ZiggyZipgun wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 9:25 pm
It is Rick's only song about meeting with a groupie.
penguinzzz wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 10:38 am
Summer 68 and Stay
Roger wrote the lyrics to "Stay"; Rick wrote the music.
penguinzzz wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 10:38 amI think many observers of pre-Dark Side PF would say that Waters wrote a lot of good songs in that era despite his musical limitations, and certainly wasn't 'behind' the others in this respect.
"If", "Summer '68", and "Fat Old Sun" are all
good songs.
"If" was the 18th song Roger wrote.
"Summer '68" was the 4th song Rick wrote.
"Fat Old Sun" was the 2nd song Dave wrote.
Lyrically, they were the best post-Barrett songs up to that point, as much as I personally like "Paintbox", "Julia Dream", "Green is the Colour", and "Embryo". Neither Dave nor Rick had any interest in writing about fictional situations, and they were both much more focused on developing musical textures. Had either of them felt more compelled to express themselves lyrically, and worked through it the way that Roger did, they would certainly have written great songs, but their sound would likely not have evolved into what you hear on
Meddle and
Dark Side of the Moon. "If" may as well have been the 6th song Roger wrote; if Dave had been responsible for "Point Me at the Sky", fans would argue that he should never write lyrics again.