An official music video for Body Count‘s cover of Pink Floyd‘s 1979 prog rock staple “Comfortably Numb” has just seen its debut. Director Jay Scorsese put together that clip for the song, which boasts a guest appearance from former Pink Floyd guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour.
Upon first debuting the track last month, Ice-T, vocalist for the GRAMMY Award-winning rap metal outfit Body Count, stated:
“For me, ‘Comfortably Numb‘ is an introspective song — it’s me acknowledging that I’m older now. 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.”
Gilmour added:
“Body Count‘s version of ‘Comfortably Numb‘ is quite radical, but the words really struck me. 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.”
Body Count‘s eighth studio album “Merciless” will arrive on November 22nd and will also feature guest appearances from Light The Torch/ex-Killswitch Engage vocalist Howard Jones, Soulfly, etc. vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera, Cannibal Corpse frontman George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, and Fit For An Autopsy vocalist Joe Badolato.
