If (Pink Floyd song)

"If"
Song by Pink Floyd from the album Atom Heart Mother
Released October 10, 1970
Recorded August 1970
Abbey Road, London
Genre Progressive folk
Length 4:31
Writer Roger Waters
Atom Heart Mother track listing
"Atom Heart Mother"
(1)
"If"
(2)
"Summer '68"
(3)

"If" is a song by Pink Floyd on their album Atom Heart Mother.[1][2] Written and sung by Roger Waters, it is about self-analysis. Like "Grantchester Meadows" before it, "If" carries on a pastoral and folky approach, but instead deals with introspection and self-deprecation.

The song was performed live, at a John Peel session, on July 16, 1970, at BBC's Paris Theatre, London. During that performance, Richard Wright plays both organ and bass. Waters did perform it numerous times on his solo tours, mainly during the 1984/1985 'Pros and Cons' tour, and in support of Radio K.A.O.S. in 1987.

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References

  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.