"A Pillow of Winds"
Song by Pink Floyd
from the album Meddle
Released	October 30, 1971 (US) November 5, 1971 (UK)
Recorded	July 1971 Morgan Studios, London August 1971 AIR Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	5:11
Writer(s)	Roger Waters David Gilmour
Meddle track listing
One of These Days (1)	"A Pillow of Winds" (2)	Fearless (3)

"A Pillow of Winds" is the second track from Pink Floyd's 1971 album Meddle. The song is a soft acoustic piece, and rather uncharacteristically for a Pink Floyd song, the lyrics deal with love. Guitarist David Gilmour composed the track, and Roger Waters wrote the lyrics. Image File history File links MeddleCover. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... Alternate cover U.S./Canadian releases cover Meddle is an album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... AIR Studios is a professional audio recording facility in Central London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... George Roger Waters (born September 6, 1943) is an English rock musician; singer, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, and composer. ... David Jon Gilmour CBE (born March 6, 1946 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a member of the band Pink Floyd. ... Alternate cover U.S./Canadian releases cover Meddle is an album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. ... One of These Days is the opening track from Pink Floyds 1971 album Meddle. ... Fearless is the title of the third track on Meddle by Pink Floyd. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... See also: 1970 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // February 8 - Bob Dylans hour-long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New Yorks Academy of Music. ... Alternate cover U.S./Canadian releases cover Meddle is an album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. ... A steel string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. ... Love is any of a number of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection or profound oneness. ... David Jon Gilmour CBE (born March 6, 1946 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a member of the band Pink Floyd. ... George Roger Waters (born September 6, 1943) is an English rock musician; singer, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, and composer. ...

According to Nick Mason, the song's title originates from a possible hand in the game of Mahjong, which the band had become enamoured with while touring. Nicholas Berkeley Nick Mason (born January 27, 1944 in Birmingham, England) is the drummer for Pink Floyd. ... Mahjong (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Cantonese: Màhjeung; other common English spellings include mahjongg, majiang, and hyphenated forms such as mah-jong or mah-jongg) is a game for four players that originated in China. ...

Personnel

• David Gilmour - Vocals, Acoustic guitar and Slide guitar
• Richard Wright - Backing Vocals and Organ,
• Nick Mason - Cymbals
• Roger Waters- Bass