The Nile Song

"The Nile Song"
"The Nile Song"
Song
B-side	"Ibiza Bar" (France and New Zealand); "Main Theme" (Japan)

"The Nile Song" is the second song from Pink Floyd's 1969 album, Soundtrack from the Film More.^[5]^[6] Released as a single in 1969 (only in France, Japan and New Zealand),^[7] it was written by Roger Waters and sung by David Gilmour. It is similar to another song on the album Ibiza Bar.

Reception

Andy Kellman of Allmusic describes "The Nile Song" as "one of the heaviest songs the band recorded".^[8] The chord progression is a series of modulations, beginning at A, and then rising a whole step with each repeat, cycling through six different keys, returning to the starting point of A, and continuing the pattern as the song fades out.^[9]

Personnel

David Gilmour – electric guitars, lead vocals
Roger Waters – bass
Nick Mason – drums

Covers

"The Nile Song" was covered by:

The Human Instinct, on their 1971 album Pins In It
The Necros, on their 1986 album Tangled Up
Red Temple Spirits, on their 1988 album Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon
Panthers, on their 2004 album Things Are Strange
The Morlocks, on their 1991 album Wake Me When I'm Dead
Voivod, on their 1993 album, The Outer Limits
Dreadnaught, on their 2001 EP One Piece Missing.

References

^ Mark Fogarty (14 August 2008). Went to See the Gypsy. Lulu.com. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-4357-5140-8.
^ Riley Haas (13 September 2013). The Beatles Are the Greatest Rock Band of All Time and I Can Prove It. Riley Haas. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-9921513-0-0.
^ Andy Mabbett (28 September 2010). Pink Floyd- The music and the mystery: The Music and the Mystery. Omnibus Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-85712-418-0.
^ Pink Floyd- Uncensored on the Record. Coda Books Ltd. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-908538-27-7.
^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
^ "The Official Site". Pink Floyd. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
^ Kellman, Andy. Pink Floyd - Relics at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ Pink Floyd: Anthology (1980 Warner Bros. Publications, Inc., Secaucus N.J.)

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[1] Mark Fogarty (14 August 2008). Went to See the Gypsy. Lulu.com. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-4357-5140-8.

[2] Riley Haas (13 September 2013). The Beatles Are the Greatest Rock Band of All Time and I Can Prove It. Riley Haas. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-9921513-0-0.

[3] Andy Mabbett (28 September 2010). Pink Floyd- The music and the mystery: The Music and the Mystery. Omnibus Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-85712-418-0.

[4] Pink Floyd- Uncensored on the Record. Coda Books Ltd. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-908538-27-7.

[5] Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.

[6] Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.

[7] "The Official Site". Pink Floyd. Retrieved 2016-10-02.

[8] Kellman, Andy. Pink Floyd - Relics at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

[9] Pink Floyd: Anthology (1980 Warner Bros. Publications, Inc., Secaucus N.J.)

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