The Scarecrow (Pink Floyd song)
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| "Scarecrow" | ||
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| Song by Pink Floyd | ||
| from the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | ||
| Released | August 5, 1967 | |
| Recorded | February-June 1967 | |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |
| Length | 2:11 | |
| Label | Columbia/EMI (UK) Capitol (US) | |
| Writer(s) | Syd Barrett | |
| Producer(s) | Norman Smith | |
| The Piper at the Gates of Dawn track listing | ||
| Chapter 24 (9) |
"Scarecrow" (10) |
Bike (11) |
"Scarecrow" is a song on Pink Floyd's debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), though it first appeared as the B-side of their second single "See Emily Play" (as "Scarecrow") two months before. It was written by original frontman Syd Barrett and recorded in March 1967.
The song contains nascent existentialist themes, as singer Syd Barrett compares his own existence to that of the scarecrow, who, while "sadder" is also "resigned to his fate". Such thematic content would later become a mainstay of the band's lyrical imagery.
A short video of the song (actually a short feature made for a Pathe newsreel) features the band in an open field with an actual scarecrow, generally fooling around.
A second video was filmed, with Gilmour replacing Barrett, in Brussels, Belgium, in 1968.
[edit] Covers
The industrial band Rx covered "The Scarecrow" on their debut album "Bedside Toxicology".
[edit] Personnel
- Syd Barrett - Guitar and Vocals
- Richard Wright - Keyboards
- Roger Waters - Bass
- Nick Mason - Drums and Percussion
