Gig Sky facts
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Singer Clare Tory received only £30 for her vocals on Pink Floyds Great Gig in the Sky. She didn't even realize she was added to the track until she saw her name on the record in stores. She later sued and won a settlement for an undisclosed amount of money
While registrering the vocals of The Great Gig in The Sky, Pink Floyd told vocalist Clare Torry just to improvise and not sing any words. "There's no lyrics" -they said- "It's about dying".
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Clare Torry, the voice of Pink Floyd's Great Gig In The Sky - often regarded as one of the greatest vocal performances of all time - was paid just £30 for her work.
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Clare Torry, the vocalist in Pink Floyd's Great Gig in the Sky, had almost no direction when recording and was prompted to improvise. The original recording that made it onto the album is her very first take in the studio, after she convinced David Gilmour that there was no need for more.
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The singer for The Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd didn't think her vocals were going to be in the song
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Clare Torry, the female singer on Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig in the Sky" received only £30 for her studio session and was not awarded any royalties. She found out about her addition to the song when she purchased the album.
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Alan Parsons was the sound engineer for The Dark Side Of the Moon, and recruited Clare Torry, the singer in The Great Gig in the Sky.
