"Bike" is a song by British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured on their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). In the song, Syd Barrett's lyrical subject shows a girl, his bike (which he borrowed), a cloak, a homeless mouse that he calls Gerald, and a clan of gingerbread men - because she "fits in with my world". Towards the end of the song, he offers to take her into a "room of musical tunes". The final verse is followed by an instrumental section that can be referred to as a piece of musique concrete: a noisy collage of oscillators, clocks, gongs, bells, a violin¸ and other sounds edited with tape techniques, apparently the "other room" spoken of in the song. The ending of the song fades out with the sound of somewhat ducklike maniacal laughing. The song was written for Barrett's then girlfriend, Jenny Spires. She is also mentioned in the song "Lucifer Sam", which is also on The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. Bike has and odd fact behind its numerical order on the albums' tracklist in which has appeared; Number 11 on The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Number 11 on Relics, and 13 on Echoes: The best of Pink Floyd (disc two); this means always the final track of each album. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (700x694, 95 KB)The album cover for the Pink Floyd album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. ... For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyds debut album and the only one made under Syd Barretts leadership, although he made some contributions to the follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets. ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ... Musique concrète is the name given to a class of electronic music produced from editing together fragments of natural and industrial sounds. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Norman Smith is a musician and record producer. ... The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyds debut album and the only one made under Syd Barretts leadership, although he made some contributions to the follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets. ... The Piper at the Gates of Dawn track listing Chapter 24 (Track 9) The Scarecrow (Track 10) Bike (Track 11) The Scarecrow is a song on Pink Floyds debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), though it first appeared as the B-side of their second... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyds debut album and the only one made under Syd Barretts leadership, although he made some contributions to the follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... Musique concrète is the name given to a class of electronic music produced from editing together fragments of natural and industrial sounds. ... Lucifer Sam is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured on their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). ...

Alternative and Live versions

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Echoes segue

On Echoes the song follows "High Hopes", which was the last song on The Division Bell and the last studio recording by the band. "High Hopes" is at least in part a tribute to Barrett, making its juxtaposition with "Bike" thematically appropriate. The segue between the two songs is achieved by jump-cutting from the sound effect of a distant church bell at the end of "High Hopes" to that of a bicycle bell and thence straight into "Bike". This creates a striking transition from the reflective melancholy of "High Hopes" to the upbeat psychedelic surrealism of "Bike". The Division Bell track listing High Hopes is a song from the 1994 Pink Floyd album, The Division Bell, written by David Gilmour and Polly Samson. ... This article is about the Pink Floyd album. ... In music, segue is a direction to the performer. ... Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of movies, video games, music, or other media. ... Church bell from Saleby, Västergötland, Sweden containing an inscription from 1228 in the Runic alphabet A church bell is a bell which is rung in a (especially Christian) church either to signify the hour or the time for worshippers to go to church, perhaps to attend a wedding...

Cover Version

• A cover version of Bike by Harvette appears on the 2003 Pink Floyd tribute album A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd
• Japanese band P-Model made a cover of this song in their 1984 album "Another Game".

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Personnel

• Syd Barrett - Guitar, Vocals
• Richard Wright - organ, piano, backing vocals
• Roger Waters - Bass
• Nick Mason - Drums