“It’s a gas, man.” was 60s slang meaning something was thoroughly entertaining, enjoyable, or amusing. See the Stones, “Jumping Jack Flash”. 😁

It's hard to believe that the first time I heard this as a teenager was 50 years ago. It never gets old.

It's a critique of greed and inequality - something the Floyd were familiar with in the music industry.

@davidfrench5407

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I think "Have a Cigar" is a good complement to this song.

@J.C.3

5 ай бұрын

Greed is good in many ways. Humans need it. Obviously there are many bad actors but society is built on some greed.

"It's a gas" was just slang of the time for something that's fun. Pink Floyd lyrics are all about making you think for yourself.

That's the edited version they play on the radio that misses out most of gilmour's solo during the bridge, It's a crime.

This was a shortened version of this song. There was a continuation of the guitar solo, after a slow down. You should go back and listen to the whole thing on your free time.

@greghayner5250

Жыл бұрын

This

@taylortyler1867

Жыл бұрын

@@greghayner5250 Dat an de udder ting.

My favorite line: "New car, caviar, four-star daydream, think I'll buy me a football team".

Every Pink Floyd song takes you on a journey, for real. Easy to get lost in the message and the unbelievably mesmerizing music. You're taken to another place altogether. Also, there's a reason "The Dark Side of the Moon" album was on the billboard album charts for as long as it was (950 weeks). It's best when listened to as a whole.

This was the song that introduced me to PF back in the 70's. When I first heard it on the radio, I went and bought the album the first chance I had. I think I drove my mom crazy playing that album. Unfortunately, this one was the short version which is what they played on the radio. There are two more guitar solos, a smooth cool gentle one and then a heart pumping solid one. You have got to listen to at least the album version.

One of the most famous songs written in 7. That came about because of the sound clips at the beginning (the coins jingling, the ripped receipt, the cash register etc). They only had 7 clips and spliced them all together. 7 clips informed the 7 time signature. But the transitions to 4 for the guitar solo and back to 7 for the third verse are just iconic. Dick Parry played the sax, he was a friend of David Gilmour I believe and they apparently got him to play because he was the only sax player they knew and were a bit afraid to ask anyone really famous. And the biggest irony is they'd written a song about money and getting it and not letting anyone else have it but it was on a record that went stratospheric with sales and earned them all a lot of money.

@santanamauricio

Жыл бұрын

it wasn't they only had seven clips. waters made seven clips because he had written it in 7/4

@larrybremer4930

Жыл бұрын

The song was also Roger Waters making a poke at bands who got wealthy in success only to have that exact success visited on themselves. Its also fitting that DSOM basically tells the story of a life from birth to death and there is a point where all strive to build wealth, making Money a fitting contribution to that overall story.

@Rassskle

Жыл бұрын

While the album itself is about life and is full of satire, often in bites, Money is the most satirical..... and yet some fans don’t like it because they miss the satire..... they think it is about making money and hoarding it. lol And a shame you used this particular heavily edited video......I suggest you do the original album version, even if on CD , or the live version from Pulse, 1994.

Next: Album version of Pink Floyd “Welcome to the Machine”!!!

Another of my Pink Floyd favourites and the first Pink Floyd song I heard in a car as a kid back in the early 80's. Have loved Pink Floyd ever since.

As others have mentioned, this is a shortened version of the song and cuts short David Gilmour's guitar solo.

Oh! One more thing. I noticed that this version cut out the second part of the guitar solo. Interesting. 30 years of hearing Pink Floyd's Money and have never heard this short version.

Money has not only an interesting time signature (7/4 to 4/4), but an interesting criticism about greed on an album that helped make them rich & famous. Another interesting Pink Floyd that I think you'll like is "Mother"...really shows how diverse their sound can be!

@randallpetersen9164

Жыл бұрын

They didn't know that the album would make them rich and famous when they wrote the song. Like many artists, I'm sure they were initially sincere in their disdain for wealth, until it came to them that is.

My recommendation after this would be "Us and Them" (have the lyrics to hand) for the most chilled anti war song ever recorded.

Great Pink Floyd track, shame it’s the shortened version though! It’s a satirical look at people who have more money than sense really, nice lyrics! Nice reaction Becky, waiting patiently for Wednesday 😜

FWIW, the original quote is, "The love of money is the root of all evil".

