Although the intentions of the band are unconfirmed, Echoes is commonly enjoyed while synched with the "infinity" segment at the end of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Another description
Echoes is a song by Pink Floyd, including lengthy instrumental passages, sound effects, and musical improvisation. Written by all four members of the group (credited as Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason, David Gilmour on the original release), Echoes provides the extended finale to Pink Floyd's album Meddle. The track has a running time of 23:31 and takes up the entire second side of the vinyl recording.
It also appears in shortened form as the fifth track on the compilation album which took its name, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd. Echoes is the third-longest song in Pink Floyd's catalogue, after Atom Heart Mother (23:44) and the combined segments of Shine On You Crazy Diamond (26:01). Unlike those pieces, it is not explicitly divided into separate parts; however, the composition was originally assembled from separate fragments, and was later split in two parts to serve as both the opening and closing numbers in the band's film Live at Pompeii.
In an interview with Rolling Stone Roger Waters said he was attempting to describe "The potential that human beings have for recognizing each other's humanity and responding to it, with empathy rather than antipathy."
This was originally called "Return To The Sun Of Nothing."
The band got the idea for this when Rick Wright played a single note on his keyboard, and Roger Waters got the idea to record it into a microphone attached to a Leslie speaker, which created a swirling effect.
At this stage of their career, Pink Floyd wrote most of their songs separately. This was the first one in a while that they wrote together.
If you noticed something eerily familiar while watching Phantom of the Opera, you may have picked up the vibe of this song. Roger Waters sure did. "The beginning of that bloody Phantom song is from 'Echoes,'" he told Q magazine. "It's the same time signature - it's 12/8 - and it's the same structure and it's the same notes and it's the same everything."
Rick Wright told Mojo magazine December 2008 that he wrote the music for this song. He explained: "The whole piano thing at the beginning and the chord structure is mine, so I had a large part in writing that. But it's credited to other people of course. Roger obviously wrote the lyrics."
The band allowed filmmaker George Grenough to use this in one of his surfing movies. The band used scenes from the movie when they played this on their 1987 tour.
A year or two after the release of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pink Floyd was working on Meddle. The ending part of the movie is 23 minutes long and the song echoes is also 23 minutes long. Play the song while watching the end sequence of the movie and enjoy. >>
On August 24, 79 A.D., the Mt. Vesuvius volcano erupted and destroyed the city of Pompeii. Approximately 1,900 years later, Pink Floyd played "Echoes" parts I and II in the city's ancient amphitheater. No crowd was present, but the concert was recorded on film. >>
"Echoes" was the title of Pink Floyd's 2001 "Best Of" collection.
Wright revealed to Mojo that the wind section after the song's intro was Roger Waters with a slide on his bass. Also David Gilmour's seagull sound was a mistake. He explained about the latter: "One of the roadies had plugged his wah wah pedal in back to front, which created this huge wall of feedback. He played around with that and created this beautiful sound."
The underwater oceanologist Jacques Cousteau played this during his Caribbean escapades.
The song was a homage to the minimalist composer Terry Riley.
Echoes
Pink Floyd Lyrics
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Hangs motionless upon the air
And deep beneath the rolling waves
In labyrinths of coral caves
The echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand
And everything is green and submarine
And no one knows the where's or why's
But something stirs and something tries
And starts to climb toward the light
Strangers passing in the street
By chance, two separate glances meet
And I am you and what I see is me
And do I take you by the hand
And lead you through the land
And help me understand the best I can?
And no one calls us to move on
And no one forces down our eyes
No one speaks and no one tries
No one flies around the sun
Cloudless everyday
You fall upon my waking eyes
Inviting and inciting me to rise
And through the window in the wall
Come streaming in on sunlight wings
A million bright ambassadors of morning
And no one sings me lullabies
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky
The song "Echoes" by Pink Floyd speaks to the idea of the profound, ineffable mystery of the universe and our place within it. The lyrics are ethereal and conceptual, describing the natural world in a way that suggests a cosmic interconnectedness. Starting with the line "Overhead, the albatross hangs motionless upon the air," the song creates a sense of vastness and stillness, as if the world is holding its breath in anticipation of something to come.
