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# "A Great Day For Freedom" (4:17)
# "Wearing The Inside Out" (6:49)

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# "A Great Day For for Freedom" (4:17)
# "Wearing The the Inside Out" (6:49)



# "Coming Back To Life" (6:19)

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# "Coming Back To to Life" (6:19)



# "Lost For Words" (5:14)

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# "Lost For for Words" (5:14)






* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Richard Wright sings co-lead vocals on "Wearing The Inside Out".

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* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Richard Wright sings co-lead vocals on "Wearing The the Inside Out".
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* NonAppearingTitle: [[CaptainObvious The instrumentals]], "What Do You Want From Me"[[labelnote:if]]you just don't like Polly Samson's backing vocals[[/labelnote]], "Poles Apart", "A Great Day for Freedom", "Keep Talking"[[labelnote:Unless]]you consider Creator/StephenHawking's samples lyrics[[/labelnote]],"Lost For Words", "High Hopes".

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* NonAppearingTitle: [[CaptainObvious The instrumentals]], "What Do You Want From Me"[[labelnote:if]]you just don't like Polly Samson's backing vocals[[/labelnote]], "Poles Apart", "A Great Day for Freedom", "Keep Talking"[[labelnote:Unless]]you consider Creator/StephenHawking's samples lyrics[[/labelnote]],"Lost For Words", "Lost for Words" and "High Hopes".
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* [[TakeThat/{{Music}} Take That]]: "Lost for Words", with its ending verse, is the only Floyd song to explicitly address David Gilmour's infamous feud with Music/RogerWaters.

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* [[TakeThat/{{Music}} Take That]]: "Lost for Words", with its ending verse, Words" is the only Floyd song to explicitly address David Gilmour's infamous feud with Music/RogerWaters.Music/RogerWaters, especially in its ending verse:



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* ConceptAlbum: As with nearly all their albums post-''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'', sans ''Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason''.

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* ConceptAlbum: As with nearly all their albums post-''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'', sans ''Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason''.The album's themes revolve around communication, and the problems [[PoorCommunicationKills its absence]] can cause.



* CreepyCrows: The middle of "Poles Apart" changes to OminousPipeOrgan music, circus music then goes on top of that, a metal gate opens and the crow start to caw.

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* CreepyCrows: The middle of "Poles Apart" changes to OminousPipeOrgan music, circus music then goes on top of that, the aforementioned CreepyCircusMusic, a metal gate opens opening and the crow start to caw.cawing of crows.



* GrandFinale: "High Hopes", the last song off this album, is said to be an autobiography of the band's history, and thought to be their true Grand Finale before the Live-8 reunion and the release of Music/TheEndlessRiver.

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* GrandFinale: "High Hopes", the last song off this album, album closer, is said to be an autobiography of the band's history, and thought to be their true Grand Finale sendoff before the their Live-8 reunion and the release of Music/TheEndlessRiver.''Music/TheEndlessRiver''.



* PrecisionFStrike: "Lost For Words" has an f-bomb near the end.
--> "So I open my door to my enemies."
--> "And I ask could we wipe the slate clean."
--> "But they tell me to ''please'' go and fuck myself."
--> "You know you just can't win."



* [[TakeThat/{{Music}} Take That]]: David Gilmour also took a shot of his own at Music/RogerWaters in "Lost For Words":

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* [[TakeThat/{{Music}} Take That]]: David Gilmour also took a shot of his own at Music/RogerWaters in "Lost For Words":for Words", with its ending verse, is the only Floyd song to explicitly address David Gilmour's infamous feud with Music/RogerWaters.
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Preceded by ''Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason''. Proceeded by ''Music/TheEndlessRiver''.
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* AwardBaitSong: "Marooned", which won Pink Floyd their only Grammy ever.

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* AwardBaitSong: "Marooned", which won Pink Floyd their only Grammy ever.ever[[note]]If one doesn't count the Grammy won by ''Music/TheWall'' for Best Engineered Recording (non-classical)[[/note]].
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--->''So I open my door to my enemies''
--->''And I ask could we wipe the slate clean''
--->''But they tell me to please go [[PrecisionFStrike fuck]] myself''
--->''You know you just can't win''

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--->''So -->''So I open my door to my enemies''
--->''And -->''And I ask could we wipe the slate clean''
--->''But -->''But they tell me to please go [[PrecisionFStrike fuck]] myself''
--->''You -->''You know you just can't win''
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'''''The Division Bell''''' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1994. It is their first album to officially feature the returned Richard Wright, who was a session musician for ''Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason''. Sadly, it is also their last studio album to feature Wright during his lifetime.

