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==Overview==
==Overview==
"Pink Triangle" was composed late in the [[Songs From The Black Hole]]/''Pinkerton'' period, and is said to be one of the songs that helped steer Rivers' creativity toward the latter concept.  The song describes falling in love with a girl without having gotten to know her very well, and then discovering much later that she is in fact a lesbian.
"Pink Triangle" was composed late in the [[Songs from the Black Hole]]/''Pinkerton'' period, and is said to be one of the songs that helped steer Rivers' creativity toward the latter concept.  The song describes falling in love with a girl without having gotten to know her very well, and then discovering much later that she is in fact a lesbian.


Musically, the recording features the use of a xylophone on the intro and outro, and more slide guitar from Rivers - which seemed to be a favored guitar sound at the time, also appearing on "[[Getchoo]]", "[[No Other One]]", "[[The Good Life]]", and "[[Waiting on You]]".
Musically, the recording features the use of a xylophone on the intro and outro, and more slide guitar from Rivers - which seemed to be a favored guitar sound at the time, also appearing on "[[Getchoo]]", "[[No Other One]]", "[[The Good Life]]", and "[[Waiting on You]]".
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