Pink Floyd use the saxophone quite often in their songs. The very next track from this album - Us and them - has a beautiful saxophone part - listen to it - it's a beautiful and moving anti-war track. There is also a great sax part on my favourite track Shine On You Crazy Diamond from the Wish You Were Here album. This whole album is brilliant...

Pink Floyd is always good vibes

“It’s a gas” was slang for something that makes you laugh/is fun.

So happy to see you doing this! I hope its audio only and NOT official Video as that's a cut down radio version! Money highlights the insanity of extreme wealth in an age of extreme poverty. The line "Money, so THEY say, is the root of all evil" This IS "THEY" the Super Rich who miss quote the saying "The LOVE of money is the root of all evil" Because the Super Rich (THEY) want the poor to stay poor while THEY grab cash with both hands and make a stash!

@paulschmitz9175

Жыл бұрын

Greed may not be a virtue, but neither is envy.

@emes1845

Жыл бұрын

We got the wrong version but that's okay 👍! She's on the PF train and she's learning 🎉🌈🍄☮️!

Becky, This song is as true today as was back in 1973 when they released this album.. On another subject I contend that the Dark Side of the Moon is on of the BEST Albums EVER!!!! Ever song on this classic is good. And some of their songs are great & timeless!! But they are classics. For sure and for certain!!!!!!! May I suggest that you and your twitchers should review a live version of the "Big Gig in the Sky." Yes dear that was a sax.

I can understand your confusion having the video competing with the music. Personally I often find that videos detract from the lyrics and prefer to just listen to the music - unless it's a live concert that is.👍👍😊😊

Good reaction 👍🏻 spot on, the album dark side of the moon is about life and death and everything in-between, best way to listen to it is from start to finish if you have time of course. The way the songs intertwine is just wow

Sometimes when analyzing lyrics, you have to dig a little deeper & think outside the box

Great reaction love and respect from the UK 👍👍👍👍👍👍🌟😀😀 amazing channel 👍

"One Slip" from PF's album a momentary laps of reason is a headphone must. A perfect song

Yes conflicting The haves and the Have nots!! That's what this is about, how money and the Love of Money turns you into a monster!! The root of all evil and such!! Actually some people just skim over-the-top, it's not the money......it's the LOVE of money is the root of all evil the love of the power money gives you!!! Your reactions are fun keep it up!!!🙃

As Bruce Willis said in Die Hard, "Welcome to the party, pal". Your Pink Floyd journey will be amply rewarded. You should include some of their pre-Dark Side of the Moon material, especially selections from "Atom Heart Mother". When Dark Side of the Moon was released, Pink Floyd fans, I among them, thoroughly excoriated the band for "going commercial", as the band's prior music was decidedly non-commercial. Of course, Pink Floyd laughed all the way to the bank. Also, one of the producers (the producer?) was Alan Parsons, who came into his own with the band "The Alan Parsons Project". Think "I Robot". Thanks for a great reaction / review.

Had been waiting for you to get to this song and very, very glad that you chose the official video, it really helps to bring out all the references in the song. It is so impressive how you seem to be wise beyond your years by understanding not just the song but what money can do if not responsible with it. The division between the "have" and the "have nots" is shown in great contrast which is the message they were trying to convey. It is that bass-line and sax solo that just grabs you and pulls you into the groove.

If you fancy yourself going way back to when Pink Floyd was "tuning" into the sounds that made them such a great band, I suggest you listen to "Echoes." Their rendition of it in 1972's Live at Pompeii is one of my favorites. Also, if you're ever curious about David Gilmour's work nowadays, I strongly recommend his own 2017's "Live at Pompeii" show, a film that documents his 2015/16 world tour promoting his latest album "Rattle That Lock."

As we are talking about "Dark Side", on the official PF channel they have realeased the 2023 remastered album as a one shot all the way through listen to and also a live 1974 version from Earls Court. Obviously, don't do a live listen to "on air", but off air, your comments would be interesting to hear the difference that 49 years makes to the same album. I can almost guarantee that you'll enjoy writing that script. (oh bugger, I sound like a teacher there, sorry, I'm a lorry driver!)

Each of the songs on the album (Dark Side of the Moon) revolve around the central theme of the album which is: (what drives people crazy). (MONEY); If love, or lack of money can drive people crazy. The songs on this album are like the spokes of a bicycle wheel, they start from the hub of the wheel (central theme), and each contributes to supporting the rim. Listen carefully, and you'll see that each of the songs points to an aspect of life that can drive people crazy.

