Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett - Lucifer Sam
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- Pink Floyd, featured on their 1967 debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
Sam was simply Barrett's Siamese cat (and is referred to as such in the first line: "Lucifer Sam, Siam cat"); the track was originally called "Percy the Rat Catcher" during the recording sessions, which took place between April and June 1967.
Lucifer Sam, siam cat
Always sitting by your side
Always by your side
That cat's something I can't explain
Ginger, ginger, Jennifer Gentle you're a witch
You're the left side
He's the right side
Oh, no
That cat's something I can't explain
Lucifer go to sea
Be a hip cat, be a ship's cat
Somewhere, anywhere
That cat's… - Hudba
The best song ever written about a cat
Cat Stevens' autobiographical ones are good too 😊
You can always tell a Syd Barrett song...he had a passion for "bending" the second or third line of any quatrain, and taking a harmony in a weird and interesting direction before crashing it back into the main theme. Kept you thinking.
For those reasons and his lyrics I find him the most fascinating muscian I've ever heard.
Hes was a genius...
True inovater..
Songs are too samey. Pink Floyd would never have reached the heights with that freak in the band. His solo stuff speaks for itself in that regard.
I know, because he only had one style. Hence his failure.
Piper at the gates of dawn is such a Great album
I tripped so good on that album brother. In-Fucking-Sane!!!!!
Michael boisjoli Me too. INSANELY GOOD. What did you use?
LSD 😊aldious Huxley wrote the doors of perception for his own reasons further back. The Jim Morrison input was later. Legendary!!!
I used Cannabis and LSA.
@@catnoir-a-saurus In the hold of an amphibious troop carrier, headphones on, the Pacific gently rocking. That's a trip.
My god he was only 20 or 21 when Piper was released. He must have written some of the material even earlier. The level of genius is incredible at such an age. It sounds like he had been writing and playing forever.
This song is essentially an ode to Syd Barrett's cat, Sam. However, it was speculated that it might refer to another man in some kind of relationship with Jenny Spires, who was Barrett's girlfriend at the time. In the line, "Jennifer Gentle you're a witch," "Jennifer Gentile" refers to Spires in this interpretation.
@Apex Gemini He's talking about the whole package, music included. Poetry is not always literal. Read plenty into it. It's an amazing journey. Be a hip cat, be a ship's cat
, Somewhere, anywhere...
LOL we were dropping acid at 15
Why not both
I don't want this song to ever stop.
Never has stopped - never shall
Great song
Syd is such a genius!
Syd was too big for is own ego and had to go ...Viva Pink Floyd!
Michael boisjoli - Mere idle gossip.
Syd had a breakdown - a colossal one - the psyche, or the brain, is scarily vulnerable, and there are millions of people afflicted - one of the downsides to humans having such a huge brain perhaps.
@@AnarKypanky I think his music nd expression and interstellar overdrive improvisation were even bigger than him
Everytime I hear it hear something new
But yeah the guy was getting too big for pink Floyd
@@anthonyryan998 Syd was more or less forced out of the band because he didn't want to play the role of "pop icon" and be told to mold his music to suit a mainstream audience. Waters had become confident in his songwriting and was ready to take the band Ina new direction so they did. I don't think Syd really lost control until many years later when he realized what he missed out on
@@claytonp1111 uh no. He was already exhibiting symptoms of burnout while in the band partially due to the drugs and possibly a preexisting issue with paranoid schizophrenia that was brought out by the drugs and the stress from the record company putting pressure on him to write more songs. Things like going on stage after pouring a whole tub of gel on his head and it would be dripping off his head the whole show. Or going on stage and playing the same chord the whole show. Or de-tuning his strings mid song. Or forgetting lyrics altogether or simply repeating the same lines over and over again. It got to the point they had to bring Gilmore in to play the guitar with Syd. First they were both plugged in and Syd would sing and play with Gilmore picking up the slack when Syd checked out mentally on stage. Eventually they unplugged Syd's guitar amp and Gilmore played all the guitar parts and so that Syd could focus on the lyrics. That didn't work so they stopped picking him up for shows and thought they could copy the Beach Boys model where Wilson stayed behind and simply wrote songs and recorded with them in the studio. When they got Syd into the studio he was incapable of writing anything new.
