Point Me at the Sky (3:40)
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“Point Me at the Sky” is the fifth U.K. single by the British band Pink Floyd, released on December 17, 1968. The single was not released in the U.S. However, it was released by Capitol Records in Canada, label number 72563.
The song was an early composition by Roger Waters and David Gilmour. The lyrics described a character, Henry McLean, who invites his girlfriend Jean for a ride in his newly built flying machine. The two attempt to escape an imaginary future world (dated 2005) where overcrowding and lack of food are the norm. Because the recording quality on most pressings was marginal, it was difficult for fans to get an accurate interpretation of the science-fiction like lyrics. Musically, the song is a heavy piece of psychedelia, similar to “The Nile Song”, which was also the group’s next European single.
The record did poorly on the charts, and for this reason Pink Floyd did not release another single in the UK until 1979’s “Another Brick in the Wall, Part II” from The Wall. Its B-side, “Careful with That Axe, Eugene,” became over time far more popular. The A-side has since become the most obscure of all officially released Pink Floyd recordings. It was left out of the 1971 collection Relics and was not re-issued until the 1992 CD collection The Early Singles, a bonus disc in the Shine On box set.
The song was an early composition by Roger Waters and David Gilmour. The lyrics described a character, Henry McLean, who invites his girlfriend Jean for a ride in his newly built flying machine. The two attempt to escape an imaginary future world (dated 2005) where overcrowding and lack of food are the norm. Because the recording quality on most pressings was marginal, it was difficult for fans to get an accurate interpretation of the science-fiction like lyrics. Musically, the song is a heavy piece of psychedelia, similar to “The Nile Song”, which was also the group’s next European single.
The record did poorly on the charts, and for this reason Pink Floyd did not release another single in the UK until 1979’s “Another Brick in the Wall, Part II” from The Wall. Its B-side, “Careful with That Axe, Eugene,” became over time far more popular. The A-side has since become the most obscure of all officially released Pink Floyd recordings. It was left out of the 1971 collection Relics and was not re-issued until the 1992 CD collection The Early Singles, a bonus disc in the Shine On box set.
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photon_man62 wrote:
This is why I love RoIOs
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Dillster22 wrote:
One of my favourite Pink Floyd songs. Totally awesome to the max.
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floatondc wrote:
glad to see so much love for a relatively unknown song
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Athena920 wrote:
Such a great song...Why it was never released on any album is a mystery to me.
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outre21 wrote:
If you survive to 2005 :-) we did. Even Syd. (2)
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Tsintsa wrote:
awesome! I like this song so much....
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rrispens wrote:
Such a great song, a pity it didn't make it to any album :)
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Lucifer-Sam wrote:
(mellisky) i couldn't agree more
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mellisky wrote:
this is freaking and fucking awesome <3
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dogsechoes wrote:
LOVE AND LOVE AGAIN THIS SONG!!!!!
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nancykitten wrote:
If you survive to 2005 :-) we did. Even Syd.
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feedyourmind- wrote:
I thought I was the only one who liked this song, looking at the shoutbox, I am corrected.
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CountWasilij wrote:
friggin' awesome!
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leroideschoux wrote:
True there's a bad mastering on it - but the lyrics are just great along with the music, it's true early Pink Floyd!
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IRONICtypo wrote:
This is easily in my Top 15 favorite Pink Floyd songs
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nanjamonja wrote:
Loving the heavy bass sound on this!
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capmullet2008 wrote:
good song.
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RSt123 wrote:
Yeah, it's a real good song - I'm glad to have it on my Early Singles CD :).
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ally525 wrote:
and if you survive til 2005, i hope you're exceedingly thin.... i love this so much
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Big_Dip wrote:
A promotional film was made for the record in which the group posed for pictures in flying goggles standing next to a 1920's vintage airplane. Still pictures from this photo session were included in promotional materials given away with the U.K. single and on a picture sleeve version released in Europe.
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