It’s a collaboration the music world never thought it would see- Ice-T and someone from Pink Floyd.
Ice-T and his collaborators in his rap-metal band Body Count are including a cover of the Floyd classic “Comfortably Numb” on their new record, Merciless, due November 22nd. And if that isn’t enough, they enlisted former Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour to join in.
Not only does the track feature Gilmour’s iconic guitar work, it also features new lyrics, written by Ice-T. (The song’s music was written by Gilmour but the lyrics were written by Floyd bassist Roger Waters.)
Talking about the song, Ice-T said that he found a lot of similarity in his goal and the concept behind both the song and the 1979 concept album it first appeared on. “I’m telling the younger generation, you’ve got two choices: you can keep the fire burning or you can give up,” he said. “It’s me trying to make sense of what’s happening, but also pointing out that we’re all in a place where we don’t have to face reality.”
The song was previously covered in 2004 by American pop rock band, Scissor Sisters, where it received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording. And a 2008 version by Minneapolis jazz trio The Bad Plus ranked #5 in our list of best Pink Floyd cover songs.