All songs on his two solo albums were songs (most half completed) that he had written or began writing years before. Waters and Gilmore produced his solo records despite Syd not being in Pink Floyd anymore. It took Waters and Gilmore an enormous amount of patience to help him finish the songs. He would start playing something then drift off mentally and they would have to play the part back to him and coax him back to reality for a bit longer with words like "... and then, Syd? What goes next? What do you think of this?" They took several takes of each track and had to try to piece together the best parts to finish the albums. Even then you can hear how rough and unpolished it all is. During the outtakes you can hear Syd is just spaced out.
When it came time for him to play a show for the solo albums he literally walked off stage mid song and left the band just hanging. After that he turned into a recluse and the guys didn't see him for a couple years when he showed up to their recoding of Wish You Were Here. He had a shaved head and was so overweight that they didn't recognize him and they asked one of the people at the session who that person was only to he told it was Syd.
Long story short his decline began when he starting taking of LSD and other drugs and he got progressively worse as the band got bigger and stress increased. His body and mind couldn't handle it with the paranoid schizophrenia taking hold. It's not like he did LSD one time and it fried his mind, it was gradual and progressed over a couple years.
A friend of mine saw Pink Floyd at Alexandria Palace in 1967.
She said it was the loudest gig she ever been attended. She added they were
brilliant, and Syd was incredibly good looking at the time.
But why does it have to be so painfully loud....?
@@cbennett196631 and I bet those amps didn't even go to 11
Seen em live in Amsterdam, missed flight home, ended up on a barge at ronvaart. Hahahaheeee LSD
@@cbennett196631 Because this is Rock'n'Roll and Rock'n'Roll is and always has been loud.
I’m pretty sure that some of this footage was from the Floyd gig at Alexandra Palace.
Rest In Peace Syd. It is sad you had to suffer so. Love ya!
he didnt suffer. He was suffering when he was in Pink Floyd.
That organ fill really adds so much atmosphere to this tune. One of my favorites from Piper.
Great song. One of my favorites for sure. Syd Barrett will live on forever through his music.
Wir sind Lucifer-Sam gewesen! 1969-1971 ab 2009! Nr 1 in austria
I've always loved Syd Barret's psychedelic style! A fun mod subculture scene and beautiful women with big eyelashes, I wish I could of been there! :)
Grammar: It's 'could have' been there, not 'could of'. Hence the word 'could've' . The eyelashes were false, you do realise this, right? Other than that I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiment! :)
cindycavylover123 Thank you O' oracle of grammar for explaining where "could've" came from. P.S. "could of" sounds great (fact!) and i've heard it before as a local vernacular version
@@cindycavylover123 his grammer and pronunciation was so perfect and english love early pink floyd with syd lost interest in the other stuff though very popular but i found it boring this is very wonderful
@@GerryAustin1978 If you ever thought anyone was a weirdo... No, you shouldn't/couldn't be there.
i was but to young.
give. me. a. time. machine.
O. K.
born in le wrong generation
For those who do not know, most of this footage comes from the 14-Hour Technicolor Dream concert on April 29, 1967. It and the band footage, shot weeks earlier in studio, are from Peter Whitehead’s Tonite Let’s All Make Love in London. Lennon and many other musicians made their way down to check it out. The woman with the daffodil in her mouth is Sue Kingsford, model who lived in the same (infamous) building at 101 Cromwell Rd with Syd and other bohemian intellectual acid freaks and mystics of all sorts. The girl shown earlier dancing by herself may be Emily Young, known as “the psychedelic schoolgirl,” inspiration for “See Emily Play,” who is today England’s greatest sculptor. These are “the beautiful people” that Lennon wrote about in “Baby You’re a Rich Man.” “Lucifer Sam” was heavily influenced by Syd’s first guitar hero - Hank Marvin of The Shadows.
That's deep, bro. And... totally makes sense. Thankyou! Did not know that was the famous sculptor. Sorry Lennon was a dick to Roger when he first met him. But, John Lennon was deep. Like Roger, think he lost his dad, too. Sucks.
In the beginning of this song reminds me of the Batman show here in the States in the 60's
Ya man with James Bond touch
I thought i was the only only one lol
That bat's something I cant explain
Total super-spy bass line1
@@boyvelvet2148 ive always thought the same
By far the greatest Pink Floyd recording ... by far ... it´s classic after classic ... " Piper at the gates of dawn " and the 13th floor elevator´s " Easter Everywhere " are the greatest psychedelic albums of that era .
The Holy Trinity
You mean...They are YOUR Favorites of all time...
@@cbennett196631Was that really , really necessary ?
