There’s no place like … the Dark Side of the Moon?
Dr. IBear has the most amazing post …
He says that “[...] legend has it, Dark Side of the Moon and The Wizard of Oz, when played together have very eerie synchronizations, or at the very least coincidences [...]”
Now, c’mon! How likely does that seem? An old classic movie … meshed with Pink Floyd’s 70’s “acid-rock”? My first reaction was that, surely, Dr. IBear must be kidding … or at least mistaken! What on earth could Dorothy, Toto and a bunch of Munchkins have in common with with some of the most emotively provocative music of the last 30+ years?
Well, here are just a few of the things which Dr. IBear lists …
In the beginning of the movie during the song “Breathe”, the band sings “smiles you’ll laugh” and you see the Lion and the Tinman in human form laughing “and tears you’ll cry” shows the Scarecrow crying.
When the band sings “kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town” from the song “Time”, Toto hops out of Mrs. Gultches basket and runs back to the farm.
In the song “Us and Them” right when the word “Black” is said, they show the wicked witch and when the word “Blue”is said, they show Dorothy in her blue dress.
The Good witch of the north confronts the wicked witch of the west as the band sings “and who knows which is which” (or would that be “witch is witch”?) from the song “Us and Them”.
The coolest part of the whole thing though is the tornado scene. “The Great Gig in the Sky” is the perfect song to the perfect scene. They bind together seamlessly. As glass and debris are flying and Dorothy is being blown around, the vocal screams are in perfect synchronization with the movie.
About three and a half minutes into the song “The Great Gig in the Sky”, you hear a woman’s voice say “I never said I was frightened of Dorothy”. — Whoa!
Right as they are showing the twister for the second time and it’s well on it’s way, you hear a voice in the background saying “I am not frightened of dying, anytime will do, why should I be frightened of dying, there’s no reason for it, we’ve all got to go sometime”
Like I said … those are just a few from Dr. IBear’s list! If you’re a Pink Floyd fan - or a love Wizard of Oz trivia - this is a must-read!
I’m hoping to get my hands on a Wizard of Oz movie (if I don’t already have one hidden away someplace) and try this out this coming week. I’ll do up a post and let you know how it came out.
Again, I want to thank Dr. IBear in a huge way, because this is a lot like finding an “easter egg” … only better!
Sorry I’ve been AWOL … I had some surprise guests. We were up until nearly 2 AM … and I’m a really tired widdle Moofie this morning.
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