Shine On You Crazy Diamond Complete | Lyrics/Meaning EXPLAINED | Pink Floyd Reaction 

Never heard the two parts combined before! I loved it! The video for “Welcome to the Machine” is being posted this Friday! Comment below the first time you heard this album! Have a great day guys! 🔥😁

I remember my brother and I driving in the rain to the local Licorice Pizza record store in Los Angeles in 1975 when I was 23. This album was just released. I bought it. I could not get home fast enough to put it on the turntable. When I finally did, it changed my life

When I bought the album when it was first released, I played this track to my mother - a life long lover of classical music - and she immediately recognized it to be a masterpiece of music. She liked it so much that she requested that I record the whole LP for her on cassette, to which I added "Dogs" on side 2 of the 90 minute cassette. My mother is now nearly 94 and would still be listening to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", had her cassette not broken a few months past (it survived over 40 years, so not bad at all, I would say), just before her cassette player " kicked the bucket" as we say in England, i.e. broke down - otherwise I would have naturally given her a new recording. This shows how Pink Floyd's music transcends the generations and musical background, uniting music lovers of all ages like my mother (94), myself (63) and the lads Andy and Alex (? 21/22 ?) in their appreciation of excellently played and produced music. All my love to my dearest Mum and you all from me. 💓💓💓

For me personally, this is Pink Floyd's opus. I've probably listened to it more times than the number of days old ypu are. Lol. All of their other music is genius, it's emotional, it's perfectly constructed. But this song (or collection of parts) is the bar that measures the rest. After thousands of time hearing it, it still touches my soul everytime. My mother is 82 years old, and she cries every single time she hears even a piece of the song. Transcending such a gap between you and her is a feat almost unparalleled.... Reguardless of medium. Just like the Darkside,... I could go on and on.

S = Shine on Y = You Crazy D = Diamond Hey man animals is insane

I love Richard Wrights synth, it brings that rich unique sound of Pink Floyd

This one has to be my all time favourite Pink Floyd song 🔥 Kind of sad because of what happened to Syd.

Gilmour, who is rather flat emotionally during interviews, expresses his affection toward his former bandmate eloquently through his guitar work in this song.

I love it how your eyebrows move with Gilmour’s bends😁

Of all the music reactors I've seen (and somehow it's a lot), you are my favorite. You feel the music, you move, you show how it moves you. And when you talk about what you've heard, you have smart, sincere things to say. Thanks.

I originally come from Birmingham in England but now I live in Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire in 1975 this was magic to me. In the old days of LP's and 45's. I feel sorry for you that you can not see them live now.

I was about your age, I'm guessing, that I discovered Pink Floyd. I had to listen to the back catalogue. It blew my mind. It's so nice seeing the next generations going through the same experiences I did. Love it.

It Was Great !!! In 1975 Being 15 Years Young Going To Buy This Album After Hearing A Taste On The Radio I Stopped And Got A Nickel Bag On the Way Home , Rush Home To Roll One And Open The Album Put The Head Phones & Puffing -- I Started Listening To The Album Was Blown Away For Rest Of The Day Remembering Saying PINK FLOYD You Done It Again !!! Another Great Pink Floyd Album

the beginning is mesmerizing

I been watching your reactions from your first video up until now, well done on going in order. (I dont like swearing but Pink Floyd are just fucking amazing!)

"Wish You Were Here" is my favourite Pink Floyd album. David Gilmour & Richard Wright (R.I.P.) agreed with me. Or maybe I just agreed with them, LOL

This is my Top album of all the PF albums

Masterpiece! I bought the 8 track when it came out, I think it was around 1975. I had DSOTM, Animals, Meddle, and WYWH all on 8 track. We had a lot of great music in the 70's and P F was by far my favorite! Their music is timeless!

This reminded me of the summer of 1999 in Japan. It was a very small town. I guess you could say it was a bizarre adventure. A guy with cool hair and a marine biologist who had a thing for dolphins had to stop David Bowie from murdering the townspeople. Great days

in my top 3 of all time Floyd songs a masterpiece

Hey dude, saw Gilmour's guitar licks reflected in your eyebrows. Nice, genuine reaction

I really love that you have the patience to appreciate this music - and I can see your passion for it - all the best to you in the new year!

