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Ennio Morricone dead at 91

Posted July 6, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Italian composer Ennio Morricone has died in Rome. He was 91.

He scored more than 500 film soundtracks, including a number of “spaghetti Westerns” for director Sergio Leone such as “A Fistful of Dollars” (1964), “For a Few Dollars More” (1965) and “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (1966).

In 1999, Morricone composed music for “The Legend of 1900,” including “Lost Boys Calling.” Roger Waters provided lyrics for the song and recorded it with guitar work by Eddie Van Halen.

Waters’s recording is included on the film soundtrack, and a demo version appears on his 2002 collection “Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume 1.”

Morricone succumbed to complications following a fall and broken leg he suffered last week.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #1264

Posted July 6, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Surrogate Bands

  1. Fearless
    Songs from the Mirror (Fish) (1995)
  2. High Hopes
    End of an Era (Nightwish) (2006)
  3. Learning to Fly
    Seeking Major Tom (William Shatner) (2011)
  4. Another Brick in the Wall (2016)
    Bizimkiler
  5. On the Turning Away
    Who Loves You Better (Luke Bulla) (2016)
  6. Breathe
    Phe Cullen (Phe Cullen) (2002)
  7. No Good Trying
    The Madcap Laughs Again (J. Mascis) (2010)
  8. One of These Days
    Undercover (Monkey3) (2013)
  9. Grana (Money)
    In Version (Tribo de Jah) (2004)

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New David Gilmour song released as single

Posted July 3, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Legacy/Columbia today released David Gilmour‘s “Yes, I Have Ghosts” as a single.

The new track, written by Gilmour and his wife, Polly Samson, features their daughter, Romany Gilmour, on backing vocals and harp.

“I was working on this song just as we went into lockdown and had to cancel a session with backing singers,” Gilmour said in a statement.

“As it turned out, the solution was right here and I couldn’t be happier with the way Romany’s voice blends with mine and her beautiful harp playing has been another revelation,” he added.

The song was originally released last week as part of the audiobook of Samson’s novel “A Theatre for Dreamers,” and was inspired by one of the characters in the story.


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“Floydian Slip” preview #1264

Posted June 29, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #1264: It’s our annual “Surrogate Bands” program, an hour of Pink Floyd music recorded by other artists.

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 100 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #1263

Posted June 29, 2020 by Floydian Slip

  1. Wot’s … Uh the Deal
    Obscured by Clouds (1972)
  2. Apples and Oranges
    The Early Singles (1992)
  3. Comfortably Numb
    The Wall (1979)
  4. Fearless
    Meddle (1971)
  5. One Slip
    A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
  6. Mama (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    Genesis (Genesis) (1983)
  7. Wait for Her
    Is This the Life We Really Want? (Roger Waters) (2017)
  8. Oceans Apart
    Is This the Life We Really Want? (Roger Waters) (2017)
  9. A Part of Me Died
    Is This the Life We Really Want? (Roger Waters) (2017)

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“Floydian Slip” coming to KTAO 101.9 FM (Taos, NM)

Posted June 26, 2020 by Floydian Slip

“Floydian Slip” will begin airing on KTAO 101.9 FM in Taos, NM, starting Sunday, July 5.  The station will carry the show Sundays at 6 p.m. MT.

“K-Taos” is a 1,200-watt adult album alternative (AAA) station operated in northern New Mexico’s high desert. According to Green Passive Solar Magazine, it’s the largest solar-powered radio station in the United States.

KTAO is the latest station to join the Random Precision Radio Network, a collection of more than 100 broadcasters that air “Floydian Slip,” produced in our Shelburne, Vt., studio.

Shine on, Taos!


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“Floydian Slip” preview #1263

Posted June 23, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #1263:

  • Floyd from Meddle (1971) and A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
  • Roger Waters from Is This the Life We Really Want? (Roger Waters) (2017)
  • A single from Floyd released 40 years ago this week … that never charted
  • And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 100 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #1262

Posted June 22, 2020 by Floydian Slip

  1. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) (Knebworth)
    The Later Years: 1987–2019 (2019)
  2. The Blue
    On an Island (David Gilmour) (2006)
  3. Lucifer Sam
    The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
  4. Cymbaline (BBC May 12, 1969)
    The Early Years: 1965–1972 (2016)
  5. See-Saw
    A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
  6. Alta Loma Road (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    Quantum Jump (Quantum Jump) (1976)
  7. Sorrow
    Pulse (1995)

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Vera Lynn dead at 103

Posted June 18, 2020 by Floydian Slip

British World War II-era vocalist Vera Lynn died this morning. She was 103.

Lynn was name-checked in Roger Waters‘s “Vera,” which appeared on Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” (1979).

The song opens with the lyric, “Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?” The song also references one of her most famous songs: “We’ll Meet Again.”

Her recording of “The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot” plays during the opening of the film “Pink Floyd The Wall” (1982).

 


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Release date set for Roger Waters Us + Them

Posted June 17, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters Us + Them,” a document of the Pink Floyd co-founder’s 2017-18 tour, will be released on Blu-ray, DVD, CD and vinyl by Sony Music Entertainment on Oct 2.

Already available for digital purchase and rental on 4K, HD and SD Digital from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, the film and soundtrack’s physical release date was announced yesterday.

Us + Them, directed by Waters and Sean Evans, was filmed on tour in Amsterdam, and on location in the UK.  Viewers on digital, Blu-Ray and DVD have access to new post-feature content including two additional concert songs not included in the original feature (“Comfortably Numb” and “Smell the Roses”) as well as “A Fleeting Glimpse,” a documentary-style short film featuring behind-the-scenes moments from the tour.

Stream the film now or pre-order the physical product here


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