Syd Barrett-Long Gone
She was long gone, long, long gone
she was gone, gone, the bigger they come
the larger her hand 'till no one understands
why for so long she'd been gone.
And I stood very still by the window sill
and I wondered for those I love still
I cried in my mind where I stand behind
the beauty of love's in her eyes...
She was long gone, long, long gone
she was gone, gone, the bigger they come
the larger her hand 'till no one understands
why for so long she'd been gone.
And I borrowed the page
from a leopard's cage
and I prowled in the evening sun's glaze
her head lifted high to the light in the sky
the opening dawn on her face...
She was long gone long, long gone
she was gone, gone, the bigger they come
the larger her hand 'till no one understands
why for so long she'd been gone.
And I stood very still by the window sill
and I wondered for those I love still
I cried in my mind where I stand behind
the beauty of love's in her eyes...
She was long gone, long, long gone
she was gone, gone, the bigger they come
the larger her hand 'till no one understands
why for so long she'd been gone.
She was long gone long, long gone.
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I was born in distant mountain village of Uzbekistan, far from civilization and quite far from Syd, in 1965. And i know him and i love him. That's how powerful he is, that's how his soul is beautiful. RIP.
@sabi5833
4 жыл бұрын
You are so right!!! I feel the same...
@eyaltsyrlin9812
3 жыл бұрын
How was it growing up in there?
@meshelnoori2731
3 жыл бұрын
Hi friend, I come from the mountains of Afghanistan and feel the same way. Syd/Roger was indeed a special human being.
@TheRover70
3 жыл бұрын
@@eyaltsyrlin9812 you butter 😁
@eclipsed3407
3 жыл бұрын
I was born in 2000 in Finland and I feel the same way too. He is very special and I love him a lot. And I feel like i understand him now too.
Dude's got vocal range... and blatant emotions
@lanabanana68
5 жыл бұрын
yes,
@cuillain5773
3 жыл бұрын
Very yes
@JosephMan485
7 күн бұрын
I don't think anyone knows Syd's real vocal range cause he quit music soon afterward.
Probably the darkest yet most coherent song off the album. The chorus just owns.
@qotda
4 жыл бұрын
Very arctic monkeys favourite worst nightmare isn't it
Syd Barret's music is pure, mysterious, to the core. I'm glad his uncommon value & creative talent is being appreciated more & more.
Surely one of Syd's best (and darkest) works. It amazes me sometimes, how Syd's songs can be sort of naive but complex at the same time (I'm just talking about his guitar playing here, not his lyrics). If you figure out how to play his songs, he isn't really a guitar virtuoso - he uses fairly standard chords and song structures - but he had a unique approach that was innately artistic and innovative. His work on the early Pink Floyd albums pioneered a completely different way to play electric guitar; he literally revolutionised the instrument... But in his solo works, we see a different side to his musicianship that doesn't rely on the ethereal tones and soundscapes he used with Pink Floyd. I'm so glad that we have this stuff to look at technically, but much more than that - these songs are a part of our lives and mean so much to us. What a legacy he left.
@paulA-xq5fi
8 жыл бұрын
+GunproofGrandad He has an incredible sense of timing and its strange too because at times he is sloppy and constantly changes the timing and intensity.., but if you listen and love his music enough you start to realize its almost entirely intentional. I am convinced at times he goes out of his way to give some songs an awkward and free spirit. Yet somehow it all manages to compliment the bigger picture of what he is singing/writing about. If you want to hear an example of Syds incredible timing look up baby lemonade peel sessions. He plays a guitar solo in the middle and then another at the end. Funny, it was David Gilmore that plays the solo on the commercial Baby Lemonade and yet the Peel Sessions with Syd playing the solos completely blows its away. Its not incredibly difficult guitar work mind you but the timing is perfect and the feeling he puts out is intense. When I put Baby Lemonade on youtube and I hear that beginning Gilmore intro I abort and immediately look for the Peel session. Night and day.., I find it hard to believe they published the version they did.. only an idiot would have choosen that over the Peel session version but thats what David choose.. Go figure
@esu21productions42
8 жыл бұрын
+paul A The opening solo on the studio version was actually played by Syd himself.
