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People argue about Waters v Gilmour etc but for me this is their best ever track from their long lost genius Syd Barret.
Astronomy Domine
[Syd Barrett]
Lime and limpid green
The second scene
The fights between
The blue you once knew
Floating down
The sound resounds
Around the icy
Water underground
Jupiter and Saturn
Oberon there on the run
Titanian, Neptune, Titan
Stars get frighten
Winding signs flap
Flicker flicker flicker flap
Pow! Stairways scared
And death rules there
Blindman limpid
Green the sound
Surrounds the icy water on the
Lime and limpid green the sound
Surrounds the icy
Waters underground
Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine
How's it going nimrod? I hope all is well with you. "Astronomy Domine" is a great song! Syd Barrett was such a genius, like Brian Wilson and Peter Green. It is just too bad that LSD permanently ruined Syd Barrett's life and nearly destroyed Brian Wilson's and Peter Green's lives as well. Auditory Hallucinations is a serious side effect as a result of excessive abuse of LSD.
PINK FLOYD is another great band that deserves to be called Rock Royalty. I have always admired PINK FLOYD for staying loyal to Syd by basing many of their songs on Syd's life. Syd's spirit is in PINK FLOYD albums such as THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, WISH YOU WERE HERE and THE WALL just to name a few.
I feel very lucky to have seen PINK FLOYD live 5 times. I saw them live in 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988 and 1994.
As for my favorite PINK FLOYD track, there are many. I love the songs "One of These Days," "Echoes," "Obscured By Clouds," "The Gold It's In The...," "Breathe," "Time," "Money," "Us And Them," "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," "Welcome To The Machine," "Have A Cigar," "Wish You Were Here," "Pigs (Three Different Ones)," "Another Brick In The Wall Part 2," "Mother," "Young Lust," "Hey You," "Comfortably Numb," "Run Like Hell," "Learning To Fly," "The Dogs Of War" and "On The Turning Away" just to name a few. As you can see, it is very difficult for me to choose just one song. However, if I had to choose one, it would be "Echoes." Take care.