
Episode 157: “See Emily Play” by The Pink Floyd
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Who - Walk With Me
Lyrics were hastily rewritten in the studio to remove controversial drug references. This caused some conflict between Barrett and Waters, with Waters pushing for the change while Barrett argued against it. Some people even argue that there was another lyric change, where Barrett sings, Walk With Me, there's a slight F sound in his vocal. As someone who does a lot of microphone work myself, it sounds to me like just one of those things that happens while recording. The A side meanwhile, was inspired by real life. Both Barrett and Waters had mothers who used to take in female lodgers, and both had regularly had their lodgers under where stolen from washing lines. While they didn't know anything else about
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