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1969 single by Pink Floyd
"The Nile Song ", written by
Roger Waters and sung by
David Gilmour , is the second song from
Pink Floyd 's 1969 album
More , the soundtrack to
the film of the same name .
[2]
[3] It was released as a single in 1969 (only in France, Japan and New Zealand),
[4] and included on the 1971 compilation album
Relics . While Pink Floyd never played the song in concert,
Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets performed it in 2018.
[5]
While the rest of the More album was issued in true stereo, "The Nile Song" was mixed in mono and processed into
Duophonic stereo for release.
Composition
Andy Kellman of
AllMusic feels that "The Nile Song" is "one of the heaviest songs the band ever recorded".
[6] The
chord progression is a series of
modulations , beginning at A and then rising a whole step with each repeat, cycling through six different keys, returning to the starting point of A and continuing this pattern as the song fades out.
[7] The song's style has been described as
heavy metal ,
[8]
[9]
acid rock
[10] and
hard rock .
[11]
[12]
Personnel
Covers
"The Nile Song" was covered by:
References
^ Fielder, Hugh (2013). Pink Floyd - Behind The Wall (1st ed.). Race Point Publishing.
ISBN
978-90-8998-451-7 .
^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh:
Canongate Books . p. 1177.
ISBN
1-84195-551-5 .
^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd . London:
Omnibus Press .
ISBN
0-7119-4301-X .
^
"The Official Site" . Pink Floyd. Retrieved 2016-10-02 .
^
"Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets Setlist at the Half Moon, London" . setlist.fm .
^ Kellman, Andy.
Pink Floyd - Relics at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ Pink Floyd: Anthology (1980 Warner Bros. Publications, Inc., Secaucus N.J.)
^ Andy Mabbett (28 September 2010).
Pink Floyd- The music and the mystery: The Music and the Mystery . Omnibus Press. p. 75.
ISBN
978-0-85712-418-0 .
^
Pink Floyd- Uncensored on the Record . Coda Books Ltd. p. 37.
ISBN
978-1-908538-27-7 .
^ Kopp, Bill (2018).
Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to the Dark Side of the Moon . Rowman & Littlefield. p. 72.
ISBN
9781538108284 .
^ Mark Fogarty (14 August 2008).
Went to See the Gypsy . Lulu.com. p. 293.
ISBN
978-1-4357-5140-8 .
^ Riley Haas (13 September 2013).
The Beatles Are the Greatest Rock Band of All Time and I Can Prove It . Riley Haas. p. 241.
ISBN
978-0-9921513-0-0 .
^
"Human Instinct* - Pins In It" . Discogs . Retrieved 8 August 2017 .
^
"The Necros* - Tangled Up" . Discogs . 1987. Retrieved 8 August 2017 .
^
"Red Temple Spirits - Dancing To Restore An Eclipsed Moon" . Discogs . 1988. Retrieved 8 August 2017 .
^
"Morlocks* - Wake Me When I'm Dead" . Discogs . 1991. Retrieved 8 August 2017 .
^
"Voivod* - The Outer Limits" . Discogs . 1993. Retrieved 8 August 2017 .
^
"Dreadnaught - One Piece Missing" . Discogs . Retrieved 8 August 2017 .
^
"Gov't Mule Concert Setlist Jones Beach State Park, NY July 12, 2018" . setlist.fm .
Songs
Side one Side two
"Main Theme"
"Ibiza Bar"
"More Blues"
"Quicksilver"
"A Spanish Piece"
"Dramatic Theme"
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