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"San Tropez" is the fourth track from the album Meddle by the band Pink Floyd.[2][3] This song was one of several to be considered for the band's "best of" album, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd.[4]

"San Tropez"
Song by Pink Floyd
from the album Meddle
Released	30 October 1971 (US) 5 November 1971 (UK)
Recorded	19 - 22 July 1971[1] Morgan Studios, London 23 - 27 August 1971[1] AIR Studios, London
Genre	Jazz rock
Length	3:44
Label	Harvest
Songwriter(s)	Roger Waters
Producer(s)	Pink Floyd

Writing

Unlike the other tracks on Meddle, "San Tropez" was not written collaboratively; instead, Roger Waters wrote the piece himself and brought it into the studio already finished. It is the only track on Meddle not co-written by David Gilmour. This song is about a place called Saint-Tropez, a commune of the Var département in southern France located on the French Riviera. The song reflects an idealised vision of what a day in Saint-Tropez might be like.[5]

Misunderstood lyric

Throughout the 1970s and beyond, the second-to-last line of lyrics to the song, "Making a date for later by phone", has been persistently misunderstood in Italy, mainly because of Waters' slurred pronunciation ("...fer-lita-pah-fon"), as being "Making a date for Rita Pavone", with a reference to the well-known 1960s Italian pop singer.^{[citation needed]} Pavone herself has stated several times, in TV interviews and elsewhere, that she actually believes the line to be about her.[6]

Recording

While Roger Waters plays the acoustic guitar as well as his usual bass, "San Tropez" does include a short slide guitar solo from guitarist David Gilmour and an extended piano solo by keyboardist Richard Wright at the end.

Reception

In a review for the Meddle album, Jean-Charles Costa of Rolling Stone described "San Tropez", along with "A Pillow of Winds", as an "ozone ballad". He further described the two as "pleasant little acoustic numbers hovering over a bizarre back-drop of weird sounds."[7] Classic Rock Review described "San Tropez" as "a jazz-inflected pop song with a shuffle tempo."[8] They went on further saying "[San Tropez] adds another diverse dimension to the album with its easy-going crooner-like melody and atmosphere."[8]

Personnel

• Roger Waters – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar
• David Gilmour – slide guitar
• Richard Wright – piano
• Nick Mason – drums and percussion

References

На других языках

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[de] San Tropez (Lied)

San Tropez ist ein Musikstück auf dem 1971 veröffentlichten Musikalbum Meddle der britischen Rockband Pink Floyd. Es ist der vierte Titel des Albums und steht nach Fearless und vor Seamus.

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- [en] San Tropez (song)

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[es] San Tropez (canción)

"San Tropez" es el título de la cuarta canción del álbum Meddle de la banda británica de rock progresivo Pink Floyd.

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[ru] San Tropez

«San Tropez» (с англ. — «Сен-Тропе») — песня группы «Pink Floyd» с альбома 1971-го года «Meddle», написанная Роджером Уотерсом. Представлена на первой стороне LP четвёртым по счёту треком[1][2][3]. «San Tropez», в отличие от других композиций с альбома «Meddle», не представляет собой коллективного творчества группы, она была полностью сочинена Уотерсом, который принёс в студию уже готовую демозапись. Основой данной композиции, в которой отмечается влияние джазового стиля, является фортепианная партия Ричарда Райта, вокальная партия исполняется Роджером Уотерсом. В песне также звучит гавайская гитара, на которой сыграл Дэвид Гилмор. «San Tropez» ни разу не исполнялась на концертах группы также, как и «A Pillow of Winds» и «Fearless» с альбома «Meddle»[4].

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