Don't Leave Me Now
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| "Don't Leave Me Now" | ||
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| Song by Pink Floyd | ||
| from the album The Wall | ||
| Released | 30 November 1979 (US), 8 December 1979 (UK) | |
| Recorded | April-November, 1979 | |
| Genre | Art rock/Progressive rock | |
| Length | 4:16 | |
| Label | Harvest Records (UK) Columbia Records (US)/Capitol Records (US) |
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| Writer(s) | Waters | |
| Producer(s) | Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour and Roger Waters | |
| The Wall track listing | ||
| One of My Turns (10 of disc 1) |
"Don't Leave Me Now" (11 of disc 1) |
Another Brick in the Wall, Part III (12 of disc 1) |
- This article is about the Pink Floyd song. For other uses, see Don't Leave Me Now (disambiguation).
Don't Leave Me Now is a song by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was released on The Wall album in 1979.
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[edit] Composition
The song is split into two main portions; the first of which is quiet in dynamics. The lyrics are rather cynical-sounding (as in The Thin Ice) and have a lacklustre quality to them, accentuating the plot. The second section contains a more protracted and emotional plea, and is louder in tone.
[edit] Plot
As with the other songs on The Wall, Don't Leave Me Now tells a portion of the story of Pink, the album's protagonist. In this song, Pink is attempting (and failing) to deal with his wife's infidelity. At this point in the album, he blames her for causing him to suffer; contrast with the subject as raised in the penultimate song, The Trial, when his attitude changes somewhat.
[edit] Film Version
Pink lies in his pool, with his cut hand filling it with blood. He sees his wife having an affair with another man. We then see him in a long, cubed hotel room. Then his wife's shadow emerges, morphing into a giant mantis. It then chases Pink around the room.
[edit] Personnel
- David Gilmour - guitars, bass, breathing, vocals
- Nick Mason- drums
- Roger Waters - lead vocals, guitar, synthesizer
- Richard Wright - bass pedals, organ, piano, synthesizer
[edit] References
- Fitch, Vernon. The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia (3rd edition), 2005. ISBN 1-894959-24-8
