Had a boyfiend in the '90s that would wake me up in the morning singing Syd, sitting in my kitchen window, on his acoustic guitar. Makes me smile everytime I hear this... :)
How awesome is this! I love Syd so much that when I had the chance to study abroad, I chose Cambridge, England, so I could try & find him! Sadly, I didn't. But it was nice just to walk the streets where he tread...
Aún no me he recuperado de la muerte de Syd.El nombre del grupo se lo deben sus compañeros a él.Siempre tendré un sitio en mis recuerdos para Syd y para su música.Descanse en paz
mr. musical tunes, I checked your profile and found this! Thank you for leading me to this gem! I was trying to reply to your reply. I saw Pink Floyds appearance on Television on American Bandstand in 67. I never saw Syd live. I saw Floyd once in 72.
Syd was gorgeous. Time is a matter of fact and it's gone and it'll never come back and time, is wasted all the time. Tears, stupid tears bringin me down
Wowwwww, this is so cool, like most other folks, n Syd / Floyd fans from UK I've never seen this before, totally magnificent film, very avant garde too. Boo hiss to the person who posted this is boring. Never!!! Thank you so much for unearthing this little treasure and sharing it with us. Thanks my big pal Aldo in Chile for hipping me to this. BOSS!
questo video, lo guardo tutte le sere, dalle 3 alle 5 volte consecutive, non so perchè...ha un che di primordiale, ma di estremamente efficace,non è descrittivo(DEL TESTO),ma funziona "maledettamente" bene... un grazie a Syd, per essere esistito... continua ad esistere.
He is beyond delicious!!!! Something about him is just otherworldly but at the same time not at all. Like this earthly adonis. Gah! Reminds me of one of Byron's tragic heroes. The thoroughly gorgeous and beautifully brilliant Barrett.
Syd died back in 06... he had developed diabetic and kidney issues in the later part of his life.. He has been a great inspiration to me for most of my life.
Happy Birthday Syd Barrett. You will never be forgotten. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn is 1 of the greatest albums ever made. See Emily Play is one of the great psychedelic songs. Madcap Laughs is such an amazing solo album along with Barrett. Without your founding the Pink Floyd and writing and playing lead guitar on almost all of Pink Floyd's first recording's and coming up with the brilliant name, then Roger Waters wouldn't have had the ideas and inspiration for Dark Side Of The Moon and The Wall. Rest In Peace Syd Barrett. We will forever remember your genius. 🚲🎸👁️💊🍊🍎😺🎩☂️
great song, great band ( at this point ) greagt vid! the lyrics are so surreal, yet conchord quite conversely. ah syd if only you hadnt blown your mind out.
In contemporary music/art only two people really got it. The gift, the real deal, that was Syd Barrett and John Lydon/Rotten. Those two just connect effortlessly lyric and music.
excellent! wish i could write like this! im utterly obsessed with this song that man and piper. ps thank god for israels late winner. come on england!!!
I built up a collection of 2,500 diffent Singles from every genre 20 years ago,my friend!:)...I did not say I only loved Beatles music I used to see Floyd/Genesis/Yes/Roxy Music/Curved Air/Wishbone Ash/Purple/Ztppelin and a mass of other Groups.Love Soul and R 'N B and Lovers Rock...Jazz/Folk/A lil Country and plenty of others except Rap!:)
So true!!.. Syd single handedly jump started the whole psychedelic scene with the Floyd in their early days at the UFO club in London. By the time his dimentia had taken it's toll they were already household names. Gilmour stepped in and being a guitar god and musical genius in his own right, propelled the Floyd into super stardom.. Syd will always be a rock icon..
because if you made music like this now people would not see the genius behind the layering, the simplicity and the shading. You're quite right though..it's beautiful...
Syd Barrett got TWO top-twenty singles from a single album "Piper at the Gates of dawn", which was the only one with his songs. The other members of Pink Floyd tryed many ideas, but it took them many years and many unsuccessful albums to get at least one single in the top charts. Of course when you try almost everything to be as successful as Syd, you can succeed. Even without any talent. Syd Barrett was much much more talented than other Pink Floyds. Music simply came out of him
Ta for posting this video. The inimitable Roger Barrett was so very brilliant. More so than The Beatles et al. It just came so easy to him. The most talented one is up on the scaffolding with Shakespeare and The Sex Pistols. Every damn song he wrote is unique...
