Signs of Life (instrumental)


"Signs of Life" is the opening track on A Momentary Lapse of Reason, the first Pink Floyd album headed by David Gilmour, in the absence of ex-member Roger Waters.

Music

It is an instrumental piece, although in the version featured on A Momentary Lapse of Reason, the electronically processed voice of drummer Nick Mason can be heard for a few seconds reciting two verses of an unknown poem. The screen film used to accompany the song during concert performances featured Langley Iddins, caretaker of David Gilmour's Astoria houseboat-studio, rowing through Grantchester Meadows.
The piece is Pink Floyd's first instrumental piece since 1973's "Any Colour You Like", from The Dark Side of the Moon.
The song segues directly into "Learning to Fly".

Personnel

Additional musicians: