Arnold Layne Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Arnold Layne
Had a strange hobby
Collecting clothes
Moonshine washing line
They suit him fine
[Verse 2]
On the wall
Hung a tall mirror
Distorted view
See through baby blue
He done it
[Chorus]
Oh, Arnold Layne
It's not the same
Takes two to know
Two to know
Two to know
Two to know
Why can't you see?
Arnold Layne
Arnold Layne
Arnold Layne
Arnold Layne
Had a strange hobby
Collecting clothes
Moonshine washing line
They suit him fine
[Verse 2]
On the wall
Hung a tall mirror
Distorted view
See through baby blue
He done it
[Chorus]
Oh, Arnold Layne
It's not the same
Takes two to know
Two to know
Two to know
Two to know
Why can't you see?
Arnold Layne
Arnold Layne
Arnold Layne
[Organ Solo]
[Verse 3]
Now he's caught
A nasty sort of person
They gave him time
Doors bang, chain gang
He hates it
[Chorus]
Oh, Arnold Layne
It's not the same
Takes two to know
Two to know
Two to know
Two to know
Why can't you see?
Arnold Layne
Arnold Layne
Arnold Layne
Arnold Layne, don't do it again
[Verse 3]
Now he's caught
A nasty sort of person
They gave him time
Doors bang, chain gang
He hates it
[Chorus]
Oh, Arnold Layne
It's not the same
Takes two to know
Two to know
Two to know
Two to know
Why can't you see?
Arnold Layne
Arnold Layne
Arnold Layne
Arnold Layne, don't do it again
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The Floyd’s 1967 debut single, this at-the-time controversial tale of transvestism and kleptomania reached #20 on the UK singles chart
It was recorded on January 27th, 1967, and released in the U.K. on March 11th of that same year.
“Arnold Layne” was also the last song David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright ever performed together before the last one’s death, during the Syd Barrett tribute concert The Madcap’s Last Laugh in 2007. Said performance became Pink Floyd’s offering for Record Store Day 2019.
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- 1.Lucy Leave
- 2.Double O Bo
- 3.Remember Me
- 5.Butterfly
- 7.Arnold Layne
- 11.Paintbox
- 13.Jugband Blues
- 15.Vegetable Man
- 36.Julia Dream
- 38.Song 1
- 47.Hollywood
- 51.Embryo
- 59.Careful with That Axe, Eugene (Live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 9th August 1969) (Missing Lyrics)
- 62.Work
- 64.Doing It
- 65.Sleeping
- 67.Labyrinth
- 68.The Beginning
- 71.The Pink Jungle
- 79.Green Is The Colour (Live BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970) (Missing Lyrics)
- 80.Careful With That Axe, Eugene (Live BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970) (Missing Lyrics)
- 82.Atom Heart Mother (Live BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970) (Missing Lyrics)
- 83.On The Highway
- 86.Aeroplane
- 87.Explosion
- 88.The Riot Scene
- 89.Looking At Map
- 92.Take Off
- 98.Crumbling Land
- 101.If
- 102.Summer ’68
- 103.Fat Old Sun
- 105.Nothing, Pt. 14
- 110.Echoes
- 116.Obscured by Clouds
- 117.When You’re In
- 118.Burning Bridges
- 121.Mudmen
- 122.Childhood’s End
- 123.Free Four
- 124.Stay
- 125.Absolutely Curtains
Credits
Producer
Writer
Engineer
Drums
Organ
Bass Guitar
Electric Guitar
Vocals
Recorded At
Sound Techniques, London
Released on
March 10, 1967
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