"Seamus" is the fifth song on Pink Floyd's 1971 album Meddle. 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 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling 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. 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 The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression 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 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. 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. " One of These Days " is the opening track from Pink Floyd 's 1971 album Meddle. " 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. " San Tropez " is the title of the fourth track from the album Meddle by the band Pink Floyd. " Echoes " is a song by Pink Floyd, including lengthy instrumental passages sound effects and Musical improvisation. 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. Years later, the song appeared in the film version of Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. Sir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE (born 3 July 1937 is a British Screenwriter playwright Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a 1990 film written and directed by Tom Stoppard based on his play of the same name.

Meddle

The song was written by Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright one day in 1971 when they found that Seamus could bark in tune with music. 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 Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born 27 January 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the Drummer for Pink Floyd. Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd They quickly recorded a twelve-bar blues backing track for the dog to 'sing' over, and David Gilmour later overdubbed extra instrumentation as well as lead vocals. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Pink Floyd added this novelty song to round out the first side of their new LP, and hastily composed a few lines of lyrics to enhance its brief appearance on the album. A novelty song is a silly or nonsensical Song, performed principally for its comical effect. A gramophone Also, some stray speech leaked into the final mix. Some say that about a minute through the recording, one of the band members can be heard saying something akin to "it's better than last time" or "very theatrical". According to Vernon Fitch's "The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia," the words are "Here is the real dog. " It sounds more like "Where is the actual dog".

Some fans who enjoy the rest of Meddle deride "Seamus" for being an anomalous case of sloppy songwriting. However, the band's blues roots are rarely this exposed on official recordings, and the track provides a light-hearted acknowledgment of the genre's influence on their music. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Additionally, the track is more of a novelty than a serious piece.

Live at Pompeii: "Mademoiselle Nobs"

Film director Adrian Maben captured Pink Floyd's only live performance of "Seamus" (in a greatly altered form, excluding lyrics, changing the key from D-Major to C-Major, and retitled "Mademoiselle Nobs") in his film Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii. Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii is a 1972 film featuring Pink Floyd performing six songs at the ruins of the empty ancient Amphitheatre in Pompeii To re-create the song, David Gilmour played harmonica instead of singing and (unusually) Roger Waters played one of Gilmour's Stratocaster guitars. The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares The band members were keen to include this track in the film, and gave Maben the task of finding a dog that could duplicate Seamus's performance when they re-made it in front his cameras at les Studios de Boulogne in the Spring of 1972. A female Russian Wolfhound named Nobs, which belonged to Madonna Bouglione (the daughter of circus director Joseph Bouglione), was brought to the studio and Wright gently coaxed her to provide howling accompaniment as Seamus did in the album version. The Borzoi is a breed of Domestic dog ( canis lupus familiaris) There is also an audible bass guitar in this recording, likely overdubbed during mixing of the film soundtrack at another studio, but, as with many Pink Floyd songs, it is difficult to tell who is playing it. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the

Personnel

• David Gilmour - Guitar, Harmonica, and Vocals
• Roger Waters - Guitar, Bass
• Richard Wright - Piano
• Seamus (Meddle) - Barking
• Mademoiselle Nobs (Live at Pompeii) - Barking