I am really pleased to see that this track is being released as a single, and hopefully on Body Count’s upcoming Merciless album. It was the closer to their recent live show in Glasgow and absolutely blew me away. Not a straight cover, there are some lyrical changes, but the band have merged their own style with Pink Floyd’s trippier one perfectly. Add to that the fact that they actually have Dave Gilmour playing guitar on the song… wow! This one is a very welcome addition to our Classic Cover playlists!
On the new single, frontman Ice-T explains:
For me, “Comfortably Numb”, is an introspective song—it’s me acknowledging that I’m older now. I’m telling the younger generation, you’ve got two choices: you can keep the fire burning or you can give up. 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. We’ve got flat-screen TVs and popcorn, and we can just sit back and watch the chaos of the world like it’s a TV show. It doesn’t feel real until it shows up at your door. I’m a little numb, too—we all are.
David Gilmour comments:
Body Count’s version of “Comfortably Numb” is quite radical, but the words really struck me. It astonishes me that a tune I wrote almost 50 years ago is back with this great new approach. They’ve made it relevant again. The initial contact from Ice-T was for permission to use the song, but I thought I might offer to play on it as well. I like the new lyrics, they’re talking about the world we’re living in now, which is quite scary. Ice-T and Body Count played in London recently, sadly I couldn’t make it, but if another opportunity came up to play with them, I’d jump at it.
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