Pink Floyd 1968 Set the Controls For The Heart Of The Sun

[wihaaahaha]

This song pretty much literally makes me fly. I can quite feel my astral trying to release it self through the iron bars of my skin and flesh. A masterpiece. The footage is so amazing. And then 3:52 kicks in. I can't even concentrate on what i'm writing right now. And then the bass rips my heart apart. Witness the man who raves at the wall. Set the controls for the heart of the sun. And then the voice of the devil inside me. Heart. The heart of the sun. I don't think i can miss it right now.

[drmJB23]

great version

[skaterocker666]

Man, Gilmour's so young and skinny here! Great upload!

[MforMetalhead66]

this vid reminds me that chill from a good weed i had ...

[threeby8887]

Whatever happened to creative music like this?

[Santurro99]

@ 3:55 is Rick yawning? Maybe the boomers kicking in.

[jauerbaton89]

@Santurro99 HAHAHAHAHAHA.GOOD!

[youtubbeisshit]

syd barrett original guitar

[overmatik]

a-m-a-z-i-n-g! I mean, this clip is a journey back in time for floydians, thank you so much for this treasure!

[Kohntarkosz]

If I'm not mistaken, this is the same footage that was used in the All My Loving program. That looks like the same shirt Waters is wearing, and that's the same building interior you see at the start of the All My Loving clip.

[plattix]

You are mistaken. Different take.

[fwtxnudist]

Nick's drumming is awesome!!!

[sgtpepper1138]

Anyone know where this was filmed?

[Crisix1]

Temaso!



[timepoet77]

Boy, you can really see the uncertainty on Gilmour's face.  I can bet he was scared...but I'm sure he handled it okay.

[kmarshall08welding]

those clothes are awesome!

[tdavidc80]

always a great late night hash song (I didnt inhale!!)

[soogees]

5 people need to be bitch-slapped

[vinylray]

Vey Cool

[GCMPJLRMYLIFE]

Rick is adorable in this!!

This vid is awesome.

[MrBrooke66]

my mind has just been blown

[Kuhlyedascope69]

wow i just watched this high as fuck and when i was watching it i was like yeah this is pretty fucked up but at the end when they stopped playing i just realized they were just a room.... fucking journeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[ShadrachWTF]

Much love for Syd Barrett.  Wow.

[MrDodstink]

Fantastic and impressive feelings of despair, anger and boldness. Eternal hails to FLOYD!

[goodbyebluesky1000]

Is Roger holding a Danelectro??

[BalericBlue]

Pink Floyd discography:

Full discography from hotfile(dot)com:

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[lethrneck4]

they werent heavy into drugs they were just geniuses

[qigong1001]

Roger says in his last Rolling Stone interview, that he "recasted" the main riff of this song in Brick part 2 and other Wall songs.

[pylgrym]

Set your 'Tube controls for St. Tropez' "Heart" set from 1970 - parts 6 n 7, i believe...

[AscensionSEO]

wow

[motherbrain86]

rogers voice is slightly out of tune on this renedition but thats a minor flaw and this promo is uber rare, mad props for you plattix

[rockininmilwaukee]

Thank you very much .

[Lynllie]

@MrMeddled YOURE FUNNY AND YOU ARE SO FRENCH!

[fuckoffndie1]

this is fucking great my favorite band all time with one of thier best songs fucking aye..!!

[merseymain]

fantastic British psychedelics

[paisleybabee]

Did you notice Dave is wearing Syd's clothes? WTF is with that? Also I read that Gilmour was using Syd's guitar until he reclaimed it on the saucerful sessions sounds like piracy to me and not the good kind...

[thesyd1975]

i hate all the rants about drugs!!! the members only ever said that they smoked canabis an took lsd a few times!!! get over it and enjoy there music or bugger of!!! its so boring reading comments like that!! its just music!! live your lifes!!!

[MomokoYumi]

realy great psychedelic Vid. In these early days "Pink Floyd" where the best band on earth.

[cockywatchman1976]

@MrMeddled im not asking you to. You wouldn't understand what I'm saying because of your immaturity anyway...which is so clearly demonstrated by your childish comment. Prick

[cockywatchman1976]

@MrMeddled In any case...who cares. Why this glorification of drugs. Get a life!!! I abused drugs for 20 years, pretty much all of them. I can tell you, drugs are pretty much a waste of your time, life, health and something to be avoided if you can. I wish I had the wisdom I had now and wasn't such a tool when i was younger.