I've got an original press of Piper and a reissue of Easter. Would love to own an original press of Easter but they are very pricey.
This song. so SO GOOD. Speechless. The tunes are perfect. Thank you Sir Barrett for giving us this holy melody.
It's the best song about a cat ever done, even better than Cross-Eyed Cat by Muddy Waters
1967 was such a great year for music.
the thrill of doing things never done before ….
I love Pink Floyd, i have their 1st album and that´s it. No need for the other ones. Barrett was genius!!!
Why does it have to stop with just Piper? Music lovers shouldn’t be discouraged from seeking out different lineups/albums/solo material just bc YOU don’t like it...
You are not wrong.. After Syd left, there were much better bands to listen to.
The odd off the beat like syncopation is amazing in this song, so unique.
He reminds me of a time traveler ...forseer of things ...{an old soul} all that talent so young. His songs were special.🐅
He reminds me of someone who read a lot of obscure books, who in turn, was inspired to write lyrics based loosely around them...
I like it, it is double the length than the original edit. The only thing that sucks is that there isn't that much footage of them with Syd, so we get the same footage in all the early Floyd days.
yes true, should have put more time in edit...still better than watching album cover haha
@@HDPinkFloyd yo the man replied!
'Be a hip cat, be a ships cat'.....their early lyrics were so reflective of the times. Nothing like the 60's and 70's for music. I am blessed to have grown up in those decades surrounded by the music of geniuses like Floyd. Thanks for this upload!!
If only we have video in those years....Poster and Magazine was not bad at all
Come as you are..
No
probably Pink Floyd's most underrated song.
Yeah. I mean, See Emily Play and Arnold Layne are also pretty incredible. I will admit that i've been listening to "Piper" non-stop for the past few months. I can't believe it eluded me for 4 decades. That album has such an incredible feel to it, and has so many underrated Syd songs. Scarecrow is so simple and bare and excellent
La mejor canción de pink Floyd es esta.
for who? for you?
He was so amazing... Way before his time... I wish he were here...
Lucifer Sam, siam cat
Always sitting by your side
Always by your side
That cat's something I can't explain
Ginger, ginger, Jennifer Gentle you're a witch
You're the left side
He's the right side
Oh, no
That cat's something I can't explain
Lucifer go to sea
Be a hip cat, be a ship's cat
Somewhere, anywhere
That cat's…
Pinky Floyd nice!
It’s actually just, “Jennifer Gentle, you’re a witch.”
Thanks.
It's in the description though.
@@ActingandGames I always thought it was Jennifer Jensen!
The Intro of this tune reminds me of the 007 James Bond Theme
The Man with the Golden Paintbox..You only Astronome Domine Twice....From Pompeii with Love...Dr No grip on Reality.....The Scarecrow who Loved Me....
@@rynehall9990 The name’s Barrett.
Syd
Barrett.
Slaloming down a Swiss Alp, being chased by Smersh agents?
This is a GREAT Mix!!! As a Musical Artist, I have always maintained that this Syd Barrett Writ has a "James Bond quality" to it. The Psychedelic effects are well done, especially when considering the fact that I always wished this was longer. Thank You for Uploading!!! Cheers!!! ❤
It’s the Hank Marvin influence
Hypnotic, sensational
My all time favourite album
Poor Syd, but i love this song!! Thanks for posting.
Arnold Lane is awesome with Syd being creative
Still holds up today
Love this LSD infused mid to late 60's dancing freak -outs. Pink Floyd forever!
Shine On
You Crazy
Diamond
Great visual!
Awesome artwork!
Still sounds experimental 50 plus years later!
I really didn't think I cared for Sid Barrett much until I heard this song tonight at the age of 59 and I thought I heard everything by Pink Floyd. I love this guitar. It kind of reminds me Peter Gunn on a acid trip. The 🎸 riff caught my ear right off the bat. I play so I recognize that right away.
Favourite Syd song for sure for me
Such a great song!
ahhh. that song is something i can't explain .!
so awesome. so sophisticated. thanks for sharing this long version.
That was great, thanks for posting. You've made my evening.
Such a great music 👏
Syd ❤
What a joy to find this anthological material; I received in 92 or 93 a cassette, in Almuñécar, by a friend of PINCK FLOY, this music. But with time and many changes I was lost. THANK YOU !! Maldoneitor
Temón.Sid hermosa voz dulce y melancólica..
