Echoes
Pink Floyd
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Overhead the albatross Hangs motionless upon the air And deep beneath the rolling waves In labyrinths of coral caves An echo of a distant time Comes willowing across the sand And everything is green and submarine And no one called us to the land And no one knows the where's or why's Something stirs and something tries Starts to climb toward the light Strangers passing in the street By chance two separate glances meet And I am you and what I see is me And do I take you by the hand And lead you through the land And help me understand The best I can And no one called us to the land And no one crosses there alive No one speaks and no one tries No one flies around the sun Almost everyday you fall Upon my waking eyes Inviting and inciting me To rise And through the window in the wall Come streaming in on sunlight wings A million bright ambassadors of morning And no one sings me lullabys And no one makes me close my eyes So I throw the windows wide And call to you across the sky
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Written by: David Gilmour, George Waters, Nicholas Mason, Richard Wright
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15 facts about this song
Band Formation"Echoes" is a song created by Pink Floyd, a British rock band that was first formed in 1965.
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Album ReleaseThe song "Echoes" was released on the album "Meddle" in 1971.
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Composition TimeThe composition process of "Echoes" took around a year and the band used innovative techniques like recording seagull-like sounds through a glass slide on a guitar.
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Song Duration"Echoes" is around 23 minutes long, making it one of Pink Floyd's longest songs ever produced by the band.
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Featured FilmThe song was featured in George Greenough's 1972 surf movie 'Crystal Voyager'.
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Album Side"Echoes" occupies the entire second side of the original 'Meddle' vinyl release.
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Song ContributionThe band members - Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason and David Gilmour, all contributed to the music and lyrics of "Echoes".
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Architectural InfluenceIt is said that the sound effects in the song were inspired by the echo in the large staircase well of the recording studio which was the famous Abbey Road studios.
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Name Revision"Echoes" was originally titled "Nothing Parts 1-24".
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Studio ExperimentationTo create the distinct underwater ping sound at the beginning, the band innovatively used an echo machine and a piano.
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Concert Performances"Echoes" became a staple in Pink Floyd's live shows and was performed extensively during the 1971-1975 period.
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Song Influence"Echoes" marked a turn in Pink Floyd's music from psychedelic to progressive rock, influencing the band's future works.
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Song RecognitionIn a 2008 poll for Planet Rock, "Echoes" was voted the 13th greatest Classic Rock Song of all time.
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Conceptual Basis"Echoes" laid the groundwork for the concept of linking songs together, an approach Pink Floyd would use in their later albums like "The Dark Side Of The Moon".
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Song's MessageCo-songwriter Roger Waters stated in interviews that the central theme of "Echoes" is the recognition that all humans are interconnected.
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