When I was a junior in college I got into Pink Floyd. I may have been interested in them before then, but that year I wore out Delicate Sound of Thunder. It helped me make friends with the boys who lived on the floor below mine. They were awkwardly geeky too and consequently we spent some Saturday nights wallowing in our misery together listening to Pink Floyd and drinking beer. They both eventually found girlfriends and I kept up my acquaintance with David Gilmour and company.
I first heard this song today and immediately thought about how listening to the Dark Side of the Moon might be just the thing to help a friend get over what needs getting over: