“Speak to Me” is the first track from British progressive rock band Pink Floyd’s 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon, on which it forms an overture. Drummer Nick Mason receives a rare solo writing credit for the track; Roger Waters subsequently claimed this was a “gift” to Mason, one which Waters came to regret after his acrimonious departure from the group. The song itself features no lyrics (although it contains parts of the conversation tapes that Pink Floyd recorded, as well a short snippet of Clare Torry’s vocal performance on “The Great Gig in the Sky”), and consists of a series of sound effects. It leads into the first performance piece on the album, “Breathe”. As a result, they are usually played together on the radio, and most later re-releases merge the two songs together Noticeable sound and instrument effects include: Heartbeat; this can also be heard at the end of “Eclipse” Clock ticking, also heard in “Time” Manic laughter, also heard in “Brain Damage” Cash register, also heard in “Money” Helicopter noise, also heard in “On the Run” Wailing/screaming, also heard in “The Great Gig in the Sky” Synthesizer note, also heard in “Breathe…