I remember listening to this song when I first moved out on my own. I would just lay in the dark listening to Syd's voice and his whacky chord progressions, zoning out, imagining nothing at all. Just laying in the darkness, wondering if Syd was crazy, wondering if I was crazy.
dude, it was weird reading this. just got into madcap laughs recently and i just moved out. sitting there last night, first night on my own, listening to it thoroughly for the first time, super stoned, it was great. perfect album for that bit of feeling of solitude.
I love how he writes his songs where no discernable rhyming scheme is apparent. He takes every consonant, vowel and syllable into consideration when he writes, and forms the sounds of words into patterns that only he understands through and through. It is so disjointed and sporadic; yet it somehow flows so well. Amazing.
Syd Barret while doing it… Thinking bout a psychedelic landscape tripping balls… Some people are just natural, I can bet he just started singing that, he didn’t even think that too much, the rhyming and all that… Just enjoying the moment, great musician, but you can see he has a natural talent
@@olllloollllo Yeah, I'm 29 now and kinda regret posting that quote. I don't believe you have to be crazy to be a genius. John Coltrane made his best stuff after he got clean.
@@henrycadman5564 What I meant is that there are different ways of viewing madness. It doesn't necessarily mean that you are literally mad; sometimes, people can view you as mad just because you don't follow that status quo. Being mad might have also meant something different in Aristotle's time.
right. anti-rock star Kurt who did music videos and was as commercial as any rock star in history. LOL at how wrong people continue to be about that fraud
his subversive use of british poetry and literature as he welds them together to speak his mind about himself-'the madcap laughed at the man on the border'(a beguiling playful yet snide swipe at his old band members-waters perhaps..and at the same time the perfect self justification that the artist must always place themselves near the edge in order to be truly creative) melded to a punctuated batman 'biff!-'pow!' fight scene rhythm mixed with bo diddley..and a punky yet poppy vocal,,well I mean he's just having a laugh on so many levels !-all be it in a bittersweet kind of way..then is if all of that's still not enough he then sums his life up perfectly with the line"they'll never put me in their bag"-and they never have and they never will...
when i was younger, this is the first song i ever heard, my brother showed it to me! strange, i was thinking of him and turned this on, beautiful memories what a great song
What about the C in crazy? That's a more important word than You. I don't know if that was confirmed by anyone in the band, but if it wasn't I feel like y'all are reaching for something that isn't there. Just like the chump that commented with Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds. John battled and defended his case to the end that it wasn't intentional to correlate it with LSD, but fans are to ignorant to take the man's word.
What an amazing artist he was, I am sure there are people who will always remember him, I miss you Syd. It's true that yer eyes were like a black hole.
great job mate!!! love it!!! syd had the quintessential english singing voice!! simply marvelous song!!!!! rock may have been invented in america, but their is no question what country mastered it!!!! long live king syd!!!!!
