Roger Waters - Us And Them (Official Lyric Video, DSOTM REDUX)

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[US AND THEM] Us - And them - And after all we’re only ordinary men - Me - And you - God only knows it’s not what we would choose to do - Forward he cried from the rear - And the front rank died - The general sat, and the lines on the map - Moved from side to side - Black - And blue - And who knows which is which and who is who - Up - And down - And in the end it’s only round and round and round - Haven’t you heard, it’s a battle of words - The poster bearer cried - Listen son, said the man with the gun - There’s room for you inside - Down - And out - It can’t be helped but there’s a lot of it about - With - Without - And who’ll deny it’s what the fighting’s all about - Out of the way - It’s a busy day - And I’ve got things on my mind - For want of the price - Of tea and a slice - The old man died

[arem]

Hey thanks for posting this version. I saw you guys play Dark Side of the Moon gig at the Montreal outdoor Auto Stad in the mid 70s. Such an excellent show. Those chicks singing were fabulous and the rocket coming down from the back and under the screen on the stage for Time was excellent. This album was the first I ever bought. Thank you as well for your support of the Palestinians. Peace Out!

[taopaille-paille]

Roger Waters did beautiful songs. For the ages. Thank you

[ErnestMinga]

I like Pink Floyd and I have been a fan for more than 50 years, but when I hear this version of Roger, my skin crawls because of the beauty of these musical passages. A big hug to my great friend and composer Roger.

[wpawson]

This song has always been simple, yet profound. Genious actually.

[stuartgregory]

As much as most are saying this doesnt hold a torch to the original, i am really enjoying all of this homage to what is possibly the greatest peice of music ever written. Thankyou pink floyd through all the ages. The world is a better and more reflective and compassionate place for you giving us so many gifts .

[anomalous]

Keep making music you legend. I'm happy I can say I was alive at the same time as Pink Floyd, even if you were the only member left.

[Mr]

This is a very important day....50 years ago the world was stunned when DSOTM was released .
I was 20 years old back in 1973 -
The perfect age to comprehend what was happening . The album changed music forever and is still relevant today.
Now after all this time we have a new take for the 21st century.

How to describe what Roger Waters has done ? ...
Some have argued that this classic album should have been left alone, leave it as it was, after all it was perfect the first time around wasn't it ?.

Well yes and no ...

Times are different, so much water has flowed under that bridge since those halcyon times.The question for me is could we revisit something as powerful as DSOTM and find new meaning, could we look again at the content and find different ways of expressing the core values of this masterpiece ? ...

I think yes and he's been able to find hidden depth's within these grooves. Toning down the drama and flowing concept of the original album has worked making the listener become more 'involved ' with the record .

REDUX is a highly personal re-working by RW and by being less dramatic makes this new version more fitting for these troubled times ...
For me this version of DSOTM fits very well in the current 'Zeitgeist' and 'could' in turn make the whole piece become more powerful in a much more subtle way ( and I did say could !) ...


Best advice for that first time listen ...
'Dark room . candle burning, headphones on and become one with this new version, got a feeling this could be a game changer ... ! Just brilliant in every way -

Rog you've done us pround and if the new Stones album is as good as the two tracks I've heard so far then the old dudes still rule big style ...( we'll never see their like ever again eh so make the best of it right now )

[lavilavi]

How! Extraordinary...music and Message! Thank you, Roger, for standing up for US all !❤🙏🙏🙏GOD BLESS US ALL !

[Echoes_of_Albatross]

We the fan of Pink Floyd and Roger, we never afraid of experiment. Redux is awesome in its way. Pink Floyds Dark side of the moon is still my favorite Album of all time. Thank you Roger.

[haroldgimmy]

The atmosphere fits the album so well. The perspective from a man in his 80s as opposed to his younger self, and shows that everything is still just as relevant as it was 50 years ago. Enjoyed it

[surreal_vows_band]

Just fascinating, it conveys realities that are the same since 50 years ago, there still us, and them, absolutely an atmospheric masterpiece❤

[danieleciprari]

This song is too beautiful to be of this world. Always. In every version. Including this.

[joeyorozco]

The original, the instrumental created by Richard before DSOTM, is still a favorite of mine. Later, when the backing vocals added ahhhh" after each verse, my heart melted even more.
This, like many retrospective types of re-makes, speaks more volumes in its bare-bones simplicity.
"Give 'em a quick, short, sharp shock and they'll never do it again. Dig it?" 😊

[wandaszklarz]

Cudna dojrzala muzyka na jesienne deszczowe wieczory.Zamykam oczy i widze swiatlo bijace od ciebie...rozswietla mrok.

[Eunaist]

I think I stopped breathing for a second❤❤

[jtlampsu]

Received my BLUE vinyl copy this morning at 7.01am. Thank you Royal Mail!

[kostashantzis]

The saddest thing is that Roger's lyrics here are still relevant 50 years later...After half a century, humanity is still divided into ''us'' and ''them'' and probably will be for centuries to come...

[ThatGuyJames]

Thank you for this Roger Waters. I am 14 years old and you are my hero!

[marikacooper]

Soooo relaxing, just what the world needs now ❤

[rhwinner]

Can't believe I'm catching this live. 🎉