Authorship and composition Breathe (Pink Floyd song)

fender duo 1000 double-neck steel guitar (1962), purchased in seattle in october 1970 david gilmour, , used on breathe ; displayed @ pink floyd: mortal remains exhibition

the authorship , composition of song credited david gilmour, richard wright , roger waters music, , waters lyrics. dark side, admitted latter, little adolescent , naïve in preoccupations, m not belittling it. s rather wonderful, naïve painting. breathe in air / don t afraid care – s opening couplet. well, yeah, can cop that, s kind of simplistic stuff.

the song slow-paced , rich in texture, , features gilmour playing lush electric guitar uni-vibe , lap steel guitar volume pedal , several overdubs. on original album, separate track speak me , sound collage opens first side. since track segues breathe via sustained backwards piano chord, 2 conjoined on cd versions of album. one-minute reprise features @ end of song time , without slide guitar , using farfisa organ , wurlitzer electric piano in place of hammond organ , rhodes piano.

along other pink floyd tracks, time , great gig in sky , breathe seen gilmour carving out more distinctive style introduction of blues-based chords , solos. breathe has been seen embrace ecology .

this song 1 of several considered band s best of album, echoes: best of pink floyd.