See-Saw (song)
"See-Saw" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1968 album A Saucerful of Secrets. It tells of a strangely troubled brother-sister relationship.[2][3]
| "See-Saw" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Pink Floyd | |
| from the album A Saucerful of Secrets | |
| Published | Lupus Music Ltd |
| Released | 29 June 1968 (UK) 27 July 1968 (US) |
| Recorded | Spring 1968 |
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios, London |
| Genre | Psychedelic pop[1] |
| Length | 4:37 |
| Label | EMI Columbia (UK) Tower (US) |
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Wright |
| Producer(s) | Norman Smith |
Music
It is the third Pink Floyd song written solely by Richard Wright, the second on the album as such, and features Wright on lead vocals and piano, Farfisa organ, xylophone and Mellotron. On the recording sheet, the song is listed as "The Most Boring Song I've Ever Heard Bar Two".[4] David Gilmour uses a wah-wah pedal on his electric guitar and possibly contributes backing vocals.
Reception
In a review for A Saucerful of Secrets, Jim Miller of Rolling Stone described "See-Saw" as "a ballad scored vocally in a style incongruously reminiscent of Ronny and the Daytonas."[5]
Personnel
- Richard Wright – lead vocals, Farfisa organ, piano, Mellotron, xylophone
- David Gilmour – acoustic guitar, wah-wah electric guitar and backing vocals
- Roger Waters – bass guitar
- Nick Mason – drums, percussion
- Norman Smith – backing vocals
gollark: Alcohol is in fact a drug, but a weirdly socially acceptable one because ??? tradition. Also coffee.
gollark: I see.
gollark: What sort of things?
gollark: I am not convinced that it's something you're actually likely to "learn from" given that it's fairly effective brain poison.
gollark: Somewhat bad, in my IMO opinion.
References
- Wawzenek, Bryan (4 September 2018). "All 167 Pink Floyd Songs Ranked Worst to Best". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- 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.
- Jones, Malcolm (2003). "The Making of The Madcap Laughs" (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. p. 23. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - Miller, Jim (26 October 1968). "A Saucerful of Secrets". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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