Careful with That Axe, Eugene.
1968 instrumental song composed by David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright, and performed and recorded by Pink Floyd
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"Careful with That Axe, Eugene" is an instrumental piece by the English rock band Pink Floyd. It was recorded in November 1968 and released as the B-side to the single "Point Me at the Sky", and featured on the 1971 compilation album Relics. It was re-recorded for the 1970 film Zabriskie Point, retitled "Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up".
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