| “A Pillow of Winds” | |||||
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| Song by Pink Floyd | |||||
| Album | Meddle | ||||
| Released | October 30, 1971 (US) November 5, 1971 (UK) |
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| Recorded | July 1971 Morgan Studios, London August 1971 AIR Studios, London |
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| Genre | Progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 5:11 | ||||
| Writer | Roger Waters David Gilmour |
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"A Pillow of Winds" is the second track from Pink Floyd's 1971 album Meddle. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Pink Floyd are An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Meddle is an Album by English Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Associated Independent Recording (AIR, an independent recording company was founded in London in 1965 by Beatles producer George Martin and his partner London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers Meddle is an Album by English Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. " One of These Days " is the opening track from Pink Floyd 's 1971 album Meddle. " Fearless " is the title of the third track on Meddle by Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd are Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall Meddle is an Album by English Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. The song is a soft acoustic piece, and rather uncharacteristically for a Pink Floyd song, the lyrics deal with love. A steel-string acoustic guitar, is a modern form of Guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter louder sound Love is any of a number of Emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong Affection. Guitarist David Gilmour composed the track, and Roger Waters wrote the lyrics. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician This song also features slide guitar work by Gilmour. The song begins and ends in the key of E Major, with a darker middle section (following the lyric, "and the candle dies") in the parallel minor, E minor. In Music, the parallel minor or tonic minor of a particular major key is the minor key with the same tonic; similarly the parallel major
According to Nick Mason, the song's title originates from a possible hand in the game of Mahjong, with which the band had become enamoured while touring. Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born 27 January 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the Drummer for Pink Floyd. Mahjong (also called mah-jongg by the American association Traditional Chinese 麻將 Pinyin: májiàng is a Game for four players that originated in
Personnel
- David Gilmour - Vocals, Acoustic guitar and Slide guitar
- Richard Wright - Organ,
- Nick Mason - Cymbals
- Roger Waters- Bass
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