Biding My Time
{{about|a song by Pink Floyd|the George and Ira Gershwin composition|Bidin' My Time|the Busby Marou song|Biding My Time (Busby Marou song)}}
{{Infobox song|
| name = Biding My Time
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| alt =
| type =
| artist = Pink Floyd
| album = Relics
| released = 14 May 1971
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| recorded = 9 July 1969Recording date taken from back cover of Relics album, USA edition
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| genre = Jazz-rock, blues rock
| length = 5:18
| label = Starline (Original)
MFP (Reissue) (UK)
Harvest/Capitol (US)
| writer = Roger Waters
| producer = Norman Smith
}}
"Biding My Time" is a composition by Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters.{{Cite book|last=Strong|first=Martin C.|title=The Great Rock Discography|publisher=Canongate Books|location=Edinburgh|isbn=978-1-84195-551-3|page=1177|year=2004|edition=7th}}{{Cite book|last=Mabbett|first=Andy|title=The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd|publisher=Omnibus Press|location=London|isbn=978-0-7119-4301-8|year=1995}}
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 under the title "Afternoon". During the song a trombone can be heard which is played by keyboardist Rick Wright.{{cite book|last=Manning|first=Toby|title=The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd|year=2006|publisher=Rough Guides|location=London|isbn=978-1-84353-575-1|page=227|edition=1st|chapter=Soundtracks, Compilations & Bootlegs}} 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
References
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Category:British blues rock songs
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