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'''"Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk"''' is a song from [[Pink Floyd]]'s 1967 album ''[[The Piper at the Gates of Dawn]]''. This was the first song [[Roger Waters]] wrote for Pink Floyd. All of the songs on the album were written or co-written by [[Syd Barrett]], except for this one. The song takes place in a [[hospital]] setting where the patient is in a great deal of pain. The lyrics don't make much sense, which could simulate the delirious condition of the patient. The title is a [[Word play|play-on-words]] from the [[Bible]] passage John 5:8 - "Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk."{{Authority control}} |
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Revision as of 19:34, 25 September 2021
| "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk" | |
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| Song by Pink Floyd | |
| from the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | |
| Released | 5 August 1967 |
| Recorded | 20 March 1967 |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock |
| Length | 3:05 |
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| Songwriter(s) | Syd Barret |
| Producer(s) | Norman Smith |
"Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1967 album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. This was the first song Roger Waters wrote for Pink Floyd. All of the songs on the album were written or co-written by Syd Barrett, except for this one. The song takes place in a hospital setting where the patient is in a great deal of pain. The lyrics don't make much sense, which could simulate the delirious condition of the patient. The title is a play-on-words from the Bible passage John 5:8 - "Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk."
