The late Roger ‘Syd’ Barrett, from Cambridge, was a co-founder of the 1960’s music group Pink Floyd and performed on lead guitar and vocals. He also composed many of their songs. He was responsible for inspiring an entire generation of musicians to develop their own indigenous brand of English rock music.
Syd was quintessentially English, penning idiosyncratic songs unique in style and tone. He had a hugely attractive personality and with his good looks he was difficult to ignore. He was a quick-witted clown who kept family and friends laughing at his good-natured cheekiness throughout his younger years. Always interested in experimenting with music, he played the recorder, piano, ukulele, Jew’s harp and guitar all to a good standard.
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Ginny2024-06-28 10:44:092024-07-16 10:08:55Enjoy the Words – The Lyrics of Syd Barrett
A stunning song deserves a stunning video, and this is just that.
Enjoy!
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A lovely song with help from Rick on organ and keyboards.
A beautiful song, by a lyrical genius 💕
This is brilliant, love it!
The Wall of Echoes On the Dark Side of the Moon, shadows creep, A Time where memories no longer sleep. Breathe deep, the air feels thin, Welcome, traveler, to where stories begin. In a Wish You Were Here dream, hearts collide, A Comfortably Numb whisper echoes inside. Beneath the Shine On You Crazy Diamond glow, Lies a truth only Brain Damage could show. Another Brick in the Wall, we lay stone by stone, To shield from a Momentary Lapse of Reason unknown. In a High Hopes melody, spirits ascend, Only to question where roads might end. Money flows, but it cannot buy, The colors of the Pigs on the Wing in the sky. We Run Like Hell, chasing fleeting days, Lost in a labyrinth, a Us and Them haze. Oh, the Echoes of a distant past, Where Fearless souls dared to ask. Is there meaning, or just the Dogs of despair? Will we find peace in the Great Gig in the Sky up there? So let us gather under The Division Bell’s toll, For in this Learning to Fly, we find our soul. Through the labyrinth of Floyd, we’ve wandered long, Piecing together a tapestry of song. By Mark Martin
Mental problem is a beast!
Syd could go from light hearted to dark
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"Terrapin" is the opening song on Syd Barrett's first solo album The Madcap Laughs.
Its arrangement is sparse, like much of the album, and features only acoustic and electric guitar accompaniment to the vocals.
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The video comments are a great tribute and almost artistic
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Con tutto il massimo rispetto per la figura di Syd, limitare al suo indiscutibile genio tutto quanto di grande o di epico si può dire sulla gloriosa saga dei Pink Floyd mi sembra ampiamente esagerato se non semplicemente fuori luogo. Per intero, Syd ha collaborato con il gruppo in un unico album, il loro primo. Ma poi ce ne sono stati altri 15 (vado a stima, non li ho contati), che hanno inclusi un sacco di pezzi che sono usciti solo e soltanto dalla mente degli altri membri della band. Ma c'è dell'altro. Se si fa astrazione dei due pezzi dei Floyd più famosi scritti da Barrett (Arnold Layne e See Emily Play), tutti gli altri 15-20 brani del gruppo che sono entrati nella storia del rock sono stati ideati senza di lui; per non dimenticarsi di un ultimo fondamentale aspetto che è correlato al contributo dato da David Gilmour. Sia la voce che la chitarra lead di Gilmour sono così famigliari alle orecchie di qualsiasi appassionato di musica in una maniera che la voce e la chitarra di Syd Barrett non hanno mai raggiunto. E poi diciamolo : i migliori musicisti che hanno avuto i Pink Floyd sono Richard Wright e per l'appunto David Gilmour.
Terrapin is now a medical marijuana company in the US.
Syd barrett was the best thing that ever happened to Floyd
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We are delighted to bring you a brand new official audio video on the Syd Barrett YouTube channel
Word Song was released on the 1988 album Opel.
Opel is a 1988 album compiled from recordings made by former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett between 1968 and 1970.
The album is a compilation of unreleased material and alternate takes of recordings from sessions for Barrett's solo albums, The Madcap Laughs and Barrett. The album consists of eight previously unreleased songs and alternate versions of six already released songs.
Track 6: Word song (Take 1) 3:20
A special thank you to author Rob Chapman for letting us use his brilliant summary of "Word song"
Watch the full version here and dont forget to subscribe to the SYD BARRETT OFFICIAL YouTube channel
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It would be nice to put some of Syd’s music on Bandcamp
This is the song that Damon Albarn was most likely influenced by when he wrote the Gorillaz song “12D3”. No wonder Damon covered “Word Song” at the Syd Barrett tribute event in 2007.
Wow! I'll check that out. Syd was a lyrical genius & his words are so poetic
The man with the ability to make random words sound poetic, he was a genius
I love Syd Barrett Of Course
Isn't it larvae, and coral coal?
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