Song · Pink Floyd
“Eclipse” by Pink Floyd
From the album The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
“Eclipse” by Pink Floyd appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2018 and 2022. It was first released in 1973 on the album The Dark Side of the Moon. Its best result is #282 on the 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,558 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Eclipse" is where The Dark Side of the Moon comes to rest, the tenth and last track on Pink Floyd's 1973 album, and it doesn't so much begin as surge straight out of "Brain Damage" without a seam. Roger Waters wrote it and sings lead, and the whole band piles in: Waters on bass, David Gilmour on electric guitar, Richard Wright on Hammond organ, Nick Mason on drums and tape, with Gilmour and Wright harmonizing alongside backing singers Lesley Duncan, Barry St. John, Liza Strike and Doris Troy.
Alan Parsons engineered and Chris Thomas mixed. The last sound is a fading heartbeat, the same one that opens "Speak to Me", closing the circle. Radio tends to play it glued to "Brain Damage", and after Waters left the band, Gilmour took over the lead vocal on stage.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 512 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2022 | 282 | 97 Rock | 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) | 500 |
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