Shine On You Crazy Diamond (long version - 25m)
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Pink Floyd
It's a song about losing a friend to mental illness. A musical tragedy. Syd Barrett was one of the founding members of Pink Floyd and brilliant by all accounts, many recording innovations are his designs. Sadly, brilliance and illness are a close pair and he drifted over. This song is the other members saying how much they love and miss him (no homo). Now you know who the 'Crazy Diamond' is. Their song 'Wish You Were Here' is about the same thing. Must've been a cool dude.
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