San Tropez (song) San Tropez (song) "San Tropez" is the fourth track from the album "Meddle" by the band Pink Floyd. This song was one of several to be considered for the band's "best of" album, "". Unlike the other tracks on "Meddle", "San Tropez" was not written collaboratively; instead, Roger Waters wrote the piece himself and brought it into the studio already finished. It is the only track on "Meddle" not co-written by David Gilmour. This song is about a place called Saint-Tropez, a commune of the Var département in southern France located on the French Riviera. The song reflects an idealised
San Tropez (song) short slide guitar solo from guitarist David Gilmour and an extended piano solo by keyboardist Richard Wright at the end. In a review for the "Meddle" album, Jean-Charles Costa of "Rolling Stone" described "San Tropez", along with "A Pillow of Winds", as an "ozone ballad". He further described the two as "pleasant little acoustic numbers hovering over a bizarre back-drop of weird sounds." "Classic Rock Review" described "San Tropez" as "a jazz-inflected pop song with a shuffle tempo." They went on further saying "["San Tropez"] adds another diverse dimension to the album with its easy-going crooner-like melody and atmosphere." San