There is a certain sarcasm/Irony to the song money. The band is giving the worldly point of view.

Money isn't the root of all evil, the love of money is the root of all evil.

Love your reactions Becky. I suggest you read your comment's to get better insight into which videos to react to. You have probably already gathered from other comments that this version is 1). a shortened mix and 2). an unnecessarily distracting video. Keep going young lady, the wonderful PF fans out here will not guide you wrong. Bless.

What is the true meaning of money to you. Yes, it can buy us nice things, but, can it buy us true love and happiness or just disfavor and distress. I guess it depends on how we decide to spend it. As in the song "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin, Will it buy us a ticket into that realm at the end of our life if we are of that belief? Pink Floyd, my favorite band ever. Mind jarring. Causes many to explore their convictions and priorities as many of their songs do. Reaction ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Selection ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Pink Floyd Friday!

Okay...... Sorry I missed the "live" reaction. Bully on/glory to you for taking on Pink Floyd and giving the band its' own day! Now, how seriously do you want to take the journey? If you only want views, ok, I hit the like button and I'm gone. Anything PF is guaranteed to get views. But, as of writing this, I've read EVERY comment listed and there's some serious Pink Floyd fans in here. They know the odd time signature, the shortened radio version, the interpretation of the lyrics. Heard this song and album 1000s of times. I'm here to watch YOU, Becky, discover the wonder of the PF universe! There's nothing more exciting to me! But read your comments, take their suggestions to heart, do just a/an jot/iota of homework and enjoy the ride down the Pink Floyd rabbit hole. We'll help you; you'll be forgiven all missteps. OR, just throw a Floyd reaction up once a week and get some clicks, whatever 🙄. I hope/love you're on this Pink trip for the right reasons 😱🍄🌈✨☮️!

Great reaction Becks! My least favorite song off of the Dark Side album, and I like them all, so there's that. Dark Side was an experimental album in many ways, partly since they interwove bits of conversations with staff and crew into the album and partly because they used clips of interesting sounds as the basis for some of the songs, like the clips used for Money here and the various clips used for On The Run. Dick Parry did great saxophone work for this album too, and I love hearing his sax, both the mellow, like the main on Us and Them, and the more frantic or intense sections like on Money. Looking forward to next Friday's track as it'll be my birthday. 😀I'm kinda hoping for the Brain Damage/Eclipse two-in-one song that ends this album, but I'll be happy so long as you choose something good. 😛

@StevesFunhouse

Жыл бұрын

Hmm 🤔, "My least favorite song off of the Dark Side album" ... there's always 1, isn't there ??? I loved the rest of your comment, but it always strikes me as really strange when someone says they don't like such killer work like this though. I think it's an awesome song and very cleverly done. Oh well, to each his own. Happy Birthday 🎂(for next week) 👍😉😊...

@thatpatrickguy3446

Жыл бұрын

@@StevesFunhouse LOL. And you're right about there always being one that is least favorite. 😀 A silly thing to say yet I said it anyway. 😛 I really do like the song though. The great bass line and the looped 'money' clip really stand out along with the great sax work. I think the thing that made me less of a fan of it was how it seemed discordant to the rest of the album. It seems to break the stylistic and thematic flow of the rest of the tracks and, while it is great on its own, it just didn't seem to fit well with everything else. It is a much better single than it is an album track. But it certainly fit the intended album concept of things that drive people mad. And thanks for the birthday wishes! I've lived longer than anyone expected, which is its own kind of madness and thus fits with the Dark Side theme. 😀

Thanks Becky . This song is pointing out the greed and avarice that goes with modern society. Dave Gilmour was singing initially from the perspective of someone who only cares about his own wealth. Roger Waters took control of Pink Floyd's creative direction from Dark Side of the Moon onwards and he has a lot of things to say about the world that came after the second world war. Hope you get to listen to this album in its entirety at some point to get the full effect of all the lyrics. See you soon Becky. Ps I'm nebob1 in your twitch chat just to confuse you ☺

@randallpetersen9164

Жыл бұрын

Roger Waters is an utter twat who applauds authoritarian regimes. He's gone over to the other side of The Wall.

That was fun, Becky.

