Biding My Time

This article is about a song by Pink Floyd. For the George and Ira Gershwin composition, see Bidin' My Time. For the Busby Marou song, see Biding My Time (Busby Marou song).

"Biding My Time"
Song by Pink Floyd
from the album Relics
Released	14 May 1971
Recorded	9 July 1969 [1]
Genre	Jazz-rock, blues rock
Length	5:18
Label	Starline (Original) MFP (Reissue) (UK) Harvest/Capitol (US)
Songwriter	Roger Waters
Producer	Norman Smith

"Biding My Time" is a song written by Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters. ^{[2] [3]}

Prior performance and recording

Prior to the Relics compilation album, "Biding My Time" was an unreleased recording that was recorded during the Ummagumma sessions in 1969. The composition was heard only by fans who attended concerts where the band performed their early concept piece, The Man and The Journey , where the song appeared under the title "Afternoon". During the song a trombone can be heard which is played by keyboardist Rick Wright. ^[4] The lyrics talk about the narrator "wasting his time", "resting his mind", and spending time with a woman he loves and forgetting the "bad days" when they both "was "workin' from nine to five".

Personnel

• Roger Waters – lead vocals, bass guitar
• David Gilmour – acoustic and electric guitars
• Richard Wright – piano, trombone, Hammond organ
• Nick Mason – drums, percussion

References

1. Recording date taken from back cover of Relics album, USA edition
2. Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN   978-1-84195-551-3.
3. Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0-7119-4301-8.
4. Manning, Toby (2006). "Soundtracks, Compilations & Bootlegs". The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 227. ISBN   978-1-84353-575-1.