

Equally, given that Waters had already been embroiled in his own court case concerning the liquidation of Pink Floyd as an entity after leaving the band in 1982 - a case he ultimately lost - Waters may well have been weary from legal proceedings.

“It probably is actionable…But I think that life’s too long to bother with suing Andrew f*cking Lloyd Webber,” concluded Waters. 0 views, 0 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from The Shows Must Go On: Sit down and relax whilst watching a compilation of the most popular songs from The Phantom of the Opera. This song is inspired by the 1910 classic novel of the same name by French author Gaston Leroux (18681927), on which the famous broadway show by Andrew. “It’s the same time signature-it’s 12/8-and it’s the same structure,” Waters said, “and it’s the same notes, and it’s the same everything. 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. As part of the 25th Anniversary celebrations of the show, Jones performed the title song and The Music of the Night at The Royal Albert Hall performance in. 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.
