Syd Barrett-Effervescing Elephant (06-06-1970)

Syd Barrett
June 6, 1970
Olympia Exhibition Hall, London, England

1. Terrapin
2. Gigolo Aunt
3. Effervescing Elephant
4. Octopus

Syd Barrett - guitar, vocals
David Gilmour - bass
Jerry Shirley - drums

Note: Some Vocals are hard to hear due to poor micing during the show.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Syd
• Barrett
• Effervescing
• Elephant
• Pink
• Floyd
• 1970

[SkopTeocratico]

Syd for ever.

[theherbilgerbil2029]

now Rick has joined him for a great gig in the sky,,,,rest in peace brothers,,,

[bfandreasyt]

Even although he was indubitably great the notion goes he was a little bit bonkers.

Poo to you with knobs on, I say! He just shone like the crazy diamond he was. Such a man will never be forgotten.

[johnsydjimi]

I love this man

[geossvani]

this is fucking insane...youre my drug Syd the master seariously youre a human?

[jasonpp1973]

Really needs Vic Saywell's tuba!

[valaurwen]

@corleonex

He did take this song seriously. Just as seriously as he took "Bike". He took ALL of his music very seriously. Even "Vegetable Man" which he made up fairly "on the spot" (the lyrics to that song in particular make me feel rather sad for him). It's a just a silly bouncy rhythm as usual with Syd's typical play on words connecting style - adding more meaning than we could ever notice superficially but still maintaining the feel good bouncy rhythm he seemed to enjoy making.

[JamesOscar]

@corleonex Shine on  You crazy Diamond was written as a tribute to syd, by the remaining members of the band. syd out of the blue, arrived at the studio and was there during final mixing of the song. he was asked what he thought of the song, and syd's reply was, " Sounds kinda old...".............the last words syd spoke to them collectively, as a whole.

[corleonex]

@Traductus5972 i believe that song was wrote by syd when he was very young. So i don´t think he really took it as a serious band song

[anitasseo]

oh, did he?¿! oh, wow.. didn´t know that...

[Traductus5972]

yeah and besides Syd didn't likethat song anyway. at least that's what he told the rest of the Floyd when he walked into the studio when they were either recording it or rehearshing it