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Syd Barrett, co-founder of the British art rock band, Pink Floyd died several days ago (news report). Barrett, who suffered from mental illness, left the band several years before the release of the historic Dark Side of the Moon. With the support of David Gilmour and Rick Wright, Barrett released two solo albums -- Barrett and The Madcap Laughs. One of my favorite Barrett songs was The Effervescing Elephant -- a pachyderm who runs around the forest warning all the other animals about the lion only to be eaten himself (as the lion put it "You know, I wouldn't eat not one of you/ I'd much prefer something to chew/ And you're all too scant, Oh Yeah!/ He ate the elephant.) The band wrote Wish You Were Here in Barrett's honor.
Photo from http://www.sydbarrett.net/
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art rock, barrett, british rock, madcap laughs, mental illness, pink floyd
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Posted on 7/11/2006
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