Farmer Ferdinand Hudson

"Farmer Ferdinand Hudson" is a song written and performed by Bee Gees vocalist Robin Gibb, released in 1970 on his first solo album Robin's Reign.

Composition and recording

The song's original name was "Hudson's Fallen Wind" but it was too long ended to 12:19, and then they edited it to 3:05 and they changed the title called "Farmer Ferdinand Hudson". "Hudson's Fallen Wind" at full length was Robin's masterpiece, it starts with a spoken introduction over orchestra, and then goes into a three-minute song with Robin on guitars and drum machine, telling AbOUT a prosperous farming community, then the music changes to Robin on electric 12-string, sounds like a synthesizer, as he tells of a gigantic wind storm that came by night and destroyed all, the destruction is told from the farmer's limited view: from the shaking house he looks out into the dark, and see trees bending and can hear animals screaming, He feels his children's fear and clings to the walls, Robin and orchestra stops alone performs the storm.