Music like this will never die .....

It's entirely about Syd, but as you said, everyone can relate in some way to the lyrics.

Perfect album to end the year with fella. Have a great new year when it comes. Animals next. Can't wait! You're in for a real treat 😁

My favorite Pink Floyd album and song!!! 🤘🤘🤘

Pink Floyd's first Manager claimed that Syd went away for a weekend in late 1967 and came back. And, it was if someone switched off the light in his eyes.

This is terrific, Andy! You paid proper respect to Floyd! An excellent way to do this! Nice to hear a reaction without it being all chopped up. Loved it!

That's one nasty groove that comes in at 21:32.

I also never herd this version before,I remember shining like the sun, where did the time go lol, I loved the review of the lyrics,my lost friend changed his name to Floyd and liked to be called Sid lol,he had an interview for some magazine😊,thanks for the upload 😀

Actually, Syd showed up during the recording of this song. Re: random precision: I always thought Roger was referring to the time Syd trolled the band with a song he wrote called 'Have You Got It Yet?' Excerpt from an article out there: According to Waters, Barrett came into what would be their last rehearsal session together with a new song. He was calling it, "Have You Got It Yet?," and the first couple times they ran through it, it seemed simple enough. Soon the band realized that the song wasn't simple at all - Barrett would change the melody and the arrangement constantly with each new practice run - slightly at first, but more and more each time they played it. Barrett would play it again for them, with the capricious structure changes, and each time he would ask, "Have you got it yet?" Of course, the band never did quite get it, as they were chasing the proverbial carrot on the string. Eventually they realized that they had become victims of Barrett's eccentric sense of humor. In fact Waters stated, in an interview for The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story, that upon realizing Barrett was deliberately making the tune impossible to learn, he put down his bass guitar, left the room, and never attempted to play with Barrett again. Waters had called it "a real act of mad genius".

This was me way back then! I was 17!

Just found (and subscribed to) your channel today and have been skipping around to different songs, enjoying the music and the reactions. When I came across this one I couldn’t hit play fast enough. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is not just my favorite Floyd song, but my all time favorite song by anyone ever. Thank you for doing this full length version. Keep up the great work and I’ll keep watching. 🤘🏼

I love Gilmor's pedal steel guitar that comes in at 17:00.

What great way to start 2019. Happy New Year Andy!

At some point, you should listen to Richard Wright's solo albums; Wet Dream and Broken China. The Wet Dream album also features one of my favourite guitarists, Snowy White, who played back up guitar on several Pink Floyd tours, and also played for Roger Waters. There's an idea. I've never seen anybody react to anything by Snowy White! Bird of Paradise, perhaps?

I'm 60 years old - this track brings back memories of good times in my younger days :)

Impressed with your interpretation of the lyrics, spot on..... from someone so young.... love this track - Barratt was beautiful and lost in the cruelty - when drugs and mental health destory you you alienate yourself from others almost deliberately..... you create your own inevitable destruction

Happy new year Andy.. great review,it's great to see you have a genuine interest in what messages PF were trying to send out,it's easy to just listen to tracks and say how great it is etc, at least you are doing the research and aren't just using PF as click bait to boost your subscriber total unlike others on here.Pink Floyd forever 🕙🔺🐷🕞🇬🇧

The beginning has a very bladerunner feel to it.

I've been meaning to add an extra comment Andy: One benefit I had was where I live, on the south shore of Lake Ontario, We have a 200 foot escarpment about 3 to 4 miles off shore that stretches down to Niagara Falls. The best place to listen to Shine On and the whole LP was to park your car at a lockout on top of the escarpment on a clear starlit night. The entire cityscape of Hamilton was below and the light can be seen around the bay to the Skylight of Toronto 40 miles across the dark outline of the Lake. If you car had roof window you could glance up to the Stars, catch an aircraft or meteor shower if there was one. That's the way to listen to this LP. So if you have such as place near you, I suggest you try it!

“You target for faraway laughter” is referring to Syd’s mental illness. Specifically his paranoid delusions. People who suffer paranoid schizophrenia oftentimes imagine voices, sometimes laughing at them. I learned this first hand with a friend who was hearing voices of our friends who were making fun and laughing at him.

