MGMT - Lucifer Sam (Pink Floyd Cover)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon - Pink Floyd Week
I couldn't find any good quality clips on youtube of this performance, so I thought I'd upload it.
"The Brooklyn psychedelic rock duo played "Lucifer Sam" last night (September 29) as a tribute to Pink Floyd's original songwriter Syd Barrett. The 1967 track, off The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, had the boys of MGMT sporting an oceanic theme, complete with fisherman attire, rope, a bubble machine and a (hopefully) fake lobster. Also, Deerhunter's Bradford Cox was there dressed as, um, Joey Ramone."
Courtesy of the Audio Perv

[@mnichols2011]

I just love that they picked THIS song.

[@epitaph3988]

@dad 69 420 ಠ_ಠ ϟ Or Interstellar Overdrive

[@boomtangle01]

Ikr?? Lucifer Sam doesn’t get enough love

[@JohnHWelch63]

You don't pick a Syd Barrett song. It picks you!!!

[@JoeMama-tl4tr]

They should have picked the Gnome. A man named gimple crumble

[@Donyourmom]

@@boomtangle01best Syd song imo

[@geager2]

Am I the only Syd Barret fan who thinks this is a solid cover?

[@citypopFM]

It's a brilliant cover.

[@paulsun1001]

It's perfect

[@Yoseph1988]

Definitely, pretty rare let alone a solid cover from one of the best psychedelic albums to ever be made

[@85geoffm]

It's a fantastic cover. They stayed true to the music/lyrics and the added pageantry makes it even better.

[@lancevogel5153]

Yes. About as solid as Bill Cosby's Jell-O pudding.

[@RazzleDazz72]

I give them a ton of credit for covering this psychedelic gem with the trippy surf guitar riffs.

[@psychedelicpiper999]

Not enough guitar for my taste compared to the original, but I'm an MGMT fan all the way, and this was a pretty decent cover. Probably would have been trippier if they made a studio version.

[@brandonbreitkreuz8137]

MGMT best act today, they make albums, not hooks

[@CYTRIX-nd2zw]

They are clearly fishermen you imbecile

[@warzone6700]

@@psychedelicpiper999 completely agree needs more guitar!

[@neoxgorst]

How the hell have I never seen this before?? MGMT is my favorite band and "Lucifer Sam" is my favorite Pink Floyd song... I never knew they covered it

[@brandonbreitkreuz8137]

MGMT is the best band in the world, congratulations is a masterpiece. self titled is amongst the best physc albums of all time

[@stoonybridge]

same here, and i am a year later

[@Rain-rk9iq]

Brandon Breitkreuz it’s a good band, not the best in the world tho. but i completely respect your opinion!!!

[@warzone6700]

@@brandonbreitkreuz8137 ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh MGMT

[@joshbernardo4360]

@@brandonbreitkreuz8137 *The Beatles

[@Syd4510]

MGMT = really good band. Lucifer Sam = brilliant Sydsong.

[@ede7991]

the perfect junction

[@Spuzzmacher]

Somehow this escaped me til now. I love that they did this total jam, and even did it with the bubbles (that originally ruined all the velvet seats in the queens royal albert hall & got the floyd banned for life there lol whoopsie) and Barrett’s big plastic duck on stage. Even got the tape op effects just right! Someone is a die-hard Barrett fan. Love it.

[@madastrota]

YES!!! One of the reasons I got turned onto MGMT so quickly was from hearing the echoes of early Sid Barrett era Pink Floyd. To hear them to cover a song like that is perfect. They really nailed it, capturing the spirit of the song while taking it to a new place.

[@EmpireAntz]

This is what any cover should try to approach to always.

[@mgmtea2461]

Yeeepppp!

[@thebigjimmyd]

Exactly. I think there are some songs you don't want to stray too far from the original and others that lend itself to ideas. Syd era Floyd is for the most part prime pickins to put a modern spin because they were so far ahead of their time in 67.