[cockywatchman1976]

@MrMeddled NOT WRONG. Syd was a diagnosed schizophrenic but messing with Acid almost certainly messed him up completely. Fact.

YOUR FACTS RE.FLOYD BEING 'STONERS' is wrong. Roger said he smoked VERY LITTLE. I have heard the interviews.

GILMOUR AND RICK DID NOT get into heavier shit!!!! Are you getting these facts from the playground or a comic?? You are talking complete rubbish!

[WonderHaus]

You are such a bummer, sod-off. Stop your preaching and F-your self you joykill.

[cockywatchman1976]

@WonderHaus Im not preaching anything. All Im saying is you're a stupid retarded child who thinks you have to be stoned to have fun. And you abuse anyone who argues otherwise.

You are a silly little kid...one day you might grow up.

[69nell]

@cockywatchman1976

99% of Floyd are neither children or retarded. I might've been minus 4 when this was released but I'm a fan because of the music. Syd Barret was a poet and a talented singer, Octopus is far superior than anything done by the Beatles. And if you have a problem with 60's psychodelia then why listen and comment vie You Tube. If you don't like this or disagree with the culture then don't listen, stick to Showadewaddy and leave us to enjoy.

[cockywatchman1976]

@69nell What are you on about you simpleton. I am a huge Floyd fan. Why does youtube attract idiots like yourself. People who misquote, completely twist what others say and just attack and abuse.

You are just not very bright at all.

What the fuck do you mean disagree with the culture. YOU ARE A PRICK. The point I made is that taking drugs IS NOT PART OF THIS CULTURE and does not have to be. As a former heavy drug user, I think I am qualified to say this. NOW FUCK OFF CHILD

[cockywatchman1976]

@69nell And why can't you listen to music, films or whatever and say you like OR DISLIKE something. It's called an opinion. I love Floyd, Im not so keen on the early psychodelic stuff...SO WHAT this is my right. Im not attacking anything.

[cockywatchman1976]

@69nell My retarded child comment was a response to ONE PERSON you numpty. ALthough you seem to fit the bill too.

I think your reply to me is probably the most wrong anyone has ever got me.

Do you not have the ability to read properly?

[TriumphTSX]

Awesome clip, RIP Syd and Richard.....Wright was arguably the most valuable member of the floyd, with that Farfisa and echorec sound...A true gentleman and very nice guy, met him once in '77, he was just a regular guy.....Gilmour and Mason also very ordinary but extremely talented.....

[SydTheScarecrow]

Love the song, but roger's voice is off on this version, my favourite version of this song id the one they did on french tv, that was superb

[fuckinghairztyle]

maravilloso

[boscopula]

They never recorded anything similar.

[bubtehzombee]

great and disturbing little journey. fuck i am stoooooooond

[stangcobr]

Simply Amazing, Gotta give Props to You Tube, I never knew so many rare Floyd video footage from the late 60's existed!

[VeraLynn72]

AMAZING. Beautiful space rock at its best.

[geoito]

totally space rock!

genius

[ThePsychedelicCookie]

That song tripped me out. Genius

[wizotch]

soooooooo tranquil

[herbleus]

Nice psychedelic clothes!

[1xXLedZeppelinXx1]

They were all soooooo stoned 0_o

[pasteypete2]

no they wernt drug addicts after syd was fired

[VeraLynn72]

Syd wasn't really "fired" he was just kind of pushed away...Rick Wright got fired. Although that was just Roger, the rest of the band didn't agree with it.

[eggflipsupreme]

..."trip" here!!

[Gamefighter66]

the quick zooming in and out is trippy as hell makes it more intense and awesome tho

[HarryPalma]

TIMELESS! do bands even perform song longer than 5 mins these days? i wouldn't know cuz i don't listen to their garbage!

[meinLiebsterFeind]

Ummm.. Mogwai.

[Beunhanes]

@HarryPalma Lol, you have absolutely now idea about today's music. On the radio there won't be songs longer than 5 mins, but the 'real' music of today (examples: Sigur Rós, Gazpacho, Archive, Joanna Newsom, Porcupine Tree and many more) do make those songs and today's music is very experimental IF you listen to more than the cheep commercial sh*t. Pink Floyd is one of the best bands ever, but there is also billiant music these days.

Btw, the Ummagumma live-version is even better than this one.

[samikalastaja]

Most of the bands do perform songs longer than 5 mins these days. If you get your musical education by listening to commercial radio or MTV then you can only blame yourself by explicitly narrowing your musical world to consist of 1-3% of material that is being produced worldwide.

