Fearless (song) - Citizendia

"Fearless" is the title of the third track on Meddle by Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd are Meddle is an Album by English Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s " One of These Days " is the opening track from Pink Floyd 's 1971 album Meddle. 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. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe 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. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. A gramophone 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 In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Harvest Records was a Record label created by EMI in 1969 to promote Progressive rock music and to compete with Philips' Vertigo and The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both 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 In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Pink Floyd are " The Nile Song " is the second song from Pink Floyd 's 1969 album Soundtrack from the Film More. " Free Four " is a Pink Floyd song written by Roger Waters, with Waters also taking on lead vocals from the album Obscured by Clouds Meddle is an Album by English Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. " A Pillow of Winds " is the second track from Pink Floyd 's 1971 album Meddle. " San Tropez " is the title of the fourth track from the album Meddle by the band Pink Floyd. Meddle is an Album by English Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd are The song's slow tempo and mellow acoustic sound bear similarities to some of the other tracks on the first side of the album. 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 Roger Waters composed the song on guitar using an open tuning in G major that he learned from Syd Barrett. George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician Guitar tunings are differing pitch arrangements of open (unfretted strings used for the Guitar. Syd Barrett (born Roger Keith Barrett; 6 January 1946 - 7 July 2006 was an English singer songwriter guitarist and artist He plays the acoustic guitar parts on the studio recording, despite his job as the band's usual bassist. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the ^[1]

Near the beginning and at the end of the song, a field recording of fans in Liverpool's Kop singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" is superimposed over the music. Field recording is the technique for capturing the audible illustration of an environment produced outside of a Recording studio. Spion Kop (or Kop for short is the name for a number of terraces and stands at sports Stadia; so named due to their steep nature resembling " You'll Never Walk Alone " is a Show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. This Rodgers and Hammerstein song became the anthem of Liverpool F.C. after Gerry & the Pacemakers had a number-one hit with their recording. Richard Rodgers (1902 &ndash 1979 and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 &ndash 1960 were a well-known American songwriting duo Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Gerry and The Pacemakers were a British Rock and roll group during the 1960s

The song is almost regarded as an underground hit for Pink Floyd, because although it was not released as a single in the UK or played live by the band, it remains greatly favoured among hardcore fans. Its title is derived from a football (soccer) slang term for "awesome", which became a cliché among the band's touring party. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language. A cliché (from French, klɪ'ʃe or cliche is a phrase expression or idea that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force

Personnel

David Gilmour - Guitar and Vocals
Roger Waters - Rhythm Guitar and Bass
Richard Wright - Piano
Nick Mason - Drums and Percussion

with:

Liverpool F.C. Fans Kop - Chanting "You'll never walk alone"

Cover versions

A cover version of "Fearless" by Tom Freund appears on the Pink Floyd tribute album A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd. 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 Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born 27 January 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the Drummer for Pink Floyd. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd is a two CD compilation of Pink Floyd covers released in 2003 by Stanley Recordings then of Venice California and now of Santa Monica

Fish also covers the song on his 1993 cover versions album Songs from the Mirror. Derek William Dick, better known as Fish (born 25 April 1958, in Dalkeith, Midlothian) is a Scottish Progressive Songs from the Mirror (1993 is the third solo album by singer Fish.

New York band Ambulance LTD also covers this song on their New English EP. Ambulance LTD is an Indie rock group formed in Spanish Harlem, New York in 2000 New English EP is an EP released by Ambulance LTD on March 14, 2006 containing new songs old demos from their first album LP

Marco Benevento also covers this song on his album Live at Tonic. Marco Benevento (born July 22, 1977 in Livingston New Jersey) is a keyboardist and composer from Brooklyn New York, best known for his Live At Tonic is an album by keyboardist Marco Benevento. Inspired by Ropeadope 's recent release Christian McBride Live at Tonic, Benevento

A cover by slowcore band Low (band) appears on their collection A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides and Rarities

References

^ The Amazing Pudding archive

The term slowcore refers to a subgenre of alternative and Indie rock. Low is an American Indie rock group from Duluth Minnesota. The group was formed in 1993, by Alan Sparhawk ( Guitar

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