SYD BARRETT a NUDE BEAUTY; a WASTED MIND (from drugs and excesses); a TRUE GENIUS who left the entire world and future generations a precious legacy: PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC. Barrett wrote some songs of that musical genre, never heard before, around the YEARS 1965/1966 and anticipated the already famous BEATLES who "gave birth" to the famous psychedelic album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967; this detail of the musical "paternity" of PSYCHEDELIA says a lot about the innate qualities possessed by SYD BARRET. I repeat the adjectives with which from my point of view I describe SYD BARRETT: a TRUE GENIUS; the CREATOR of PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC; a PRECURSOR who musically anticipated his times. He was a musician who had VERY CLEAR IDEAS in his mind when he "pricked" the guitar strings and sang over them HARMONIES AS STRANGE as they were DELICIOUS. I would add that I still consider the album THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN, in which BARRET's work is predominant, "a relic" and it will be precisely those songs "out of time" that pave the way for the very first PINK FLOYD, which then passed in the hands of DAVID GILMOUR. BARRETT's two solo albums from 1970, especially the first, are to be appreciated even now despite having already completed "53 BIRTHDAYS"... Unfortunately BARRETT's musical clarity was unfortunately too short, otherwise today HE would find himself without no doubt about the PODIUM OF THE BEST musicians in the world: SYD BARRETT will still have a VERY important place in many hearts of people of all ages for all the good things he has done for MUSIC and will remain there FOREVER...!!! R.I.P. Syd 💔❤
Whenever I hear Octopus, I want to get up from my desk at work, head off to the countryside on a spaced out ramble and do something unexpected and exciting. Although many might not 'get' the lyrics, Syd had the ability to tap into a land of magic and innocence. Most songwriters evoke themes common with what most folks can relate to but Syd could surprise people. Even after leaving Floyd, his old bandmates acknowledged he was a true original, especially his old friend Dave Gilmour
"Heigh-ho! never be still! The Old Original Favourite Grand Grasshopper's Green Herbarian Band, And the tune they play"..directly taken from the Sir Henry Newbolt poem "Rilloby-Rill"
actually lived in (exactly 100 years later)- the 1960s. In that decade there was still innocent movement of ideas. By the 70s, people had become more cynical and materialistic. It's reflected in Dark side of the moon. That wasn't for Syd - he was possibly too ethereal for rock posturing, even in one of the more intellectual bands. He understandably returned to the source of his childhood imagination- Cambridge- and seemingly lived a quiet life. A handsome, gentle, particularly English, man.
Syd Barrett was never diagnosed with a mental illness. Syd Barrett was a drug addict. He smoked joints before his time with Pink Floyd. When he met Nick Mason, he smoked joints now and then. You can read about that in Nick Mason's book. The drug LSD can cause psychosis and schizophrenia!!! The illness that Syd had was catatonia!!!
oh,and forgot to mention-the'octopus ride' was one of the first mass fairground rides where you had fun(and at the same time were terrified)spinning around and around out of control and he uses it in this song as an allegorical metaphor..such a clever song.
This is special, but I really think it is very good! I LOVE Pink Floyd's ideas about never copying from others, that's the RIGHT preferences, Because real art is when you do something NEW! Unlike most rock from the 1960s, this isn't a The Beatles copy. SYD is SYD, and no-one can claim to be like him!
He's talking about his insanity with this song. It's very touching and very strange to think about. I seriously feel for this poor guy, he completely lost his mind.
+Matt Halbmaier anyone who chose the life he did after f floyd was not sane. Although maybe your right. its just something to think about when you see the pictures of him in the last years of his life
NO,he's not..he,s actually with his very clever artistic references of classic English poetry talking about art and that never ending artistic dilemma of compromise or no compromise..
The chord progressions on the are odd to play to say the least, but the fact that Syd Barrett inspite of his menta break down still turned them into a very listenable and enjoyable song inspite of him having a massive mental breakdown inspires me. He truly was one of a kind.
i am sickened when i think of how they did Syd wrong. shutting him out and riding on his success, rather than supporting their dear friend through his strife. adding to their wealth and fame singing about "this crazy beautiful soul that they love so dear." they say he was too much to deal with...Pink Floyd would never have existed. Syd's music got them recognized, and their later material was just about him. if u like WYWH DSotM...thank syd...if u like the earlier stuff...thank syd............
syd barrett It's an inspiration for me.. I want to learn how to play guitar just beucause his great talent..... I'm just 15 but that doesn't me that I'm an ignorant of music.. not like my generation that only matter is pop shit.....
it isn't as genius or mad as people make it out to be, syd used a literary style that was already well established, he added psychedelic prose to established poems which was part of the avante garde at the time, the beatles had been doing it, but syd obviously had a knack and the creative mind to combine the two. what is always regarded as artistic genius or originality can always be traced back to a persons study of a particular style of literary or artistic work, that's the real genius.
Syd you are dreams you are thoughts you are every thing that could be imagined and more. You brought us so much from with inside you. Thank you with all are hearts. God bless you and your family.
Certainly one of Syd´s best solo works, it´s a great pity that he had to leave Pink Floyd so early, should stay along with Dave Gilmour. I can listen this splendid song almost every day.
