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Norman Smith. " Vegetable Man " is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, written by the frontman, Syd Barrett, and recorded in 1967. It was considered for a release as a single or for inclusion on their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets, but went unreleased. Bootlegged for decades, the song did not have an official release until 2016 ...
Jun 10, 2024 · For the single's B-side, William and Jim Reid decided to cover a song by former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett, which had never actually been released by either Pink Floyd or by Barrett himself. In fact, it would be almost 50 years before the original recording of Vegetable Man would see the light of day.
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Nov 12, 2023 · In Vegetable Man, the term “vegetable” symbolizes a state of mental and emotional instability. Barrett’s character feels detached from reality and unable to fully engage with the world around him. It represents a loss of identity and a sense of being trapped in a state of confusion and alienation. 4.
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Nov 11, 2016 · “Vegetable Man” is a song written by Syd Barrett and subsequently recorded by him in 1967. The song was originally going to be a track on A Saucerful Of Secrets, the 2nd album by Pink Floyd ...
- “Arnold Layne” single recorded January-February 1967, produced by Joe Boyd. A pop song about a transvestite-thief was considered pretty racy stuff in 1967’s England.
- “Interstellar Overdrive”from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn recorded March-April 1967, produced by Norman Smith. Pink Floyd would record several versions of this tune, built around a Syd Barrett riff “inspired” by Love’s reading of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David tune, “My Little Red Book.”
- “Astronomy Domine”from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn recorded April 11-13, 1967, produced by Norman Smith. In the wake of the staggering success of The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd’s record label repackaged the group’s first two albums in a 2-LP set called A Nice Pair.
- “See Emily Play” single recorded May 21, 1967, produced by Norman Smith. One of the earliest tracks recorded after signing with EMI, “See Emily Play” made the most of studio technology.
Syd Barrett’s lyrics and song-structure in “Vegetable Man” most match the earliest popular forms of punk rock. Even Sex Pistols songs draw similarities to this one song. Overall, Syd Barrett is a key part of Pink Floyd history that is often overlooked by the casual fans of later Floyd albums.
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This Syd Barrett-penned psychedelic rock song was recorded by Pink Floyd on August 9, 1967. The track was considered both as the follow-up to "See Emily Play" and for inclusion on A Saucerful of Secrets, but was not chosen for either. Although popular as a bootleg in a low quality form for decades, the tune did not have an official release ...
