nas sang comfortably numb in the movie the departed.
nas sang comfortably numb in the movie the departed.
who sang comfortably numb in the movie the departed?
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"comfortably numb" is a song by the english rock band pink floyd, released on their eleventh album, "the wall" (1979). it was released as a single in 1980 with "hey you" as the b-side. the chorus progression and guitar solos were written by guitarist david gilmour, while the lyrics and verse progression were written by bassist roger waters.
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after leaving pink floyd, waters first performed "comfortably numb" at the 1990 concert staging of "the wall – live in berlin" on 21 july 1990. the event's purpose was to commemorate the fall of the berlin wall. waters sang lead, van morrison sang gilmour's vocal parts backed by rick danko and levon helm of the band, with guitar solo by rick di fonzo and snowy white, and backup by the rundfunk orchestra & choir. this version was used in the academy award-winning 2006 film "the departed", directed by martin scorsese. it is also heard in the tv show episode of "the sopranos", titled "kennedy and heidi", when christopher moltisanti plays "the departed" soundtrack on his car stereo before a serious accident. van morrison's 2007 compilation album, "van morrison at the movies – soundtrack hits" includes this version.
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