San Tropez Lyrics
Slide a ride down behind
a chauffeur in San Tropez
Breakin' a stick
With a brick on the sand
Ridin' a wave
In the wake of an old sedan
Drone of the darkness,
Scratched by the sand that
Fell from my love,
Deep in my dreams and I
Still hear her callin'
If you're alone
I'll come home
The pigeon, the dove
Gone with the wind
And the rain, on an airplane
Owning a home
With no silver spoon
I'm drinking champagne
Like a big tycoon
A break in the weather,
I'll gather my far-flung
Thoughts together
Speeding away
On the wind to a new day
And if you're alone
I'll come home
By a country style
And listen to the things they say
Diggin' for gold
With a hoe in my hand
Open a book
Take a look at the way things stand
To the place by the sea
I hear your soft voice
Calling to me
Making a date for
Later by phone
And if you're alone
I'll come home
I'm surprised that Everyone is simply saying, "this is just a pretty song." No one is taking into account Waters' multiple occassions talking about WWII, or the propensity for Floyd to create lyrics that hold much more meaning than first glance would reveal. This song could, of course, take dual meaning from their trip to San Tropez, as someone mentioned in a previous comment, AS WELL AS the Allied Landings that would play a large part in the liberation of France in 1944 (Operation Dragoon). But lets look at some of the terms used in this song, shall we?
As I reach for a peach - Peach = grenade Slide a rind down behind } The sofa in San Tropez. } - Rind, as in peach, slides behind a bunker, the sofa Breakin' a stick - Stick = Load of Paratroopers With a brick on the sand. - Fortified beachhead Ridin' a wave ] In the wake of an old sedan.] - Vehicles were brought ashore on "Ducks,"
The pigeon, the dove, - Fighters/Bombers (Recall "The Wall" movie animation)
I know there is more to the song, however I feel that Floyds lyrics can take so many meanings that I only wanted to point out what I was fairly certain about in this context. If anyone doubts Floyd's encounters with WWII, just remember "The Anzio bridgehead."
@CasHole Your premise is totally floawe, because the lyric is not "slide a Rind down behind", it's "slide a LINE down behind". That's the lyrics printed in the booklet in the original release of the actual Meddle CD. Same thing with "As I pause for a while by a country style". WRONG! the lyric is actually "As I pause for a while by a country stile". Look it up - a Stile is a set of steps that crosses up and over a fence, quite common in country and rural settings. Third error - "Digging for gold...
@CasHole Your premise is totally floawe, because the lyric is not "slide a Rind down behind", it's "slide a LINE down behind". That's the lyrics printed in the booklet in the original release of the actual Meddle CD. Same thing with "As I pause for a while by a country style". WRONG! the lyric is actually "As I pause for a while by a country stile". Look it up - a Stile is a set of steps that crosses up and over a fence, quite common in country and rural settings. Third error - "Digging for gold with a hoe in my hand" Also wrong - original lyric is "digging for gold in a hole in my hand" These three errors are exceedingly common in over 50% of the sites which claim to have the lyrics for this song. My reference is, as stated above, the actual book in the first CD release of the album.
Those lyrics are WAY off. Here are the correct lyrics:
As I reach for a peach Slide a rind down behind The sofa in San Tropez. Breakin' a stick with a brick on the sand. Ridin' a wave In the wake of an old sedan.
Sleepin' alone in the Drone of the darkness, Scratched by the sand that Fell from my love, Deep in my dreams and I Still hear her callin' "If you're alone, I'll come home."
Backward and homebound, The pigeon, the dove, Gone with the wind And the rain, on an airplane. Owning a home With no silver spoon, I'm drinking champagne Like a good tycoon.
Sooner than wait for A break in the weather, I'll gather my far-flung Thoughts together. Speeding away On the wind to a new day. And if you're alone I'll come home.
And I pause for a while By a country style And listen to the things they say. Diggin' for gold With a hoe in my hand. Open a book Take a look at the way things stand.
And you're leading me down To the place by the sea. I hear your soft voice Calling to me. Making a date for Later by phone And if you're alone I'll come home.