@paulA-xq5fi
8 жыл бұрын
+a mb Thanks for correcting me on that- you are right.. its funny I was reading something just the other night, I think it was something by Gilmore and he mentioned Syd was tuning his guitar and they liked it so much they put it as the intro. I get my facts twisted sometimes : ( ) I love the peel session version though.. that guitar work is hauntingly beautiful
@gunproofgrandad4381
8 жыл бұрын
I haven't listened to the Peel Sessions for years; I'll have to dig it out and have a listen. In fact the last time I heard it was before it had been commercially released. It's cool to hear Syd on the 12 string. I love 'Two of a Kind' and the enduring mystery of whether Syd or Rick Wright wrote it. :-)
@Noodles37UK
7 жыл бұрын
I think he'd this thing about him, he was 10 or 15 years ahead of his time. I think he inspired the Goths early/ mid 80s.
The way he doesn't match up with the timing with his lyrics sometimes makes this somehow a lot more personal. God, what a special piece of music. The Madcap Laughs will always be my one of the most touching to me.
this album needs a movie
Syd Barrett's music has captured my heart forever❤
Died in 2006 we will live forever with his music, free of his disease back to what it was, the story of a cursed genius.?!?! /!?
❤I just listened to this song 8 times in a row ❤
This is clearly one of Syds best.. oh man.. 'one' of the best..
@rockonguitar8117
3 жыл бұрын
I would have to agree with you.
Only Syd has the talent for such an amazing song.
Der Großmeister der bittersüßen Melodien !!! Godfather of the bittersweet melody !!!
This sent chills through me. The stand up bass, the off-chorus vocal, the atonal guitar. The lyrics make my optic nerves ache, and I know that makes no mucking futzy sense audibly speaking, if you smell what I mean. I don't think I dare listen to three songs from this album in a row. Sharon would never forgive me.
@jeffdonahue171
2 жыл бұрын
Oh no! Please God help me!
Wow! blast from the past. This one was my favorite.
im so glad i found syd, pure magic 💛💫
@terjehansen0101
Жыл бұрын
"Be careful of that Axe Eugene". All i'm saying is that the Syd barrett saga leads nowhere. Interesting and life changing, yes but also it's netflix show that ends in a dissappointment. I obviously appreciate any other Barrett fans out there.
And I stood very still by the windowsill And I wondered for those I loved still... What a haunting image.
@MissMichSan
7 жыл бұрын
BeatleBug the wildest thing is im leaning against my window sill and im leaving him.
My favourite Syd Barrett song
Otra de esas oscuras, abstractas, surrealistas, obras de Barrett. Excelente. Cómo casi todas sus composiciones, como solista.
Wish you were here’ is not just a tribute but an emulation of Syd’s approach here as an acoustic song that picks notes, at least to start, around the E minor chord. Glad they looked after him by establishing the structure through which they could continue to honour his vision.
i love him so much, been listenig his songs since i was 10 saludos desde argentina
He left behind the memories of those times because they upset him. I kind of know why but it’s sad for Syd.
Best song on the album
Music to my ears, all that's left to do is listen, happy he made me, bye bye
I can proudly say I can play this song :D
@RedKunk
3 жыл бұрын
Teach me :)
love this song.
when i first heard this song, it was like finding a brick of gold in a mud hole. sorrounded by shit music these days i was able to find treasure and music with soul and feel. thank you syd barrett! shine on
Wow... just wow.
Guitar sounds like something you’d hear in Red Dead Redemption after clearing out a gang hideout and you’re the only one left in a ghost town, making your way back to your settlement.
That awesome accent...
Mad innocence
we like the photos his music will withstand the ages ~
Essa música é uma das melhores do Syd em sua obra solo. Eu amooooo!
