THE WIZARD OF OZ AND DUB SIDE OF THE MOON

Much of the fun of watching Dub Side of the Moon (or the original Pink Floyd album) in synch with the Wizard of Oz lies in your own interpretations and observations. Below, we have listed a number of connected moments for you to compare with what you saw. In some cases, we are just listing the Oz moment or the Dub Side moment, so you can see for yourself what happens.

We have only listed connections for half of the CD. We will add more later and you should also write in and let us know about and ones you find that are not listed here (e-mail to easystar@easystar.com).

To view The Wizard Of Oz with Dub Side of the Moon, pause the CD at 0:00. start The Wizard Of Oz on your DVD or VCR, and unpause Dub Side of The Moon as the MGM Lion roars for the third time.

And yes! We know this is a bit silly....


3:15 Sluggy Ranks sings “Tears you’ll cry” while someone hurts their finger on screen

3:55 Sluggy sings “Balance on the biggest wave” as Dorothy balances on a fence

At the start of “Time”, you can hear roosters crowing, which corresponds to the chickens all over the farm

8:15 The mean school teacher arrives

11:30 Professor Marvel’s sign says “Past, Present and Future,” while Ranking Joe toasts that “Time Is The Master”

12:52 Corey Harris sings “Every year is getting shorter” as a skull can be seen above the door to Professor Marvel’s wagon

14:18 Corey Harris sings of “Softly spoken magic spells” as Dorothy has her future told by Professor Marvel

15:13 As the tornado approaches

19:06 The smoke whipped up by the tornado resembles the smoke of the bong hit at the start of “Money”

19:30 Right as Gary Pine begins singing “Money”, Dorothy opens the door to color

22:12 When Dollarman chats that “If you worship money, you will be destined fi fall”, we see the feet of the dead witch, who was killed when Dorothy’s house fell on her

22:57 Dollarman mentions his bredren, while the Good Witch Glenda introduces the Munchkins

25:25 We see marching Munchkin soldiers as “Us And Them”—a song about war and conflict—begins

29:14 An appropriate word is sung when the Wicked Witch appears

30:00 Frankie Paul sings “There is room for you inside” while the dead Witch’s feet curl up and recede inside the house

36:51 At the start of “Brain Damage”, the Scarecrow, who lacks a brain, begins to dance

MORE TO COME