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Roger Waters Releases New Version of ‘Money’

Roger Waters has released a new version of the Pink Floyd classic “Money.” The track is featured on his re-recording of The Dark Side of the Moon. The new version…

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Roger Waters has released a new version of the Pink Floyd classic "Money." The track is featured on his re-recording of The Dark Side of the Moon.

The new version of "Money" has Waters almost delivering a crooning-style vocal, but it has incredibly menacing undertones. A spoken-word segment in the middle of the song adds to its surrealism. The lyric video for "Money" is below and is available for streaming/download here.

As for the album, The Dark Side of the Moon Redux comes out on October 6. The album is available for pre-save here, while exclusive physical formats are available for pre-order on RogerWaters.com.

News of Waters' re-recording of Pink Floyd's classic 1973 album first emerged in February. Waters explained the idea to re-record the album came when he was recording Lockdown Sessions, an album of reworked songs from his time with Pink Floyd and as a solo artist. Among the songs re-recorded is the classic Floyd track "Comfortably Numb" from The Wall.

"It occurred to me that 'Dark Side of the Moon' could well be a suitable candidate for a similar re-working, partly as a tribute to the original work, but also to re-address the political and emotional message of the whole album," writes Waters. "I discussed it with [producer] Gus [Seyffert] and [filmmaker] Sean [Evans], and when we'd stopped giggling and shouting 'You must be f---ing mad' at one another we decided to take it on."

Nearly 40 years after their main songwriter Roger Waters left the band and nearly 30 after their final real album (1994’s ‘The Division Bell’) Pink Floyd remain one of the most popular rock bands of all time. As their masterpiece - or one of their masterpieces - ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ turns 50, we’re counting down their greatest songs, from their early Syd Barrett era to their post-Waters days.

We are combining titles here: “Brain Damage” and “Eclipse,” for example, are hard to separate. “Pigs On The Wing (Part One)” and “Pigs On The Wing (Part Two)” kind of go together, as does the whole “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” suite, and we wish they’d put out a track that includes all of the segments of the song together. Anyway, check out our list of our favorite Floyd jams.

40. “Southampton Dock” from ‘The Final Cut’ (1983)

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39. “On The Turning Away” from ‘A Momentary Lapse Of Reason’ (1987)

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38. “Outside The Wall” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)

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37. “Sheep” from ‘Animals’ (1977)

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36. “The Trial” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)

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35. “Lucifer Sam” from ‘The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn’ (1967)

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34. “Run Like Hell” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)

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33. “Arnold Layne” (single release, 1967)

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32. “Is There Anybody Out There?” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)

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31. “If” from ‘Atom Heart Mother’ (1970)

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30. “Goodbye Blue Sky” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)

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29. “Dogs” from ‘Animals’ (1977)

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28. “Empty Spaces”/”Young Lust” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)

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27. “Careful With That Axe, Eugene (live)” from ‘Ummagumma’ (1969)

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26. “Hey You” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)

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25. “Pigs On The Wing 1”/”Pigs On The Wing 2” from ‘Animals’ (1977)

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24. “One Of These Days” from ‘Meddle’ (1971)

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23. “The Thin Ice” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)

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22. “Echoes” from ‘Meddle’ (1971)

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21. “Not Now John” from ‘The Final Cut (1983)

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20. “Us And Them”/”Any Colour You Like” from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973)

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19. “Interstellar Overdrive” from ‘The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn’ (1967)

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18. “The Great Gig In The Sky” from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973)

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17. “Astronomy Domine” from ‘The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn’ (1967)

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16. “In The Flesh?”/”In The Flesh” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)

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15. “See Emily Play” (single release, 1967)

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14. “Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun” from ‘A Saucerful Of Secrets’ (1968)

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13- “Speak To Me”/”Breathe (In The Air)”/”On The Run” from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973)

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12. “Nobody Home” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)

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11. “Have A Cigar” from from ‘Wish You Were Here’ (1975)

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10. “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” from ‘Animals’ (1977)

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9. “Mother” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)

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8. “Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)”/”Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)” from ‘Wish You Were Here’ (1975)

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7. “Brain Damage”/”Eclipse” from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973)

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6. “Another Brick In The Wall, Part 1”/”The Happiest Days Of Our Lives”/”Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)

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5. “Time” from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973)

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4. “Welcome To The Machine” from ‘Wish You Were Here’ (1975)

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3. “Comfortably Numb” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)

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2. “Money” from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973)

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1. “Wish You Were Here” from ‘Wish You Were Here’ (1975)

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Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights