"Eclipse" is the tenth[nb 1] and final track from English rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon.
The quartet of backing singers vary their parts, rising in volume, and echoing some of Roger Waters' lyrics, as the piece builds in intensity.
I think it's a very simple statement saying that all the good things life can offer are there for us to grasp, but that the influence of some dark force in our natures prevents us from seizing them.
[5]The doorman of Abbey Road Studios, Gerry O'Driscoll, is heard speaking at 1:37, answering the question: "What is 'the dark side of the moon'?"
"[6][7] A section of an orchestral version of the Beatles song "Ticket to Ride" which was covered by Hollyridge Strings can be heard faintly at the very end of the recording.
[10] At the opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics, the song was played following the lighting of the torch and accompanied by a huge fireworks display and a photo montage of (mainly) British Olympians.