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"On the Turning Away" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1987 album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason.[1][2] The song was a staple of live shows from the 1987–89 world tours in support of A Momentary Lapse of Reason and was one of the songs in rotation during the 1994 tour in support of The Division Bell. The song was resurrected by David Gilmour on his 2006 On an Island Tour for one night only. Live recordings exist on Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) and Live in Gdańsk (2008).

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"On the Turning Away"
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason
B-side	"Run Like Hell" (live version)
Released	14 December 1987
Recorded	November 1986 – August 1987
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	5:42 (album version) 4:43 (single edit)
Label	EMI (UK) Columbia (US)
Songwriter(s)	David Gilmour Anthony Moore
Producer(s)	Bob Ezrin David Gilmour
Pink Floyd singles chronology
"Learning to Fly" (1987) "On the Turning Away" (1987) "The Dogs of War" (1988)

Music and lyrics

The song has often been described as a protest song and is one of the more political tracks Pink Floyd released after the departure of Roger Waters. The main concept came from Anthony Moore, but David Gilmour has stated that he re-wrote the last verse of both "On the Turning Away" and "Learning to Fly". Musically, it has been called a power ballad. Bassist Guy Pratt has said about its musical structure (referring to the fact that he had to guide Phil Manzanera and Steve DiStanislao through a completely unplanned performance of it in 2006): "The song only has five chords in it, but they don't necessarily show up where you think they will."[3]

It has also been noted for being one of Pink Floyd's rhythmically most complex songs, constantly alternating between various time signatures.[4] Some reviewers have described it as Celtic sounding.

Release

Released as the second single from the album, it reached number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in early 1988. In the United Kingdom, the song charted at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart.^{[citation needed]}

Video

The music video for the track featured a live recording and concert footage filmed during the band's three night run at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia in November 1987 directed by Lawrence Jordan (who has directed concert films for Rush, Mariah Carey, and Billy Joel). Promotional videos for "The Dogs of War" and "One Slip" also used footage of this concert. The video made it to number nine on MTV's Video Countdown in January 1988.^{[citation needed]}

Personnel

Covers

Richie Havens performed the song live (as the encore) during his 1998 tour.[7] Progressive metal band Oceans of Slumber covered the song on their 2015 EP, Blue.[8]

References

На других языках

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[de] On the Turning Away

On the Turning Away ist ein Stück der britischen Rockband Pink Floyd, das auf dem Album A Momentary Lapse of Reason aus dem Jahr 1987 veröffentlicht wurde.

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- [en] On the Turning Away

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[es] On the Turning Away

"On the Turning Away" es una balada "power" de Pink Floyd perteneciente a su álbum de 1987, A Momentary Lapse of Reason. Lanzado como el segundo sencillo del álbum, llegó al número uno en los Billboard Album Rock Tracks en los principios de 1988. En el Reino Unido, la canción llegó al puesto 55 en el UK Singles Chart. Una presentación en vivo de la canción fue incluida tanto en video como en el CD doble de Delicate Sound of Thunder. La canción hace referencia a la pobreza y la opresión, lamentando la tendencia de la gente a "turn away" (del inglés, "voltear la cara") de aquellos que sufren estas condiciones. Termina de forma esperanzadora, con el comienzo del último verso diciendo, "no more turning away... " (del inglés, "no más rechazo"). También recoge toda la mística de temas como Wish You Were Here o Us and Them, pero que esta vez trata temáticas relacionadas con la gente que sufre. Su frase "weak and the weary" (del inglés, "los débiles y oprimidos"), retratando el sufrimiento de la gente como un gran problema en el mundo actual.[1]

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[ru] On the Turning Away

«On the Turning Away» (с англ. — «Отвернувшись от всего», «Уходя от всего», «Отречение») — песня группы Pink Floyd с альбома 1987 года A Momentary Lapse of Reason, записанная пятым по счёту треком[1][2][3]. Автор музыки — Дэвид Гилмор, автор текста — Энтони Мур. Вокальную партию в «On the Turning Away» исполняет Гилмор[4].

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