Biding My Time Explained

Biding My Time
Artist:	Pink Floyd
Album:	Relics
Released:	May 1971
Recorded:	July 1969^[1]
Genre:	Jazz-rock, blues rock
Length:	5:18
Label:	Starline (Original) MFP (Reissue) (UK) Harvest/Capitol (US)
Producer:	Norman Smith

"Biding My Time" is a composition 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, heard only by fans who attended concerts where the band performed their early concept piece, The Man and The Journey, where the song appeared as "Afternoon". During the song a trombone can be heard which is played by keyboardist Rick Wright.^[4] The lyrics talk about the narrator spending his time with a woman he loves and forgetting the "bad days" when they both "was "workin' from nine to five".

Personnel

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

Notes and References

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