Summary
"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.
| "Here I Go" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Syd Barrett | |
| from the album The Madcap Laughs | |
| Published | Lupus Music Ltd |
| Released | 3 January 1970 |
| Recorded | 17 April 1969 |
| Length | 3:11 |
| Label | Harvest Records/EMI (UK) Capitol Records (US) |
| Songwriter(s) | Syd Barrett |
| Producer(s) | Malcolm Jones |
| The Madcap Laughs track listing | |
13 tracks
| |
| An Introduction to Syd Barrett track listing | |
18 tracks
| |
The song tells the story in which the narrator's girlfriend leaves him because "a big band is far better" 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.
Writing edit
The song had already been written as early as 1967 and was previously titled "Boon Tune." While Pink Floyd were still working with Joe Boyd as their producer, Barrett offered Boyd a tape containing several demos, one of which was "Boon Tune," for the band to record. The other members, however, rejected the song, and it was offered to The Purple Gang, a jug band who recently saw chart success with the song "Granny Takes a Trip," to record instead; due to pressure from their record label, they shelved the recording until 2006.[1]
Recording edit
During the recording sessions for The Madcap Laughs, for the session on 17 April 1969,[2] Barrett brought in fellow musicians[3] Jerry Shirley, drummer with Humble Pie, and Willie Wilson, Jokers Wild's drummer, although for this occasion he was playing bass.[4] Working in Abbey Road Studio 2,[2] the musicians recorded "No Man's Land" together,[3] then they recorded "Here I Go" – the song required no overdubs of any kind.[2] The session for these two songs only lasted three hours.[2]
About 40 years later, for release on An Introduction to Syd Barrett, David Gilmour added bass to several tracks, including "Here I Go".[5]
Personnel edit
With:
- Willie Wilson – drums
- David Gilmour – bass (re-release on An Introduction to Syd Barrett)
References edit
- ^ "Chris Joe Beard – The Purple Gang – The Strange Brew". The Strange Brew. 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Jones, Malcolm (2003). The Making of The Madcap Laughs (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. p. 8.
- ^ a b Jones, Malcolm (2003). The Making of The Madcap Laughs (21st Anniversary ed.). Brain Damage. p. 7.
- ^ Manning, Toby (2006). "Set the Controls". The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 71. ISBN 1-84353-575-0.
- ^ "Pink Floyd news :: Brain Damage - 'An Introduction to Syd Barrett' coming from EMI/Harvest in October". Brain Damage. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2012.