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"Unknown Song" is an instrumental track written and recorded by the British progressive rock group Pink Floyd.[1] It has been released only on a bonus disc included in the 1997 re-release of the soundtrack to Michelangelo Antonioni's movie Zabriskie Point.
| "Unknown Song" | |
|---|---|
| Instrumental by Pink Floyd | |
| from the album Zabriskie Point | |
| Released | 1997 |
| Recorded | 1969 |
| Genre | Instrumental rock, progressive rock |
| Length | 6:01 |
| Label | MCA |
| Songwriter(s) | David Gilmour Rick Wright Nick Mason Roger Waters |
Music
editThe track is simple and consists of melodies that were used later; the riff that starts to play at 1:54 is a faster tempo version of the "Funky Dung" section of "Atom Heart Mother Suite". The main melody played by acoustic 12-string guitar throughout the song is somewhat typical to the band's later style – "A Pillow of Winds" or even "Brain Damage" can be heard as followers of the song's melodies.[citation needed]
Other names
edit"Unknown Song" is sometimes called "Rain in the Country" or "Country Rain" on bootleg recordings.[2] A similar piece entitled "Baby Blue Shuffle in D Major" appeared in a 2 December 1968 BBC radio broadcast and shared melodies with part one of "The Narrow Way" from Ummagumma, but it may have been rather a different – or even the same – take of "Unknown Song".[citation needed] Rain in the country Take 2 ends in Crumbling Land which has similar music. The music of Country Song/The Red Queen Theme Take 1 is also similar. A similar instrumental is named Love Scene Ver 7 in The Early Years 1965–1972 Devi/ation.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
- ^ Trax and recordings > Unreleased Pink Floyd material > Rain in the Country, The Pink Floyd Hyperbase. Denmark.