[@johnfisher8401]

taking it to a new place? Not really sure what youre talking about. They didnt do anything much differently, just added some synth effects

[@untitled5034]

One of the coolest guitar riffs EVER. MGMT really did this song justice, and they added to its coolness with the stage effects and costumes!

[@TheCitedAviator]

Fr bubbles need to be in more live concerts

[@georgetebbens3524]

That was F-CKING AWESOME! (57-year-old Floyd fan.)

[@ropopopopopopo7088]

I'm not a big fan of MGMT but omg after listening to this I love them mooore. Lucifer Sam is from the "barrett period" of Pink Floyd and its not a really known music. And they covered it soooo good

[@brandonbreitkreuz8137]

MGMT is unreal man congratulations is a bit of a master piece

[@RandomBradStuff]

Brandon Breitkreuz congratulations is a masterpiece bro

[@RandomBradStuff]

I love mgmt and Pink Floyd bro, and the fact that mgmt covered anything from Piper so perfectly just goes to show how good they are. I hope you’re a big fan these 4 years later because wow they’re better than ever after their 2018 album.

[@dang2443]

It's extremely "known"

[@Bucketheadhead]

@@dang2443 it’s definitely not extremely known. It’s just known, but your average person who has heard of pink Floyd and even likes a couple of the big albums will probably be unaware of Piper.

[@maettsook]

As a precious Syd obsessive, that ain't a bad cover. Had I been in the audience I'd have yelled 'Fucking yessss!' at the end. Nice one.

[@Iruk729]

This is one of the coolest ideas for a performance I have ever seen. The outfit and the bubble really match the tone of the song.

[@dbyrd]

+Durin's Bane Done in 1967 at Games for May in London.

[@gobbledegook21]

This has to be, without a doubt, the best cover of a song EVER! In fact, if this was played, and no one told me it was a cover, i would naturally assume it was pink floyd

[@RockyRajkumar-yg1ee]

Great cover..I can't even imagine a cover of this song so good.❤Thank you Syd Barrett for giving such a great experimental/psychedelic music. Rest in peace 🕊️❤️🙏 Legend...

[@pinkydisco81]

Very impressed. I love MGMT, but didn't know I could love them more. That whole Piper album is right up their alley.

[@phantomrider78]

Totally agree. MGMT is one of a very few bands that can pull off a Syd-era pink floyd song and make it sound all their own.

[@TanBarbieGirlxox]

I love MGMT for this. Being a diehard early pink floyd fan, it's so nice to hear them today. It's so fresh.

[@mikogale]

ok this is the sign to start listening to MGMT, i fucking love Piper

[@magsuns7648]

one of the amazing pink f song, and it comes from syd

[@chippchipp1]

+Tony Montana David Gilmour was a much, much better musician, and Roger Waters' lyrics were far superior. Syd was good, but Gilmour was the true genius in the band. Syd never wrote anything even close to being as good as "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"

[@dbo514]

Man Gilmour didn't write Shine On. He played the solo on it. And he was 29 at that point. It was a collaborative effort of the band. Was Gilmour being better than Syd? As far as songwriting goes, it's difficult to give him the nod over Syd. Of course he's by far the better guitarist. But Syd was no slouch. And the guy had stopped making music by the time he was 23. And the last time he was really himself was at 21, at which point he was miles ahead of all the others. It's not a stretch to say he would have gone on to do great things.

[@danuggman]

He wanted to stop, and make art.. poetry. He felt very betrayed and.. rightfully so?

[@danuggman]

@chippchip1 Syd wanted "Fred" as he called Gilmour in the band before Piper, I've seen the letters?? And to say Waters could write better is EXTREMELY laughable. Maybe for the masses, but Syd was pure poetry, he made paintings into songs.. Read up. I've thrown out facts. Syd wrote MANY songs so much better than calling yer so called mate "Crazy" I bet RKB LOVED that they deemed him a "Crazy" diamond. He was a person.. Waters wanted to be a god.

[@thelastwavemusic1518]

he didnt wanted... he couldnt go on with his 'struggle'

[@85geoffm]

That was awesome. I can see where MGMT would garner a "modern day Pink Floyd" type of tag. That's no disrespect, they are their own thing, but I could see the comparison.

