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"The Gnome" is a song by British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock

CharacteristicsThe musical style typically features electric guitars, 12 strings being preferred for their 'jangle'; elaborate studio effects - backwards taping, panning , phasing, long delay loops and extreme reverb; exotic instrumentation, with a particular fondness for the sitar and tabla; A strong keyboard presence, especially Hammond, Far...
 band Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd are an English Rock music band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music....
. It was written by the band's first leader, Syd Barrett
Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett was an England singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist. He is most remembered as a founding member of psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, providing major musical and stylistic direction in their early work, although he left the group in 1968 amidst speculations of mental illness exacerbated by heavy drug use....
. The song tells the tale of a gnome
Gnome

A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and wiktionary:subterranean lifestyle. The word gnome is derived from the New Latin gnomus....
 named Grimble Gromble.

The song is included on their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd's debut album and the only one made under Syd Barrett's leadership, although he made some contributions to the follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets....
.

The song was also included on the b-side of the U.S. Pink Floyd single "Flaming
Flaming (Pink Floyd song)

"Flaming" is a song by psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured in their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. The song, written by Syd Barrett, is basically a child-like game scenario between two friends, hence "Lazing in the foggy dew"....
" (Tower 378). This single was never released in the U.K.

British actor Nigel Planer
Nigel Planer

Nigel George Planer is an England actor, novelist and playwright. He was educated at Westminster School, the University of Sussex at Brighton, and LAMDA....
 recorded this song under the name and pretext of Neil, his character in the UK sitcom The Young Ones
The Young Ones (TV series)

The Young Ones was a popular United Kingdom situation comedy, first seen in 1982, on BBC Two. Its anarchy, offbeat humour helped bring alternative comedy to television in the 1980s and made household names of its writers and performers....
, in 1984.






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"The Gnome" is a song by British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock

CharacteristicsThe musical style typically features electric guitars, 12 strings being preferred for their 'jangle'; elaborate studio effects - backwards taping, panning , phasing, long delay loops and extreme reverb; exotic instrumentation, with a particular fondness for the sitar and tabla; A strong keyboard presence, especially Hammond, Far...
 band Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd are an English Rock music band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music....
. It was written by the band's first leader, Syd Barrett
Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett was an England singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist. He is most remembered as a founding member of psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, providing major musical and stylistic direction in their early work, although he left the group in 1968 amidst speculations of mental illness exacerbated by heavy drug use....
. The song tells the tale of a gnome
Gnome

A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and wiktionary:subterranean lifestyle. The word gnome is derived from the New Latin gnomus....
 named Grimble Gromble.

The song is included on their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd's debut album and the only one made under Syd Barrett's leadership, although he made some contributions to the follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets....
.

The song was also included on the b-side of the U.S. Pink Floyd single "Flaming
Flaming (Pink Floyd song)

"Flaming" is a song by psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured in their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. The song, written by Syd Barrett, is basically a child-like game scenario between two friends, hence "Lazing in the foggy dew"....
" (Tower 378). This single was never released in the U.K.

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The British actor Nigel Planer
Nigel Planer

Nigel George Planer is an England actor, novelist and playwright. He was educated at Westminster School, the University of Sussex at Brighton, and LAMDA....
 recorded this song under the name and pretext of Neil, his character in the UK sitcom The Young Ones
The Young Ones (TV series)

The Young Ones was a popular United Kingdom situation comedy, first seen in 1982, on BBC Two. Its anarchy, offbeat humour helped bring alternative comedy to television in the 1980s and made household names of its writers and performers....
, in 1984. It appeared on his Heavy Concept album.

Personnel

  • Syd Barrett
    Syd Barrett

    Syd Barrett was an England singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist. He is most remembered as a founding member of psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, providing major musical and stylistic direction in their early work, although he left the group in 1968 amidst speculations of mental illness exacerbated by heavy drug use....
     - Acoustic guitar
    Acoustic guitar

    An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings. The term is a retronym, coined after the advent of electric guitars, which depend on electronic amplification to make their sound audible....
    , lead vocals
  • Roger Waters
    Roger Waters

    George Roger Waters is an England rock music musician. He is best known as the bass guitar player and one of the main songwriters in the English rock band Pink Floyd from 1964 to 1985....
     - bass
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
  • Nick Mason
    Nick Mason

    Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason is the drummer for Pink Floyd. He has been the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1964. He also competes in auto racing events, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans....
     - percussion
  • Rick Wright - celesta
    Celesta

    The celesta or celeste is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard instrument. Its appearance is similar to that of an upright piano or of a large wooden music box ....
    , backing vocals