An early Roger Waters ode to his innocent childhood days, before the pressures of adulthood, modern life, and the music business become apparant. Recurring themes he would visit again in other formats. One of the better studio tracks on Ummagumma, performed as "Daybreak" during their "The Man/The Journey" shows in 1969. Solo track features Waters on acoustic guitar with overdubs and nature-themed background tape effects (birdsong, flapping geese, flies buzzing, etc.) Concert performances likewise showcased such effects, enhanced by the Azumith Co-ordinator panpot quadrophonic sound system to throw these enhancements about the audience.
The KQED performance was one of their best recorded videos from this period, with a nice rendition of this song. The group version split the vocal parts, giving Dave a high register for the 2nd and 4th stanzas, and bringing in a mellow organ fill for a bridge. The best version of the KQED show is the Harvested DVD, with a top quality video capture and a cleanly restored audio track dubbed in from a second source.
An early Roger Waters ode to his innocent childhood days, before the pressures of adulthood, modern life, and the music business become apparant. Recurring themes he would visit again in other formats. One of the better studio tracks on Ummagumma, performed as "Daybreak" during their "The Man/The Journey" shows in 1969. Solo track features Waters on acoustic guitar with overdubs and nature-themed background tape effects (birdsong, flapping geese, flies buzzing, etc.) Concert performances likewise showcased such effects, enhanced by the Azumith Co-ordinator panpot quadrophonic sound system to throw these enhancements about the audience.
The KQED performance was one of their best recorded videos from this period, with a nice rendition of this song. The group version split the vocal parts, giving Dave a high register for the 2nd and 4th stanzas, and bringing in a mellow organ fill for a bridge. The best version of the KQED show is the Harvested DVD, with a top quality video capture and a cleanly restored audio track dubbed in from a second source.