One of the Few

"One of the Few"
Song by Pink Floyd from the album The Final Cut
Published	Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd
Released	21 March 1983 (UK) 2 April 1983 (US)
Recorded	July–December 1982
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	1:12
Label	Harvest Records (UK) Capitol Records (US)
Writer	Roger Waters
Producer	Roger Waters James Guthrie Michael Kamen
The Final Cut track listing
12 tracks Side one "The Post War Dream" "Your Possible Pasts" "One of the Few" "The Hero's Return" "The Gunner's Dream" "Paranoid Eyes" Side two "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert" "The Fletcher Memorial Home" "Southampton Dock" "The Final Cut" "Not Now John" "Two Suns in the Sunset"

"One of the Few" is a song by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd.^[1] It was released as the third track on The Final Cut album in 1983.^[2] The song is 1 minute and 12 seconds long. It features a ticking clock in the background and a steady drumbeat. The melody features most of the D minor scale.^[3] The lyrics describe a war veteran's return from the battlefield to pursue teaching. The ticking clock continues to the next track, "The Hero's Return", which is sung from the veteran's perspective. This is one of the rejected songs from The Wall and its working title was "Teach".

The lyrics "Make 'em laugh, Make 'em cry" in the third and final verse of the song is reprised in the third verse of "Not Now John" which is the twelfth track of the album The Final Cut.

Credits

• Roger Waters - Acoustic guitar, bass, lead guitar
• David Gilmour - Acoustic guitar

References

1. Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
2. Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
3. Pink Floyd: The Final Cut (1983 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., London, England.)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics