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"Paint Box" (or, "Paintbox" on later reissues) is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, written and sung by keyboardist Richard Wright. [4] [5] It was first released in 1967 as the B-side to the single "Apples and Oranges". The song is about a man who lives in an abusive relationship and has artificial friends.
"Love Takes Time" is a song recorded by American singer Mariah Carey for her eponymous debut studio album (1990). Written by Carey and Ben Margulies , while produced by Walter Afanasieff , the song was released as the second single from the album on August 21, 1990, by Columbia Records .
Both the E major and E minor chords feature the ninth, making this song one of many Pink Floyd songs to feature a prominent E minor added ninth chord, "Em(add9)". Throughout most of the song, the bass line remains on E as a pedal point, creating a drone. In the instrumental interlude, however, the chords change completely to A minor and B minor ...
"Flapdoodle Dealing" is an instrumental song performed by the Barrett-era Pink Floyd in 1966. [5] [6] Roger Waters is thought to have come up with its title. Pink Floyd never recorded a studio version of the song, [6] however, a version was recorded live at a concert at The All Saints Church Hall in London, England, on 14 October 1966. [5]
Pink Floyd's contributions to the album were recorded in November and December 1969, after the release of Ummagumma. "Come in Number 51, Your Time Is Up" is a re-recording of "Careful with That Axe, Eugene", originally released as a B-side in December 1968. [6] "Love Scene (Version 4)" is a Rick Wright solo piano composition.
The album version was ranked number 36 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitar songs of all time. [59] The song featured on Pink Floyd's compilation Relics, [60] and was considered for—but ultimately left off—their career-spanning retrospective Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd. [61]
The song is split into distinct segments: a groupie (Trudy Young) performs a monologue ("Oh my God, what a fabulous room!") while a television plays, under which a synthesizer makes atonal sounds, which eventually resolve into a quiet song in C major in 3/4 time ("Day after day / Love turns grey / Like the skin of a dying man."
The Wall is the story of Pink, who grows up to become an alienated and embittered rock star, with a failing marriage and feelings of megalomania. [5] " The Thin Ice" can be seen as the introduction to his story, since the previous song, the album's opening track "In The Flesh?" is chronologically placed later in the album's narrative, and then the story is begun via flashback.