THORN APPLES - Piper's Tune : A Song for Syd Barrett

This song was written as a paean to Syd Barrett from the perspective of me when I was 13 and he was my idol. Music written and performed by Thorn Apples: Neil Gresalfi & Dave Gresalfi. With: David Laderman-guitars. Jeff Millhollen - mellotron. Video by Dave Gresalfi.
PIPER'S TUNE LYRICS:
When I heard you sing about the gnome
I did believe that he was someone you had known
When your thoughts becomes confused
You start to feel the jugband blues
Your voice revealed what a child's mind is like
You let me ride on your psychedelic bike
When your words become confused
You start to play a jugband blues
You tried to open one too many gates of dawn
And read between the lines of chapter 24
You heard the pipers tune
But winter came too soon
Its been so long maybe now you understand
The sphinxs riddle and that cat Lucifer Sam
But when your mind becomes confused
You start to sing the jugband blues
You broke the mirror of poor old Arnold Layne
And lost all pleasure in the games Emily plays
If your mind is what you lose
Youll always play those jugband blues
You heard the pipers tune
But winter came too soon
You had to know just how far a star can go
But found yourself as the black and green scarecrow... (lyrics by Dave Gresalfi, 2008)

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[MYTRIPLSD]

just discovered this song and not stop to hear it, I was in a state of synesthesia to constantly listen.and listening to this song, I thought for a moment that Rog Barrett still alive.

...Of course the little mouse of Barrett "GERALD" also says he likes the song

[davegaribalding]

@MYTRIPLSD -thanks for the nice comment and for listening!

[nicolelovesthisjont]

A hypnotic surreal journey into the rabbit warren of musical genius and drug induced decadence that was Syd Barrett. This is a micro-musical-masterpiece!

[vanslichtenhorst]

Trippy music. mesmerizing video.

[jauerbaton89]

@Dan5482 exactly.it's like a early piknk floyd song

[Dan5482]

@jauerbaton89 Yes. This is one the most amazing things about this song. The voice and its rhythm are virtually the same as Syd's. I actually often free my imagination and pretend that it's Syd Barrett who is singing this song.

[jauerbaton89]

IM FROM POLAND.MAN!YOU HAVE THE SAME VOICE THAT SYD HAVE!!!

LIKE SYD'S SOUL CAME OUT FROM OTHER WORLD AND SUNG US BY YOUR MOUTH.PURE PSYCHEDELIA...ANYONE ELSE AGREE WITH ME THAT HE'S GOT THE SAME VOICE AS SYD?

[Barrettric]

Wow...this brought bought good and bad memories, but it made the bad memories seem good! Great "Syd" phrasing on the vocals as some commented below...I love the frog towards the end. I always thought "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" was the strangest things at Disney World and now I remember why.

[cuthbert45]

Nice one, man - great wordplay and you hit all the right Syd buttons here.

[dyannserrato]

Shine on you crazy diamond!

[bantaar]

Very interesting indeed. Sounds very Pink Floyd!

[Dan5482]

F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C !!!