Doh what a shame this was the cut down official video version that cuts out a big chunk of guitar solo

Problem with the music video version of this song is that the guitar solo is actually shorter than it is on the studio album release

Money some say its the root of all evil today, Just shows you how much you think the world has changed when in reality nothing has changed, just the goalposts get moved. Floyd Friday, like that, hopefully, you'll find your favorite one by the end of the year, and even ones you hate. All the best and keep the happy vibes going.

@randallpetersen9164

Жыл бұрын

That's the thing. Music can acutely observe society but it never ever really changes anything. It just doesn't. Young people are fooled into thinking that music can make a difference in the world. As we get older, we learn that it can't, so it becomes less important to us. No, even in the 60s, music wasn't what stopped the Vietnam War. It was the nightly news showing images of dead Americans to those kids' parents that did it.

Ahhh, the 70s and 80s with this, and the other Pink Floyd albums. Perfectly paired with a smoldering plant inhaled deeply.... never mind. This is my LEAST favorite song on Dark Side of the Moon, and even THIS song is great! I really love hearing a young reactor keep the classics alive and well! Great reaction! Keep it up!

The song is about what it became, this is the song that made them all multi millionaires. As Gilmour said they then struggled, because they wanted to all be rich and famous, and then they were and what are you doing it for after that

This is the edited down version the record company's were guilty of this they would take the album version slice it to pieces and release the 3 minute version as a single usually without the bands concent.for example I have a 7 inch single version of lynryd skynyrd version of free bird and the track fades out just as the 4 minutes of guitar solo is about to start.and the whole middle section of ram jams black betty was removed just to keep it below 4 minutes so the radio stations would play it.always find the album versions of you can and by the way good channel keep up the good work.

Actually, "it's a gas" is 60's/70's slang for "a good time". Sort of like "it's a hoot". Something fun and cool. Despite them showing a car shortly after that line in the video, they're not referencing gasoline. Often lost (because you're focusing on the groove) is that the lyrics are poking fun at the rich and how too much is never enough. He's flying first-class but that's not good enough, now he wants a private Lear jet. He's got caviar and can afford 4-star restaurants, but he's still thinking about buying a Football team. All that money? Share it fairly - but don't take a slice of *my* pie. Fun fact: the people speaking at the end of the song during the fade-out were people who worked at the recording studio; Pink Floyd wrote open-ended questions like "When was the last time you hit someone, and why?" and "Are you afraid of dying?" and then recorded their responses on tape and put it in the transition times between songs. One of the many, many reasons why Dark Side of the Moon is best experienced from start to finish all in one sitting.

this came out when i was nineteen or twenty, back in nineteen seventy one or two. back then it was about music that you could get wasted on and not spending time on the deeper lyrical meaning.. it was the MUSIC and where it took you while heavily medicated. and being wasted back then meant being zapped on drugs, not alcohol. alcohol was for straights. floyd was listened to only when you dropped acid, smoked hash or toked weed or ate MDA or PCP. i'm from canada.

That was weird. The song was shorter than on the album. There were two guitar solos and a slow vibe with the bass and keyboards. Maybe this was the single version, hence the off kilter music video. Wonder if they had anything to do with it.

They are showing both sides to the coin (literally and figuratively). That for the rich to have their jewels and lear jets, it requires a great deal of labor, and more specifically the extraction of the value from their labor.

It seams so that "Dark Side of the Moon" is the Ultimate Capricorn Album, it deals with Time, Money and Death.

Look you have to listen to the full version of the song you played the singles cut which lopped off an extended jam that stands as one of the greats in rock history. Please relisten to the full version if not on the air at least off the air.

Also there are some slang phrases used that you may not be use to, the song is 40 years old.

"Share if fairly but don't take a slice of my pie" is where the meaning lies. The dichotomy or hypocrisy is being emphasized... (of naive young persons wanting to be free and love and rainbows, as the "hippie" times proclaimed..... but as soon as they get some, greed can take over) Yes, watching their video helps as you discerned, it is the contrast between ultra rich and very poor... "and if you ask for a rise there's no surprise their giving none away"

There the Rolling Stones lyric "Jumpin' Jack Flash is a gas gas gas!" He's a good time. It's doesn't mean he has gas. The band T-Rex had a song Life's a Gas.

ATENTION: This is not the original Album version of 'Money'! Much of David Gilmour's guitar solo is cut here. The Original version is about 1.5 min longer. You find the original here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZJWLmaqwlaTMY9I.html Also, the video images distracts too much from the music (IMHO). The pure music is more impressive. Images are created in the head ;-)

Missing your Pink Floyd Fridays!

