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I just heard the most ludicrous remark on Virgin Radio this afternoon. The DJ (one of those anonymous morons who try to sound earnest no whatter what the topic) had said he would play a Floyd track to honour Syd Barrett, who has died. He was going to play 'Shine on you crazy diamond'. Not a Barrett track, of course. A listener emailed to suggest a Barrett track would be more suitable. The DJ:

I could play a single like See Emily Play but those tracks are not well known and this is afternoon radio, after all. And Shine On was written about him.

That's all right then. It's afternoon radio so nobody expects to hear something they don't know. When George Harrison died he probably played the Shirley Bassey version of 'Something'. That's it for Virgin and me.

And I'm not even a Floyd fan.