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# Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Since the ruby slippers were stolen, we were reminded of our generation's link to the past, courtesy of Pink Floyd, one fo the best rock-n-roll bands in history and Wizard of Oz, one fo the best acid trips of all time. If you play the movie The Wizard of Oz and mute the sound, and simultaneously play Pink Floyd's Dark side of the Moon, the album's songs and lyrics match, moment to moment, what is taking place in the movie, from beginning to end. This only works when you play the original vinyl album (as, we are told, cd's have a delay between tracks which do not exist on the album). It all starts with the third lions roar... Courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/freebird73717/PINKFLOYD_DARKSIDE_WIZARD_OF_OZ.html

Read the list of synchronicities
1. The lyric “Balanced on the biggest wave” coincides with Dorothy’s balancing act on the fence 2. On the Run” starts as Dorothy falls off the fence 3. Chimes and Bells start ringing as the Wicked Witch appears riding her bicycle. 4. During the “Time” guitar solo, the fortune teller’s sign is shown with the words "Past Present and Future." 5. The tornado is shown in the background as the words “I am not frightened of dying” are sung. 6. The drums start right as the wind really picks up and blows the trees from their roots. 7. The singer calms down as Dorothy is knocked unconscious by the window 8. “Great Gig in the Sky” is still playing as the house flies in the tornado 9. Side 1 of the album is exactly as long as the black & white portion of the film. 10. The cash register in Money is heard right as color is seen in Oz (money = color) 11. The ballerinas enter on “Us, us, us, us.” One ballerina seems to lip-sync “ordinary men” 12. Three men enter on “Me, me, me” 13. One kid’s jerking motions are in sync with the music 14. “Forward he cried” is sung as Dorothy turns to face forward 15. The Wicked Witch appears on “Black, black” On “Blue, blue, blue,” the camera switches to Dorothy (in her blue dress) 16. “And who knows which is which and who is who” is sung when the Good Witch looks at the recently killed Wicked Witch. 17. The play on words "which is which" vs. "Witch is Witch" 18. The Witch goes up on the platform for “Up, up” and then walks down on “Down, down, down” 19. As “And in the End” is sung, the Wicked Witch disappears On “Out, out, out,” & the Good Witch of the North leaves 20. “Brain Damage” plays as Scarecrow sings “If I Only Had a Brain” 21. Heartbeat heard at the end of the album is heard as Dorothy listens at the Tin Man’s chest
Wednesday, August 31, 2005 9:00:00 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)  #    Comments [4] -
Word on the street
Wednesday, August 31, 2005 12:17:25 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)
I've done this, smoking a doobie or three (as an experiment only, just before my california medical marijuana prescription card came in the mail). It's all true. At least from what I remember.
Fruitcake
Wednesday, August 31, 2005 4:17:35 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)
Dear God, you would have to be stoned or on a serious acid trip to be able to listen to that music, let alone watch The Wizard of Oz!
Marla
Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:45:22 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)
It works. I can testify to that. I'm more of a Rush fan though. Side note on Rush (thanks to Brettsky), they have a heavy Ayn Rand influence and some of their sci-fi epics are derived from her novels (e.g. 2112). Prog Rock!
Jarule
Thursday, September 01, 2005 1:40:01 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)
I knew rush had a libertarian bend, but I didn't know it was so directly tied to our most famous heroine. Prog Rock is right! There's *nothing* progressive about stealing money from me and redistributing it to the poor. Robin Hood, for example, goes back several hundred years.
Michela
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