I believe he was depressed, not scizophrenic and certainly not insane. And I also believe that if his solo albums would have been more successful and coherent he would have been much more successful and perhaps carried on in the music industry. Without the album dark side of the moon many people wouldn't know Syd, which makes me pretty sad...
His psychiatrist never said he was schizophrenic, he said he was "untreatable." His mother and sister both said he had no mental issues, so I choose to believe them over anyone else.
man.........you have just written what i wished to...........whenever i hear this song,i feel sorry for sid,his early days and psychedelic as a whole....
Mimi Dean Yes you’re right. It was Gilmour who changed it to Madcap and that’s what they went with. Another song was supposed to be Diamond but Gilmour changed that too. Forget which one.
At the end of the track 'FEEL' syd says"That last one was diamond,actually"-meaning that last one was very good and he was pleased with the result..it is in origin a south east English expression when somebody likes something. Londoners have their own version of this-for instance the commonly used sentence 'He was a diamond geezer.'-meaning he was a very nice bloke ( or man )..syds original written song lyrics for 'Clowns and jugglers'AKA 'Octopus' clearly state 'the madcap laughed at the man on the border'...hope this clears up your confusion..and best wishes.
hello Cynthia marston ..please read my reply to you on the 'string'-I actually sent my reply to mimi deans string by mistake instead of directly to you..apologies.
I love Syd Barrett's songwriting and all, but in the post-Floyd period things could get a little goofy for me. This song for example, has the most genius chorus I've heard, and yet, the verses to me have some of the least compelling things I've heard in them. So it has this grating effect on my mind, and it can be annoying to hear like this. Maybe I just don't yet understand what he was trying to do here.
+Mozart Jones This comment interests me. The 1st 20 times I heard this song I wasnt even listening and did not know who Barrett was. This song was in a surf video that I'd watch everymorning at 5 am. My appreation of the song just crystallized. I can't imagine this song being diferent at all, but I can tell its not traditional.
It’s voice as an instrument and words as the notes . Or words as the instrument and voice as the notes. Or it’s words as the .....well.....you can get what I mean. Like in heavy metal you can’t make out the words to save your life in a lot of cases but the singing screaming accents the whole project.... ya know? I don’t often care much about the words or there meaning get really it’s voice and how it cuts thru the music in its own instrumental way. Like that and I happen to be huge Bob Dylan fan. I love his voice in most his songs. Anyway
I love this tune. I just bought the CD "Wouldn't You Miss Me?" I love Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd. It breaks my heart to think about what happened to Syd. I can't imagine what Pink Floyd would have been like, had Syd remained. His story saddens me, it really does. He was such a sensitive soul. But he lives on through his music, he really does! Toni Lee Fiore
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I remember listening to this song when I first moved out on my own. I would just lay in the dark listening to Syd's voice and his whacky chord progressions, zoning out, imagining nothing at all. Just laying in the darkness, wondering if Syd was crazy, wondering if I was crazy.
dude, it was weird reading this. just got into madcap laughs recently and i just moved out. sitting there last night, first night on my own, listening to it thoroughly for the first time, super stoned, it was great. perfect album for that bit of feeling of solitude.
Braeden Arnold"Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous."
Doing the same right now
Braeden Arnold Umm me too? He knew what to write for and did it well I suppose lol
Divine intervention kills happenstance.
This song has something... I can't describe it, it gets inside you and turns out easy and glad feelings... I love IT!!!
I love how he writes his songs where no discernable rhyming scheme is apparent. He takes every consonant, vowel and syllable into consideration when he writes, and forms the sounds of words into patterns that only he understands through and through. It is so disjointed and sporadic; yet it somehow flows so well. Amazing.
Syd Barret while doing it… Thinking bout a psychedelic landscape tripping balls… Some people are just natural, I can bet he just started singing that, he didn’t even think that too much, the rhyming and all that… Just enjoying the moment, great musician, but you can see he has a natural talent
"No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness." -Aristotle
Exactly!