Masterpiece ☝️ Great reaction bro ☝️

Shine On Easter egg: in part IX of Shine on @26:38 of your video, Rick Wright plays a little homage to Syd Barrett. He plays a phrase from 'See Emily Play', albeit in a different key. Think they lyric, "Soon after dark, Emily cries, ahooh". Always thinking these boys were.

happy new year. i'm glad you did this. i only listened to all the parts together recently. it really is a great song. it still won't replace the live at Gdansk version of Echoes as my favourite, though.

Have a Cigar is in my Floyd top 3, if not #1. So whenever I hear your intro, I'm reacting the same way you are! Roger, David, Richard, Nick, and of course, Roger "Syd" Barrett will always hold a dear spot in my soul since they were responsible for my musical awakening....

First off Andy, Happy New Year. Looking forward to 2019 and seeing more of your great reviews. Can't wait for your 'Animals' review. IMHO... the album with some of Gilmour's best guitar work. Had the privilege of meeting him after their 'Lapse of reason' gig they played in Manchester. Could not believe how much of a down to earth guy he was. You see celebrities now who have their heads stuck up their @sses... Not him. He spent half an hour talking with myself and my friends. Cool dude.

Some more random thoughts on some of the lyrics: Painter- Syd was a painter first, and a damned good one, musician second, piper (at the gates of dawn), and my favorite, seer of visions - has a double entendre. 1} he's schizophrenic and literally has visions, 2) he is also a seer, or an oracle, someone who sees the future. Black Holes in the Sky - Interview after interview with people who knew him before and after his mental breakdown describe him as having lost the light in his eyes. 'You cried at the moon' - follow on from when they addressed Syd on Dark Side, "I'll see you on the Dark Side etc" He was a martyr not by choice, but because the band martyred him. Although without malice in intent, the band became rich and famous by telling Syd's story. They quite deliberately created a mythology about Syd and wrote about it for over a decade. It wasn't exploitative. They loved and mourned the loss of their Syd, but Syd didn't want any part of what they were doing and therefore was their martyr. A description of SOYCD that I read once that I like said, Pink Floyd came to terms with his absence by acknowledging that he had never really left. Nobody knows where you are etc - after his mental meltdown, no one could connect with Syd. Pile on many more layers etc - I think that's roger referring to himself. Maybe if he continues down the road to superstardom and puts on all of the masks one needs to negotiate that path, he might lose his marbles too and join Syd on the 'steel breeze', and bask (rejoice in) their triumphs of the past.

Hey Andy HAPPY NEWYEAR !! shine on.

My first true story to you Andy. I was 15 in 1975. At the beginning of the year, I was not a big Floyd fan, preferring the harder rock of Deep Purple , Black Sabbath,and the one progressive band Yes. I'd heard DSOTM the year earlier in 1974 and found it too polished for my liking, although I liked the synthesizer work on On the Run. So, when it was announced that Pink Floyd were coming to Hamilton, Ontario Canada on June 28th, I did not rush out to get tickets! Wish You were Here came out in September. If it had come out in the winter, I may have seen the band live. This remains my favourite album of all bands of all time. Welcome to the Machine being my favourite song. So, I missed the Hamilton concert. In 1977, they did not come to Toronto or Hamilton, but 2 of my friends caught a bus to Cleveland to see them on the Animals tour. I 'd have to be content with seeing the Floyd in 1994, Roger Waters in 2000, 2006 and 2010 and David Gilmour in 2006 and 2016.

The ULTIMATE from the Great Floyd ☝️❤️

Have you ever listened to Syd Barrett’s solo albums? His songs are like lyrical puzzles. You get a sense of where his train of thought is going but then he goes down into his own rabbit holes and brings you along with him and there you experience his genius - his “random precision” if you will. I would love to hear you react to The Madcap Laughs, Barrett, and Opel.

"Threatened by shadows at night" may mean Syd being tormented by his own personal nightmares, and then "Exposed in the liigt" may mean him having to play in the spotlights on stage.

I’m reading a book about Syd right now (A Very Irregular Head). He was quite a brilliant artist as well.

