Weeping Wall (instrumental)
| "Weeping Wall" | |
|---|---|
minimalism | |
| Length | 3:28 |
| Label | RCA |
| Songwriter(s) | David Bowie |
| Producer(s) | David Bowie, Tony Visconti |
"Weeping Wall" is an instrumental piece by David Bowie from his album Low, released in 1977.
The track has been described by Bowie as intending to evoke the misery of the Berlin Wall, being a portrait piece like the other music on Side Two of Low.[1] The principal melody is an adaptation of the tune "Scarborough Fair".[2]
Bowie plays all instruments on the recording, the album's only solo track, including several
Balinese gamelan music cross-dressing as Minimalism... Astonishing."[5]
While
The Man Who Fell to Earth, the composer himself maintained that the piece was composed especially for Low.[2][6]
Personnel
- percussion
Notes
- ^ Tim Lott (1977). Interview. Record Mirror (September 1977) cited at BowieGoldenYears
- ^ a b Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Bowie: An Illustrated Record: p.89
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Steve Reich: When I Met David Bowie". 12 January 2016.
- ^ Bowie, David (20 November 2003). "David Bowie's Favorite Albums". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Hugo Wilcken (2005). Low: p.16
