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Encyclopedia > Fat Old Sun
"Fat Old Sun"
"Fat Old Sun" cover
Song by Pink Floyd
from the album Atom Heart Mother
Released October 10, 1970
Recorded August 1970
Abbey Road, London
Genre Progressive rock
Length 5:24
Writer(s) David Gilmour
Atom Heart Mother track listing
Summer '68
(3)
"Fat Old Sun"
(4)
Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast
(5)

"Fat Old Sun" is a Pink Floyd song written and sung by [[David Gilmour. It appeared on the album Atom Heart Mother, and was performed live in a greatly expanded form (often exceeding fourteen minutes), both before and after the album was released. Atom Heart Mother was released on October 10th, 1970; live performances of this song date back to July 16th, 1970. Image File history File links AtomHeartMotherCover. ... 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. ... Atom Heart Mother is a 1970 progressive rock album by Pink Floyd. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The legendary recording studio Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England is best known as the legendary recording studio used by the rock artists: The Beatles, Cliff Richard, Pink Floyd and The Shadows. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... David Jon Gilmour CBE (born March 6, 1946 in Cambridge) is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a member of the band Pink Floyd. ... Atom Heart Mother is a 1970 progressive rock album by Pink Floyd. ... Summer 68 is a song by Pink Floyd on their album Atom Heart Mother. ... Alans Psychedelic Breakfast is a three-part instrumental track from the 1970 Pink Floyd album Atom Heart Mother. ... 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. ... Atom Heart Mother is a 1970 progressive rock album by Pink Floyd. ...


More recently, it has been performed in the 2001/2002 David Gilmour in Concert tour, minus the guitar solo. Early during the tour in support of the On An Island album in 2006, the song returned to the setlist. This incarnation was composed of the lyrics followed by backup singers repeating the "sing to me" chorus, then a bluesy version of the guitar solo closer to the size of the album version (the 2006 incarnation clocked in around seven minutes). David Gilmour in Concert is a DVD of David Gilmour of Pink Floyd in concert at the Royal Festival Hall at Robert Wyatts Meltdown Concerts in London in June of 2001 with additional footage from January, 2002. ... On an Island is the third solo album by David Gilmour, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for Pink Floyd. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


Gilmour revealed on Johnnie Walker's Radio 2 drivetime show in 2004 that he had argued for this song to be on the Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (2001) compilation, however he was outvoted. Johnnie Walker Johnnie Walker MBE (born Peter Dingley, 30 March 1945 in Birmingham, England) is a radio disc jockey. ... Alternate uses: Echoes (disambiguation) Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd is a compilation album by Pink Floyd. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


It is perhaps best described as a pastoral, a hymn of praise to the countryside (as several early Pink Floyd songs were, such as "Grantchester Meadows"), with a gentle, yet incisive, melody and lyric. Titians The Pastoral Concert Pastoral refers to the lifestyle of shepherds and pastoralists, moving livestock around larger areas of land according to seasons and availability of water and feed. ... Grantchester Meadows is a song from the second half of the experimental Pink Floyd album Ummagumma. ...


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