Dark Side of the Moon

Dark Side of the Moon is Pink Floyd's most successful album, released in 1973.  I was just entering my high school years back then.  I remember sitting and listening to this for hours, over and over.  I had this on 8-track, and it played in a continual loop. 

This album deals with issues of insecurity, insanity, death, and war. Small amounts of interviews done with various crew members are intertwined within it and is rumored to correspond with The Wizard of Oz. This is the 11th Best Selling Album in the world, 15 times platinum.

The final words sung on the song, and indeed the album, directs the listener, "and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon."  Roger Waters explained the meaning of these words as well as the entire song by asserting, 

"I don't see it as a riddle.  The album uses the sun and the moon as symbols; the light and the dark; the good and the bad; the life force as opposed to the death force.  I think it's a very simple statement saying that all the good things life can offer are there for use to grasp, but that the influence of some dark force in our natures prevents us from seizing them.  The song addresses the listener and says that if you, the listener, are affected by that force, and if that force is a worry to you, well I feel exactly the same to.  The line "I'll see you on the dark side of the moon" is me speaking to the listener, saying "I know you have these bad feelings and impulses because I do too, and one of the ways I can make direct contact with you is to share with you the fact that I feel bad sometimes."

If you haven't listened in a while, give it a spin .... 

if you're old like me, it will bring back some good memories :)