Money is a drug, those who don’t have it will do anything for it. And those who have it can’t ever have enough.

"It's a gas!", is a long used expression mean something is just downright runny or ridiculously hilarious. Silly even. So yeah, money can be a funny thing alongside so much more. And share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie....likely he's the kind of fella who helps those he can when it's not too much but what he's set aside for his own is plain and simply his.

"it's a gas" is the lyric and back then it merely meant it's really neat: "it's a gas." The song is a critique against capitalism and money chasing and how it's a shallow greedy motivation. Money and it's pursuit leads to war and starvation. Remember Pink Floyd is very progressive. It's called Progressive rock for a reason. Money is always bad is the message.

The message is basically about the greed in the world and the difference between the one's who have and those who don't

Remember, the quote is Not "Money is the Root of All Evil" - It's "The LOVE OF MONEY Is the Root of All Evil" Big difference.

Oh no this a shorter version but it's okay there's a longer version the studio version great reaction

This is not the album version which is much longer.

Here's a hint, the song is loaded with sarcasm.

Becky, it's best not to get too distracted by KZread videos, a lot are fan made. Official promo videos didn't really become a thing until the advent of MTV in the 1980's. The music of the 60's and 70's often didn't have any accompanying videos, and when they did it would usually just be the artist performing the song in a TV studio or wandering about a location, they weren't narrative based or insightful. There is nothing in the actual lyrics that discusses any contrast or balanced view, the song is purely from the point of view someone who has it all, lives a lavish life, and has no guilt about it all.

The song really isn't about the various uses of money. It's more about how money accumulates into the pockets of the ones who don't need it. For example, all of the ridiculous outfits at fashion shows. That's merely letting the wealthy show off what they can afford their mistresses to wear. It doesn't help the people at the bottom.

It's a gas is a saying from the 60's/ 70's meaning a laugh or a good time.

Happy belated 4/20+😁😎🤑🤑

I think this is the single edit that you are listening to.

You said you can't help to analyze lyrics. Remember that language changes over time. You have to think about what was going on in history at the time the song was written, and what the words meant at the time.

"It's a gas", when your dad was young it meant "It's cool" or "It's sick"! ;)

it’s the shortened version!!!

P.s. Love your Red Locks

Dark Side of the Moon is one of my favorites. I lived the time when it came out. There is a longer version with a better guitar solo.

“Gas”=Laughs

Hint: Dark Side of the Moon is about all the things that drive people mad.

Suggestion: Consider the possible sarcasm in the lyrics. At the time that this album hit, major rock groups were buying private jets, getting super wealthy, swimming in money. This is meant to be ironic.

You need to get the lyric sheet so you can read them after listening, Pink Floyd is heavy on social commentary or personal revelations, the lyrics are ironic or satirical. Themes are greed, inequality, the corrupting influence of wealth. Music videos came long after, this was a auditory journey, often an album or a side of an album is a journey itself, revealing a story, or commentary. The peak of which is PF's 'rock opera' of The Wall, which is only rivaled by Tommy by The Who.

it's a gas, = it's cool, 70's speak

Thats a short version of the song. The sólo'a been cut (crime).

goods for goods. what people need

It's a condemnation of greed, especially if you juxtapose this song with the next song to appear- Us and Them.

very nice, very nice, very nice !!! 😊

They misquote the bible when they have the line "Money, so they say is the root of all evil today" Because it's the LOVE of money that's the root of all evil

Next track on the album : Us and Them.

Shux -- the edited version. Do yourself a favor and listen to the original album version. Love the channel. Keep on r'actin .

I love tea Earl Gray my Fav.

Don't make money your god...That is the message.

There is a chunk of the instrumental missing on this video!

This song is about greed ! And the dark side of how money is handled.

That's a mis-quote, It's actually: "The love of money is the root of all evil" big difference

Hey ! You put a cut versión, there's a guitar solo missing ! 😂

No i thing his saying there's no limit to your wealth and was critiquing the system, funny though now his one of the richest musicians alive hypocritical comes to mind still love the song though.

Try the Album Meddle. Top 5 Pink Floyd Album. Headphone Necessary!

We love money but hate that we're slaves to it.

Is it or is it about the Kruption of that Wealth brings.