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'''''The ''The Division Bell''''' Bell'' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1994. It is their first album to officially feature the returned Richard Wright, who was a session musician for ''Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason''. Sadly, it is also their last studio album to feature Wright during his lifetime.
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--> "So I open my door to my enemies."
--> "And I ask could we wipe the slate clean."
--> "But they tell me to ''please'' go and fuck myself."
--> "You know you just can't win."
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* EpicRocking: "High Hopes".

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* EpicRocking: "Cluster One" (5:58), "Poles Apart" (7:04), "Wearing The Inside Out" (6:49), "Take It Back" (6:12), "Coming Back To Life" (6:19), "Keep Talking" (6:11), and "High Hopes".Hopes" (8:31).
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* CreepyCircusMusic: See below. Possibly a reference to Creator/SydBarrett.
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* NonAppearingTitle: [[CaptainObvious The instrumentals]], "Poles Apart", "A Great Day for Freedom", "Keep Talking"[[labelnote:unless]]you think Creator/StephenHawking's samples are lyrics[[/labelnote:unless]],"Lost For Words", "High Hopes".

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* NonAppearingTitle: [[CaptainObvious The instrumentals]], "What Do You Want From Me"[[labelnote:if]]you just don't like Polly Samson's backing vocals[[/labelnote]], "Poles Apart", "A Great Day for Freedom", "Keep Talking"[[labelnote:unless]]you think Talking"[[labelnote:Unless]]you consider Creator/StephenHawking's samples are lyrics[[/labelnote:unless]],"Lost lyrics[[/labelnote]],"Lost For Words", "High Hopes".
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* NonAppearingTitle: [[CaptainObvious The instrumentals]], "Poles Apart", "A Great Day for Freedom", "Lost For Words", "High Hopes".

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* NonAppearingTitle: [[CaptainObvious The instrumentals]], "Poles Apart", "A Great Day for Freedom", "Lost "Keep Talking"[[labelnote:unless]]you think Creator/StephenHawking's samples are lyrics[[/labelnote:unless]],"Lost For Words", "High Hopes".
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* NonAppearingTitle: [[CaptainObvious The instrumentals]], "Poles Apart", "A Great Day for Freedom", "Lost For Words", "High Hopes".

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* AwardBaitSong: "Marooned", which won Pink Floyd their only Grammy ever.



* EpicInstrumentalOpener: "Cluster One".


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* {{Instrumentals}}: "Cluster One", "Marooned".
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* GrandFinale: "High Hopes", the last song off this album, is said to be an autobiography of the band's history.

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* GrandFinale: "High Hopes", the last song off this album, is said to be an autobiography of the band's history.history, and thought to be their true Grand Finale before the Live-8 reunion and the release of Music/TheEndlessRiver.
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* ConceptAlbum: As with nearly all their albums post-''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''.

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* ConceptAlbum: As with nearly all their albums post-''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''.post-''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'', sans ''Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason''.
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!! Lost For Tropes:

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!! Lost For High Tropes:
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* EpicInstrumentalOpener/ProlongedPrologue: "Cluster One".

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* EpicInstrumentalOpener/ProlongedPrologue: EpicInstrumentalOpener: "Cluster One".
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* EpicInstrumentalOpener/ProlongedPrologue: "Cluster One".
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'''''The Division Bell''''' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1994. It is their first album to officially feature the returned Richard Wright, who was a session musician for Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason. Sadly, it is also their last studio album to feature Wright during his lifetime.

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'''''The Division Bell''''' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1994. It is their first album to officially feature the returned Richard Wright, who was a session musician for Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason.''Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason''. Sadly, it is also their last studio album to feature Wright during his lifetime.
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'''''The Division Bell''''' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1994. It is their first album to officially feature the returned Richard Wright, who was a session musician for [[Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason the predecessor album]]. Sadly, it is also their last studio album to feature Wright during his lifetime.

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'''''The Division Bell''''' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1994. It is their first album to officially feature the returned Richard Wright, who was a session musician for [[Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason the predecessor album]].Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason. Sadly, it is also their last studio album to feature Wright during his lifetime.
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# "High Hopes" (8:31°

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# "High Hopes" (8:31°
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* ShoutOut: The music video for "High Hopes" made an appearance on WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead. [[ForegoneConclusion Predictably]], Beavis and Butthead dismissed Pink Floyd as "a gang of wussies from England".