Not all madness is equal.
@@olllloollllo Yeah, I'm 29 now and kinda regret posting that quote. I don't believe you have to be crazy to be a genius. John Coltrane made his best stuff after he got clean.
@@henrycadman5564 What I meant is that there are different ways of viewing madness. It doesn't necessarily mean that you are literally mad; sometimes, people can view you as mad just because you don't follow that status quo. Being mad might have also meant something different in Aristotle's time.
@@olllloollllo Yeah I getcha.
one of the best Syd solo works, so many tempo changes... this Man was a genius...
One of the best artist ever, respect!! Rock in peace!!
Before Kurt Cobaine and others.Barrett was the first Anti Rock Star!!
first?
@@MrYowen88 Who the f**** else??
@@MrYowen88 yes the first
right. anti-rock star Kurt who did music videos and was as commercial as any rock star in history. LOL at how wrong people continue to be about that fraud
Cliched rubbish 🗑
he is one of the greatest songwriters in music history, original and melodic!!rock on and RIP...
rest in peace syd you will never be forgotten
This is my first time hearing Syd. I can tell I'll be a fan.
you can be stone cold sober and still love Syd- that is the beauty of his work.. it 'takes you there' whether you choose to indulge or not : 0
awwee
we love you Sid.
Gina McKinney This ain't the Sex Pistols lady
¿Are you alive?
I love the rambling feel of this tune on the vocals, the way they push the tune forward
his subversive use of british poetry and literature as he welds them together to speak his mind about himself-'the madcap laughed at the man on the border'(a beguiling playful yet snide swipe at his old band members-waters perhaps..and at the same time the perfect self justification that the artist must always place themselves near the edge in order to be truly creative) melded to a punctuated batman 'biff!-'pow!' fight scene rhythm mixed with bo diddley..and a punky yet poppy vocal,,well I mean he's just having a laugh on so many levels !-all be it in a bittersweet kind of way..then is if all of that's still not enough he then sums his life up perfectly with the line"they'll never put me in their bag"-and they never have and they never will...
underrated genius
I'm discovering Syd's music at the moment and this song is my favourite so far!
Perfectly calmed sir.
I love his style of music and lyrics. brilliant!
He was a golden God of an artist....too beautiful to stay here...
when i was younger, this is the first song i ever heard, my brother showed it to me! strange, i was thinking of him and turned this on, beautiful memories what a great song
"S"hine on "Y"ou crazy "D"iamond
Oh shit thats weird i never noticed that dam im dumb
"L"ucy in the "S"ky with "D"iamonds
What about the C in crazy? That's a more important word than You. I don't know if that was confirmed by anyone in the band, but if it wasn't I feel like y'all are reaching for something that isn't there. Just like the chump that commented with Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds. John battled and defended his case to the end that it wasn't intentional to correlate it with LSD, but fans are to ignorant to take the man's word.
wouldn't that be SOYCD?
Bdark Aside Rof Rthe Emoon Tremastered Tedition
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
one of the best slides of this site, congrats, music and photos are awesome, a really nice way to spend 3 minutes
thx
the madcap laughs is a masterpiece, even the cuted tracks hehe.
One of my favorites.Love to have a few and belt out Syd's songs
¡Happy Birthday, Syd!
6 de enero?
+Dr. Asyd si
Syd Barrets music still sounds really fresh and inventive
What an amazing artist he was, I am sure there are people who will always remember him, I miss you Syd. It's true that yer eyes were like a black hole.
john lennon and Syd Barrett was my hero
RIP
great job mate!!! love it!!! syd had the quintessential english singing voice!! simply marvelous song!!!!! rock may have been invented in america, but their is no question what country mastered it!!!! long live king syd!!!!!
That is some great Barrett!!! What a genius that guy was.
The genius of Pink Floyd
This is Barret's independent work.
He's a genius
True shit 🤘🏻🔥
Happy Birthday, Syd! We're still listening to and enjoying your music. Thanks.
