strock@fortune.UUCP (Gregory Strockbine) (05/16/85)
Just out of curiosity does anyone recall these songs: "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" by the Move "See Emily Play" by Pink Floyd
lsmith@h-sc1.UUCP (liz smith) (05/17/85)
> > > > Just out of curiosity does anyone recall these songs: > > > "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" by the Move > > "See Emily Play" by Pink Floyd The Pink Floyd, sure, the first one - never heard of it. Should I? Liz Smith
evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) (05/18/85)
> Just out of curiosity does anyone recall these songs: > "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" by the Move Didn't the Philadelphia police department just remake this song? I think it bombed. > "See Emily Play" by Pink Floyd --Evan Marcus -- {ucbvax|decvax}!vax135!petsd!pedsgd!pedsga!evan ...!petfe!evan "We're all different." "I'm not."
adler@aecom.UUCP (Elliott Adler) (05/20/85)
> Just out of curiosity does anyone recall these songs: > > "See Emily Play" by Pink Floyd Speaking of See Emily Play, a few weeks ago, I was at my friends house, and that song was on the radio. A big Pink Floyd fan, my friend looked at me, and said, "You know, that is Pink Floyd." WELL, I'LL BE DARNED... the song had a cute, jumpy kinda sound to it... I liked it, and wouldn't mind hearing it again. Elliott -- {ihnp4|spike|rocky2|philabs|pegasus|esquire|cucard}!aecom!adler
vanhall.WBST@XEROX.ARPA (05/20/85)
Yes. I remember "See Emily Play", but I don't think that I've ever heard "I can hear the Grass Grow". Don
jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson) (05/21/85)
Just in case anyone's interested, "See Emily Play" was the second single
released by Pink Floyd. It came out in the spring of 1967. Even at that
stage in their career, Pink Floyd did not want to release any singles or
any kind of music that was aimed at the top 40, but their arms were twisted
by someone (producer, record company or manager, I can't remember which),
so they reluctantly came up with "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play", both
of which had a small amount of success in the British pop charts. However,
the Floyd felt that those songs were too commercial and weren't very
representative of the type of music they wanted to do, so they refused to
include them on their first album ("The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn", released
in the summer of '67.) and they refused to perform them in concert, despite
the fact that most of the fans screamed for the familiar hit singles.
David Bowie did an interesting cover of "See Emily Play" on his "Pin-Ups"
album. "Pin-Ups" is made up entirely of Bowie's favourites from the British
scene in the mid to late sixties, songs that were originally done by groups
like The Kinks, The Who, Pretty Things, and other less famous groups that I
can't remember.
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Jeff Richardson, DCIEM, Toronto (416) 635-2073
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{allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!dciem!jeffwimp@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Jeff Haferman) (05/22/85)
> Just out of curiosity does anyone recall these songs: > "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" by the Move > "See Emily Play" by Pink Floyd Ahhh yes, early Floyd. "See Emily Play" was written by Syd Barret, one of the founding members of Pink Floyd. He also released a couple of solo albums, one was called (I believe) "Syd Barret and the Madcap Laughs", but I don't remember the name of the second one. Syd left Pink Floyd after their second album and spent some time institutionalized, though I read a few years ago that he's living outside of those kinds of walls now. Has anyone heard the version of "See Emily Play" on Bowie's album "Pinups"?
adler@aecom.UUCP (Elliott Adler) (05/22/85)
> > Yes. I remember "See Emily Play", but I don't think that I've ever > heard "I can hear the Grass Grow". Speaking of See Emily Play (again), last night, I was doing my radio show (College radio station) and pulled out a Bowie album, the title of which I believe is Pinups. On this album, Bowie does a cover version of See Emily Play... in my editorial opinion, it stinks... the chorus is all lousy... i remember the song the way floyd did it ass being a lot clearer... are these just fond memories??? Elliott -- {ihnp4|spike|rocky2|philabs|pegasus|esquire|cucard}!aecom!adler
steve@amdimage.UUCP ( system admin) (05/23/85)
> > Ahhh yes, early Floyd. "See Emily Play" was written by Syd Barret, one of > the founding members of Pink Floyd. He also released a couple of solo albums, > one was called (I believe) "Syd Barret and the Madcap Laughs", but I don't > remember the name of the second one. Syd left Pink Floyd after their second > album and spent some time institutionalized, though I read a few years ago > that he's living outside of those kinds of walls now. Yes, Syd Barrett is no longer institutionalized, but last I heard he was living with his mother and was incontinent. The whole of his problems was apparently brought on by too many acid trips. In fact, I remember one account that said he would stand and strum the same chord through a whole concert just before the rest of the band kicked him out. It is also rumored that when Floyd was doing their "Wish You Were Here" album about burning out in the corporate music world, Barrett showed up looking like death warmed over trying to offer his services. Oh yeah, the name of his other album was simply BARRETT.
ellen@ucla-cs.UUCP (05/28/85)
yeah, i remember "See Emily Play." So what? anybody remember "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came" by <group name unremembered> (oops). and if you do, so what?
wimp@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Jeff Haferman) (06/03/85)
> yeah, i remember "See Emily Play." So what? > anybody remember "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came" by <group name > unremembered> (oops). > and if you do, so what? yeah, i remember. So what? I don't remember the group who sang it. Big deal.
michaelf@ISM780.UUCP (06/03/85)
Didn't the MOVE just play in Philly? I heard their show was hot.
ee163ahe@sdcc13.UUCP (VICTOR ROMANO) (06/05/85)
In article <260@amdimage.UUCP> steve@amdimage.UUCP ( system admin) writes: >> >> Ahhh yes, early Floyd. "See Emily Play" was written by Syd Barret, one of >> the founding members of Pink Floyd. He also released a couple of solo albums, >> one was called (I believe) "Syd Barret and the Madcap Laughs", but I don't >> remember the name of the second one. Syd left Pink Floyd after their second >> album and spent some time institutionalized, though I read a few years ago >> that he's living outside of those kinds of walls now. > >Oh yeah, the name of his other album was simply BARRETT. And don't forget the real rarity, "Unforgotten Heros". I still haven't heard it yet, but I may be acquiring it in a couple of weeks! ------------------------------- The black and green scarecrow is sadder than me, but now he's resigned to his fate. His life's not unkind. He doesn't mind. -The Screaming Abdabs