many instances in the various books on Pink Floyd.  I have read every single one.  Did you know the very short songs in the wall which only had a few words were purposely put in by Waters so he could claim more of the rights and $$$$$ for it?  He is not a nice person.  When Nick Mason and Richard Wright first met Waters, they said he was quite arrogant.   His feud with Richard Wright was because Wright wouldn't give him his last cigarette.  Waters carried on about that throughout his PF years and he always bullied Richard Wright.   Like I said before, he is a horrible person.

Indeed!

Hence my initial post...

I find Water’s "Money" interesting. Sound quality is good as far as I can tell.

Waters said a while back that the purpose of the remake would be to put the focus on the lyrics because he hadn’t noticed any change in behavior in people who have been listening to them. He can probably include himself in that group.

It would be ridiculous for Waters to try and make a Dark Side that out-Floyded Pink Floyd and stayed on the charts even longer. He would have to be brain damaged to try.

I hope the album"s other songs are as different and interesting as "Money." I expect to listen to them maybe a few times and see what Roger’s done with them. I don’t think it’s an album that is meant for frequent listening or parties.

He did an interview for Variety in which he talks about it:

Roger Waters Reveals ’Dark Side of the Moon’ Remake, Releases ’Money’ - Variety

I especially liked this line from the interview:

“I love the original recording, by the way, and I love what Nicky (Mason) did and what Rick (Wright) did and what Dave did on the original recording,”

I always like to see people try to end a spat. This alone won’t do it but it may be a start.