[caledwards]

Gilmour looks like Ashton Kuther!

[highway234]

goddamn he was pretty back in the day. there's this clip on youtubbs of him mugging like a fashion model that's funny as hell. you should google it.

and damn roger waters sure was tone deaf! he sure improved tons later in their career, i wonder if he got lessons.

[SenorSpode]

In certain other shots, Gilmour had this Mick Jagger look going...but looks far better. I bet Mick Jagger and Steven Tyler can french-kiss one another into oblivion, their mouths are so huge.

[meinLiebsterFeind]

hahahahaha.

[DennisGRE887]

ne ignoravo l'esistenza,ma è stupendo, fenomenale, fantastico...

[SathenMusic]

wow, never saw this video! Wild man!!

[BillyMacQ]

Does anyone know if this is a live performance or the studio track? The vocals definitely sound "live" to my ears, but I could be dead wrong. Enlightenment or confirmation, please. Peace, Mackey

[Gamefighter66]

its live

[manskitto123]

live performance

[MYJESUSROCKS]

as a music collector there are a few groups you need to have every single thing they have ever recorded : pink floyd is one.....steely dan is another......savoy brown is another

[herbleus]

David is using Syd's shirt :(

[MattePase]

OH, joke you? :D

[dunkem]

gilmour looks like he's tripping balls

[manskitto123]

yah he does lol

[GothicPredalienWolf]

is that syd in the flowery top? soz but ive never seen a picture of him!

[wiseass888]

dunno which guy you were referring to, they all had rather flowery tops :) I didn't see Syd Barrett in this video though. However, set the controls for the heart of the sun is supposed to be one of the only songs with all five band members. I guess Syds mental health were to poor at this stage to appear at a performances like this..

[fuckenrashit]

...love is the shadow that ripens the wine...

Muy exelente canciòn..

[Gamefighter66]

from 3:46 to 4:01 rick looks bored out of his mind

[Segacamp]

wow I'm guessing Syd was the guy who got the whole band together but I could be wrong but I'm sure Syd got the whole thing together back when Arnold Layne came out it was only Syd doing that

[Cerqrik]

WOW pink floyd were really sexy back then, especially David.

[Nirvanagirl99]

I love this song... Roger Waters is the best!! R.I.P Syd Barrett...

[wamij2]

yeah roger sang, great song with great modal keys by wright.

reminiscent another great pop opus , the End by the Doors.

[skinrider007]

it dosnt get any better than this, the floyd at there best

[wyatt4prez]

Who sang? I was pretty sure Roger sang.

[powerpillfogel]

this is actually my favorite video of all time

[gevork76]

R.I.P Rick . . .

[msalis]

Wow great vid. Wonderful work from Rick RIP.

[timlamiam]

is there a video of this song with syd in it?

[bluesbrother37]

So far ahead of its time, total space rock!!

[anotherRickinthewall]

did Richard Wright write the riff for this song? or did Roger Waters write everything?

[GecSword]

Pretty sure waters wrote this entirely.

[xplay108]

with help from chinese proverbs. look it up i shit you not

[qadmos]

Chinese poetry actually ;)...

[GecSword]

I'm aware it's chinese poetry, but it was "written" (rather, compiled with music) by waters solely.

[bananamovel]

no, it was syd barret just before he left

[GecSword]

No, I assure you it was Waters. Barrett didn't contribute anything at all to the album besides jugband blues and the guitar parts for this song.

[xplay108]

yeah this is Roger 100%

[puddypuss]

thanks.I thought it probably wasnt, but wasnt sure. it seems my uncertainty was such a terrible thing to some people that it elicited some "bad comments" all I can do is apologise for the sin of expressing my genuine uncertainty to all concerned.

[CarLunatic]

damn they were all so young back then. ;)

[doug082890]

so sad that by 68' syd was out of the band

[puddypuss]

this version is one that I havent seen for years, if its the one I think it is, thats featured on Tony Palmers film all my loving. the setting is similar but this version is slightly different. the one I remember was also found on an obscure childrens programme from 1968 called the tyrant king, that also had music by rolling stones, moody blues and the nice. it was about children chasing a villain around london and was a bit abstract and meandering.

[plattix]

It isn't. It was only discoverd in the last few years. Was sold privately, and this has never been released commercially.

