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From: nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (Doug Alan)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: The Wall
Message-ID: <216@mit-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 26-Oct-85 17:22:37 EST
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Posted: Sat Oct 26 17:22:37 1985
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Keywords: About Roger or Syd?

> From: quint@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Amqueue)

> I thought it was from Sid Barrett's life... much of Floyd's stuff
> seems to be psychologically oriented, form the point of view of a
> slightly sick psyche... I always thought it was because Barrett went
> nuts. What's this about Waters?

No, it's about Roger Waters' life.  Roger Waters is nuts too.  Just not
quite as nuts as Syd Barrett.  "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is about
Syd.

			"Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
			 Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner,
			 And shine!"

			 Doug Alan
			  nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (or ARPA)