@Tabuckt no, yours are not correct, either. See my comment to CasHole above. And a fourth error I missed on first reading from above is the line "Owning a home with no silver spoon". Correct lyric is "BORN IN a home with no silver spoon".
@Tabuckt no, yours are not correct, either. See my comment to CasHole above. And a fourth error I missed on first reading from above is the line "Owning a home with no silver spoon". Correct lyric is "BORN IN a home with no silver spoon".
I always considered this as a bit of a love song. Yes he does have metaphors that describe WWII but he uses them in a way that helps show how he wants to be back with this woman who left him. Well that's my idea, pretty basic but the majority of songs out there are love songs.
Groovy song, lazy summer day song, as to the meaning, I don't know nor care, its a great song.
Good song, very good album.
This song is so fuckin' cool!! and the album is so amazing!!! PF RULZ!!
i. love. this. song.
If I had to make a top ten list of songs that are just plain fun (not funny, fun), this song would be first. I can't think of anything else to go on the list, if that says anything about how much more fun this song is than any others I know.
And Pink Floyd succeeds once again in showing up sappy, poppish, modern love songs.
Pink Floyd does Kokamo! God, I hate this song! Out of Pink Floyd's otherwise fantastic catalogue this is undoubtedly the lowpoint (even lower than the howling dog in Pompei and the unncessary operatic horeshit Trial at the end of The Wall album. Roger, you should have saved this for Pros and Cons of Hitchhicking, or one of your other completely forgettable solo albums. Long live Dave Gilmour!
I'm surprised that Everyone is simply saying, "this is just a pretty song." No one is taking into account Waters' multiple occassions talking about WWII, or the propensity for Floyd to create lyrics that hold much more meaning than first glance would reveal. This song could, of course, take dual meaning from their trip to San Tropez, as someone mentioned in a previous comment, AS WELL AS the Allied Landings that would play a large part in the liberation of France in 1944 (Operation Dragoon). But lets look at some of the terms used in this song, shall we?
As I reach for a peach - Peach = grenade Slide a rind down behind } The sofa in San Tropez. } - Rind, as in peach, slides behind a bunker, the sofa Breakin' a stick - Stick = Load of Paratroopers With a brick on the sand. - Fortified beachhead Ridin' a wave ] In the wake of an old sedan.] - Vehicles were brought ashore on "Ducks,"
The pigeon, the dove, - Fighters/Bombers (Recall "The Wall" movie animation)
I know there is more to the song, however I feel that Floyds lyrics can take so many meanings that I only wanted to point out what I was fairly certain about in this context. If anyone doubts Floyd's encounters with WWII, just remember "The Anzio bridgehead."
I think you might be reading more into this than is really there. Not intended as a slam, just an opinion.
I think you might be reading more into this than is really there. Not intended as a slam, just an opinion.
Many of PF's songs, particularly the first few, up to Wish You Were Were, had an awful lot to do with Syd Barret (Wish You Were Here is pretty much an entire homage to him) and his emotional and mental illness.
Many of PF's songs, particularly the first few, up to Wish You Were Were, had an awful lot to do with Syd Barret (Wish You Were Here is pretty much an entire homage to him) and his emotional and mental illness.
I think San Tropez is an emotional cripples love song. Loving someone, but not being able to be with them. The disconnect between the unconditional love of a parent, and the adult love of man for the woman...
I think San Tropez is an emotional cripples love song. Loving someone, but not being able to be with them. The disconnect between the unconditional love of a parent, and the adult love of man for the woman of his desire, but being unable to handle the adult responsibility of that relationship.
I think the repetition of "If you're alone, I'll come home" is a statement very much like one a mother would make to a child. With the song, fairly clearly, being about an object of affection, within the context of the song, that lyric lends itself to be the battle cry of a man wanting the same kind of unconditional love from his partner, that he got from his mother, and the result of trying to reconcile those two.
Or Roger Waters could just really, really LOVE peaches!
Interesting.
Interesting.