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* ShoutOut: The music video for "High Hopes" made an appearance on WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead. [[ForegoneConclusion Predictably]], Beavis and Butthead dismissed Pink Floyd as "a "just another gang of wussies from England".
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# "What Do You Want For Me" (4:21)

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# "What Do You Want For From Me" (4:21)

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# "Cluster One"
# "What Do You Want For Me"
# "Poles Apart"
# "Marooned"
# "A Great Day For Freedom"
# "Wearing The Inside Out"
# "Take It Back"
# "Coming Back To Life"
# "Keep Talking"
# "Lost For Words"
# "High Hopes"

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# "Cluster One"
One" (5:58)
# "What Do You Want For Me"
Me" (4:21)
# "Poles Apart"
Apart" (7:04)
# "Marooned"
"Marooned" (5:29)
# "A Great Day For Freedom"
Freedom" (4:17)
# "Wearing The Inside Out"
Out" (6:49)
# "Take It Back"
Back" (6:12)
# "Coming Back To Life"
Life" (6:19)
# "Keep Talking"
Talking" (6:11)
# "Lost For Words"
Words" (5:14)
# "High Hopes"
Hopes" (8:31°


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* AlliterativeTitle: "'''H'''igh '''H'''opes"


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* QuestioningTitle: "What Do You Want From Me?"
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* OneWordTitle: "Marooned".

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--> Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
--> The ringing of the division bell had begun

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--> Our ''Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
boundary''
--> The ''The ringing of the division bell had begunbegun''



--> ''So I spy on her, I lie to her, I make promises I cannot keep''
--> ''Then I hear her laughter rising, rising from the deep''
--> ''And I make her prove her love for me, I take all that I can take''
--> ''And I push her to the limit to see if she will break''



* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The album cover was designed by Storm Thorgerson, aka {{Hipgnosis}}.

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* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The album cover was designed by Storm Thorgerson, aka {{Hipgnosis}}.Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}.



* {{Sampling}}: The British Telecom advert (featuring the synthetic voice of Stephen Hawking) in "Keep Talking" (it also provided the title).

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* {{Sampling}}: The British Telecom advert (featuring the synthetic voice of Stephen Hawking) Creator/StephenHawking) in "Keep Talking" (it also provided the title).


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* SpokenWordInMusic: Creator/StephenHawking's synthetic voice in "Keep Talking".


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--> ''I'm feeling weak now''
--> ''But I can't show my weakness''
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* ShoutOut: The music video for "High Hopes" made an appearance on WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead. Predictably, Beavis and Butthead dismissed Pink Floyd as "a gang of wussies from England".

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* ShoutOut: The music video for "High Hopes" made an appearance on WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead. Predictably, [[ForegoneConclusion Predictably]], Beavis and Butthead dismissed Pink Floyd as "a gang of wussies from England".
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* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The album cover was designed by Storm Thorgerson, aka {{Hipgnosis}}.
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[[caption-width-right:320:''The Division Bell''.]]

'''''The Division Bell''''' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1994. It is their first album to officially feature the returned Richard Wright, who was a session musician for [[Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason the predecessor album]]. Sadly, it is also their last studio album to feature Wright during his lifetime.

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!! Tracklist:

# "Cluster One"
# "What Do You Want For Me"
# "Poles Apart"
# "Marooned"
# "A Great Day For Freedom"
# "Wearing The Inside Out"
# "Take It Back"
# "Coming Back To Life"
# "Keep Talking"
# "Lost For Words"
# "High Hopes"

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!!Principal Members:

* David Gilmour - lead vocals, guitar, bass, talkbox
* Nick Mason - drums, percussion, tambourine, church bell
* Richard Wright - organ, backing and co-lead vocals, piano, keyboard, synthesizer

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!! Lost For Tropes:

* AlbumTitleDrop: "High Hopes" is an inversion - the lyric came first, and Creator/DouglasAdams suggested the band use it as the album title:
--> Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
--> The ringing of the division bell had begun
* AntiLoveSong: "Take It Back".
* ConceptAlbum: As with nearly all their albums post-''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''.
* CreepyCrows: The middle of "Poles Apart" changes to OminousPipeOrgan music, circus music then goes on top of that, a metal gate opens and the crow start to caw.
* EpicRocking: "High Hopes".
* ForDoomTheBellTolls: "High Hopes".
* GrandFinale: "High Hopes", the last song off this album, is said to be an autobiography of the band's history.
* GreenAesop: "Take It Back", according to David Gilmour, is about humanity's tumultuous relationship with nature.
* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: This album was given the deluxe box-set treatment for its 20th anniversary in 2014.
* PrecisionFStrike: "Lost For Words" has an f-bomb near the end.
* {{Sampling}}: The British Telecom advert (featuring the synthetic voice of Stephen Hawking) in "Keep Talking" (it also provided the title).
* ShoutOut: The music video for "High Hopes" made an appearance on WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead. Predictably, Beavis and Butthead dismissed Pink Floyd as "a gang of wussies from England".
* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Richard Wright sings co-lead vocals on "Wearing The Inside Out".
* StiffUpperLip: "Keep Talking".
* [[TakeThat/{{Music}} Take That]]: David Gilmour also took a shot of his own at Music/RogerWaters in "Lost For Words":
--->''So I open my door to my enemies''
--->''And I ask could we wipe the slate clean''
--->''But they tell me to please go [[PrecisionFStrike fuck]] myself''
--->''You know you just can't win''

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