On this day 50 years ago, Pink Floyd dropped Dark Side of the Moon and to this day it has a big impact on people who listen to the album. But many people don’t know the secrets of the behind the scenes in the making album, including Paul McCartney cut from the album, Roger Waters being the sole lyricist, and more.
Roger Waters, Pink Floyd’s bassist, was officially the sole lyricist of this album and wanted this album to be like nothing they had done previously. In a documentary from 1972 called Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, Waters says “The only thing that is important is whether it moves you or not.” Pink Floyd found unique ways to make their Dark Side of the Moon an unforgettable album including having features of interviews in their songs. In an article back in 2018 with Rolling Stone, Roger Waters came up with the idea to have multiple people record interviews and incorporate them into their final mix of the album. During this process, Paul McCartney was given a chance to be a part of the interview process, but was later deleted from the due to him performing too much. His music was still managed to be a feature on the album. While writing the album, the band drew inspiration from Booker T and the MG’s for their song “Money.” Walters reveals he had the inspiration from Booker T’s Green Onion album and had previously been a fan and even did some covers.
Dark Side of the Moon has had a tremendous impact on not only those from the 70’s, but also a younger demographic who are inspired to listen to rock and roll music. This album had tireless effort into making sure it was THE album for Pink Floyd to release, and others would describe this album as “perfect from start to finish” and truly is a great experience to listen to.
