![]() ![]() Rather than pursue a lengthy court battle, the bassist decided to just move on with his life. ![]() But, when Waters first heard the former’s title track, he was blown away by the similarities. Aside from The Phantom of the Opera, there are also classic prog-rock overtones in Jesus Christ Superstar too. Lloyd Webber has been known to dabble in prog-rock. The song largely hangs on the iconic riff, often played via a gruesome church organ, that starts the track, and it is this riff that Waters claims to be a direct rip off of the Pink Floyd song, using the time signature to the same devastating effect. Released in 1986, as quite possibly the most eighties musical of all time, The Phantom of the Opera was a box office smash, with the titular song becoming a worldwide hit. ![]()
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