‘Take A Breath’

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: COMPETITION WINNER ANNOUNCED (15/09/06)

The winner is… Marcus Buick.

Well done, Marcus! Please let us know where we should send your prize.

It’s competition time again and the next ‘On An Island’ track for you to scrutinise is ‘Take A Breath’.

As before, the rules are simple.

We want just three words that pop into your head whenever you play ‘Take A Breath’. It doesn’t matter what those words are. All that matters is that they are individual words that can be found in any good English language dictionary (no sentences) and that you submit no more than three of them.

For example, you could have rocking, echo or drown – it’s up to you.

The first name to be selected at random from a list, raffle-style, will win a prize. If you happen to guess all three of my words, you will be entered into the draw three times and will obviously have a greater chance of winning.

So get both ‘On An Island’ and your thinking caps on – and good luck.

238 comments

  2. Geoff Duffy

    Liberalizing
    Paternal
    Peppery

    CAPTION: David tries out for george lucas’ new light saber classic ” Darkside of the death star ”

    CAPTION : “Psssst Guy it was only the intro to shine on not the whole piece relax with the harmonics I can’t breath.”

    Rgds Geoff Duffy ( Dublin )

  4. Peter

    Happy Wednesday,

    F**k me a competition that I can actually enter. I either didnt log on that day, on holiday or missed it for countless other reasons:

    Lost
    Hard
    Searching

    All the best
    Pete – Coventry

    PS: Fed, can you tell all the clubs, that are in the same group as Liverpool, that they are allowed to score.

    [I did remind Liverpool that they are allowed to score a goal or two several times last night, using all sorts of imaginative language. Shouting at the television probably doesn't help, though. - Features Editor]

  6. Stefan

    bustling
    uncomfortable
    noisy

    Sorry for this, but it’s my least-favourite track at all… It marked on all shows i attented the time to bring back empty mugs and take a break…

  9. Rudders - Toronto

    Take a Breath is playing in the background and…

    1. Threatening
    2. Pulsating
    3. Unrefined

  10. Rudders - Toronto

    Caption Competition

    The guys didn’t quite get their colouring right with their tribute to the Blue Man Group…

  15. SIMON EMERY

    Alright mate hope your having a better day today and all are behaving for you , dont know what happened ,dont want to but come on out there my fellow irregulars rules are rules,and there are always consequences,we are not children,Fed gives and he can take away,what ever went on remember the word respect guys

    the barn sounds interesting hope i can come to the party in the chat room

    see ya mate and keep smiling

  18. Graham Knight

    Off Topic.

    i brought the P.U.L.S.E DVD into work to view a bit at lunch time, a collegue of mine said

    “whats that you got there then Graham”

    Oh its the Pink Floyd DVD i was going to have a quick look”

    “can I have a…butchers”

    He took the pamphlet out of the DVD & had a look
    & what followed is the truth. He was looking at pictures of the band & said in all seriousness

    “which one is Pink”

    i did not know if i should laugh,cry or just hit him. He is bigger than me so i just retrieved it instead.

  20. Matt Parish

    D esperation
    J ubilation
    G alliant

    (notice the initials F*Ed?)

    [Very good. - Features Editor]

  23. Melissa

    strength
    survival
    resilience

    This was a little tough, but the song brings these things to my mind.

    Melissa(*_*)

  33. Peter

    Happy Wednesday,

    And this is my first ever caption competiton (and maybe the last).

    ”We look nothing like The Shadows”

    Well it did it for me when it popped into the head.

    Pete – Coventry

  34. Dom

    Three Words?

    Epic
    Art
    Breathtaking

    Haven’t done these comps so don’t know if I’m doing the right thing.

    Dom
    x x x

    [That's fine, Dom. Thanks for playing along. - Features Editor]

  36. Geoff Duffy

    [PS: Fed, can you tell all the clubs, that are in the same group as Liverpool, that they are allowed to score]

    Hey give us a break it’s a long time since April

    Draw the away, win the home happy enough so I am.

