Washing line in the back garden of his house. "moonshine washing line" from Roger because he had an enormous 'I was in Cambridge at the time I started to write the song,' He stoppedĭoing it after a bit, when things got too hot for him.' ' Arnold or whoever he was, had bits and pieces Poor nursing students' undergarments, presumably to indulge Immortalise in song as Arnold Layne, made off with many of The bras and knickers that hung on the washing lines in theīarrett's garden proved irresistable to a local underwearįetishist. Knickers on our washing lines.' In one curious incident, The road so there was constantly great lines of bras and Students as lodgers because there was a girl's college up Roger Waters says, 'Both my mother and Syd's mother had & the Dawn of Pink Floyd", edited by Chris Charlesworth, Mike Watkinson & Pete Anderson, "Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett Whoever he was, took bits and pieces off the washing Of bras and knickers on our washing lines. "Both my mother and Syd's had studentsĪs lodgers because there was a girl's college up the ' Arnold Layne' was a true story from the group'sĬambridge days. Perfect during frequent train journeys between London and Gossip and Roger would keep Syd abreast of events as more ![]() To her female lodgers, kept vanishing from her line duringĬambridge Knicker Snatcher became the cause of much local Noticed that washing, particularly underwear belonging unknown author interviewing Pink Floyd, " Freaking Out With the Pink Floyd", Terrapin #12, Oct 19 74 Other lyric anybody could object to, is the bit about, "ItĪnd there's nothing "smutty" about that!" Happens to dig dressing up in women's clothing. Then I thought, " Arnold must haveĪ hobby", and it went on from there. Our bass guitarist - because he has an enormous washing line I pinched the line about "moonshine washing line" from Rog, Instead of reeling into the wardrobe and revealing aĬupboard full of feminine clobber, Syd began to explain : "I was at Cambridge at the time. Rightly, banned the record because they thought it was "But isn't it true," said I, "that Radio London, quite " Arnold Layne" was a nice name, and it fitted very well into Syd blinked blankly: "Well I just wrote it. " Syd, why did you write such a dirty, filthy smutty immoral In high heels, and believing he had homosexual tendencies." Happening - at one point he was wearing lipstick, dressing Whole Floyd thing, it's just a mental foible which grew out "It wasn't just the drugs, we'd both done acid before the ![]() Wanderings of a transvestite/pervert figure and is both Piece of vaguely commercial fare, it dealt with the twilight The first manifestation of Barrett's songwriting talents wasĪ bizarre little classic called ' Arnold Layne'. " Arnold Layne" - The Pink Floyd- Sept 16, 196 7 " Arnold Layne" - The Pink Floyd- Jan 196 7 on "Relics", "Works", Single1 '6 7 A Cliff "Syd's-Blind-From-Diabetes" Jones, Syd's recollection of thisĪfternoon's light stalking became Apples and Oranges. He trailed her for hours,įinally ending up at the duck pond a short bus rideĪway on Barned Common. Noticed an attractive young woman doing her shoppingĪnd decided to follow her. Meandering along the banks of the Thames. Of his time simply wandering the streets window- shopping and Syd Barrett, Melody Maker, December 1967. It's about a girl who I just saw walking round town, It's a happy song, and it's got a touch of Christmas.
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