"Milky Way" is a song by

Syd Barrett Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, guitarist and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Until his departure in 1968, he was Pink Floyd's frontman and primary songwriter, ...

from the outtakes/rarities album ''

Opel Opel Automobile GmbH (), usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA Gr ...

''. The song was recorded on 7 June 1970, and produced by Barrett's friend and former bandmate

David Gilmour David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of the founder member Syd Barrett. By the early 1980s, Pink F ...

. It was one of eight then-unreleased tracks to be released on ''Opel''.

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1988 songs Syd Barrett songs Songs written by Syd Barrett Song recordings produced by David Gilmour {{1970s-rock-song-stub