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The Nile Song
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Wikipedia article
"'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. It was released as a single in 1969 (only in France, Japan and New Zealand), and included on the 1971 compilation album 'Relics'. While the song was never performed live by Pink Floyd, the song was played by Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets in 2018.
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. A proper mono mix was eventually issued on the album's 2011 CD remaster.
Composition
Andy Kellman of AllMusic feels that "The Nile Song" is "one of the heaviest songs the band ever recorded". 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.'Pink Floyd: Anthology' (1980 Warner Bros. Publications, Inc., Secaucus N.J.) The song's style has been described as heavy metal, acid rock and hard rock.
Personnel
*David Gilmour lead vocals, guitar
*Roger Waters bass
*Nick Mason drums
Covers
"The Nile Song" was covered by:
* The Human Instinct, on their 1971 album 'Pins In It'.
* The Necros, on their 1986 album 'Tangled Up'.
* Red Temple Spirits, on their 1988 album 'Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon'.
* The Melvins, live at UCLA in 1993.
* Panthers, on their 2004 album 'Things Are Strange'.
* The Morlocks, on their 1991 album 'Wake Me When I'm Dead'.
* Voivod, on their 1993 album 'The Outer Limits'.
* Dreadnaught, on their 2001 EP 'One Piece Missing'.
* Gov't Mule, on their 2018 tour Dark Side of the Mule
References
Category:Pink Floyd songs
Category:1969 singles
Category:Songs about Egypt
Category:Songs about rivers
Category:British hard rock songs
Category:British heavy metal songs
Category:Songs written by Roger Waters
Category:Song recordings produced by David Gilmour
Category:Song recordings produced by Roger Waters
Category:Song recordings produced by Richard Wright (musician)
Category:Song recordings produced by Nick Mason
Category:1969 songs
Category:Harvest Records singles
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