The Gnome
Pink Floyd
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I want to tell you a story About a little man If I can A gnome named Grimble Crumble And little gnomes stay in their homes Eating, sleeping, drinking their wine He wore a scarlet tunic A blue green hood It looked quite good He had a big adventure Amidst the grass Fresh air at last Wining, dining, biding his time And then one day, hooray! Another way for gnomes to say Ooomray Look at the sky, look at the river Isn't it good? Look at the sky, look at the river Isn't it good? Winding, finding places to go And then one day, hooray! Another way for gnomes to say Ooomray Ooomray
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12 facts about this song
Song History"The Gnome" is a track from Pink Floyd's debut album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," released in 1967.
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CompositionThe song was composed by the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band, Syd Barrett.
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Song ThemeThe song tells the story of a gnome named Grimble Gromble who lives a carefree life in the forest. This can be interpreted as a commentary on the countercultural “back to nature” ethos of the late 1960s.
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Musical StyleSet in a whimsical, fairy-tale like narrative, "The Gnome" is a good example of the band's experimental and psychedelic sound in their early years.
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Psychedelic InfluenceThe song is one of the prime examples of the band's psychedelic rock phase under the influence of Syd Barrett before they transitioned into progressive rock.
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Unique Song InterpretationUnlike most of Pink Floyd's later work, "The Gnome" is an acoustic folk-style song and is more playful and less serious.
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Song Length"The Gnome" is one of the shortest songs on the album, with a duration of only 2 minutes and 13 seconds.
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Album ConceptThe title of the album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" is a reference to the title of a chapter in Kenneth Grahame's book "The Wind in the Willows" which inspired several of the songs in the album, including "The Gnome."
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Lyrical ImageryThe lyrics of the song create vivid and fairy-tale like imagery, which was often typical in Syd Barrett's writing style.
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Syd Barrett's departureUnfortunately, Syd Barrett, the faltering genius who wrote "The Gnome", was forced to leave the band soon after the album due to his deteriorating mental health.
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Limited Live Performances"The Gnome" was very rarely performed live by the band, mainly owing to the departure of Syd Barrett, the song's main creative force.
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Current ReceptionToday, "The Gnome" along with other Syd Barrett compositions, serve as cult classics among Pink Floyd fans who admire the band's early psychedelic era.
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