I'm surprised that Everyone is simply saying, "this is just a pretty song." No one is taking into account Waters' multiple occassions talking about WWII, or the propensity for Floyd to create lyrics that hold much more meaning than first glance would reveal. This song could, of course, take dual meaning from their trip to San Tropez, as someone mentioned in a previous comment, AS WELL AS the Allied Landings that would play a large part in the liberation of France in 1944 (Operation Dragoon). But lets look at some of the terms used in this song, shall we?
As I reach for a peach - Peach = grenade
Slide a rind down behind }
The sofa in San Tropez. } - Rind, as in peach, slides behind a bunker, the sofa
Breakin' a stick - Stick = Load of Paratroopers
With a brick on the sand. - Fortified beachhead
Ridin' a wave ]
In the wake of an old sedan.] - Vehicles were brought ashore on "Ducks,"
The pigeon, the dove, - Fighters/Bombers (Recall "The Wall" movie animation)
I know there is more to the song, however I feel that Floyds lyrics can take so many meanings that I only wanted to point out what I was fairly certain about in this context. If anyone doubts Floyd's encounters with WWII, just remember "The Anzio bridgehead."
@CasHole Your premise is totally floawe, because the lyric is not "slide a Rind down behind", it's "slide a LINE down behind". That's the lyrics printed in the booklet in the original release of the actual Meddle CD. Same thing with "As I pause for a while by a country style". WRONG! the lyric is actually "As I pause for a while by a country stile". Look it up - a Stile is a set of steps that crosses up and over a fence, quite common in country and rural settings.
Third error - "Digging for gold...
@CasHole Your premise is totally floawe, because the lyric is not "slide a Rind down behind", it's "slide a LINE down behind". That's the lyrics printed in the booklet in the original release of the actual Meddle CD. Same thing with "As I pause for a while by a country style". WRONG! the lyric is actually "As I pause for a while by a country stile". Look it up - a Stile is a set of steps that crosses up and over a fence, quite common in country and rural settings.
Third error - "Digging for gold with a hoe in my hand" Also wrong - original lyric is "digging for gold in a hole in my hand"
These three errors are exceedingly common in over 50% of the sites which claim to have the lyrics for this song. My reference is, as stated above, the actual book in the first CD release of the album.
I'm surprised that Everyone is simply saying, "this is just a pretty song." No one is taking into account Waters' multiple occassions talking about WWII, or the propensity for Floyd to create lyrics that hold much more meaning than first glance would reveal. This song could, of course, take dual meaning from their trip to San Tropez, as someone mentioned in a previous comment, AS WELL AS the Allied Landings that would play a large part in the liberation of France in 1944 (Operation Dragoon). But lets look at some of the terms used in this song, shall we?
As I reach for a peach - Peach = grenade Slide a rind down behind } The sofa in San Tropez. } - Rind, as in peach, slides behind a bunker, the sofa Breakin' a stick - Stick = Load of Paratroopers With a brick on the sand. - Fortified beachhead Ridin' a wave ] In the wake of an old sedan.] - Vehicles were brought ashore on "Ducks,"
The pigeon, the dove, - Fighters/Bombers (Recall "The Wall" movie animation)
I know there is more to the song, however I feel that Floyds lyrics can take so many meanings that I only wanted to point out what I was fairly certain about in this context. If anyone doubts Floyd's encounters with WWII, just remember "The Anzio bridgehead."
@CasHole Your premise is totally floawe, because the lyric is not "slide a Rind down behind", it's "slide a LINE down behind". That's the lyrics printed in the booklet in the original release of the actual Meddle CD. Same thing with "As I pause for a while by a country style". WRONG! the lyric is actually "As I pause for a while by a country stile". Look it up - a Stile is a set of steps that crosses up and over a fence, quite common in country and rural settings. Third error - "Digging for gold...
@CasHole Your premise is totally floawe, because the lyric is not "slide a Rind down behind", it's "slide a LINE down behind". That's the lyrics printed in the booklet in the original release of the actual Meddle CD. Same thing with "As I pause for a while by a country style". WRONG! the lyric is actually "As I pause for a while by a country stile". Look it up - a Stile is a set of steps that crosses up and over a fence, quite common in country and rural settings. Third error - "Digging for gold with a hoe in my hand" Also wrong - original lyric is "digging for gold in a hole in my hand" These three errors are exceedingly common in over 50% of the sites which claim to have the lyrics for this song. My reference is, as stated above, the actual book in the first CD release of the album.