The Beauty of The Beatles Music is there is "something" for almost everybody:)..If one Song is not exactly to your taste then sooner or later another one will be. Playing Beatles Music in 50 years,well,"I Will" so will half of the Worlds Population I suspect,except Old Arnold Layne,of course:)
its rare to see syd so animated as he is here. most footage that exists is of the "ill" syd. this on the other hand was filmed before the floyd "went pop" i guess you could say, so he appears to be in good spirits and getting great joy and artistic satisfaction from making this video. his energy can be felt here, and it feels very similar to the nigel gordon film. does anyone agree? very sad when u realize that beautiful boy in the video is only months away from taking a trip that never ended
Paul?..Wrote Yesterday,the most recorded and played Song of all time.Not a bad start!.Then Helter Skelter,Back In The USSR,Got To Get You Into My Life.Ballads like Here,There and Everywhere,Blackbird,Mother Nature's Son,And I Love Her,Elenore Rigby and a lil known Song called Hey Jude...all of whom will still be played in the next 50 years and more.. p.s.Not so sure Arnold Layne will last quite that long:)
Can anyone get this saved and viewable in Quicktime? This clip is amazing, I've never seen it documented that there was a 2nd promo for Arnold Layne.Be good to find the source too and get a better quality version of it.Fantastic stuff, this is the most interesting clip to surface since the film for Jugband Blues appeared.This clip was the first time I saw film of Syd since his death, couldn't bring myself to see or hear him yet. Brings it home what we lost.
i dont understand why people say syd barret went crazy...he was the one who made pink floyd...without him pink floyd would hv nevr been the same...he made` choices to experiment with LSD so wt its his life and he livd the way he wanted to..and he is the true pioneer of psychedelic rock and one of the best musicians and song writter on this planet...
I remember an interview with Dick Clark, but beyond Syd being utterly out of it, details are vague. I was a sixteen year old freak who spent a bit of time listening to powrtouch and instellar overdrive looking out of the window of my friends modern highrise apartment indetroit through the wtong end of a pair of binoculars tripping on purple owsley. A little atmospheric reference for a true appreciation of the 67 Floyd Experience.
well it can range from minor stuff like seeing static and floaters on the surface of your eye to severe symtpoms like permenantly tripping (not the same as flashbacks): seeing faces in woodgrain, not being able to read b/c the words blend together, seeing straight lines wave, seeing flase psychedelic patterns, having severe anxiety attacks and fading out of reality (basically mental disorders). Doesn't happen to many ppl but most of those who do have it HATE it and can get really depressed.
Yeah.................it's Syd saying sit down,shut up,and take notice. Got your prolific rock star right here...................look for Big things to come.
Along with The Sex Pistols, Anarchy In The Uk, on So It Goes from August 1976 these are two of the finest uploads on RUclips. Check that out. Two great artists. Often copied, never equalled. This video of Syd's Arnold is really hard to find.
i think video was recorded either for belgian or dutch tv.photos of them in amsterdam shows them wearing the same clothes in the video.hopefully a see emily play promo or tv appearance exists.anybody?
Yeah. Although when I listen to his solo stuff i get sad because he could have been a true legend. He was much more than psychadellic, although pipers was/is up there with Floyds best. In the past i didn't respect him at all, but i've come to realize he's more than the crazy guy dipicted in the wall. He's actually my favorite pink floyder now.
Listen to Blur, Super Furry Animals, Radiohead, Jethro Tull and Stewart Copeland. Clears the mind. And don't get stuck on only The Beatles music, this makes a person short-minded.
They SUIT HIM FINE!!! Sympathetic portrait of a transgender person years before it's time!! Arnold is happy, it's only the intolerants who cause trouble. The song clearly illustrates that! Amazing psychedelic song. The Rick Wright break in the middle is so awesome! Also, love the humour in the bit about the washing line. WhY CAN'T YOU SEE???
the opening segment is a good analogy of roger waters and his personality to control pink floyd- and second there needs to be a cultural move towards fluffy big hair again!
