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Pink Floyd · 1995 · Track 9
Details
Duración8:44
Álbump·u·l·s·e
Año1995
ISRCGBN9X1100011
Fun facts
Pink Floyd wrote Sorrow to close their thirteenth studio album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, which was released in 1987. The song was made by David Gilmour, the band's vocalist and guitarist. It is a track that feels more like a moment of reflection than a strong rhythm. The lyrics speak of something that hurts, but it is not clear exactly what. The music goes back and forth, as if it were searching for an answer. The song stays in your head, as if it were telling you something you can't quite understand entirely.
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The story behind
Pink Floyd wrote Sorrow as one of their last songs before disbanding, on the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason from 1987. The lyrics were written by David Gilmour, although he admitted it's not his specialty. What's interesting is that the first verses were taken from The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck. Then he added music, something he doesn't usually do.
The song was recorded in the floating house of Nick Mason, the Astoria. There, Gilmour played almost the entire track, except for some final touches. The final solo was recorded on a boat, with a Steinberger GL guitar, without a tuning peg. The guitar introduction was recorded at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, with a powerful sound system, which gave it that deep and cavernous sound. Gilmour also programmed the rhythm box, without using an acoustic drum kit.