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Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you to trade, your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change? Did you exchange
A walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year
Running over the same old ground, what have we found?
The same old fears, wish you were here
My guess is thereâs some negative association enmeshed with their reactions; perhaps đ€ visceral and unconscious?!
Brings tears to my eyes. Every time. And that's not a bad thing. Thank you boys.
I wonder about those 85 people who gave it a "1". Why that low?
Bollox to em I say!
I wonder about those 85 people who gave it a "1". Why that low?
Hearing loss, bad taste, mental illness. Could be a number of things.
But he showed up for the recording of Wish You Were Here.
And now I am verklempt:
"Syd Barrett's tortured spirit was already hovering over Pink Floyd's ninth
studio album, even before he unexpectedly crashed the sessions for Wish
You Were Here on June 5, 1975." - UltimateClassicRock.com
That beautiful ratings graph to the left says it all on this one.
The heck with the ratings!! I like all Pink Floyd except the entire "The Wall" album, which is highly rated here!
"Did they get you to trade, your heroes for ghosts?"
For so many... this line gets lost in translation.
The fish bowl is about being rock performers in the public eye year after year.
Yeah? Well, you know, that's just like uh, your opinion, man.
So I have been able to take a years-long break from Pink Floyd. Man, is this good shit. Thanks, RP.
I could have also said something along the lines of: yeah, I know, a 9.2 average rating IS A BIT low....
Lincoln was quoting someone before him, Blaise Pascal, 1657. Also Cicero, a roman orator, was attributed to this apology.
OMG, how many times have my 9 pulled a rating DOWN?
I just noticed the guy on fire looks a little like our past president.
You know what they say "liar, liar, pants on fire". It appears the cover art was ahead of its time.
J'aime imaginer, quand cette chanson passe, les centaines d'auditeurs de RP qui arrĂȘtent ce qu'ils font, font une dĂ©licieuse pause, en pensant Ă toutes ces annĂ©es oĂč ils ont Ă©tĂ© accompagnĂ©s par ce chef d'oeuvre.
I like to imagine, when this song plays, the hundreds of RP listeners who stop what they are doing, make a delicious break, thinking of all those years accompanied by this masterpiece.
very nice imagination :-)
I'm pretty sure all of us 10-raters of this excellent song know all the words. It's not the quantity of words, more the quality.
It reminds me of the Abraham Lincoln anecdote, whereby he P.S.'d a letter he'd written with the apology "sorry for the long letter. I did not have enough time to write a shorter one."
Long Live RP!!
I could have also said something along the lines of: yeah, I know, a 9.2 average rating IS A BIT low....
Lincoln was quoting someone before him, Blaise Pascal, 1657. Also Cicero, a roman orator, was attributed to this apology.
CeluiquiCherche wrote:
Je vous Ă©cris une longue lettre parce que je n'ai pas le temps d'en Ă©crire une courte.
Blaise Pascal (1656)
MilSF1:
To be pedantic, it was originally: Je nâai fait celle-ci plus longue que parce
que je nâai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte.
Thanks, I was just about to say the same thing. Funny how the original is longer, lol.
Newsflash; Not all lyrics are intended to be taken literally. You thought Roger and David were talking about actually turning into fish and swimming around in an actual fishbowl? . . . Yikes.
The fish bowl is about being rock performers in the public eye year after year.
Je vous Ă©cris une longue lettre parce que je n'ai pas le temps d'en Ă©crire une courte.
Blaise Pascal (1656)
To be pedantic, it was originally: Je nâai fait celle-ci plus longue que parce que je nâai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte.
Now this is so meaningful to me, so painful, so hard to listen without really whishing him to be there, that it's not a song anymore....
It is more like a prayer...
Mine was a dovetail in woodwork...
See my comment below - enjoy the music and the sound, if not the gloom.
If the lyrics confuse then pay closer attention to all the songs syd wrote and whats between the lines.
Big clues are also found in the documentaries about Syd.
From the war reference I've always thought it was part of Roger's fixation caused by the loss of his father in the war, rather than Syd. This is echoed in some of the Google references to interviews on the subject. I tend to find Roger's lyrics unremittingly downbeat so prefer to immerse myself in the sound and the music rather than analyse them!
incredible
10 x10 for me
Haters gonna hate.
