50+ Music<p>"The Great Gig in the Sky" is the fifth track on The Dark Side of the Moon, a 1973 album by English <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PinkFloyd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PinkFloyd</span></a>. The song features music by keyboard player <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RichardWright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RichardWright</span></a> and improvised, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wordless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordless</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vocals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vocals</span></a> by session singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClareTorry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClareTorry</span></a>. It is one of only three Pink Floyd songs to feature lead vocals from an outside artist. The Great <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GigInTheSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigInTheSky</span></a> was released as a digital single in February 10, 2023 to promote <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon50thAnniversary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDarkSideOfTheMoon50thAnniversary</span></a> box set. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PMnJ_Luk_o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=2PMnJ_Luk_o</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>