The greatest musician in Britain's history, gave way to the greatest guitarist in history to become the greatest band in R&R history.

Happy new year to you young sir.

syd turned up at the recording studio after the band had not seen him for a number of years while making this they did not realize it was him when asked what he thought of the song he said it was alright

We're in a period where musically Pink Floyd could truly DO NO WRONG. I think the way this album bookends with the various parts of "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" is wonderful. I love the way it slowly builds at the beginning and fades at the end. truly a marvelous composition. I feel someone who enjoys the complexity of a classical symphony could appreciate how much imagination and talent went into these great songs. Of course, the other songs are terrific too. Yet another fine journey.

Did you know that the last few nores Rick Wright plays on his synth are actually the notes from the early Floyd song "See Emily Play"?

1975,the band were completing the mix of "Shine On Your Crazy Diamond" an overweight man with shaven head and eyebrows entered the studio carrying a plastic bag.Nobody knew him.Nearly a hour later Gilmour,Waters,Wright and Mason recognized it was Syd Barrett and later said it was horrifieing.Disturbing coversations followed,the music video director Storm Thorgerson later said:"Two ore three people cried.Syd sat round and talked a bit but he wasn´t really there" After a while he left without saying goodbye.It was the last time they saw him until his death in 2006. Influenced by this experience they discussed their dissolution as a band,but then decided to make a change of direction:"Animals"

Now for a trip in the way back machine, I remember buying the 8 track at Treasure Island department sore (they were in Georgia in the 1970's) the day it was released.

1. Animals 2. Wish You Were Here 3. Dark Side of the Moon 4. Meddle 5. The Wall

As far as the lyrics go,... It's all interpretation. Only Rpger and the guys know the specific reference to each line, and as far as I know, no one has ever broken it down line for line publicly.

Andy you did Alone without Alex..Time To Revisit It..Maybe A Live Concert Setting, So You Can Actually See The Passion That This Group Put Forth While Singing About Sid Barrett..He Was A Genius Before His Time And The Homage They Play For Him Is Just Remarkable In Any Context. Hope It Happens..Love The Show, Love RUSH, And All Things Prog.

While they were recording this very song, in June ‘75, Syd actually made an unannounced appearance in the Abbey Road recording studios. At first they didn’t recognize him, because it’d been almost 5 years since anyone had seen him, and he was still competent enough to perform then. But when he showed up during this song, he was bald, fat and had a crazed look in his eyes. Once the band recognized him, they were in tears.

Gotta love Rick's Stevie Wonder-style clavinet at 21:32

The Studio mentioned where Syd showed up was EMI’s Abbey Road in London.

Almost certainly someone has made a similar comment. However, the STRUCTURE of the piece seems to be biographical in terms of the onset of mental illness. It starts out peaceful and serene. The second movement becomes more sharp and intense, in places but more lyrical in others. The third movement if very intense and somewhat chaotic. The fourth movement has the lyrics which to me sound like a cheering section. Shine on, you can make it. Then you have the saxophone solo which, to me is the most intense section of the song. Now, if we consider the typical onset of severe mental illness, most specifically schizophrenia, Childhood is usually unremarkable in terms of any signs of illness (first movement). It is not uncommon for first hints, often recognized in retrospect, begin to appear in the turmoil of adolescence (second movement). In later adolescence the signs of illness often begin to become more intense culminating in a crisis (third movement). At that point, if the young person is fortunate, the support system rallies and provides comfort, structure and encouragement (fourth movement). In those times, we had few effective treatments. Those that existed were more for the comfort of society than the benefit of the patient. Often the illness progresses beyond what the support system can make up for and the individual suffers greater and greater chaos and loss (fifth movement). Fortunately, the interventions available have improved dramatically and, in my work, I have seen many younger patients be able to live fairly normal lives, finish college, have careers, etc...

This is Pink Floyd's best song in my opinion.

The best tribute for syd barrett 💎✨🎸🎶

The part I was the music in the church for my entrance wedding some years ago

Oh! Gravy train from Cigar. I think. I get it now.

