Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond I

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Pink Floyd has been an institution in the music industry for decades, and their songs have stood the test of time. Pink Floyd is a British rock band comprising Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, David Gilmour, and former band member Syd Barett. The rock band was founded in 1965 and was initially known as Pink Floyd Sound before officially rebranding to Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd was one of the first-ever psychedelic British bands formed. Pink Floyd's hits include Arnold Layne, Comfortably Numb, and Another Brick in the Wall Part II.

Their song Shine On You Crazy Diamond I, released on September 15, 1975, is the first part of Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts I to IX.
The first time you listen to it, you'd think that it's a song that is entirely on brand with Pink Floyd's image. However, there's a more profound and darker meaning to it. Syd Barrett, a former band member, is honored mainly in the song. Barrett, one of the musicians who founded Pink Floyd, was expelled from the band in 1968 due to his deteriorating mental state and LSD consumption. Pink Floyd members Roger Waters, Richard Wright, and David Gilmour were responsible for writing the tribute to Syd Barrett.

Although the band decided it was better to dismiss Barrett, the remaining band members wrote the song to portray their sadness and guilt over Barrett's departure. The into of the song was mainly instrumental, while most of it was symbolic with hints of the adverse effects of the dark side of rock and roll. You can hear some examples in the song's first few lines where the band sings about someone young who shone like the sun, representing Barrett's colossal potential. This part also likely refers to the creativity Barrett contributed to the band as their primary lyricist. The song also makes mention of "shadows in the night," which most definitely represents the deterioration of Syd Barrett's mental health due to drug abuse.

Another metaphorical symbol is how they incorporated the term black hole into the lyrics. Many interpret it as Barrett's loss of identity and memory due to substance abuse and mental health issues. It is speculated that the words shine, you, and diamond are also deliberately added in the song title. Upon taking out the first letter of the said words, you end up with Barrett's nickname: Syd. It is a heartbreaking tribute to another amazingly talented soul lost to substance abuse.

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