Had a boyfiend in the '90s that would wake me up in the morning singing Syd, sitting in my kitchen window, on his acoustic guitar. Makes me smile everytime I hear this... :)
This song is a beautiful Journey, beyond time and from any place of this empty reality. Thanks Syd.
The words,the hair,the stare,
the voice,the vest,...The Best.
Syd...one of the greats.Poet, painer, musician, genius.
Today it is 3 years without Syd Barrett. RIP Syd.
Wow!! Totally brand new! I've been a fan for 25 years, seen it all... But never this! Thank you! Give us more!
How awesome is this! I love Syd so much that when I had the chance to study abroad, I chose Cambridge, England, so I could try & find him! Sadly, I didn't. But it was nice just to walk the streets where he tread...
Aún no me he recuperado de la muerte de Syd.El nombre del grupo se lo deben sus compañeros a él.Siempre tendré un sitio en mis recuerdos para Syd y para su música.Descanse en paz
mr. musical tunes, I checked your profile and found this! Thank you for leading me to this gem! I was trying to reply to your reply. I saw Pink Floyds appearance on Television on American Bandstand in 67. I never saw Syd live. I saw Floyd once in 72.
wish i had been there with ya lol. born in 1971 myself and missed out on much. but least we got youtube lol. least now i can see what i missed.
Syd was gorgeous. Time is a matter of fact and it's gone and it'll never come back and time, is wasted all the time. Tears, stupid tears bringin me down
Wowwwww, this is so cool, like most other folks, n Syd / Floyd fans from UK I've never seen this before, totally magnificent film, very avant garde too. Boo hiss to the person who posted this is boring. Never!!! Thank you so much for unearthing this little treasure and sharing it with us. Thanks my big pal Aldo in Chile for hipping me to this. BOSS!
"Why can't you see" that they just don't make music like they used to! Got to love the classics...
I love how Syd sings "Arnold Layne, don't do it again" at 2:46 :)
RIP
Only Syd could come up with a story like that. Pure genius despite his latent mental illness
definitely. Think of van Gogh
Thanks for putting this one up here. Great song, I never saw the video before.
questo video, lo guardo tutte le sere, dalle 3 alle 5 volte consecutive, non so perchè...ha un che di primordiale, ma di estremamente efficace,non è descrittivo(DEL TESTO),ma funziona "maledettamente" bene...
un grazie a Syd, per essere esistito...
continua ad esistere.
Nice one. Thanks so much! RIP Syd!
He is beyond delicious!!!! Something about him is just otherworldly but at the same time not at all. Like this earthly adonis. Gah! Reminds me of one of Byron's tragic heroes. The thoroughly gorgeous and beautifully brilliant Barrett.
Syd died back in 06... he had developed diabetic and kidney issues in the later part of his life..
He has been a great inspiration to me for most of my life.
Výborný video, váborná písnička !!!
Happy Birthday Syd Barrett. You will never be forgotten. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn is 1 of the greatest albums ever made. See Emily Play is one of the great psychedelic songs. Madcap Laughs is such an amazing solo album along with Barrett.
Without your founding the Pink Floyd and writing and playing lead guitar on almost all of Pink Floyd's first recording's and coming up with the brilliant name, then Roger Waters wouldn't have had the ideas and inspiration for Dark Side Of The Moon and The Wall. Rest In Peace Syd Barrett. We will forever remember your genius. 🚲🎸👁️💊🍊🍎😺🎩☂️
superb! such an influential track.
billy has created his own sound he s a talented artist ! dude
great song, great band ( at this point ) greagt vid!
the lyrics are so surreal, yet conchord quite conversely.
ah syd if only you hadnt blown your mind out.