OMG i never knew a longer version existed! SO good! i love this w the intensity of a thousand burning suns. my gummy underlines this.
Can you say "TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL" Everything about this song and video of London in the late 60's is perfect!
Great Music, great song 🎵
Amazing!! 🎼❤️!!
The best song in their first album.
Nah. Astronomy Domine has that title.
David everybody should have their own choice， i personally prefer Lucifer Sam too
who said we don't? But objectively, Astronomy is the one that carried as late as 1994 on PULSE [and got some bands covering it, such as Voivod], while Lucifer Sam pretty much died in 1967/68.
David obviously you don’t understand what is the meaning of personal choice. Period
Philip obviously you don't understand the difference between "subjective" and "objective". Period.
Great song!!!!
I get flashbacks listening to this song Whoa!
Of what?
@@cbennett196631 their past
love the video. awwwwwww Sam.
two thumbs way up!!.. bravo.
Siam Cat! I have one those!!!, and she's always by my side >. Sid Barrett. Long live Sid!!!!!
Great post. Thanks mate.
Esse canal é muito bom! Parabens!
amo muito essa musica
Thank you Sid Not for you that would be no universal love that still traveling around and will through generations upon generations thank you said from the bottom of my heart
Great Atmospheres from this song
i had a siamese cat for 20 years named ping pong.
Very vocal cat I bet
I had a cat called Skinny Ming.
haha funny you say that , i has a siamese cat named yo yo
@@Peacefully-Happy-86 yes
Good song !
CIAO SYD....il grande GENIO
....GRAZIE....
Un antes y un después de la banda Syd genial!!
our syd playing his rhythm guitar with a credit card b4 credit cards were invented the 1st time lord ultimate docdoctor
Stop being ignorant. Credit Cards have been around since the 1950's. It was called the Dinners Club Card.
Who Cares...enjoy the music for Freaks Sake
When I was in High School I used to tell others that I owned every Pink Floyd album up to and including DSOTM and most others didn't even know that Pink Floyd had any other albums! :(
The names of his songs are amazing. LUCIFER SAM= GENIUS. Oh yeah they sounded pretty good to. TRAILBLAZER🏆⭐️👑......... " That cats something I can't explain" ❤️
that cat's something i can't explain !
ACID MUSIC THANKS YOU
Thats so 🔥
Cool as a gorgeous cat 😊🌺❤️
Hipnotic sound🤯
So good music 😎
Du bon Pink-Floyd !!!!
J'adore 😎
Almost like a James Bond theme ! Kool !
Best Floyd tune
Look at young-ass Nick Mason. You've got a long road ahead of you, lad.
dancing while tripping
you mean typing comments on youtube while sitting at your desk?
no I mean goofen on Elm Street back in the day and not loosen touch
shiva1008 haa haa haa haa
tripping while dancing
Lucifer Sam, Siam cat
Always sitting by your side
Always by your side
That cat's something I can't explain
Ginger, Ginger you're a witch
You're the left side
He's the right side
Oh, no
That cat's something I can't explain
Lucifer go to sea
Be a hip cat, be a ship's cat
Somewhere, anywhere
That cat's something I can't explain
At night prowling sifting sand
Hiding around on the ground
He'll be found when you're around
That cat's something I can't explain
Truly a song/video for "The MTV" generation that has totally went to the proverbial "next level." Syd is NOT dead. Gotta go. Taking female clothing off the lines next door.
Dommage que les commentaires datent d'il y a 2 ans... Je continue d'écouter et je mourrais avec ça !
The genius that is Syd
this entire album stole my heart when i was kid...and i named my cat siam though my cat isnt percian
Oh, how cute.
Belleza :3
Film finding , sights we can't explain . Always by my side , always by my side , black cat is something I can't explain . . .
this is the Pink Floyd I grew to love Syd for me was the man.
Understanding nothing , you will be closer than you ever where . . .
Yeah lucifer Sam. It's got something totally original and it is AMAZING. Black cats something I can't explain yo
Syd ♥️♥️♥️♥️
The genius of child like simplicity
Surfing and psychedelia collide in this oldie!
Syd's a innovator👍
masterpiece, d'ont care, it's up to you
yes yes yes go gogo!!!!
Paranoid Eyes is one of the most unknown and best Floyd tracks.
My cats something I can't explain..
That cats got a bunghole I can't explain.
Genius
🐈can’t explain🐈⬛🐈⬛😻🙀
Still better than Today's music
far better