Julia Dream

"Julia Dream"
"Julia Dream"
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album Relics
A-side	"It Would Be So Nice"
Released	12 April 1968
Recorded	13 February 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre	Psychedelic folk
Length	2:37
Label	Columbia (EMI) (UK); Tower/Capitol (US)
Songwriter(s)	Roger Waters
Producer(s)	Norman Smith
Pink Floyd singles chronology
Relics track listing
	show 11 tracks

"Julia Dream" is the B-side of the Pink Floyd single "It Would Be So Nice".^[1]^[2] The song was the first to be recorded by the band with lead vocals by David Gilmour.^{[citation needed]}

Writing[]

Written by bassist Roger Waters, "Julia Dream" is characterised by the slow tempo, the airy, ambient Mellotron sounds from keyboardist Richard Wright and lush chorus vocals.

The song's lyrics include reference to an eiderdown, an item also mentioned in two other known Pink Floyd songs – Syd Barrett's "Flaming" and Gilmour/Waters's "A Pillow of Winds". The phrase "Am I really dying" will reappear in the version of the song "Mother" re-recorded for the film "Pink Floyd - The Wall".

Later release[]

The song was later included on several compilation albums: The Early Years 1965–1972 box, The Best of Pink Floyd, Relics, and The Early Singles disc, which was included in the Shine On box set.

Personnel[]

David Gilmour – double-tracked lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric slide guitar
Richard Wright – Mellotron, Hammond organ, backing vocals
Roger Waters – bass, backing vocals
Nick Mason – woodblock, tubular bells

Covers[]

Mark Lanegan used to cover this song during his acoustic tour in 2010.^[3]

Acid Mothers Temple covers this song on their 2011 live acoustic album Live as a Troubadour.^[4]

Mostly Autumn covered this song on their 2005 live DVD Pink Floyd Revisited.^[5]

Shadow Gallery covered this song on their medley "Floydian Memories", found in the special edition of their 2005 Room V album.^{[citation needed]}

The Russian instrumental trio The Re-Stoned covered this song on their 2016 album "Plasma".

All India Radio released a cover of this song on SoundCloud in 2019.

References[]

^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
^ Mark Lanegan Statistics, setlist.fm.
^ "Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.* - Live As Troubadour". Discogs (in Russian). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ Mostly Autumn – Pink Floyd Revisited (2004, CD), retrieved 8 June 2021

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.

[2] Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.

[setlist-3] Mark Lanegan Statistics, setlist.fm.

[4] "Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.* - Live As Troubadour". Discogs (in Russian). Retrieved 8 June 2021.

[5] Mostly Autumn – Pink Floyd Revisited (2004, CD), retrieved 8 June 2021

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