Pink Floyd - Great Gig In The Sky

The Great Gig in the Sky is the fifth track on The Dark Side of the Moon, a 1973 album by English rock band Pink Floyd. The song features music by keyboard player Richard Wright and improvised, wordless vocals by session singer Clare Torry.
It is one of only three Pink Floyd songs to feature lead vocals from an outside artist. The Great Gig in the Sky was released as a digital single on February 10, 2023, to promote The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary box set.
Richard Wright in discussing the song said, "It was just me playing in the studio, playing some chords, and probably Dave or Roger saying “Hmm… that sounds nice. Maybe we could use that for this part of the album.” And then, me going away and trying to develop it. So then I wrote the music for that, and then there was a middle bit, with Clare Torry singing, that fantastic voice. We wanted something for that bit, and she came in and sang on it."
The song talks to the pressure of mortality of life, with the “Great Gig in the Sky” being a reference to heaven or an afterlife.

Lyrics:
[Intro: Gerry O'Driscoll]
And I am not frightened of dying, you know
Any time will do, I don't mind
Why should I be frightened of dying?
There's no reason for it
You've gotta go sometime

[Non-Lyrical Vocals: Clare Torry]

[Interlude: Patricia Watts]
I never said I was frightened of dying

[Non-Lyrical Vocals: Clare Torry]