What Do You Want from Me (Pink Floyd song)
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"What Do You Want from Me" is a song by Pink Floyd featured on their 1994 album, The Division Bell.[1][2] It was composed by Richard Wright, David Gilmour, and his then-girlfriend and subsequent wife Polly Samson. A live version from Pulse was released as a single in Canada, reaching #28 in the Canadian Top Singles charts.[3]
Song structure and lyrics
The song is a slow, yet rocking ballad. It has a drum roll introduction, followed by a keyboard solo and then a guitar solo. David Gilmour has agreed with an interviewer that it is a "straight Chicago blues tune", while mentioning he is still a blues fan.[4]
In an interview, David Gilmour was asked if the song returned to the theme of alienation from the audience. He responded by saying that it "actually had more to do with personal relationships but drifted into wider territory".[5]
There is also speculation that the lyrics are a message to Floyd fans from Gilmour expressing how he feels the fans are always wanting more and more from the band, such as "Should I sing until I can't sing anymore? Play these strings 'til my fingers are raw?", "You're so hard to please", (and song title) "What do you want from me?"[citation needed]
The song uses the miracle of walking on water as a sarcastic metaphor.[6]
Personnel
- David Gilmour — electric & acoustic guitars, lead vocals
- Richard Wright — Hammond organ, synthesizers, wah-wah Fender Rhodes electric piano, backing vocals
- Nick Mason — drums, percussion
with:
- Jon Carin — additional keyboards
- Guy Pratt — bass guitar
- Sam Brown - backing vocals
- Durga McBroom - backing vocals
- Carol Kenyon - backing vocals
References
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- ↑ What Do You Want From Me lyrics, Pink Floyd, Sing365.com.
External links
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- 1994 songs
- Pink Floyd songs
- Rock ballads
- Blues rock songs
- Songs about music
- Protest songs
- Songs written by David Gilmour
- Songs written by Richard Wright (musician)
- Songs with lyrics by Polly Samson
- Song recordings produced by Bob Ezrin
- Song recordings produced by David Gilmour
