Best Syd Songs

[vizor]

1: Octopus
2: Lanky
3: Golden Hair (instrumental)

All others, he was too sick to be recording. (But sick in a good kind of way).

[Skelly]

Just listened to Bob Dylan Blues. A worthy inclusion as one of my favourite tunes.

[my breakfast.]

You don't need to start a new thread to win your "I won't get deleted cos I just made a post" award. Post it in the clearly named thread allready discussing this subject.

[bkovacs]

I kind of liked Interstellar Overdrive and Astronomy Domine.

[Quimp]

Flaming is a wonderful poem and song. I think it gets my vote, although there are quite a few more songs on the same level. Astronomy Domine is indeed a great piece.

[sislater]

My personal favourites are baby lemonade, bike, lucifer sam and jugband blues. But it's always difficult to say when you like so many of an artist's songs!!

[MyFearless]

The most I like Chapter 24 because it has a personal meaning to me.

Also Terrapin, Two Of A Kind and Love Song.

And I will always think of Syd as in Flaming.

[scottx2]

Astronomy Domone'
Lucifer Sam
Effervesant Elephant
Dominoes
Dark Globe
Terripan
Baby Lemonade
Here I Go
these are a few of my favs

[Falco]

Baby Lemonade
Late Night

[TheJoker]

1. Octopus
2. Love You
3. Baby Lemonade
4. Terrapin
5. Dominoes
6. Bob Dylan Blues
7. Gigolo Aunt
8. Dolly Rocker
9. Opel
10. Rats
11. Birdie Hop
12. Waving My Arms In The Air
13. Golden Hair
14. Wouldn't You Miss Me
15. If It's In You

[davidsss]

Lot's of great songs. Such touching lyrics. I was just listening to "I Never Lied to You" which is great. I've always liked Octopus, Baby Lemonade and Wouldn't you miss me. Music should touch your emotions and that's what Syd's music does for me.

Recently I've listened a bit to Birdy Hop - on the one hand the way he sings it reflects his mental state, he sounds like he's trying to hold it together and there is also some desperation in his voice, but on the other hand the sheer wonder at the world which comes out in the lyrics is something few songwriters manage. I think as we grow up we lose that sense of wonder about the world, but a few people retain an almost child-like view of the world which comes through in songs like Birdy Hop, Scarecrow and the like. I think it's a rare talent and it draws me to Syd's songs.

It's not particularly popular to like artists like Syd Barrett. Other people often listen to his songs and wonder how you can like his music. I always think of it in terms of: Does this music talk to me? Syd's music talks to me, those who find that Syd's music doesn't talk to them should just walk away and leave it to those of us who do enjoy it.

DS

Edit: forgot to add the songs with Pink Floyd: Astronomy Domine, Lucifer Sam, Jugband Blues, See Emily Play et al. I also like the 1966 version of Interstellar Overdrive from the San Francisco soundtrack, a bit more bluesy, excellent.

[Violet-Abyss]

Astronomy Domone
Terripan

Don't think I've heard of these before.
There's already a thread like this called "Favourite Syd Songs"
Yes, Best and Favourite aren't the same, but it's the same idea.

[dominoes]

The Joker's songlist just about says it all really.

[F?tima]

Flaming is a wonderful poem and song. I think it gets my vote .

Yes indeed!

[Kimon]

My Syd's top ten:
1)Dark Globe
2)Matilda Mother
3)No Man's Land
4)Octopus
5)Bike
6)See Emily play
7)Astronomy Domine
8)Here I Go
9)Long Gone
10)Arnold Layne