One thing I love about PF fans is they all have such compassion for Syd Barrett. Ive never heard one negative comment about Syd.
Just discovered this gem. Don't know how I went this long with out hearing this masterpiece.
I love him so much💜
After watching a bunch of other homemade Syd videos I came to the conclusion that this is one of the best. It flows great and is worth a second watch.
SYD BARRETT a NUDE BEAUTY; a WASTED MIND (from drugs and excesses); a TRUE GENIUS who left the entire world and future generations a precious legacy: PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC. Barrett wrote some songs of that musical genre, never heard before, around the YEARS 1965/1966 and anticipated the already famous BEATLES who "gave birth" to the famous psychedelic album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967; this detail of the musical "paternity" of PSYCHEDELIA says a lot about the innate qualities possessed by SYD BARRET. I repeat the adjectives with which from my point of view I describe SYD BARRETT: a TRUE GENIUS; the CREATOR of PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC; a PRECURSOR who musically anticipated his times. He was a musician who had VERY CLEAR IDEAS in his mind when he "pricked" the guitar strings and sang over them HARMONIES AS STRANGE as they were DELICIOUS. I would add that I still consider the album THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN, in which BARRET's work is predominant, "a relic" and it will be precisely those songs "out of time" that pave the way for the very first PINK FLOYD, which then passed in the hands of DAVID GILMOUR. BARRETT's two solo albums from 1970, especially the first, are to be appreciated even now despite having already completed "53 BIRTHDAYS"... Unfortunately BARRETT's musical clarity was unfortunately too short, otherwise today HE would find himself without no doubt about the PODIUM OF THE BEST musicians in the world: SYD BARRETT will still have a VERY important place in many hearts of people of all ages for all the good things he has done for MUSIC and will remain there FOREVER...!!! R.I.P. Syd 💔❤
Dude, You should write a book! Your articulate opinion resonates such positive (and accurate) view.
What an amazing human being.I wish he knew how much he meant to the world.
Whenever I hear Octopus, I want to get up from my desk at work, head off to the countryside on a spaced out ramble and do something unexpected and exciting. Although many might not 'get' the lyrics, Syd had the ability to tap into a land of magic and innocence. Most songwriters evoke themes common with what most folks can relate to but Syd could surprise people. Even after leaving Floyd, his old bandmates acknowledged he was a true original, especially his old friend Dave Gilmour
"Heigh-ho! never be still! The Old Original Favourite Grand
Grasshopper's Green Herbarian Band, And the tune they play"..directly taken from the Sir Henry Newbolt poem "Rilloby-Rill"
Super groovy!
Syd Barrett is by far the most fascinating musician of the twentieth century.
Shall we say any comparison between Pink Floyd *with* Syd and Pink Floyd *after* Syd would be an unfair "apples and oranges" comparison? ; )
It's the way these words and terms of sound and matter with his voice and the melody of music Syd Barrett matters... Period
Right on, I made this when i was 14.
It's an honor to be the first reply
This guy is going to be 30 in 2 years, wow...
You're an og
So trip to Heave and Ho,up down,to and fro,you have no word.
Masterpiece
actually lived in (exactly 100 years later)- the 1960s. In that decade there was still innocent movement of ideas. By the 70s, people had become more cynical and materialistic. It's reflected in Dark side of the moon. That wasn't for Syd - he was possibly too ethereal for rock posturing, even in one of the more intellectual bands. He understandably returned to the source of his childhood imagination- Cambridge- and seemingly lived a quiet life. A handsome, gentle, particularly English, man.
The Legend that was Syd Barrett.
Syd barrett R I P was the piper at the gates of dawn
I remember first hearing this song and loving it, 2 seconds later I realized that I was not a normal human being
lucky you
Lmmaaooo
Syd Barrett was never diagnosed with a mental illness. Syd Barrett was a drug addict. He smoked joints before his time with Pink Floyd. When he met Nick Mason, he smoked joints now and then. You can read about that in Nick Mason's book. The drug LSD can cause psychosis and schizophrenia!!! The illness that Syd had was catatonia!!!
a true star! a lyrical genius. your light is still shining syd! god bless you.
I believe 'Baby Lemonade' is one of his best.
A soundless sound make this B's work deafening to the hungry listener.
Syd you blow glitter on our faces.
oh,and forgot to mention-the'octopus ride' was one of the first mass fairground rides where you had fun(and at the same time were terrified)spinning around and around out of control and he uses it in this song as an allegorical metaphor..such a clever song.
the best psych song [lyrics] ever
what? since when this has a million views? i'm glad and confused
Take the octopus ride with syd
Isn't it good to be lost in the wood?
I love this......
Syd Barrett es mi ídolo amigos
génial! très CIRCUS comme musique!
This is special, but I really think it is very good! I LOVE Pink Floyd's ideas about never copying from others, that's the RIGHT preferences, Because real art is when you do something NEW! Unlike most rock from the 1960s, this isn't a The Beatles copy. SYD is SYD, and no-one can claim to be like him!
suddently i'm in a narnia book ! syd genius
along with 'Opel' it stands as his finest hour.
May love and peace be within you and around you always And the stars of freedom shine forever in your mind
He's talking about his insanity with this song. It's very touching and very strange to think about. I seriously feel for this poor guy, he completely lost his mind.
GrampaBillyIII there's speculation that he just withdrew on purpose.
+Matt Halbmaier anyone who chose the life he did after f
floyd was not sane. Although maybe your right. its just something to think about when you see the pictures of him in the last years of his life
Melodic-Connoisseur he was crazy
Jay Richards He was bi-polar. Taking LSD with that mental illnesses can easily cause psychosis.
NO,he's not..he,s actually with his very clever artistic references of classic English poetry talking about art and that never ending artistic dilemma of compromise or no compromise..
close our eyes to the octopus ride!!
pure talent
great video! This should've been a number 1 hit single.
The chord progressions on the are odd to play to say the least, but the fact that Syd Barrett inspite of his menta break down still turned them into a very listenable and enjoyable song inspite of him having a massive mental breakdown inspires me. He truly was one of a kind.
+SukkaPunch321 Syd was a genius. He's also as English as they come. The Scarecrow's just amazing.
That was redundant I must have written this in a hurry and wrote something really redundant.
I is redundant, We is redundant. I is bored with your reply : D SukkaPunch321
i am sickened when i think of how they did Syd wrong. shutting him out and riding on his success, rather than supporting their dear friend through his strife. adding to their wealth and fame singing about "this crazy beautiful soul that they love so dear." they say he was too much to deal with...Pink Floyd would never have existed. Syd's music got them recognized, and their later material was just about him. if u like WYWH DSotM...thank syd...if u like the earlier stuff...thank syd............
Well, the madcap laughed at the man on the border...
The Mudman mad cat**
syd barrett It's an inspiration for me.. I want to learn how to play guitar just beucause his great talent..... I'm just 15 but that doesn't me that I'm an ignorant of music.. not like my generation that only matter is pop shit.....
it isn't as genius or mad as people make it out to be, syd used a literary style that was already well established, he added psychedelic prose to established poems which was part of the avante garde at the time, the beatles had been doing it, but syd obviously had a knack and the creative mind to combine the two.
what is always regarded as artistic genius or originality can always be traced back to a persons study of a particular style of literary or artistic work, that's the real genius.
Syd you are dreams you are thoughts you are every thing that could be imagined and more. You brought us so much from with inside you. Thank you with all are hearts. God bless you and your family.
Certainly one of Syd´s best solo works, it´s a great pity that he had to leave Pink Floyd so early, should stay along with Dave Gilmour. I can listen this splendid song almost every day.
15 years later. This is my favorite song I listen to it nearly every day as well
this song is amazing, my new favorite song, the best band ever
I believe he was depressed, not scizophrenic and certainly not insane. And I also believe that if his solo albums would have been more successful and coherent he would have been much more successful and perhaps carried on in the music industry. Without the album dark side of the moon many people wouldn't know Syd, which makes me pretty sad...
