Crying Song Lyrics

"Crying Song" is from Pink Floyd's 1969 soundtrack album, "Soundtrack from the Film More". It was composed by Roger Waters, the bassist. The song is a lazy pastoral-like ballad, featuring a dreamy vocal delivery by Gilmour. The song was never performed live. It composed similarly to many standard folk ballads, with the only exception being the second chord. It is a D major with a diminished fifth. In this context the D major flat fifth chord has a more dissonant character and lasts for a whole measure. It creates a very dreamy, surreal atmosphere. The song has four verses connected with a unison instrumental interplay of guitar and bass. It is introduced by a vibraphone played by Richard Wright. The acoustic guitar is played by David Gilmour as well as the final electric guitar solo which is in the beginning very close to the vocal line with some rhythmic variation. It slowly evolves into an own melody line while maintaining its melodic character. This approach is very typical for Gilmour's later style. Roger Waters can be heard on the Fender Precision Bass while Nick Mason is using just the snare drum of his kit.