pink floyd - see emily play
‘fifteen-year-old emily young had various nicknames given to her by her friends, such as “far out em” and “the psychedelic schoolgirl”. she attended the trendy holland park school, near pink floyd’s new residency at all saints hall, just off ladbroke grove in west london. after a gig at all saints, emily and some friends went back to one of the floyd managers’ houses nearby and shared a joint with barrett and the band. she must have left an impression, because syd changed the lyrics to a song he’d had written for the games for may concert at the festival hall, to what became known as “see emily play”. the song was released as the band’s next single, reaching #5 on the charts. syd playfully told a journalist that he’d “seen emily dancing naked in a wood, when he’d slept under the stars after a gig up north.”’
(via childofthemoon)
Pink Floyd - Matilda Mother (Top Gear Sessions, September 30, ‘67)
This kind of will not get out of my head. The lyrics are so magical! :D












