| "Julia Dream" | ||||
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| Single byPink Floyd | ||||
| A-side | "It Would Be So Nice" | |||
| Released | 12 April 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 13 February 1968[1] | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios, London, UK | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock[2] | |||
| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | Columbia (EMI)(UK) Tower/Capitol(US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Roger Waters | |||
| Producer(s) | Norman Smith | |||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Julia Dream" onYouTube | ||||
"Julia Dream" is a song by the Englishrock bandPink Floyd and theB-side of the single "It Would Be So Nice".[3][4] The song was the first to be released by the band with lead vocals byDavid Gilmour.
Written by bassistRoger Waters, "Julia Dream" is characterised by the slow tempo, the airy, ambientMellotron sounds from keyboardistRichard Wright and lush chorus vocals.
The song's lyrics include reference to aneiderdown, an item also mentioned in two other known Pink Floyd songs –Syd Barrett's "Flaming" and Gilmour/Waters's "A Pillow of Winds". The phrase "Am I really dying" would reappear in the version of the song "Mother" re-recorded for the film "Pink Floyd – The Wall".
The song was later included on several compilation albums:The Early Years 1965–1972 box,The Best of the Pink Floyd,Relics, andThe Early Singles disc, which was included in theShine On box set.
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Mostly Autumn covered this song on their 2005 live DVDPink Floyd Revisited.[6]
Shadow Gallery covered this song on their medley "Floydian Memories", found in the special edition of their 2005Room V album.[7]
Mark Lanegan used to cover this song during his acoustic tour in 2010.[8]
Acid Mothers Temple covers this song on their 2011 live acoustic albumLive as a Troubadour.[9]
All India Radio released a cover of this song on SoundCloud in 2019.[10][better source needed]
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