A Spanish Piece

"A Spanish Piece"
Song by Pink Floyd from the album More
Published	Lupus Music Co. Ltd
Released	13 June 1969 (UK) 9 August 1969 (US)
Recorded	March 1969
Genre	Psychedelic rock, instrumental rock, flamenco, pasodoble
Length	1:04
Label	EMI Columbia (UK) Tower (US)
Writer	David Gilmour
Producer	Pink Floyd
More track listing
13 tracks Side one "Cirrus Minor" "The Nile Song" "Crying Song" "Up the Khyber" "Green Is the Colour" "Cymbaline" "Party Sequence" Side two "Main Theme" "Ibiza Bar" "More Blues" "Quicksilver" "A Spanish Piece" "Dramatic Theme"

"A Spanish Piece" is a short track from Pink Floyd's More album,^[1][2] running for just a minute and four seconds. It is the first Pink Floyd song to be credited solely to guitarist David Gilmour.

Music

It is an instrumental using the typical pasodoble-style flamenco guitar riff (though the film is set on Ibiza, where traditional folk music is not flamenco) accompanied by comically accented vocalisations in the background by Roger Waters, in which he can be heard drunkenly lusting after a woman, threatening someone and whispering, "Pass the tequila, Manuel".

Personnel

• David Gilmour — Spanish guitar, acoustic guitars,^[3] bass drum and vocalizations
• Roger Waters - vocalizations

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. http://www.gilmourish.com/?page_id=41

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics