Flaming (Pink Floyd song)
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| "Flaming" | ||
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| Single by Pink Floyd | ||
| from the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | ||
| B-side(s) | "The Gnome" | |
| Released | August 5, 1967 | |
| Recorded | March/June 1967 | |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |
| Length | 2:46 | |
| Label | Columbia/EMI (UK) Capitol (US) | |
| Writer(s) | Syd Barrett | |
| Producer(s) | Norman Smith | |
| Pink Floyd singles chronology | ||
| "Arnold Layne" (1967) |
"Flaming" (1967) |
"See Emily Play" (1967) |
| The Piper at the Gates of Dawn track listing | ||
| "Matilda Mother" (Track 3) |
"Flaming" (Track 4) |
"Pow R. Toc H." (Track 5) |
"Flaming" is a song by psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured in their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. The song was written by Syd Barrett. After David Gilmour joined the band, the song remained in the playlist for a short while in 1968.
Post-Barrett live incarnations of the song are often mocked by fans; its happy, surreal lyrics were entirely different from anything in Pink Floyd's setlist that year, and the lead vocals were delivered by David Gilmour in an amazingly unenthusiastic voice (video bootlegs of the song in 1968 show Gilmour with an extremely unhappy expression on his face as he sang it). The song opened with a very uncharacteristic slide whistle played by Roger Waters.
[edit] Personnel
- Syd Barrett - Guitar and Vocals
- Richard Wright - Keyboards
- Roger Waters - Bass and Slide whistle
- Nick Mason - Drums and Percussion
