The Scarecrow (song)
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"The Scarecrow" | ||||
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Single by Pink Floyd | ||||
from the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | ||||
A-side | "See Emily Play" | |||
Released | 16 June 1967 | |||
Recorded | 22 March 1967 | |||
Studio | Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:11 | |||
EMI Columbia (UK) Tower (US) | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Syd Barrett | |||
Producer(s) | Norman Smith | |||
Pink Floyd singles chronology | ||||
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"The Scarecrow" is a song by the English
History
The song contains nascent
Music videos
A promotional film for the song, made for a Pathé newsreel and filmed in early July 1967, features the band in an open field with a scarecrow, generally fooling around. It shows Roger Waters falling down as if he were shot, and Nick Mason exchanging his hat with the scarecrow's.[5] Part of this film has been featured in Waters' live performances of "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun".
A second promo was filmed in 1968 in Brussels, Belgium, with David Gilmour replacing Barrett, and Waters lip-syncing while playing his Rickenbacker bass with a violin bow.
Cover versions
The industrial band Rx covered "The Scarecrow" on their album Bedside Toxicology. The vocals for the cover were provided by Nivek Ogre from Skinny Puppy.
Personnel
- lead vocals, electric guitar, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars
- Farfisa organ, cello, backing vocals
- Roger Waters – bass guitar, bowed bass
- Nick Mason – temple blocks, metal cups
References
- ^ a b Wild, Andrew (2017). Pink Floyd: Song by Song. Fonthill Media. pp. 48–49.
- ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
- ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
- ^ Guthrie, James. "James Guthrie: Audio: Building A Compilation Album". Pink Floyd. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Video". Nme.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.