[chris01837]

This version WAS filmed for the Tony Palmer program 'All my loving', but they filmed several versions & made an edit from them all. This is the edit version,but the one featured in 'All my loving' had a weird reddish / yellowish tint mixed into the footage for some reason,so is abit different. It was filmed in the Tabernacle in London in 68. Hope this helps..

[motherbrain86]

@puddypuss the floyd backed out of that childrens program from what i remember from reading in the book in the fleash

[AnkaMusiclover]

I wish waters would scream in this song, too.

[wgaule]

Great footage, I've never seen this. Gilmore looks a bit bashful.

[Venya9]

Whoa, that IS psychedelic. Wonderful song =)

I love how mellow Roger's voice is.

[AnkaMusiclover]

By the time I start to think it's almost thier most amzing song...

[zooropa2day]

David Gilmour looks so baked at 1:14. Great song. Great memories of high school and such.

[Wez666]

This is so cool! Pink Floyd rules!!

[oggedask]

så jävla go

[jsinc909]

They are performing music and not driving a car....knock it off with this bullshit of wether or not they are "high" or drunk!!Enough already !!!

[marinameless]

Of course it is psychedellic music, and of course they must have taken LSD. What I mean is that everybody comments on how high they look. I don't care if they're stoned or not, I care about the great music they did, and still do when they go on tour even separetedly.

Pink Floyd is my favourite band and all I have to say is GENIUSES! All of them.

[marinameless]

I hate when all people remember about Pink Floyd is LSD. This cannot come out just of LSD, all their tracks are studied until they're perfect. This is not result of one trip. These guys knew what they where doing, and if you watch the Making Of The Dark Side Of The Moon you'll realize why. Also if you see some of Water's latest tours, you'll see that he is and has always been a genius.

[acoronab]

Is Barrett on it?

[marinameless]

On the Making of The Dark Side of The Moon? No.

[acoronab]

No, on this video.

[marinameless]

I think he isn't, I dunno if I'm right.

[Forgottenking]

he isn't.

The guitarist is david gilmour.

I might be wrong but. On this video.. They sure as anything look quite out of it. Not saying LSD.

I doubt they'd do that after what happend to Barrett. Looks a psycoblin trip. Very slow.. etc

[McMunchy]

He may or may not have been on the studio version (you really can't tell--I'm going to guess Barrett though), but here, no, he's not, unfortunately.

[fluxusxl]

este es el pink floyd que me gusta escuchar, todo un alucine

[StevieMogo]

Thank god it came into the light, these songs are spiritual to me.

[davegebo]

I totally agree with an earlier comment. This video is 40 years old, yet still excellent quality for its time.

[plattix]

Yes, it was recorded on film, not video, which is why it looks so good. It sat forgotten in a can for over 37 years only rediscovered 2 years or so ago. Sold for a fortune on ebay.

[Jaivo258]

(Rick at 3:58) "Stop filming me"... "Film Nick!!"

[Dabomb782]

lol, Electricport is right!

[Ninyae1]

fantastic clip!

[ELECTRICPORT]

Is it just me or does Gilmour look like Ashton Kuthcer??? lol

[KinneasIII]

Roger Holding A Rick! (LL)

[SarahLouiseA]

mesmerising

[phieagles24]

Thats a great vid, thanks alot to whoever put that up! and they were more then stoned

[BoarCoon]

Great vid- thanks to whoever put this gem on. And who cares if they were stoned/not? It's a Free World, right?

[FelixB91]

Wee... I feel tipsy after I watched thisxD

[spacesampler]

I saw the floyd around early 69

and they relying very heavily on the binson echo units

and here there is no efx so this is fascinating because its transitional

[fluxusxl]

me encanta cualquier version de esta cancion, en especial si son demasiado largas. GOOD VIDEO GOOD TRIP!

[hairyfella]

Is it just me or does anyone think David Gilmour looks stoned?

[bowiemott]

well its possible but also consider he hadn't been in the band long. he was also quite young and might have simply had a case of the nerves.

[FelixB91]

I think the whole band looks stoned. xD

[neilanddeb]

Awesome clip, thanks for sharing this rare gem!

[freakyfred00]

This is the perfect song to listen to in a dark room on a stormy night.

Thanks for the vid.

[enriquevera2000]

Saken Los Estimulantes !!!!

[Trixtah]

Fantastic clip, and excellent quality for the time. Thanks.

[acidinho]

Great performance! Very very nice!

[doku2020]

Great great , grandioso, de lo mejor en este maldito mundo de porqueria

[sairustro]

Wótersz behind the vocals!

[brythomo]

i love this pink floyd song thanks