Can't believe that such an influential song as this has not had the views it deserves. Its a good job that a lot of pop stars after Syd listened to his music though. Roger waters took a long time after Syd to produce Dark side. At first Pink Floyd sounded and looked like a band without direction, a few flashes of of good stuff to come though. Syd took us on an inward journey of creativity and carried that on privately in his art. He commented years later that he couldn't believe all the fuss.
@thecapricorn11
3 жыл бұрын
syd wouldn't have given 3 fucks about views and neither should you. This music is for a select few who know good music
This music is simply fantastic!
Syd Barrett Unplugged.
Always syd I love him and his songs
After all these years it still amaze me I must say one of my Barrett tune like a great Old Greek myth is deceivingly simple and never the same
Such a dark song but I still love it
Awesome guitar playing
MELHOR MÚSICA, JUNTAMENTE COM DOMINOES...
She was long gone, long, long gone She was gone, gone, the bigger they come The larger her hand 'till no one understands Why for so long she'd been gone And I stood very still by the window sill And I wondered for those I love still I cried in my mind where I stand behind The beauty of love's in her eyes She was long gone, long, long gone She was gone, gone, the bigger they come The larger her hand 'till no one understands Why for so long she'd been gone And I borrowed the page from a leopard's cage And I prowled in the evening sun's glaze Her head lifted high to the light in the sky The opening dawn on her face She was long gone, long, long gone She was gone, gone, the bigger they come The larger her hand 'till no one understands Why for so long she'd been gone And I stood very still by the window sill And I wondered for those I love still I cried in my mind where I stand behind The beauty of love's in her eyes She was long gone, long, long gone
this would have scared people back during its release
Thanks Leadhead444 for posting this haunting song. Actually, it would have been slightly better to have posted "Golden Hair" (which precedes this song) together, because they complement each other so well, but I'm not complaining, this is great.
long long gone, shine on your crazy diamond
Love you Syd
that voice of his
And I borrowed a page from a leopard's cage and I prowled in the evening sun's glaze...
VIOLÃO DE GILMOUR, COMO SEMPRE, PRECISO...
Spine tingling.
Freakin brilliant
Last time when that chorus starts you can hear overdub syd screaming in very funny way the chorus on the background :D "and i stood very still!!!! by the windowsill!!!!" haha, classic syd
🥰
My favourite Syd song
Just been flicking through the comments here ('lockdown', huh ? BS - more like : pan me if ya want - dgaF) and one Cynthia Marston made what I think is a very good point - to paraphrase : 'he left the memories behind cos they upset him too much'. This whole album has the sense of him withdrawing from everyone around him and retreating into himself (as I've said elsewhere), which I picked-up on first listen without knowing too much, or tbh being too interested, in the guy at the time. Obviously, my interest in SB has grown since then and he was clearly a talented and artistic chap but VERY sensitive : having worked a long time in the drugs/mental health treatment field myself, I still think it's sad what happened to him.
@parallaxcontinuum7898
3 жыл бұрын
Glad that I looked through the comments Mark because agree with you.my spin being added somewhat.Syd ,was pulling away from gravity,as we are pulling away from our humanity now.
She Barrett was, is, ever will be Pink Floyd
@peacecontrol3737
4 жыл бұрын
End of truth
Just Syd, It mean enough to describe it, Pink Floyd's Spirit!
t amo mucho syd
The Lord and Master.
Spent some time relationship with Nico 80's this song applied to condition i found her in
Good night and thanks for the photograph ojokolokolokjokok
2:19 Pretty sure the highest vocal line continues on at 2:23 in falsetto, unfortunate that you can barely hear it.
Lone gone... :(
@Yungcertified
5 жыл бұрын
Eren Nova you mean LONG* gone lmao
@ahitler1000 I hate to be pedantic, but this event actually occurred during the recording of Wish You Were Here, hence why that album is a tribute to Syd.
O HAMMOND ORGÃO DESSA MÚSICA É CRUEL . DENSO .
Era andata via, da tanto,tanto tempo
Syd did not need Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd needed Syd. Syd was a genius.
Paul Valéry in pop rock version a song a poem, Charmes. !?
Is it just me or does anybody else think this sounds eerily similar to Is There Anybody Out There?
