The Gunner's Dream

"The Gunner's Dream"
Song by Pink Floyd from the album The Final Cut
Published	Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd
Released	21 March 1983 (UK) 2 April 1983 (US)
Recorded	July–December 1982
Genre	Progressive rock, symphonic rock, jazz fusion
Length	5:07
Label	Harvest Records (UK) Capitol Records (US)
Writer(s)	Roger Waters
Producer(s)	Roger Waters, James Guthrie and Michael Kamen

"The Gunner's Dream" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1983 album The Final Cut.^[1][2] This song was one of several to be considered for the band's "best of" album, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd.^[3] The song tells the story and thoughts of an airman gunner as he falls to his death during a raid, dreaming of a safe world in the future, without war. It is one of the four songs on the video version of the album The Final Cut Video EP. In his lyrics, Waters references real-life events including the then very recent Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings, and takes the refrain "some corner of a foreign field" from Rupert Brooke's poem The Soldier.

Personnel

• Roger Waters — vocals, bass, and tape effects
• David Gilmour — guitar
• Nick Mason — drums

with:

• The National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted and arranged by Michael Kamen
• Raphael Ravenscroft — tenor sax
• Michael Kamen — piano and electric piano
• Andy Bown – Steinway piano

References

1. Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
2. Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
3. Guthrie, James. "James Guthrie: Audio: Building A Compilation Album". Pink Floyd. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2013.

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