Dark Side Of The Moon (+4) Tabs:
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Pink Floyd
Us and Them
From 'The Dark Side of the Moon' (1973)
24 seconds intro
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after first two chorus go back to verse
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on 3 go to coda CODA segue into Any Colour You Like
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- Jake Calhoun 4/10/06
http://www.bassmasta.net/p/pink_floyd/.html
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Mitch Average |
#1 by Mitch Macaulay at Apr 12, 2006 at 1:56 PM EST |
| Timeless poetry such as this has many levels of meaning. Laid out before us by the artist so succinctly, yet so sublime. All of us can see the reference to the nature of war, its cruelty, and futility. However, I believe there is a more primal meaning to these words. It's more about human nature, rather than the nature of war. The “Us and Them” verse refers to how groups (tribes) of humans can be cruel to one another, but as individuals we like to think we would not act this way. The “Black and Blue” verse refers to how, from the beginning of time and until its end, individuals are drawn to congregate and called to war. We like to think that as individuals we are called to war by our dehumanized leaders with their wicked words. The “Down and Out” verse is the clincher that exposes one cruel aspect of human nature, greed. The greed of nations cause war and we can't deny that is what the fighting is all about. Yet, in our personal lives, our greed can blind us to the suffering of the needy within our own society with people dying for the price of tea and a slice. I believe the lyrics examines how we like to think of ourselves as individuals and how we truly act on a personal level. | |
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dan Average |
#2 by dan worgan at Apr 14, 2006 at 10:47 PM EST |
| This song is mainly about the misfortunate sides of society nowadays. "With, Without and who'll deny its what the fightings all about" | |
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Adam Average |
#3 by Adam ****** at Apr 26, 2006 at 6:07 AM EST |
| Such a great song!!! | |
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CoRey Rhythm Player |
#4 by CoRey TayLor at May 22, 2006 at 12:07 PM EST |
| im just singing some lines in my head- "Black (sung 7 times) and blue (7 times) and who knows which is which and who is who, is who, is who, is who" (pretty sure it's 5 times) i think in the other verses the words are repeated the same amount of times, surely they would be? i don't study numerology but i've come across seven and five being pretty important numbers from the Bible. as for black - could be seen as forces of darkness. blue - sadness (people sick of war, evil in general) i certainly don't know, but i definitely know who knows which is which and who is who. | |
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duke Professional |
#5 by duke windsor at Oct 26, 2006 at 8:00 AM EST |
| youre over analizing. black and blue...bruzes. thhe song is about war (water's other obsession, the first being school) its also about boredom in a much less overt way then time.... | |
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Jay Wanna Be |
#6 by Jay Xetionansuastioansatoalaoruaos at Jan 28, 2007 at 4:59 AM EST |
| Alright guys listen up, this song is about war; but also its basicaly consists of going mad/insane. The original concept for Dark side of the moon, was the song eclipse, roger and dave wanted to list all the ways a person could go mad/insane...i.e. syd barrett, Us and Them is how a person goes insane from being in war...money is going insane from having and being obsessed with money, brain damage, that kinda speaks for itself....the other songs relate to in which a person acts from going insane, the great gig in the sky, screaming, violence, verbal expression of insanity.....watch DSOTM with wizard of oz, us and them is by far the best scene | |
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kieron Wanna Be |
#7 by kieron prosser at Jan 31, 2007 at 7:57 PM EST |
| Whether its about war, effervescing elephants or whatever, this song is awesome, and it never gets old to me. | |
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Slash Rhythm Player |
#8 by Slash at Feb 6, 2007 at 1:07 AM EST |
| the lyrics above are not complete. at about the 5 min mark, someones speaks "i mean they're not gonna kill you, so give em a quick short sharp shock and they wont do it again, dig it? He got off easy cause i didnt give him a thrashing i only hit him once. Its only a difference of opinion but good manners dont cost nothing do they? eh | |
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moss Average |
#9 by moss levenson at Feb 27, 2007 at 9:16 AM EST |
| This song is about war. More specifically The Vietnam war. "with without, and who'll deny its what the fightings all about" that is the communist ideals of haves against the havenots. "afterall were only ordinary men" (draftees) "generals sat, and the lines on the map moved from side to side." the wars "lines" were undefined and moved all the time. | |
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