# Comment on Dark Side of the Rainbow **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [July 24, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863 "2006-07-24T19:25:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chamale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@Chamale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chamale)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863/1 "2006-07-24T19:25:47Z")
The article is [here](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mdarkside.html). The article thoroughly debunks the theory that it Dark Side of the Moon is synched with the Wizard of Oz. It points out that many lines don’t sync, when, in fact, they do sync when you play the album a second time as the movie continues. As a final note, do you think it’s a random coincidence that the line “Toto’s lying in the sunshine” could happen right when Toto’s lying in the sunshine in the movie? ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863/2 "2006-07-24T20:20:08Z")
[QUOTE=Chamale] do you think it’s a random coincidence that the line “Toto’s lying in the sunshine” could happen right when Toto’s lying in the sunshine in the movie? [/QUOTE] That’s not the line. The first line of the second verse in the song _Time_ is: “Tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain.” ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863/3 "2006-07-24T21:40:42Z")
I’m not sure there’s anything **to** debunk. Many people have claimed that if you watch WofO and listen to DSotM at the same time, you get a trippy effect. Many people have tried watching and listening concurrently, and found that there **is** a trippy effect. I’ve only ever heard one person claim that the album was **created** to sync with the movie, and he was a complete loon. For most people, though, the music and the visuals complement each other, and it’s silly to claim that it “doesn’t work” because of a few instances when the lyrics _could_ have supported the action, but they _didn’t_. The overall effect is still enjoyable. The staffer being so adamant that they don’t synch seems to me like trying to “debunk” chocolate. You can explore the reasons why chocolate has the flavor and texture that it does, but what it comes down to is, most people like the taste of chocolate. And you can catalog the coincidences vs. the non-conicidences in DSotRainbow, but what it comes down to is, many people think it’s trippy. So be it. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863/4 "2006-07-24T22:26:59Z")
But the staffer is not claiming that people don’t find a trippy effect. He says “So, in summary, as far as anybody can tell, no, Pink Floyd did not **purposely** record Dark Side of the Moon to synch up with The Wizard of Oz.” (bolding mine) The Staff Report is debunking the idea that the album and the movie _intentionally_ synch. As to whether they synch up enough to be “trippy”, he doesn’t think so, but that doesn’t mean no one else can find it “trippy” to watch the synchs. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863/5 "2006-07-25T00:34:51Z")
Some friends and I tried this once. Except that we didn’t have a copy of _The Wizard of Oz_ around, so we used _Raising Arizona_ instead. Worked surprisingly well. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863/6 "2006-07-25T00:41:33Z")
Is there any movie which might be watched while listening to _Dark Side of the Moon_ **without** a trippy effect? Maybe it’s just that the album is inherently trippy, and watching a movie with the sound off at the same time just enhances the effect. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863/7 "2006-07-25T07:12:05Z")
I’m thinking _anything_ you do while listening to Pink Floyd is going to send you on a totally groovy head trip, man. Dude, pass the Cheetos. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863/8 "2006-07-25T09:11:02Z")
[QUOTE=Rilchiam] 've only ever heard one person claim that the album was **created** to sync with the movie, and he was a complete loon. [/QUOTE] Well, that’s obviously crazy. The _movie_ was created to sync with the _album_. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863/9 "2006-07-25T09:12:49Z")
Dude, the _universe_ was created to sync with the _Cheetos_. Shoehorn butterhorse. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863/10 "2006-07-25T18:35:35Z")
Not really trippy, but more disturbing: Willow & the Evita soundtrack. Of course for really really good coincidences: Wizard of Oz and Wizard of Oz soundtrack. It’s bizarre. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863/11 "2006-07-25T18:59:45Z")
There’s at least one movie that doesn’t synch too well with DSotM: _Dirty Harry_. Although, with enough chemicals maybe there are those who might try to make the case. ---
**Author:** ![Chamale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@Chamale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chamale)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863/12 "2006-07-26T17:35:11Z")
[q]Maybe it’s just that the album is inherently trippy, and watching a movie with the sound off at the same time just enhances the effect.[/q] Chronos is right. I tried watching it with Godzilla and it worked well, but not as well. I think all movies work to a certain extent, and Wizard of Oz works best, for two reasons: 1. Coincidence 2. People saw that it sort of matched, and said that you should start the album earlier than the actual start of the movie for a better sync. Goodbye. I only created an account to post about this. ---
**Author:** ![Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boulter_s_Canary)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-dark-side-of-the-rainbow/365863/13 "2006-07-26T18:40:23Z")
On the other hand, it might just be a desperate attempt to make \*Dark Side of the Moon \* vaguely interesting.