[@timprescott4634]

Nicely done! That fucking groove is timeless!

[@ilovegaga11]

Really good cover by a great band

[@1111rainman]

This is awesome, MGMT stayed true to The Floyd and kept it authentic.

[@madreduction6233]

My favorite band covering my favorite Pink Floyd song. Unreal.

[@lancerbryan]

It’s crazy to hear him talk about them performing the 11/11/11 album before anyone knew what it was

[@SwagCityLongboard]

MGMT is unreal, I like my floyd as much as the next guy. (though not so much after 1975) But Oracular spectacular was one of the best albums of the last twenty years and this is a damn good cover.

[@melshark13]

Pink Floyd / Syd Barret fans will respect this cover. Well done #mgmt 👏

[@thebigjimmyd]

OK that was fkn awesome! The best modern cover of Syd era Floyd I've seen. Prove me wrong. I don't mean that in a cocky way. I'm saying if you got something better than this I would absolutely love to see it because this shits my jam.

[@dang2443]

if you have shit in your jam then that's some shitty jam

[@LordBransty]

Fantastic!

[@ItsSYDNEYY123]

YES!! COVERING SYD!

[@HieronymusLex96]

Come on pink floyd lovers, I like both bands matter of fact I liked pink floyd first. I just find it amazing that fans of such an experimental band can be so closed minded! Mgmt fans are being more open minded then you! that is amazing. But like I said i like both bands, Pink Floyd is great mgmt is great and this song is great and so is the original.

[@deepfryblue]

my favourite Syd song ever and also one of Floyd's greatest too imo. Really nice, authentic cover, love it.

[@aryamuhammad5532]

syd barret playing magnetic tapes

[@ivarvaldez9027]

Wow... Amazing Cover for an amazing song. The Best of the Best of PF

[@GuinTheKimmiDoll]

Loving the fishermen outfits :D

[@mcpmfloyd]

great cover to an awesome song, well done mgmt, u dont dissapoint

[@amypenn4486]

I love MGMT

[@danw5785]

Great cover. Awesome that this song got national air play!!!!

[@EpikWulf]

MGMT is like Pink Floyd in many ways, Andrew being Syd. :D

[@skunkape2]

As far as I'm concerned they nailed this cover. Pink Floyd week was awesome

[@xxxmafexxxoomph]

i think it's good... of course it isn't the same as Pink Floyd but it's good! anyway i think that a band makes covers to show the admiration and respect they have to the band music!! in this case is obvious MGMT have Pink Floyd influence and that's why they made this cover! that's what i think of course! :) (sorry for my bad english!)

[@JoeMama-tl4tr]

This is the best Halloween song ever made

[@alysssssa182]

that's because he isn't Syd. Obviously. He's COVERING his song, not trying to be him.

[@luucpn96]

lol Andrew biting the duck at the end

[@H0E0M0G14]

I love both bands so much

[@loslobos79]

I would give a Grammy to this over anything Beyoncé ever did

[@SKYSAW59]

Stupendous!

[@alifezzam6022]

this is a COVER. of course the original will always be better but this particular cover pays respect to the original. awesome.

[@rdecredico]

some people sure are threatened by covers

[@dang2443]

typical fanboy response....

[@9Sheep]

That's a good cover. Noone can match Syd but if anyone can pay a good tribute to his vibe it's these guys.

[@TheControlMN]

well done! great job reenacting the 1967 games for may concert too!!!

[@waltermartinez5797]

Brillant !?!! Absolutly

[@rowanelessar5892]

This is fantastic!

[@delhidelirium9091]

Syd is alive and in GREAT spirits !!!!!!

[@charleshern6958]

I remember waiting up to see this premium simpler times

[@brammatie2]

wow wow wow this is amazing

[@PuddingAtheist]

I want to hear them cover Scream Thy Last Name.

[@rubensjosejr]

Just a wonderful piece. I love this music and didn't know this band but they are absolutelly fantastic. Good job guys....

