themed week // Scissor Sisters, Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)

Scissor Sisters are an American Pop/Rock band, nowadays composed by Jake Shears (vocals, piano and guitar), Babydaddy (bass guitar, keyboards and rhythm guitar), Ana Matronic (vocals, "mistress of Ceremonies", percussion and keyboards), Del Marquis (lead guitars and bass guitars) and Randy Real (drums and percussion) and created in 2001 in New York.

The band that described themselves as "spawned by the scuzzy, gay nightlife scene of New York" has released three albums: Scissor Sisters (2004), Ta-Dah (2006), Night Work (2010) and Magic Hour that is set to be released on May 2012.

Comfortably Numb is an original Pink Floyd song, written by Roger Waters and David Gilmour. The song appears on the double 1979 album The Wall.

The Wall tells the story of Pink - Comfortably Numb is about Pink's battle to handle the world. While Waters represents a doctor treating Pink, Gilmour does the Pink's thoughts.

This Scissor Sisters version appears on their debut self-titled album released in 2004, the cover reached several tops and received the Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording.

Check the original here.