In contemporary music/art only two people really got it. The gift, the real deal, that was Syd Barrett and John Lydon/Rotten. Those two just connect effortlessly lyric and music.
wow, never thought I would see this, ever. Thank you very much!
excellent! wish i could write like this! im utterly obsessed with this song that man and piper. ps thank god for israels late winner. come on england!!!
bloody hell out of nowhere, brillaint! more please
I built up a collection of 2,500 diffent Singles from every genre 20 years ago,my friend!:)...I did not say I only loved Beatles music I used to see Floyd/Genesis/Yes/Roxy Music/Curved Air/Wishbone Ash/Purple/Ztppelin and a mass of other Groups.Love Soul and R 'N B and Lovers Rock...Jazz/Folk/A lil Country and plenty of others except Rap!:)
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! (Why does this not have 5 stars?!?)
So true!!.. Syd single handedly jump started the whole psychedelic scene with the Floyd in their early days at the UFO club in London. By the time his dimentia had taken it's toll they were already household names. Gilmour stepped in and being a guitar god and musical genius in his own right, propelled the Floyd into super stardom.. Syd will always be a rock icon..
Wow, this is perfection for me....
I'm pretty sure Syd Barrett is the most beautifulest person ever. EVER.
Absolutamente enigmático. Absolutamente fantástico.
I can't believe the harmonies and chord changes of songs like this and See Emily Play. They're weird, but they're perfect pop songs!
because if you made music like this now people would not see the genius behind the layering, the simplicity and the shading. You're quite right though..it's beautiful...
"Whyy caaan't you seee??" I love that line
This vid is still the most essential on You tube.
Хорошая старая песенка, но всегда немного грустно, когда ее слушаю...
Syd Barrett got TWO top-twenty singles from a single album "Piper at the Gates of dawn", which was the only one with his songs. The other members of Pink Floyd tryed many ideas, but it took them many years and many unsuccessful albums to get at least one single in the top charts. Of course when you try almost everything to be as successful as Syd, you can succeed. Even without any talent. Syd Barrett was much much more talented than other Pink Floyds. Music simply came out of him
This and See Emily Play are the 2 best Syd songs.
Ta for posting this video. The inimitable Roger Barrett was so very brilliant. More so than The Beatles et al. It just came so easy to him. The most talented one is up on the scaffolding with Shakespeare and The Sex Pistols. Every damn song he wrote is unique...
minutegongcoughs 11 yr old comment wow goosebumps
Syd will be a legend 4ever
\,,/
GOGO SYD
See ya =D
Syd: "WHY CAN'T YOU SEE???" *points* *stares at finger*
"WHAT IS THIS THING????"
yeah he was a babydoll. brilliant mind too....for a time.
The Beauty of The Beatles Music is there is "something" for almost everybody:)..If one Song is not exactly to your taste then sooner or later another one will be.
Playing Beatles Music in 50 years,well,"I Will" so will half of the Worlds Population I suspect,except Old Arnold Layne,of course:)
Blur must have been inspired by this track - sounds very like the early Blur creations!
its rare to see syd so animated as he is here. most footage that exists is of the "ill" syd. this on the other hand was filmed before the floyd "went pop" i guess you could say, so he appears to be in good spirits and getting great joy and artistic satisfaction from making this video. his energy can be felt here, and it feels very similar to the nigel gordon film. does anyone agree? very sad when u realize that beautiful boy in the video is only months away from taking a trip that never ended
Great Syd! Vamos Por Ancho Camino!
That was beautiful...
Roger Keith Barrett
LOVE HIM!
Freedom of speech reigns supreme , even if means we have to protect the less fortunate .
Paul?..Wrote Yesterday,the most recorded and played Song of all time.Not a bad start!.Then Helter Skelter,Back In The USSR,Got To Get You Into My Life.Ballads like Here,There and Everywhere,Blackbird,Mother Nature's Son,And I Love Her,Elenore Rigby and a lil known Song called Hey Jude...all of whom will still be played in the next 50 years and more..
p.s.Not so sure Arnold Layne will last quite that long:)
Great Song Dude!!!
Can anyone get this saved and viewable in Quicktime? This clip is amazing, I've never seen it documented that there was a 2nd promo for Arnold Layne.Be good to find the source too and get a better quality version of it.Fantastic stuff, this is the most interesting clip to surface since the film for Jugband Blues appeared.This clip was the first time I saw film of Syd since his death, couldn't bring myself to see or hear him yet. Brings it home what we lost.