[@russobalt14]

AWESOME! That pumps more cooler and live than later electronic PF!

[@joydivisin]

MGMT.AWESOME NO MATTER WHAT!

[@CaValier248]

Great performance. Btw priceless face at about 2:05

[@fio9511]

just a perfect combination

[@mattsnow546]

MGMT FUCKING NAILED IT.... After I heard this cover I AM AN MGMT FOREVER FAN... Syd Barrett would be proud.

[@LifeIsBrief]

His voice isn’t meant to cover Syd but the instrumentals are pretty good.

[@emillyrockeiradastratocast7779]

nem sabia q eles tinham feito um cover deled

[@taylord7644]

when Andrew bites the fake bird at the end

[@brownayy]

Bradford Cox on the tapes

[@octangula7914]

my boy bradford on the reel to reel 💯💯💯

[@cornyBandit]

love this so much

[@daverosales4041]

2 0 2 2 ‐ 2 0 2 5 Nice Cover Pink Floyd Four Ever And Ever

[@jackonearth]

gettin' their freakout on. this gives me major chub. sweet homage.

[@distortedguitarist81]

love the song and the band

[@Cigarcynic]

every week is pink floyd week

[@jorgesuntaxi1540]

Cool

[@Car6li8a7]

❤❤❤❤

[@kitematangi]

damn! lucifer sam can rock like hell! :D

[@litia725]

Holy shit this is great, good job MGMT!!

[@NikiJewels]

omg this is amazing. syd would approve.

[@leerambomufc1081]

Good cover lads.

[@777jones]

Syd songs are tough. The real song gets its mad dash from messing with the rhythm and obviously tons of distortions. The rhythm has freeze frames like skateboarder hanging in the sky. After "can't explain." And every measure the beat stops and has to be jump started.. Here they are playing a 4-4 rock tune but that isn't quite what it is.

[@ThatIsDopeBro]

777jones pink Floyd couldn't even play it live how could you expect them? If they werw in the studio they'd nail every aspect.

[@arcnevada545]

Awesome!

[@MasterYodaBiotch]

thats bradford cox on the tape machine !

[@thelastwavemusic1518]

amazing song and great cover

[@montreux82]

I bet this song live by Pink Floyd would destroy our brains..This one was really good too!

[@joeyb.756]

This is a great cover! Good work MGMT.

[@3XTCproductions]

i no, the first tyme i dropped acid was the first tyme in my life i actually appreciated jazz from like the 40's and 50's. it fuckin blew my mind. and then the next part of my tripp was listening to the whole piper at the gates of dawn. that was an experience of a lifetime.

[@avandrade7379]

I love this cover! They did a great job!

[@KTMONEY100]

WOW That was very well done! I think Syd would have liked it

[@ryanforeally]

he never said he IS syd. Andrew just resembles him

[@jonathanchaires]

mgmt kings of musicccc

[@vinnysilveira2205]

Games for May scenario!

[@jamesedmonds926]

The Love & Rockets cover version of Lucifer Sam, shits all over this attempt.

[@brautigan1]

Lucifer Sam is the Barrett song that should have been in the top 40, but never even hit the airwaves. It's the single most popish song on Piper, and a really good tune for radio play at the time. I never understood why it didn't make it there. The title, maybe? I dunno.

[@TheInterwaveOFFICIAL]

Great cover of a great song!

[@amypenn4486]

I love you ❤️

[@sarahhoward6259]

syd and mgmt the two heroes

[@alistairproductions]

part of the reminds me of james bond music

[@thewriter1008]

Obviously everyone who disagrees with you is wrong. FYI, there was an amazing emotional connection the first time I listened - like really listened - to both Pink Floyd and MGMT. To this day, Dark Side of the Moon still fills me with that same emotion. I've analyzed it through and through, like you would a piece of literature. That's almost what it is, no? But MGMT's "Kids" still fills me with the same nostalgia and melancholy as it did from first listen. They're both awesome.

[@marylinmendoza4440]

Me encanto este cover!! MGMT the best!

[@ramblinman111]

Nice love early Floyd days