SUNDAY SHOWDOWN: A Great Day For Freedom vs Perfect Sense Pts. 1 & 2

[stonytokes]

ALRIGHT R&D!!! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF THE SUNDAY SHOWDOWN!!! Didja see the Tyson/Paul fight or lack thereof? WHAT A JOKE!!! Well, ladies and gentlemen, today we have a bout that will surely surpass that silly, sensationalized scuffle featuring two contenders from the same era, unlike the travesty of Friday night. In this corner...the majestic, towering epic...from The Division Bell...A GREAT DAY FOR FREEDOM!!! And in the opposing corner...no less epic and powerful...the centerpiece of Amused To Death...PERFECT SENSE!!! Which will weather the blows this week and win? YOUR VOTE DECIDES SO MAKE SURE TO WEIGH IN AND VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE!!

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[Jose_Floydian]

A great day for freedom

[stonytokes]

Your avatar is right horrowshow, brother. It lights up me glazzies, and gives me a nice warm feeling in me guttiwuts. Don't forget to vote in the poll, brother.

[Emdy]

Great Day for Freedom is the point where I start skipping around or outright turn off Division Bell. Perfect Sense is the point where Amused to Death as a piece begins to shine.

The difference between these songs is that one is actually good, even though it’s technically two songs.

[Paul]

Well it only makes Perfect sense.

[daemonspudguy]

Can't you see? It all makes Perfect Sense. Expressed in dollars and cents. Pounds, shillings, and pence. Can't you see? It all makes Perfect Sense.

[stonytokes]

"And here come the players!"

[keleven]

Perfect Sense is great musically. Unfortunately the lyrics get more cringe with every passing year. I can't listen to it anymore.

A Great Day for Freedom is a beautiful tune, very much like On the Turning Away. But there has always been something off about it, having a piano song on a Floyd album that's so clearly not Rick's piano.

A reluctant vote for Great Day for Freedom. The old me never would've believed it.

[vbc3]

I have to agree with the "cringe" comment above on the lyrics to "Perfect Sense," though it still gets my vote in this case. "A Great Day For Freedom" just never really did much for me as a whole (though the solo and the choir vocals underneath make it at least passable); for me, it's one of the least essential songs in their catalog.

[daemonspudguy]

While I do like the song a lot, Perfect Sense definitely isn't Roger's best lyrics on the album, although granted that's still not saying a whole lot because I still think that it's his best solo work. I think his best moments as lyricist on Amused to Death are found in What God Wants, Part 3 (also one of his best vocal performances and definitely one of the guitar highlights), Three Wishes, and the title track.