Burning Bridges
Pink Floyd
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Album Classification"Burning Bridges" is a song from the album "Obscured by Clouds" by Pink Floyd, which was released in 1972.
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Song DurationThe song, like many of Pink Floyd's compositions, is relatively brief and lasts only three minutes and thirty seconds.
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Lyrics and MusicThe song's lyrics were penned, and the music composed, by the band's members, David Gilmour and Richard Wright.
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Soundtrack ContributionPink Floyd's album "Obscured by Clouds", which includes "Burning Bridges", served as the soundtrack for Barbet Schroeder's French film ‘La Vallée’ (The Valley).
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Style ElementThe song sticks to the band's signature progressive rock style with its ethereal sound and rock instrumentation.
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Release FactIt was never released as a single and has only been available as part of the "Obscured by Clouds" album.
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CollaborationRoger Waters, the band's bass guitarist, did not contribute to the creation of this song, making it one of a few Pink Floyd songs composed by Gilmour and Wright alone.
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Live PerformanceUnlike many other songs from "Obscured by Clouds", "Burning Bridges" was never performed live by the band.
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Reflecting ThemesThe lyrics for "Burning Bridges" stand in line with Pink Floyd's overall themes of introspection, isolation, and disillusionment – a hallmark of their discography.
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Album RankingThe album, including the song "Burning Bridges", has a high ranking and is considered one of the most successful albums by Pink Floyd despite being less known. It reached number six on the UK Albums Chart and number 46 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
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