Or Wish You Were Here.
Bob Cindy I think he was schizophrenic, not depressed. His psychiatrist said that he was schizophrenic so I think he was
Evan Dickerson he was schizo
MAD he did LSD that triggered a latent schizophrenia. it's called "research
His psychiatrist never said he was schizophrenic, he said he was "untreatable." His mother and sister both said he had no mental issues, so I choose to believe them over anyone else.
One of the greatest men to ever live
close your eyes to the optimus prime
All I see is the sun because of the eclipse lol
Work opponents
@Alex DeBig same
he is so beautiful
SYD BARRETT
il est super
J'adore.....!!!! :-))
;)
this is one of my favorite songs
Great video
Perfect song! The man was amazing! Schizophrenic genius...
Work of genius
Syd Barrett y John Lennon los mejores
Syd es muchísimo mejor.
man.........you have just written what i wished to...........whenever i hear this song,i feel sorry for sid,his early days and psychedelic as a whole....
I think he says " mad cat" instead of madcap, anyway...
Mimi Dean Yes you’re right. It was Gilmour who changed it to Madcap and that’s what they went with. Another song was supposed to be Diamond but Gilmour changed that too. Forget which one.
He does, he changed the album title to MadCap tho
it was always 'the madcap laugh'...Gilmour named the album from that particular reference in the lyric
At the end of the track 'FEEL' syd says"That last one was diamond,actually"-meaning that last one was very good and he was pleased with the result..it is in origin a south east English expression when somebody likes something. Londoners have their own version of this-for instance the commonly used sentence 'He was a diamond geezer.'-meaning he was a very nice bloke ( or man )..syds original written song lyrics for 'Clowns and jugglers'AKA 'Octopus' clearly state 'the madcap laughed at the man on the border'...hope this clears up your confusion..and best wishes.
hello Cynthia marston ..please read my reply to you on the 'string'-I actually sent my reply to mimi deans string by mistake instead of directly to you..apologies.
best song!!
nirvana before their was a nirvana
Best album I've ever heard
I love Syd Barrett's songwriting and all, but in the post-Floyd period things could get a little goofy for me. This song for example, has the most genius chorus I've heard, and yet, the verses to me have some of the least compelling things I've heard in them. So it has this grating effect on my mind, and it can be annoying to hear like this. Maybe I just don't yet understand what he was trying to do here.
+Mozart Jones This comment interests me. The 1st 20 times I heard this song I wasnt even listening and did not know who Barrett was. This song was in a surf video that I'd watch everymorning at 5 am. My appreation of the song just crystallized. I can't imagine this song being diferent at all, but I can tell its not traditional.
+Mozart Jones But... but... Isn't it good to be lost in the woods?
It’s voice as an instrument and words as the notes . Or words as the instrument and voice as the notes. Or it’s words as the .....well.....you can get what I mean. Like in heavy metal you can’t make out the words to save your life in a lot of cases but the singing screaming accents the whole project.... ya know? I don’t often care much about the words or there meaning get really it’s voice and how it cuts thru the music in its own instrumental way. Like that and I happen to be huge Bob Dylan fan. I love his voice in most his songs. Anyway
I believe he's reciting fairytale rhymes.
Mozart Jones you're the mad cat laughing at the man on the border
Masterpiece
Very well said! WE MISS YOU SYD!
Syd RIP.
We never forget you.
I would say that Syd Barrett was well ahead of his time but that is a massive understatement.
Listening to 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn' while high is indescribably amazing.
I love this tune. I just bought the CD "Wouldn't You Miss Me?" I love Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd. It breaks my heart to think about what happened to Syd. I can't imagine what Pink Floyd would have been like, had Syd remained. His story saddens me, it really does. He was such a sensitive soul. But he lives on through his music, he really does! Toni Lee Fiore
R.I.P Syd, it's been exactly five years since you left us. I know you're creating amazing paintings in heaven :)
17 this year
one of the songs i mostly love of rock.
legend, I love his music