A Pillow of Winds

October 30, 1971

A Pillow of Winds is a song on the 1971 album Meddle published music of British rock band Pink Floyd. It is the second title of the album.

Words and Music

A Pillow of Winds is a very quiet, dominated by acoustic guitar piece that deals with the topic of love. It follows the strong, marked by bass guitar, instrumental work One of These Days and was created by the band as relaxing compensation for the listener. For a Pink Floyd A Pillow of Winds piece is atypical, both his subject and his musical style. The lyrics were written by Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters, guitarist David Gilmour contributed the music for. The title of the piece was inspired by a play on the Chinese game of Mah -jongg.

Occupation

  • David Gilmour - vocals, acoustic guitar and slide guitar
  • Richard Wright - Hammond organ
  • Nick Mason - basin
  • Roger Waters - bass guitar
Genre Folk-Rock Rock music One of These Days (Pink Floyd song) Mahjong Singing Richard Wright (musician) Cymbal Fearless (Pink Floyd song) San Tropez (song) Seamus (song) Echoes (Pink Floyd song) The Piper at the Gates of Dawn A Saucerful of Secrets Ummagumma Atom Heart Mother Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album) Animals (Pink Floyd album) The Wall The Final Cut (Album) A Momentary Lapse of Reason The Division Bell More (soundtrack) Obscured by Clouds Relics (album) A Collection of Great Dance Songs The Nile Song Money (Pink Floyd song) Us and Them (song) Time (Pink Floyd song) Another Brick in the Wall Comfortably Numb Run Like Hell High Hopes (Pink Floyd song) Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song) Pink Floyd discography
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