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Syd Barrett had one noted reunion with Pink Floyd, in 1975 during the recording sessions for Wish You Were Here. Barrett attended the Abbey Road session unannounced and watched the band record Shine On You Crazy Diamond — coincidentally, a song about him. At that time, Syd had gained a lot of weight and had shaved off all of his hair, including his eyebrows, and his ex-bandmates did not at first recognise him (one of the photographs in Nick Mason's book Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd appears to have been taken that day; it is captioned simply: Syd Barrett, 5th June 1975). Eventually, they realised who he was and Roger Waters was so distressed that he was reduced to tears. Members of the band also reported on their featured VH1 episode of Behind The Music that Barrett held a toothbrush and attempted to brush his teeth by holding the brush still and jumping up and down.
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Syd's best, IMHO:

 

I really love you and I mean you

the star above you, crystal blue

Well, oh baby, my hairs on end about you...

 

I wouldn't see you and I love to

I fly above you, yes I do

well, oh baby, my hairs on end about you...

 

Floating, bumping, noses dodge a tooth

the fins a luminous

fangs all 'round the clown

is dark below the boulders hiding all

the sunlight's good for us

'Cause we're the fishes and all we do

the move about is all we do

well, oh baby, my hairs on end about you...

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