    Rgds Geoff Duffy ( Dublin )

    p.s. that yellow strip did bring back some great 80′s euro nights ah the memories.

  41. Geoff Duffy

    [And this is my first ever caption competiton (and maybe the last). ''We look nothing like The Shadows'' Well it did it for me when it popped into the head. - Posted by: Peter at September 13, 2006 03:49 PM]

    Thats not bad at all Pete
    lol Rgds Geoff Duffy ( Dublin )

  43. emiel schuurman

    -hypnotising
    -mindblowing
    -intense

    Too bad Liverpool didnt win, though they seemed a bit “scared” at times…..

  52. Andrew

    Wow only 3 words. Certainly limiting the chances but here are mine:

    Electric
    Rocking
    Angry

    FE’d if someone submitted Rock ‘N Roll would you consider that as one word or would you disqualify that? Or am I straining your brain? Just curious.

    BTW, off topic but I did get to see RW with special guest Nick Mason last night in NYC. A very passionate show and it was wonderful to see the two of them together. Mason certainly adds a lot to the drumming for DSOTM. But now I can definitively say that this year I saw the whole PF band even if they weren’t together on one stage.

    [Glad that you enjoyed it, Andrew. "Rock 'N Roll" wouldn't count, by the way. - Features Editor]

  53. Mike from Michigan

    Hello, everyone

    Peter- your caption was no worse than most of mine are. For example…

    Caption- “There’s one in the spotlight, he don’t look right to me…”

    It’s my understanding that Take a Breath was written for David’s kids as they grow up and venture out on their own. F.Ed, do you know if this is true?

    Have a great day, all

    Mike

    [I don't, but I do vaguely recall David saying something along those lines. - Features Editor]

  54. Angelo Ortiz

    CAPTION:

    Guy felt a brief moment of panic as the FEd swung the naughty-in-the-chatroom spotlight in his direction….

  55. adrian kavanagh

    1. suffocating
    2. provocative
    3. surpressed

    these words make the song sound awful, of course it is anything but!

  57. SIMON EMERY

    My 3 words are

    TAKE
    A
    BREATH

    Which is what i do when listening to this song, not to mention the whole album, cheers mate

  65. Movado In India

    My words are…

    Urgent
    Omniscient
    Insistent

    Finally have Internet access from home…yippee !

    Have a lovely evening.

    Nisha

  66. Tim Taylor

    smell
    the
    coffee

    as in “wake up and…”

    If this song isn’t a reality check, I dunno what is… but it’s one of my favs on the album… the slide solo and then the end solo just ROCK!

    Tim

  69. Sylvie

    Hello to everybody

    Finally a coucours, I like that, good chance in all but I would really like winning.

    Here are my three words in which me made to feel this beautiful song.

    Determination
    Willpower
    Consciousness

    Thank you good day
    Sylvie from Quebec

  73. Gabrielle Childers

    My three words to describe Take A Breath are

    Edgy
    Enlightening
    Intense

    Peace!
    Gabrielle
    Washington State

  79. Linda

    [It sure is. - Features Editor]

    thanks for answering my question yesterday fet ed . dick parry is looking well . i am sorry you had such a bad day yesterday . i hope it is getting better .

    peace love and loud guitars
    Linda

  83. Fred

    Guidance
    Anxious
    Independance

    I hope David is enjoying a more normal pace to his family life since the close of the tour, and though I know its selfish of me, I hope he is moved to create and tour again soon.

    I hope your doing well Fed.

    All the best

  84. Renee B.

    Sweet
    F***ing
    Awesome!!!

    This song is the best. When I saw it played live I wanted a mosh pit. LOL

    Nice captions by the way!!

    Renee B.
    Fontana, Ca USA

  87. claudio

    hello FED and FANS hello Rudders!

    here we go:

    1) air;
    2) sensation;
    3) ghost.

    Good evening mates!