Fat Old Sun

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Pink Floyd decided to split the work each band member would do in Atom Heart Mother. Even though the title track is attributed to all four members, the 3 songs that follow… Read More

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Fat Old Sun Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When that fat old sun in the sky is falling
Summer evening birds are calling
Summer Sunday and a year
The sound of music in my ears

[Verse 2]
Distant bells, new mown grass smells so sweet
By the river holding hands
Roll me up and lay me down

[Chorus]
And if you see, don’t make a sound
Pick your feet up off the ground
And if you hear as the warm night falls
The silver sound from a tongue so strange
Sing to me, sing to me

[Verse 3]
When that fat old sun in the sky is falling
Summer evening birds are calling
Children’s laughter in my ears
The last sunlight disappears

[Chorus]
And if you see, don’t make a sound
Pick your feet up off the ground
And if you hear as the warm night falls
The silver sound from a tongue so strange
Sing to me, sing to me

[Outro]
When that fat old sun in the sky is falling

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Pink Floyd decided to split the work each band member would do in Atom Heart Mother. Even though the title track is attributed to all four members, the 3 songs that follow are solo contributions by Roger Waters (on “If”), Richard Wright (on “Summer ‘68”) and David Gilmour.

“Fat Old Sun” is David Gilmour’s exclusive contribution to the album, all the instruments heard in the song (except Wright’s organ) are also played by him. Similar to Grantchester Meadows and High Hopes (hence, “distant bells”), it is a hymn of praise to the bucolic countryside surrounding Cambridge where he and others in the band’s orbit spent their youth.

This song was a live staple from 1970 to 1971 and it has also been performed by David Gilmour frequently during his tours to promote his solo albums. During most live performances, it was extended to 14 minutes instead of the original 5:23.

The song was also one of several to be considered for the band’s “best of” album, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (2001).