YES!! you did it!!!

the galaxy of your pupil,what a great line lol

IMHO, their final goodbye to Syd, their swan song, and their last great masterpiece.

The lyrics are about Syd Barret frying his brain with acid. "reached for the secret too soon" refers to him pushing the psychedelic opening of the mind too far before acid was researched properly (well, outside of the military trials, the root of mk ultra). When you listen back knowing that there's a whole higher emotional level to the wonderful, beautiful, epic soundscape this song creates in your mind

David Gilmour’s tour de force masterpiece.

The first time I heard this, I was having a mystical/spiritual experience and didn't even realize it - until the shrooms told me so. The whole thing with Syd Barrett is so tragic because he died so young (his mental state) and had so much potential. But ironically, his departure sparked the flame and Floyd took off - they always felt; according to Roger Waters, that he was always there in spirit.

ANIMALS! IMHO their BEST! (altho that is purely relative, as DSOTM, AND THIS album are always interchangable as my favorite Floyd album😆) SHINE ON, LITTLE BRO!!!

"you reached for the secret too soon". Syd first wanted to become a sort of monk and join a monastery in search for the spiritual essence of life, but they rejected him saying he wanted it for the wrong reasons. it's only then that he began seeking the truth through drugs, an unsustainable synthetic approach to spirituality

If this aint the #1 Lost in the Sauce song then I dont know what is! its a glass of whiskey and a blunt soaking in the bathtub kinda groove! great job guys!

I read a lot of things that say the band use his name and likeness in the wrong way. In my opinion they have always honored him...to this day! He got the Pink Floyd thing going!

Your reaction at 14:33. You crack me up.

You should check out the book "Saucer full of secrets". It's the biography of Pink Floyd. Great read.

I was just a kid when I hear Dark Side and WYWH. Changed my life

At minutes 26:38 of the song , we can hear the little tune of "See Emily Play" tribute to syd barrett 💎🎶

just wanted to say, for all you younger folk ou there who have grown up with photoshop..! the guy in the photo is actually on fire..! this was before computers and photoshop..! :-)

The issue they had with this album...how in the world do you follow up a masterpiece like Dark Side?

Hopefully you can see your way to doing reactions to Syd's 2 solo albums. That would be an interesting addendum to your PF reaction vidz...

Threatened by shadows....exposed in the light - may refer to the depersonalization that acid can cause, in which a person can feel extreme loneliness and longing for companionship and yet extreme paranoia prevents him from making connections with people.

The Wall, either in Movie or Album format will give you answers to all the questions.....

well done

This song and The Great Gig in the Sky will be played at my funeral. That’s it. No speaking or lame ass eulogy. Just let Floyd bring you to meet my soul one last time. Sit back, listen and enjoy. Then go have party.

I wonder if you guys ever went and checked out Syd Barrett's post breakdown albums. They're so unique and even influential in their way. His mental breakdown was a tragedy...and yet his creative and musical genius managed to survive it.

Stoked to see you did my favorite song ever. Tragic what happened to Syd. It's not so dissimilar from what happened to Peter Green from early Fleetwood Mac, before the Stevie Nicks/ Lindsey Buckingham, et al, era.

I enjoy your old reactions over your current ones.

Oh I expected a smooth transition between the parts, I would have blended the wind sound fading in as the sax section fades out. Anyway this is a great piece, loved it from day 1... bought the album without knowing any of the music in it. I have every note in my brain. This is one of the songs that I choose to play back in my head while trying to sleep.

"Piper" I take as a reference to the Pied Piper. A leader who the masses follow, like the rats that followed the piper. "Reached for the secret too soon" refers to I think to his drug use. Many people looked to drugs to expand their minds. So reaching too soon refers to his going too hard too fast and wrecking himself. DSOTM I believe is still in the Guinness Book of World Records for the number of months/years it remained on the charts.

Are you going to do the wall? WYWH is thier best trip out album, no doubt. The wall is the one that challenges your emotions the most. Despite all the battling egos and turmoil, the wall is thier opus. It's the most coherent and thematic of thier works. I'll check it out (again) with you.

You should check out the albums of syd barrett. The madcap laughs is the first one and it includes gilmour's drum (yeah drum) and a little bit of richard's keyboard.