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"Weeping Wall" is an instrumental piece by David Bowie from his album ''Low'', released in 1977. The track has been described by Bowie as intending to evoke the misery of the Berlin Wall, being a portrait piece like the other music on Side Two of ''Low''.〔Tim Lott (1977). Interview. ''Record Mirror (September 1977)'' cited at (BowieGoldenYears )〕 The principal melody is an adaptation of the tune "Scarborough Fair".〔Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). ''Bowie: An Illustrated Record'': p.89〕 Bowie plays all instruments on the recording, the album's only solo track, including several percussion instruments and synthesizers. His voice is also present in a wordless chorus. Its minimalistic rhythm has been seen as bearing the influence of composer Philip Glass, who would adapt some of the music from Bowie's album for his ''Low Symphony'' in 1992.〔David Buckley (1999). ''Strange Fascination - David Bowie: The Definitive Story'': p.309〕 While Brian Eno and ''NME'' editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray have suggested that "Weeping Wall" began life as part of Bowie's aborted soundtrack to ''The Man Who Fell to Earth'' (1976), the composer himself maintains that the piece was composed especially for ''Low''.〔〔Hugo Wilcken (2005). ''Low'': p.16〕 ==Personnel== *David Bowie - vocals, guitar, vibraphone, xylophone, synthesizers, piano, chamberlin, percussion, 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「Weeping Wall (instrumental)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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