Pink Floyd record their first single, “Arnold Layne”, which will top the UK charts but won’t crack the Hot 100 in the US.
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It’s not extremely surprising that a song about a man who likes to steal women’s clothing and dress in it would do better in the UK than in the US.
It was banned from Radio London - not for the stealing part, but because of the idea of a man dressing in woman’s clothing. Too vulgar for the pirate station, but fine by the BBC.
Syd Barrett’s take on it:
Arnold Layne just happens to dig dressing up in women’s clothing; a lot of people do, so let’s face up to reality!
