▁California ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Res istance ▁movements <0x0A> </s> ▁" S ky ▁Pil ot " ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁song ▁by ▁Eric ▁Bur don ▁& ▁the ▁Anim als , ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁The ▁Tw ain ▁Sh all ▁Me et . ▁When ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁split ▁across ▁both ▁sides , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁length ▁( 7 : 2 7 ). ▁As ▁" S ky ▁Pil ot ▁( P arts ▁ 1 ▁& ▁ 2 )" ▁it ▁reached ▁number ▁ 1 4 ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁pop ▁charts ▁and ▁number ▁ 1 5 ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁R PM ▁chart . ▁ ▁Th emes ▁ ▁" S ky ▁pilot " ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁military ▁chap lain , ▁as ▁revealed ▁by ▁the ▁opening ▁verse : ▁ ▁The ▁ch orus ▁section ▁adds : ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁a ▁ball adic ▁slice ▁of ▁life ▁story ▁about ▁a ▁chap lain ▁who ▁bl esses ▁a ▁body ▁of ▁troops ▁just ▁before ▁they ▁set ▁out ▁on ▁an ▁over night ▁ra id ▁or ▁pat rol , ▁and ▁then ▁ret ires ▁to ▁await ▁their ▁return . ▁ ▁" S ky ▁Pil ot " ▁is ▁organized ▁into ▁three ▁movements : ▁an ▁introduction , ▁a ▁program m atic ▁inter l ude , ▁and ▁a ▁conclusion . ▁ ▁The ▁introduction ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁verse ▁quoted ▁above , ▁s ung ▁a ▁c app ella ▁and ▁solo ▁by ▁Eric ▁Bur don . ▁There after ▁the ▁band ▁joins ▁in ▁with ▁instruments ▁for ▁the ▁ch orus .