VIDEO NEWS: Body Count Release Video For ‘Comfortably Numb’ Featuring David Gilmour

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Body Count have released a video for their version of Pink Floyd‘s Comfortably Numb, taken from their upcoming album Merciless. The video features Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour.

“For me, Comfortably Numb is an introspective song – it’s me acknowledging that I’m older now,” says Ice-T. “I’m telling the younger generation, you’ve got two choices: you can keep the fire burning or you can give up. It’s me trying to make sense of what’s happening, but also pointing out that we’re all in a place where we don’t have to face reality. We’ve got flat-screen TVs and popcorn, and we can just sit back and watch the chaos of the world like it’s a TV show. It doesn’t feel real until it shows up at your door. I’m a little numb, too – we all are.”

“Body Count’s version of Comfortably Numb is quite radical, but the words really struck me,” adds Gilmour. “It astonishes me that a tune I wrote almost 50 years ago is back with this great new approach. They’ve made it relevant again. The initial contact from Ice-T was for permission to use the song, but I thought I might offer to play on it as well. I like the new lyrics, they’re talking about the world we’re living in now, which is quite scary. Ice-T and Body Count played in London recently, sadly I couldn’t make it, but if another opportunity came up to play with them, I’d jump at it.”

Like what you hear? You can stream Comfortably Numb HERE.

Merciless is due for release on 22nd November 2024 via Century Media, available to pre-order HERE.