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Here I Go (Syd Barrett song)
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Wikipedia article
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| published = Lupus Music Ltd
| released = 3 January 1970
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| recorded = 17 April 1969
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| length = 3:11
| label = Harvest Records/EMI (UK)
Capitol Records (US)
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'"Here I Go"' is a song by former singer/songwriter of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett and is the sixth track on his first solo album, 'The Madcap Laughs'.
The song tells the story in which the narrator's girlfriend leaves him because "a big band is far better" (possibly Barrett's former band Pink Floyd) than himself. He attempts to win her back by writing her a song, but when he goes to her house to show it to her, he instead finds himself falling in love with her sister.
Recording
During the recording sessions for 'The Madcap Laughs', for the session on 17 April 1969, Barrett brought in fellow musicians Jerry Shirley, drummer with Humble Pie, and Willie Wilson, Jokers Wild's drummer, although for this occasion he was playing bass. Working in Abbey Road Studio 2, the musicians recorded "No Man's Land" together, then they recorded a song Barrett had written in a few minutes, "Here I Go" the song required no overdubs of any kind. The session for these two songs only lasted three hours.
About 40 years later, for release on 'An Introduction to Syd Barrett', David Gilmour added bass to one track, "Here I Go".
Personnel
*Syd Barrett vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
With:
*Jerry Shirley drums
*Willie Wilson bass
*David Gilmour bass (re-release on 'An Introduction to Syd Barrett')
References
Category:Syd Barrett songs
Category:Songs written by Syd Barrett
Category:Experimental rock songs
Category:1970 songs
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