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"Paint Box" (or, "Paintbox" on later reissues) is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, written and sung by keyboardist Richard Wright. [3] [4] It was first released in 1967 as the B-side to the single "Apples and Oranges". The song is about a man who lives in an abusive relationship and has artificial friends.
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story. Released: 24 March 2003; Label: Universal Home Video — — — — BPI: Platinum [5] MC: Gold [6] Classic Albums: Pink Floyd – The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon. Released: 26 August 2003; Label: Isis Productions, Eagle Rock Entertainment — 34 — — BPI: Platinum [5] ARIA: 4× Platinum [10] MC ...
"Flapdoodle Dealing" is an instrumental song performed by the Barrett-era Pink Floyd in 1966. [5] [6] Roger Waters is thought to have come up with its title. Pink Floyd never recorded a studio version of the song, [6] however, a version was recorded live at a concert at The All Saints Church Hall in London, England, on 14 October 1966. [5]
This song was one of several to be considered for, but ultimately excluded from, the band's "best of" album, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd. [3] A live version of the song was released as the first single to promote The Early Years 1965–1972 box set in 2016.
"Seamus" is the fifth song on Pink Floyd's 1971 album Meddle. The group performs it in the style of country blues , with vocals, an acoustic slide guitar in an open D tuning , and piano. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The song is named after the Border Collie [ 3 ] Seamus (belonging to Humble Pie leader Steve Marriott ) who howls throughout the 2:15 piece. [ 4 ]
Although it was not released as a single in the UK and never played live, it was released as the "B-side" of the single "One of These Days" in 1971.Roger Waters briefly resurrected the song for a small number of shows in 2016, and the song was played by Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets on their tours in 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2024.
Throughout the 1970s and beyond, the second-to-last line of lyrics to the song, "Making a date for later by phone", has been persistently misunderstood in Italy, mainly because of Waters' slurred pronunciation ("...fer-lita-pah-fon"), as being "Making a date for Rita Pavone", with a reference to the well-known 1960s Italian pop singer.