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What Do You Want from Me (Pink Floyd song)
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Wikipedia article
"'What Do You Want from Me'" is a song by Pink Floyd featured on their 1994 album, 'The Division Bell'. Richard Wright and David Gilmour composed the music, with Gilmour and his then-girlfriend and subsequent wife Polly Samson supplying the lyrics. A live version from 'Pulse' was released as a single in Canada, reaching number 28 in the Canadian Top Singles charts.
Song structure and lyrics
The song is a slow, yet rocking ballad. It has a drum roll introduction, followed by a keyboard solo and then a guitar solo. David Gilmour has agreed with an interviewer that it is a "straight Chicago blues tune", while mentioning he is still a blues fan.
In an interview, David Gilmour was asked if the song returned to the theme of alienation from the audience. He responded by saying that it "actually had more to do with personal relationships but drifted into wider territory".
Reception
In a contemporary negative review for 'The Division Bell', Tom Graves of 'Rolling Stone' described "What Do You Want from Me" as the only track on which "Gilmour sounds like he cares".
Personnel
Pink Floyd
*David Gilmourguitars, lead vocals
*Richard WrightHammond organ, synthesizers, wah-wah Fender Rhodes electric piano, backing vocals
*Nick Masondrums
with:
*Guy Pratt bass guitar
*Sam Brown backing vocals
*Durga McBroom backing vocals
*Carol Kenyon backing vocals
*Jackie Sheridan backing vocals
*Rebecca Leigh-White backing vocals
Releases
* 'The Division Bell', Pink Floyd (1994)original release
* 'Pulse', Pink Floyd (1995)live album
* 'Pulse', Pink Floyd (2006)concert film; the song did not appear on the original VHS release (1995), but was added as a bonus feature on the DVD re-release (2006)
* 'Live at Pompeii', David Gilmour (2017)live album and video recorded during Gilmour's Rattle That Lock Tour
References
Category:1994 songs
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Pink Floyd songs
Category:Rock ballads
Category:Blues rock songs
Category:Songs about music
Category:Protest songs
Category:Songs written by David Gilmour
Category:Songs written by Richard Wright (musician)
Category:Songs with lyrics by Polly Samson
Category:Song recordings produced by Bob Ezrin
Category:Song recordings produced by David Gilmour
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