Deep beneath the ocean, the lyrics suggest that time is but an echo reverberating through the depths of the earth. This speaks to an idea that meaning may be contained more in the eternal, cyclical rhythms of nature than in the human construct of linear time. As the song moves on, it takes on a more human, relational dimension, describing chance meetings on the street that seem to point to a deeper connection. In the end, the song comes full circle, returning to the natural world, represented by the metaphor of the sun streaming through the window on "a million bright ambassadors of morning." The final stanza speaks to the idea of throwing open the windows of perception and reaching out to others across the sky, overcoming our isolation and finding our place within the vastness of the universe.
Line by Line Meaning
Overhead the albatross
The majestic bird hovers above in the sky, motionless.
Hangs motionless upon the air
It remains still as if suspended in space.
And deep beneath the rolling waves
Underneath the sea's surface
In labyrinths of coral caves
Places of ancient, complex coral formations
The echo of a distant time
Sounds and memories from the past
Comes willowing across the sand
Drifting slowly through the air or water, eventually settling on the beach.
And everything is green and submarine
The underwater world is full of greenery, and it feels like a different world.
And no one showed us to the land
We were not taught how to navigate our existence.
And no one knows the where's or why's
We're uncertain about our purpose and where we're headed.
But something stirs and something tries
Despite the confusion, there is an urge within us to understand and to move forward.
And starts to climb toward the light
We begin to strive for growth and enlightenment.
Strangers passing in the street
People who don't know each other
By chance, two separate glances meet
Their eyes happen to meet for a brief moment.
And I am you and what I see is me
We are all connected, and when we see others, we're also seeing ourselves.
And do I take you by the hand
Do I take the initiative to guide you?
And lead you through the land
Do I help you navigate our shared existence?
And help me understand the best I can?
Do we work together to find meaning in our lives?
And no one calls us to move on
No one tells us what to do with our lives.
And no one forces down our eyes
No one makes us conform or suppress our curiosity.
No one speaks and no one tries
People are silent and apathetic in the face of the unknown.
No one flies around the sun
No one is superior or better off in terms of understanding the mysteries of the universe.
Cloudless everyday
Every day is clear and bright.
You fall upon my waking eyes
I suddenly become aware of something important.
Inviting and inciting me to rise
It motivates and inspires me to get up and do something.
And through the window in the wall
A metaphorical opening to something beyond our daily reality.
Come streaming in on sunlight wings
Extraordinary and vibrant elements enter our lives, as if on beams of light.
A million bright ambassadors of morning
Countless symbols of light and renewal
And no one sings me lullabies
Life isn't always nurturing or easy.
And no one makes me close my eyes
We can't escape the reality of our existence.
So I throw the windows wide
I open myself up to new possibilities and experiences.
And call to you across the sky
I invite others to join me on this journey.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: David Gilmour, George Waters, Nicholas Mason, Richard Wright
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Overhead the albatross
Hangs motionless upon the air
And deep beneath the rolling waves
In labyrinths of coral caves
The echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand
And everything is green and submarine
And no one showed us to the land
And no one knows the where's or why's
But something stirs and something tries
And starts to climb toward the light
Strangers passing in the street
By chance, two separate glances meet
And I am you and what I see is me
And do I take you by the hand
And lead you through the land
And help me understand the best I can?
And no one calls us to move on
And no one forces down our eyes
No one speaks and no one tries
No one flies around the sun
Cloudless everyday
You fall upon my waking eyes
Inviting and inciting me to rise
And through the window in the wall
Come streaming in on sunlight wings
A million bright ambassadors of morning
And no one sings me lullabies
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky
@MrMegaFredZeppelin
We used to get real stoned and listen to Echoes in the dark, the only light was coming from the stereo😃Great times indeed😁ROCK ON!!!!!!!🤘🏻🤙🏻✌🏻
@Ooofaa-Maa
Pink Floyd sounds even better on psychedelics. 😵💫🤯🫠
@charliewale4611
Yes, that and Tangerine Dream... oh yeah!
@kunkmiceter
@@Ooofaa-Maa You are not wrong. 👍
@whowhowhowhowhowho8139
I hope at least one of you turned into an artist... Otherwise what a waste of dope
@Ooofaa-Maa
@@whowhowhowhowhowho8139 I got an A+ in finger painting👍
@Darwinpasta
Who the hell breaks up Echoes with midroll ads?!?
@Dudek281
That just happened to me and it was SO WRONG!
@eduvilas2047
Quem não tem o YT premium.
@WittowBudduh
@@eduvilas2047 No one does, YouTube premium is a scam