Who covered Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb?"?

Question

There's a female singer, and I can't think of her name, she sings Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb." I've heard it playing inside Starbucks. Who is it?

I've read the name before, it's not Scissor Sisters.

Answer 1

In 2001, the Canadian alternative country band Luther Wright and the Wrongs released a country version on their Rebuild the Wall album, a track-for-track reimagining of The Wall as a country album.

In 2002, this song was covered on the Echoes of Pink tribute album by Patricia Maertens.

In 2003, British Pub Rocker Graham Parker released a solo acoustic version on the two-disc compilation A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd (title taken from Roger Waters' 1987 assessment of the A Momentary Lapse of Reason LP as "a pretty fair forgery").

In 2004, a disco-oriented cover was released by Scissor Sisters on Polydor, a remix by Canadian electronic musician and DJ/producer Tiga. Although the cover (sung entirely in falsetto) has irked some Floyd fans, David Gilmour and Nick Mason[4] have expressed a liking for the group; Roger Waters is also known to have contacted the band to congratulate them on the version.[5] It is performed in a style reminiscent of The Bee Gees' disco era, and in particular, "Stayin' Alive". It is the biggest UK hit single to be a cover of a Pink Floyd song to date.
Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears was invited by Gilmour to sing "Comfortably Numb" with him in some shows, but Gilmour went back on his offer and Shears offended him publicly[6]

In 2005 Dar Williams included a version on her album My Better Self, duetting on the track with Ani DiFranco. This version does not feature the guitar solo. "I always thought a woman should record it," Dar Williams explains, "So I decided to do it, but I thought it needed another woman. Ani was my dream choice and she just nailed it," Williams says, "The song is a commentary on who we are in the aftermath of the last election, no matter who you voted for. On one level it is about a dream which seems to have died in our society and the ultra convenient numbing I am witnessing these days."

Also in 2005, Billy Sherwood and Yes members Chris Squire and Alan White covered this track for The Wall tribute album Back Against The Wall.

In 2006, the chanting group Gregorian covered it on their album Masters of Chant Chapter V.
In 2006, Sarah Slean covered the song on the Pink Floyd Redux album.

In 2006, Australian Hard Rock band The Amendments formed. The very first song they played together was Comfortably Numb. The song remains a band favourite during rehearsals and on stage.
English band Anathema also covered the song live.
Dream Theater has covered the song in several of their gigs including one in which they performed it with the band Queensrÿche.
The British progressive rock band Mostly Autumn covered the song and included it on their Pink Floyd Revisited DVD and performed it on several gigs. The chorus is sung by female lead singer Heather Findlay.

On September 26, 2006 the rock band Staind played the song, acoustically, live in Orlando FL while on the Ambassadors of Rock Tour. Staind included a live acoustic version on their compilation album The Singles: 1996-2006.
Bruce Hornsby often covers the song in concert (usually as part of a medley with his own "Fortunate Son"). A version of this medley can be found on the DVD Three Nights on the Town.

I would say it is either Sarah Slean, or Heather Findlay unless another version has been made.

Answer 2

Comfortably Numb Cover

Answer 3

Scissor Sisters.

Answer 4

The most recent cover I've heard is the one by Scissor Sisters - sung by Jake Shears and Ana Matronic.

Answer 5

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Who covered Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb?"?
There's a female singer, and I can't think of her name, she sings Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb." I've heard it playing inside Starbucks. Who is it?

Answer 6

Dar Williams with Ani di Franco I think. I downloaded it from Yahoo music, it's awesome.

Answer 7

scissor sisters

Answer 8

I often end up asking the same thing on other sites

Answer 9

the scissor sisters did one i think