The Scarecrow (song)
"The Scarecrow" is a song by Pink Floyd on their 1967 debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, though it first appeared as the B-side of their second single "See Emily Play" (as "Scarecrow") two months before. It was written by Syd Barrett and recorded in March 1967. This song was one of several to be considered for the band's "best of" album, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd.
History
The song contains nascent existentialist themes, as Barrett compares his own existence to that of the scarecrow, who, while "sadder" is also "resigned to his fate". Such thematic content would later become a mainstay of the band's lyrical imagery. The song contains a baroque, psychedelic folk instrumental section consisting of 12-string acoustic guitar and cello. Reflecting the experimental nature of many of the band's early psychedelic pieces, all instruments are panned to the extreme left hand and right hand sides of the stereo, with two vocal lines, one spoken and one sung. The US single (Tower 356) was released by Tower Records three times between July 1967 and late 1968. Each time it failed to duplicate its UK success.
Scarecrow (disambiguation)
A scarecrow is a device to discourage birds from disturbing crops.
Scarecrow may also refer to:
Films
The Scarecrow (story)
The Scarecrow, also referred to as The Wicked Trilogy, is a story composed of three music albums by Tobias Sammet's rock opera project Avantasia. The story started with their 2008 release The Scarecrow and was concluded with their 2010 albums The Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon.
Plot
The story behind the Scarecrow albums is largely open to interpretation. Tobias Sammet has stated "I don't wanna ruin the myth. It's not possible to tell the story like a fairytale. I can't go "once upon a time" because it's not as simple as that. You don't have to understand the story, you have to feel it." The booklets of The Scarecrow and The Wicked Symphony provide an overview of the setting and protagonist and an interview in the special edition of "The Wicked Trilogy" details the characters portrayed by the guest musicians. The rest is left for the listener to interpret.
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Scarecrow (DC Comics)
The Scarecrow (Dr. Jonathan Crane) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character first appeared in World's Finest Comics #3 (September 1941) and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. A professor of psychology and psychiatry, Dr. Crane uses a variety of fear-enhancing drugs, toxins, and psychological warfare tactics to exploit the fears and phobias of his adversaries. Scarecrow is one of Batman's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery.
Although he only made two appearances in the Golden Age of Comic Books, the character was revived during the Silver Age of Comic Books by writer Gardner Fox and artist Sheldon Moldoff in the pages of Batman #189 (February 1967) and has since become a staple Batman villain. Scarecrow has been featured in other DC Comics-endorsed media such as feature films, video games, television series, and merchandise such as action figures. Irish actor Cillian Murphy portrayed Scarecrow in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. The character has been voiced by Henry Polic II on Batman: The Animated Series, by Jeffery Combs on The New Batman Adventures, and by John Noble in Batman: Arkham Knight. In 2009, the Scarecrow was ranked as IGN's 58th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
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