Brain Damage (track)
by Pink Floyd
Year: 1973
From the album The Dark Side Of The Moon (track #9)
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Brain Damage appears on the following album(s) by Pink Floyd:
- The Dark Side Of The Moon (track #9) (this album) (1973)
- Pulse (track #20) (1995)
- Works (track #4) (compilation) (1983)
- The Best Of Pink Floyd: A Foot In The Door (track #15) (compilation) (2011)
- Shine On (track #16) (compilation) (1992)
- The Dark Side Of The Moon (Live At Wembley 1974) (track #9) (2023)
- Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975 (track #14) (2026)
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| ! | 3 days ago | fatpizzachef | 107 | 88/100 |
| ! | 09/03/2026 08:07 | Levonis | 49 | 91/100 |
| ! | 08/17/2026 22:57 | araidernomore | 5,090 | 78/100 |
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DeusExMackia TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/14/2017 15:33 | #187428
Ties the album together like ribbon on a Christmas present. A hint of melancholy colours it perfectly, while the drama of the chorus combined with those hopeful lyrics make this a sonorous, wonderful rock track indeed.
Speaks to the listener with an artful brilliance that isn't present on any other record, ultimately hammering home the themes of DSOTM. What an exceptional song. (Edited)
mdbaxter TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/23/2018 15:56 | #209324
Best writing on the album if you ask me.
"And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes, I'll see you on the dark side of the moon"
Incredible. (Edited)
You can pretty much call this the title song of the album. It clearly spills out what the whole album is about, plus it has the line "I'll see you on the dark side of the moon."
Reminds me a lot of "Dear Prudence" for some reason :) Awesome song!
I am starting to piece together what this album has been about... I think i'll take that into consideration when writing that review.
Is the lunatic in the paper the same lunatic who's reading the paper. Or does the lunatic in the paper remind the reader of the madness that life can bring? Open to interpretation I guess :)
