{"id":1086,"date":"2010-06-21T18:41:15","date_gmt":"2010-06-22T00:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2010-06-22T19:47:11","modified_gmt":"2010-06-23T01:47:11","slug":"song-of-the-day-atom-heart-mother-by-pink-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/?p=1086","title":{"rendered":"Song of the Day – “Atom Heart Mother” by Pink Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m feeling lousy today, so I’ll make this post an easy one.<\/p>\n

Part 1<\/a>
\nPart 2<\/a><\/p>\n

Wait a minute… didn’t I already talk about this song on this here blog?<\/p>\n

<checks><\/p>\n

Okay, I mentioned it.\u00a0 And I mentioned how the band members had not considered it to be in their top ten accomplishments of fave Pink Floyd tunes.\u00a0 So let’s have them play Comfortably Numb for the millionth fucking time.\u00a0 I’m actually quite sick of that song, and most of The Wall, but now I’m being grumpy.<\/p>\n

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\nBut what is this?\u00a0 David Gilmour playing Atom Heart Mother in 2008???<\/a> With a brass and choral ensemble?<\/p>\n

Neato.\u00a0 If I wasn’t so tired, I’d check out some more of this performance.\u00a0 But now I’ll just say what I know about the original recording.<\/p>\n

I like it.<\/p>\n

Okay, I’m done.\u00a0 I can go to bed now.\u00a0 No, no, no.\u00a0 That’s not fair to you.\u00a0 You opened this url in your browser for a reason, and gawl dern it, I’m gonna step up to the plate and do an honest to goodness review of this song.<\/p>\n

But please, read this in Mr. T’s voice.<\/p>\n

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\nSucka!<\/p>\n

I pity the fool who doesn’t dig the Pink Floyd and whatnot!\u00a0 Come on brotha, we gonna chill to this… dig to this… “Atom Heart Mother”, foo!<\/p>\n

It starts low and quiet like, unnastand?\u00a0 Then it gets all mysterious.\u00a0 I hate mysteries!\u00a0 Dontcha gimmie no more jibba jabba!\u00a0 Cut it straight, foo!<\/p>\n

I’m doin this review for the kids.\u00a0 It’s for the kids, y’unnastand.\u00a0 I ain’t gettin on no plane, foo!\u00a0 I hate flying!\u00a0 B.A. Baracus don’t fly in no plane, foo!\u00a0 Get some otha sucka, foo!\u00a0 What’s that?\u00a0 A glass of milk?\u00a0 Mmmmm… I love milk.\u00a0 Healthy, make ya strong and give you strong bones and teeth.\u00a0 Mmmmmm….. I love milk.<\/p>\n

<passes out and wakes up on a plane in the air over Central America><\/p>\n

What the!<\/p>\n

Damn, sucka!\u00a0 You tricked me!\u00a0 You drugged that milk sucka!\u00a0 I fall for that every time!\u00a0 And I slept through “Atom Heart Mother” by The Pink Floyd!<\/p>\n

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\nWait sucka… milk comes from cows.\u00a0 That’s a cow!\u00a0 The Pink Floyd is singing about milk in this song, foo!\u00a0 It’s for the kids!\u00a0 Foo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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