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The Scarecrow

original song written and composed by Syd Barrett
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The Scarecrow

Summary

The Scarecrow is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Scarecrow's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Scarecrow's composer is recorded as Syd Barrett[4].
  • The Scarecrow's genre is psychedelic rock[5].
  • The Scarecrow's genre is psychedelic folk[6].
  • The Scarecrow followed Arnold Layne[7].
  • The Scarecrow was followed by Apples and Oranges[8].
  • The Scarecrow was produced by Norman Smith[9].
  • Among the performers on The Scarecrow was Pink Floyd[10].
  • Among the performers on The Scarecrow was Rx[11].
  • The Scarecrow is part of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn[12].
  • The Scarecrow's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Scarecrow was released on 1967[14].
  • The Scarecrow's lyricist is recorded as Syd Barrett[15].
  • The Scarecrow's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Scarecrow'}[16].
  • The Scarecrow's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Scarecrow'}[17].
  • The Scarecrow's different from is recorded as Scarecrow[18].
  • The Scarecrow's different from is recorded as The Scarecrow[19].
  • The Scarecrow's form of creative work is recorded as song[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 86d2b2e8-9c85-3f64-a35d-80d8c13c06b1[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Pink Floyd[10] and Rx[11]. The Scarecrow was produced by Norman Smith[9].

Publication

The Scarecrow was released on 1967[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include psychedelic rock[5] and psychedelic folk[6]. It is part of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Scarecrow followed Arnold Layne[7]. It was followed by Apples and Oranges[8].

Why It Matters

The Scarecrow ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

Related Entities

Syd Barrett The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-scarecrow-q1074071-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Scarecrow}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-scarecrow-q1074071-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Pink Floyd, Rx
    Part of → The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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