Surburban Legend

       My brother and his stoner friends tried to convince me that the Pink Floyd album, Dark Side of the Moon, through some "karmic occurrence" is an alternative sound track for American's most beloved family film, The Wizard of Oz. This rumor has achieved a cult like status since the early seventies and continues to challenge the youth of today who spend endless hours trying to map the two. The rumor has it that this synching begins with the third roar of the MGM lion.

       A well known song in the Wizard of Oz is "Somewhere over the Rainbow". Notice that the album cover Dark Side of the Moon has a big rainbow on it.

       I have highlighted the following "coincidences" which I encourage you to experience. Feel free to fast forward or reverse at your leisure to the cues given of ten of the more obvious ones. I have also provided a take home guide for those who would like to have the experience in its full complexity.

       Notes to take into consideration while viewing:
Sometimes the combination alludes to information that might be less obvious on the surface. One in particular occurs when the sound "ch-ching" of the song "Money" is heard as Dorothy steps out into Munchkin Land. The fact that The Wizard of Oz was (one of) the first full length color movie(s) released and the most expensive one made in the United States at that time might perhaps be considered.
The first hour is far more interesting.

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