The Thin Ice (track) by Pink Floyd

The Thin Ice by Pink Floyd
Year: 1979
From the album The Wall (track #2)
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In The Flesh?The Thin IceAnother Brick In The Wall Part 1

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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.6/100, a mean average of 84.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.7.

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From 03/21/2022 20:13
The lyrics...amazing.
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From 06/25/2014 23:20
The Thin incredible 2nd track
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From 04/15/2013 19:38
Important to the story
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From 03/24/2013 21:56
Pink has just learned of his father's death.
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From 12/11/2012 03:53
Such a beautiful song. Really interesting how Gilmour does the singing parts while Waters does the talking parts that seem to progress the story of the concept album.
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From 10/21/2012 22:43
This is one out of really many songs of "The Wall" that have a really big emotional impact on me. I actually don't like the piano that's introduced in the "If you should go skating on the thin ice.."-part, it makes the song sound silly in a way, but it's fortunately saved by Gilmour's haunting solo.
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