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Southampton Dock
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Wikipedia article
"'Southampton Dock'" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1983 album, 'The Final Cut'. In World War II, many soldiers departed from Southampton to fight against the Germans. In the eighties, Southampton was again used as a departure base, this time for the Falklands War. The song describes a woman who "bravely waves" the soldiers "Goodbye again".
The song includes a snippet of the theme from the track "It's Never Too Late", a song originally written and recorded for 'The Wall' but was cut before the final band production demo of August 12, 1979. "It's Never Too Late" was later reworked and the melody was incorporated into the second section of "Southampton Dock".
Roger Waters repeatedly performed the song on his solo tours; a live recording (prefaced by "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert", another song from 'The Final Cut') appears on his album In the Flesh Live.
Reception
In a review for 'The Final Cut', Patrick Schabe of 'PopMatters' described "Southampton Dock" as an example of where the album works best, and described the song's imagery as "subtle, poetic, and effective."
Personnel
*Roger Waters acoustic guitar, bass and vocals
with:
*Michael Kamen piano and orchestrations
References
Category:1983 songs
Category:Pink Floyd songs
Category:Anti-war songs
Category:Songs written by Roger Waters
Category:Song recordings produced by Roger Waters
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