I Talk to the Wind
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| Song by King Crimson | ||
| Album | In the Court of the Crimson King | |
| Released | October 12, 1969 | |
| Recorded | 1969 | |
| Genre | Progressive rock | |
| Length | 6:05 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Writer | Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield | |
| Producer | Robert Fripp, Peter Sinfield | |
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"I Talk to the Wind" is the second track from the British progressive rock band King Crimson's debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King.
Starting immediately after the cacophony that ends "21st Century Schizoid Man", the mood of this song is a stark contrast; it is relatively serene, simple and peaceful. Ian McDonald's flute begins the song, and is one of the lead instruments throughout. He also plays a long solo at the end of it.
These themes would be revisited again by the band, notably on their second album, In the Wake of Poseidon. "Pictures of a City", with a similar mood as "21st Century Schizoid Man", would be followed by "Cadence And Cascade", another relatively calm song for the band.
An earlier demo version of this song may be found on the now out-of-print LP Young Person's Guide to King Crimson, which featured Robert Fripp (guitar), Peter Giles (bass), Michael Giles (drums), and Ian McDonald (flute), along with Judy Dyble (formerly of Fairport Convention and McDonald's girlfriend at the time) on vocals. This version was more up-tempo and lighter in instrumentation. The Young Person's Guide recording and another demo of the same song were recorded in 1968 by Giles, Giles and Fripp. However the song did not actually appear on a Giles, Giles and Fripp record until The Brondesbury Tapes was released on CD in 2002.
A version of this song appears on the 1992 album Mind Fruit by the band Opus III.
The Shapir-O'Rama also cover this song on their 1988 debut El Mundo de Vapor y Valentia (Old Vienna).
Another version of this song appears on the 2007 Jordan Rudess album The Road Home.
