A Pillow of Winds

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“A Pillow of Winds”
Song by Pink Floyd
Album	Meddle
Released	October 30, 1971 (US) November 5, 1971 (UK)
Recorded	July 1971 Morgan Studios, London August 1971 AIR Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	5:11
Writer	Roger Waters David Gilmour
Meddle track listing
One of These Days (1) “A Pillow of Winds” (2) Fearless (3)

"A Pillow of Winds" is the second track from Pink Floyd's 1971 album Meddle. The song is a soft acoustic piece, and rather uncharacteristically for a Pink Floyd song, the lyrics deal with love. Guitarist David Gilmour composed the track, and Roger Waters wrote the lyrics. This song also features slide guitar work by Gilmour. The song begins and ends in the key of E Major, with a darker middle section (following the lyric, "and the candle dies") in the parallel minor, E minor.

According to Nick Mason, the song's title originates from a possible hand in the game of Mahjong, with which the band had become enamoured while touring.

[edit] Personnel

• David Gilmour - Vocals, Acoustic guitar and Slide guitar
• Richard Wright - Organ,
• Nick Mason - Cymbals
• Roger Waters- Bass