Arnold Layne stool ladys under ware while on his moonlit prowls.,; a risky subject to sing about in the 60s, great stuff
i dont understand why people say syd barret went crazy...he was the one who made pink floyd...without him pink floyd would hv nevr been the same...he made` choices to experiment with LSD so wt its his life and he livd the way he wanted to..and he is the true pioneer of psychedelic rock and one of the best musicians and song writter on this planet...
I remember an interview with Dick Clark, but beyond Syd being utterly out of it, details are vague. I was a sixteen year old freak who spent a bit of time listening to powrtouch and instellar overdrive looking out of the window of my friends modern highrise apartment indetroit through the wtong end of a pair of binoculars tripping on purple owsley. A little atmospheric reference for a true appreciation of the 67 Floyd Experience.
AWESOME !
Love ya forever and ever man!! takes two to know!! =D
ptmr ese syd barret my grand very genious
2021?
hilarious and sincere and weird, i love it
well it can range from minor stuff like seeing static and floaters on the surface of your eye to severe symtpoms like permenantly tripping (not the same as flashbacks): seeing faces in woodgrain, not being able to read b/c the words blend together, seeing straight lines wave, seeing flase psychedelic patterns, having severe anxiety attacks and fading out of reality (basically mental disorders). Doesn't happen to many ppl but most of those who do have it HATE it and can get really depressed.
*"takes two to know"* 🎶
Syd Barrett...
Yeah.................it's Syd saying sit down,shut up,and take notice.
Got your prolific rock star right here...................look for Big things to come.
incredible
Sid Barett is Pink Floyd and Pink Floyd is Sid Barett
SPLENDID!!!!
very nice!!
Where on Earth did you find this?!? This is fantastic!
One of the first videos done quite tastefully, considering the subject matter
Que du bonheur
They fought even then! (RIP RKB)
PS: Some people will never get it.
Those guys sure were crazy in the early days.
syd barrett was the best.
Along with The Sex Pistols, Anarchy In The Uk, on So It Goes from August 1976 these are two of the finest uploads on RUclips. Check that out. Two great artists. Often copied, never equalled. This video of Syd's Arnold is really hard to find.
I beg to differ... yet choose not to argue
I LOVE THAT FACE! (2)! I love Syd.
Yes!
I love it.
They were so like..mod.
i think video was recorded either for belgian or dutch tv.photos of them in amsterdam shows them wearing the same clothes in the video.hopefully a see emily play promo or tv appearance exists.anybody?
_______ !! shine on !! ___________
We probably would have listened other masterpieces anyway!!!!
Fox
Amen, Syd was buddies with Gilmour, and hence the reason Gilmour was his replacement, if Syd never joined, well, music today would be quite different.
RIP Rick
Yeah. Although when I listen to his solo stuff i get sad because he could have been a true legend. He was much more than psychadellic, although pipers was/is up there with Floyds best.
In the past i didn't respect him at all, but i've come to realize he's more than the crazy guy dipicted in the wall. He's actually my favorite pink floyder now.
Did u see the package on that guy in the cape at the end?? HOLY SHIT!! Who was that, a Pink Floyd band member or John Holmes?!!
Syd Barrett .. A true musical genius.. Without syd , pink Floyd would have been lost in obscurity
Nice, very trippi
Listen to Blur, Super Furry Animals, Radiohead, Jethro Tull and Stewart Copeland. Clears the mind. And don't get stuck on only The Beatles music, this makes a person short-minded.
@amtlpaul totally agree... syd was all about the painting
Love to see a full, complete print of this video without the Made in England intrusion.
They SUIT HIM FINE!!! Sympathetic portrait of a transgender person years before it's time!! Arnold is happy, it's only the intolerants who cause trouble. The song clearly illustrates that! Amazing psychedelic song. The Rick Wright break in the middle is so awesome! Also, love the humour in the bit about the washing line. WhY CAN'T YOU SEE???
I second that BigA19803!
this song under the influence of LSD is amazing
the opening segment is a good analogy of roger waters and his personality to control pink floyd- and second there needs to be a cultural move towards fluffy big hair again!