Matilda Mother

"Matilda Mother"
Song by Pink Floyd
from the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Released5 August 1967
Recorded21 February 1967
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Length3:08
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Songwriter(s)Syd Barrett
Producer(s)Norman Smith

"Matilda Mother" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, featured on their 1967 debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.[2][3] Written by Syd Barrett, it is sung mostly by Richard Wright with Barrett joining in on choruses and singing the whole last verse. It was the first song recorded for the album.

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  2. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
  3. ^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.