phia ▁International ▁Records ▁singles ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Ken ny ▁Gam ble ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Leon ▁H uff <0x0A> </s> ▁" The ▁Sc are c row " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁P ink ▁F loyd ▁on ▁their ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁debut ▁album ▁The ▁Pi per ▁at ▁the ▁G ates ▁of ▁Da wn , ▁though ▁it ▁first ▁appeared ▁as ▁the ▁B - side ▁of ▁their ▁second ▁single ▁" See ▁Em ily ▁Play " ▁( as ▁" Sc are c row ") ▁two ▁months ▁before . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Syd ▁Bar rett ▁and ▁recorded ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁This ▁song ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁for ▁the ▁band ' s ▁" best ▁of " ▁album , ▁E cho es : ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁P ink ▁F loyd . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁song ▁contains ▁nas cent ▁exist ential ist ▁them es , ▁as ▁Bar rett ▁comp ares ▁his ▁own ▁existence ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁sc are c row , ▁who , ▁while ▁" s ad der " ▁is ▁also ▁" res igned ▁to ▁his ▁fate ". ▁ ▁Such ▁them atic ▁content ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁a ▁main st ay ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁lyr ical ▁imag ery . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁contains ▁a ▁bar o que , ▁psych ed el ic ▁folk ▁instrument al ▁section ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 2 - string ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁and ▁c ello . ▁ ▁Ref lect ing ▁the ▁experimental ▁nature ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁band