A year after, it was released as a single and eventually became one of their best-known songs. Interestingly, Waters’ 1977 experience inspired the song’s lyrics. He was suffering from hepatitis at that time and was injected with tranquilizers before taking the stage to perform. He recalled...
perhaps as a respite from the intensity of her music. “Often I’m full of joy but feel like crying,” she sings in “Zodiac,” amidst the scuttle of clarinets. “’Cause the joy I’m feeling is alone inside me.” Her songs are unpredictable, as if they’re unpicking feelings of un...