Two Suns in the Sunset

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"Two Suns in the Sunset"
Song by Pink Floyd from the album The Final Cut
Released 21 March 1983 (UK)
2 April 1983 (US)
Recorded July–December 1982
Genre Progressive rock
Length ~5:23
Label Harvest Records (UK)
Capitol Records (US)
Writer Roger Waters
Producer Roger Waters, James Guthrie and Michael Kamen
The Final Cut track listing
"Not Now John"
(12)
"Two Suns in the Sunset"
(13)

"Two Suns in the Sunset" is the final song on Pink Floyd's 1983 concept album The Final Cut.[1][2] Partway through the song, the lyric "the sun is in the east, even though the day is done" refers to the glowing fireball of a nuclear explosion.[3]

Session drummer Andy Newmark plays drums on this song, as Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason was unable to perform the complex timing changes due to the unusual 5/4 time signature.[4]

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5. 
  2. ^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X. 
  3. ^ Glenn Povey (2007). Echoes: The Complete History of Pink Floyd. Mind Head Publishing. ISBN 0-9554624-0-1. 
  4. ^ Terry Bezer, Vintage Pink Floyd Interview — Part 1, Classic Rock Magazine, 26 March 2009.
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