Julia Dream
| "Julia Dream" | ||||||||||||
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| Single by Pink Floyd | ||||||||||||
| A-side | "It Would Be So Nice" | |||||||||||
| Released | 12 April 1968 | |||||||||||
| Genre | Psychedelic folk | |||||||||||
| Length | 2:37 | |||||||||||
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Columbia (EMI) (UK) Tower/Capitol (US) | |||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Roger Waters | |||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Norman Smith | |||||||||||
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"Julia Dream" is the B-side of the Pink Floyd single "It Would Be So Nice".[1][2] "Julia Dream" was the first Pink Floyd song which was sung by David Gilmour.
Writing
The song was written by bassist Roger Waters. "Julia Dream" is characterised by the slow tempo, the airy, ambient Mellotron sounds from keyboardist Rick Wright and lush chorus vocals.
The song's lyrics mention an eiderdown, better known in the U.S. as a comforter. Two other known Pink Floyd songs make reference to an eiderdown, Syd Barrett's "Flaming" and Gilmour/Waters's "A Pillow of Winds".
Later release
It was later issued on several compilation albums: The Best of Pink Floyd, Relics, and The Early Singles disc included in the Shine On box set.
Personnel
- David Gilmour — acoustic guitar, electric guitar processed through delay, lead vocals
- Roger Waters — bass, backing vocals
- Rick Wright — Mellotron, Hammond organ, backing vocals
- Nick Mason — percussion
Covers
Mark Lanegan used to cover this song during his acoustic tour in 2010.[3]
Acid Mothers Temple covers this song on their live acoustic album Live As Troubadour.
Mostly Autumn covered this song on their live DVD Pink Floyd Revisited.
Shadow Gallery covered this song on their medley "Floydian Memories", found in the special edition of their Room V album.
References
- ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
- ↑ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
- ↑ Mark Lanegan Statistics, setlist.fm.
