|
}} "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" is an instrumental composition by the British rock band Pink Floyd. The studio recording was originally released as the B-side of their single "Point Me at the Sky" and is also featured on the ''Relics'' compilation album; live versions can also be found on ''Ummagumma'' and in the film ''Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii''. Pink Floyd re-recorded the track for Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni's film ''Zabriskie Point'', retitling it "Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up" on the film's soundtrack album.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Albums: Zabriskie Point (1970), Pink Floyd ) Roger Waters revisited this theme in "One Of My Turns" from the Wall, in a lyric that reads "Run to the bedroom, in the suitcase on the left, You'll find my favourite axe."〕 This song was one of several to be considered for the band's "best of" album, ''Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd''. It was included on the multi-artist Harvest compilation, ''A Breath of Fresh Air – A Harvest Records Anthology 1969–1974'' in 2007. ==Composition== The music consists of a light, organ-based jam with Wright utilizing the Phrygian mode and an accompanying bass guitar playing just one tone (in this case, D) in octaves, with a segue into the song's only lyrics: the title of the song whispered menacingly, followed by a Roger Waters scream. The song becomes much louder and more intense before gradually settling down again. In the heavier parts and later, quieter parts, David Gilmour can be heard with guitar and scat vocals; in concert, Gilmour would often sing along with his guitar line. For the re-recording made for ''Zabriskie Point'', "Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up", whispering and a choir were added. David Gilmour and Roger Waters provided the vocals, and Waters' screaming is noticeably louder. It is a complete instrumental; unlike the original "Careful with That Axe, Eugene", "Come in Number 51, Your Time Is Up" does not feature the spoken words "Careful with that axe, Eugene", and is in the key of E minor instead of the original D minor. In the film, it plays at the end during an explosion sequence filmed in slow motion. In the booklet of the soundtrack's reissue, David Fricke writes: "'Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up' is a cryptically titled remake of the Floyd's volcanic 1968 B-side 'Careful With That Axe, Eugene.' But its bonfire sound — all roaring guitars, crashing drums, and death-throe screaming — is the perfect complement to the movie's cataclysmic finish." The name "Come In Number 51, Your Time is Up" was a surrealistic line by comedian Spike Milligan shouted through a megaphone as part of his act in the BBC TV show ''Q5''. Milligan's phrase, and means of delivery, was based on the type of command issued on boating lakes to individual boat renters to return to shore because their hourly rental period had expired. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Careful with That Axe, Eugene」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|