In the tradition of Spinal Tap, I say we turn it up to 11.
I like to imagine, when this song plays, the hundreds of RP listeners who stop what they are doing, make a delicious break, thinking of all those years accompanied by this masterpiece.
Je vous Ă©cris une longue lettre parce que je n'ai pas le temps d'en Ă©crire une courte.
Blaise Pascal (1656)
Thanks for the source of the quote! âŠ.maybe Abe wasn't as honest as we all thought!
I'm pretty sure all of us 10-raters of this excellent song know all the words. It's not the quantity of words, more the quality.
It reminds me of the Abraham Lincoln anecdote, whereby he P.S.'d a letter he'd written with the apology "sorry for the long letter. I did not have enough time to write a shorter one."
Long Live RP!!
Je vous Ă©cris une longue lettre parce que je n'ai pas le temps d'en Ă©crire une courte.
Blaise Pascal (1656)
If the lyrics confuse then pay closer attention to all the songs syd wrote and whats between the lines.
Big clues are also found in the documentaries about Syd.
Newsflash; Not all lyrics are intended to be taken literally. You thought Roger and David were talking about actually turning into fish and swimming around in an actual fishbowl? . . . Yikes.
I'm pretty sure all of us 10-raters of this excellent song know all the words. It's not the quantity of words, more the quality.
It reminds me of the Abraham Lincoln anecdote, whereby he P.S.'d a letter he'd written with the apology "sorry for the long letter. I did not have enough time to write a shorter one."
Long Live RP!!
I could have also said something along the lines of: yeah, I know, a 9.2 average rating IS A BIT low....
I could make the same argument comparing Katy Lied to Two Against Nature but it would be as unfair to The Dan as this comparison is to Floyd (and Gabriel). I guarantee that both bands enjoyed writing and producing those later efforts and look as fondly upon them as the work from earlier in their career. Bands evolve. As does their sound. Sometimes the fans just can't get over the nostalgia or the ageism to see the later work for what it is: a part of the continuum of a great band that is still working hard and creating.
HAHA! Nice catch!
Did you know this song was somewhat written about former bandmate Syd Barrett?
Did you know he sort of just showed up while they were working on the album after having not seen anyone in the band for quite some time? https://ultimateclassicrock.com/syd-barrett-wish-you-were-here-sessions/
A bizarre story.
incredible
10 x10 for me
and sparklehorse.
I lost my cousin (and best friend) to suicide in 1985. This song still reminds me of him, and I still get tears in my eyes every time it comes on. Wish you were here, Chris.
I hear you, brother.
1. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (9.638)
2. Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (9.606)
3. Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata in D minor (9.583)
4. Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (9.58)
5. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (9.575)
6. The Beatles - A Day In The Life (9.565)
7. Pink Floyd - Time (9.523)
8. Pink Floyd - Echoes (9.512)
9. Beethoven - Symphony No.5 - Allegro Con Brio (9.505)
10. Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing (9.493)
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
Thats true! Always a 10 from Germany!
You have your PDS button and we enjoying Pink Floyd! Isn't nice, there is something for every one.
Love this!
we all wish you were here, Mr Bowie
So much great music out there, so little time.
I agree. There is so much great music out there. This just happens to be better than 99.99% of it. Happy Holidays, and may you have a healthy and prosperous New Year!
So much great music out there, so little time.
..no...
ckcotton wrote:
I need this ALL THE TIME!
One of the best songs ever written
Damn the sound mixing board....pure, unadulterated RnR straight ahead, captain!
Wow, what a nice moment for you. Thank you to share:-).
Nice...living well man!
I believe this is sound effects to create the illusion that Gilmour is listening to himself on a bad radio (maybe AM), and then starts to play along (when the guitar sounds clearer). You can hear him clear his throat right before he starts to play. Just my guess.
I read somewhere that David revealed that he had recorded the AM radio tuning and interfearence noises in his Ford Cortina.
I would love to know what Derick had thought of this "star nonsence".
I notice you've been playing a lot of Pink Floyd lately. Whatever you did to tweak your playlist algorithm, well done, man.