Syd Barrett - Love Song

Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 7 July 2006), born Roger Keith Barrett, was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist. He is most remembered as a founding member of psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, providing major musical and stylistic direction in their early work, although he left the group in 1968 amidst speculations of mental illness exacerbated by heavy drug use.
He was active as a rock musician for about seven years, recording two albums with Pink Floyd and two solo albums before going into self-imposed seclusion lasting more than thirty years. His post-rock band life was as an artist and a keen gardener, ending with his death in 2006. During his withdrawal from public life there were numerous works about him, most notably his former band Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here. A number of biographies have been written about him since the 1980s.
This song is from Album Barrett it was the second and final studio album of new material released by former Pink Floyd member Syd Barrett. In February 1970, shortly after releasing his first album, The Madcap Laughs, Barrett appeared on John Peel's Top Gear radio show where he presented only one song from the newly released album. Two days later, he began working on his second album in the Abbey Road Studios, this time with Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Richard Wright as producers and musicians.
The main aim for the Barrett sessions was to give Syd the structure and focus many felt was missing during the long and unwieldy sessions for The Madcap Laughs. Thus, the sessions were more efficiently run - with much unreleased material recorded - and the album was finished in far less time than it took to complete The Madcap Laughs.
While the sessions for Barrett ran more smoothly, it didn't prevent Syd's by-now characteristically bizarre behaviour from coming through. On June 6, 1970, Syd gave his one and only solo performance, backed by David Gilmour and Jerry Shirley, and baffled the audience (including Gilmour and Shirley) when he abruptly took off his guitar during the fourth number and walked off stage.
Barrett was released in November 1970 to less interest than had greeted The Madcap Laughs earlier in the year, and as a result, failed to chart. Bored and directionless, Barrett promptly headed back to his hometown of Cambridge and — but for a brief dalliance with a band called Stars in 1972, and some abortive recording sessions in 1974 — left his music career behind for good.

Lyrics:
I knew a girl and I like her still
she said she knew she would trust me
and I her will...
I said: OK baby, tell me what you'll be
and I'll lay my head down and see what I see.
By the time she was back
by her open eyes
I knew that I was in for a big surprise.




I knew a girl and I like her still
she said she knew she would trust me
and I her will...
I said: OK baby, tell me what you'll be
and I'll lay my head down and see what I see.
By the time she was back
by her open eyes
I knew that I was in for a big surprise.

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• Syd
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• Love
• Song

[echoes707]

excellent Kashif super great and very clear video 10 stars ******* for you

[kaattz]

thanks Jean, always good to have your comments;)

[redwhitch17]

Nice Kashif..thanks for posting..

Love to see your videos..5*****

[kaattz]

hey Jacky, many thanks!!!

[BertM87]

This is one of his best imo.

Shine on Syd.

[kaattz]

yeah Bert def agree with you!!!

shine on crazy diamond:)

[chester57ify]

Syd's story is a particularly sad one. After his mind blew up I believe he did receive help from his friends, Gilmour first of all but that wasn't enough :he was given an extra chance and so he recorded his solo albums But we all know too well that when he was in the studio to record, he couldn't even hold a guitar in his hands and Gilmour had to call musicians in in order to finish the albums. Sad. But his short artistic life lives on and fans still miss him after 5 years from his death.

[SavagesInMyTown]

@MrRDiggity yet you're 33 and the song you uploaded to youtube sucks lol. Why dont you write something people enjoy before you start talking shit

[dalgroves10]

I personally find this song beautiful and innocent, I don't care for comments that say it could be performed by a ten year old, bravo for them, I am here because I am a Syd fan.

[modernsketches]

Oh Syd...



[MichalFokt]

@sigmundfloyder I know, but I was talking about the early 1968, the time of his forced departure.

[sigmundfloyder]

@MichalFokt he got LOTS of help from gilmour. If it wasn't for gilmour we might not have all the syd gems we do.

[fiomily225]

0 dislikes, the way it should be, man!

[1fiorentina]

@echoes707 yeas kashif we know its you,,you the best....

[ArtesIntuitivas]

Vine hoy a buscar a Syd porque es su dia de cumpleaños, Gracias por subir esta hermosa canción!

[Mivanitt]

I was born on the same day as Syd!!!!!!!!!

[0Alet]

:O awesome

[Augustine93Z]

Learnt it on piano <3 LOVE YOU SYD !!! <3 ~