John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers does this as well as a few other Syd covers.. In an odd way I prefer the world doesn't recognize the beauty of this poetry.. it just makes it that much more special to me.
@collj86
5 жыл бұрын
paul A I agree Like I don’t know if I should try to cover any of syds songs. Cause it’s like I don’t know if I can do them justice
I've looked up "The Madcap Laughs" on Wikipedia and there is no mention as to who plays the Hammond B3 Organ on "Long Gone". I would venture to guess its Pink Floyd Keyboard player Rick Wright.
@kevinrmirezardila778
4 жыл бұрын
As far as I know, he only collaborated for "Barrett"
@lucifersam4521
3 жыл бұрын
Its David Gilmour
@martinknudsen4409
2 жыл бұрын
@@lucifersam4521 What!???
A great influence for John Frusciante.
@andremoura7882
8 жыл бұрын
No. It was not a comparison.
@andremoura7882
8 жыл бұрын
Grande no sentido de grande mesmo. Não sei se você conhece os primeiros álbuns da carreira solo do Frusciante. Caso sim, deve ter notado a influência de Syd Barret. Nesta música em específico, a forma como Barret canta duas vozes lembra o que Frusciante faz em diversas músicas próprias. Além do mais, Ele já cantou "Long gone" em pelo menos uma oportunidade, num show dos Chili Peppers.
@evanramirez2212
3 жыл бұрын
Yea you can definitely hear the influence in johns first two solo records. He too was able to create deviant and awkward melodies and guitar patterns that really when one gives this type of music a chance you realize how brilliant it is.
the best
@Demonofdeath1231 Oh yes. His solo albums may not be as accessible as early Pink Floyd stuff but the more you listen to them, the more richness they display!
Planet Claire (B52s); Is Their Life on Mars (Bowie); Jeepster, Bang a Bong, Soul of my Suit (Bolan). Who is she?
..........she was.
this song rocks the casbah when you're burnt out on fun songs like rock the casbah but you have no intention feeling like shit just cuz the clash can't try to be serious just a sec
She was gone, gone, the bigger they come The larger her hand 'til no one understands...
💙💙
Pushed life for all he sought... but unfortunately... he never made it back....shine on you crazy diamond..
The girl is pink floyd.
@stefaniacescobollalittlebu3347
5 жыл бұрын
I think is Iggy the Eskimo ❤️
@thesecondYouTube
5 жыл бұрын
@@stefaniacescobollalittlebu3347 I think he was thinking about Iggy and his ex girlfriend Lindsey Corner.
@graceantonio3573
5 жыл бұрын
Perhaps. Pink Floyd as well as (any) of those he found he still loves. I admire Syd's pure, mysterious, unique to the core music. The wide world of music needs a 😚Syd Barret to take us there.
Oooooooo......I love your interpretation, so creepy!
18 guys have short gone
Who plays the Hammond B3 Organ on this track? Is it Rick Wright?
@3-methylindole730
3 жыл бұрын
Wright, right.👍
@1practicaljoker
2 жыл бұрын
No, it’s David Gilmour
❤️✨
Reminds me of gram
MG n° 2121 ✨🌙 and i miss you
Siempre qe estoy ebrio y son las 7 am escucho este tema
I know the depth of his lasting influence on the floyd , in the book saucer full of secrets , roger said he saw a tired fat bald man watching them as they done the wall, and roger said he asked who, s that ? and david said , its syd , roger cried , Ill see you on the dark side of the moon ,
I don't remember it lasts 3 months yes it's no
Thank you Syd from one schizo to another.
Dark side of king
I agree! Roger is an egoist !
This reminds me of Julian Cope's stuff on Skellington Chronicles II. I wonder if Cope was influenced by this?
@TheChugg11
6 жыл бұрын
JasonJason210 Apparently he was a fan of Syd's
have a cigar your gonna go far by the way witch ones pink
in 2025 this will sound finally in of fashion
Marihuana
m2 i just need to learn singing XD
Niandra lades and usually just a t shirt