San Tropez (song)

"San Tropez"
Song

"San Tropez" is the title of the fourth track from the album Meddle by the band Pink Floyd. While the song has an upbeat, jazzy tempo, with a tropical feel to it, it also has the bouncy feel of mid to late 1960s music by groups such as The Kinks and The Beatles. Some have also compared the song to something from the pen of American songwriter Burt Bacharach.

While Roger Waters plays the acoustic guitar, "San Tropez" does include a short slide guitar solo from guitarist David Gilmour and an extended piano solo by keyboardist Rick Wright at the end.

Unlike the other tracks on Meddle, "San Tropez" was not written collaboratively; instead, Roger Waters wrote the piece himself and brought it into the studio already finished. This song is about a place called Saint-Tropez, a commune of the Var département in southern France located on the French Riviera. Known for its lovely surroundings, this song reflects an idealized vision of what a day in San Tropez might be like.[1]

Personnel

• Roger Waters - acoustic guitar, bass and vocals
• David Gilmour - slide guitar
• Richard Wright - piano
• Nick Mason - drums and percussion

Cover Version

A cover version of this song by Dave Chapple appears on Pink Floyd tribute album A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd