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See the lyrics for the song “Wish You Were Here” by Pink Floyd
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"Have a Cigar" is the third track on #PinkFloyd's 1975 album #WishYouWereHere. It follows "Welcome to the Machine" and on the original LP opened side two. In some markets, the song was issued as a single. English folk-rock singer #RoyHarper provided lead vocals on the song. It is one of the only three Pink Floyd recordings with a guest singer on lead vocals, the others being "The Great Gig in the Sky" (1973) with #ClareTorry and "Hey Hey Rise Up" (2022).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyj1K5Lyr_Y

Welcome my son
Welcome to the machine
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"Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd, released this day in 1975.
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Oh, by the way — which one’s pink?

#pinkfloyd #wishyouwerehere #70srock #classicrock #davidgilmour #nickmason #richardwright #rogerwaters #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here is released on September 12, 1975. It's Gilmour and Wright's fav Pink Floyd album. During the recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios, a notably overweight and unrecognizable Sid Barrett made a surprise visit. Some band members, including his childhood…

https://robinbannks.com/2026/09/12/oh-by-the-way-which-ones-pink/

David Gilmour - Wish You Were Here (Live at the Circus Maximus)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmKPW9-sP9I

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The Final Cut

It says something about a sense, I suppose for me personally, a sense that I may have betrayed him. He died in the last war and I kind of feel that I personally may have betrayed him, because we haven’t managed to improve things very much. That the economic cycles still over-ride everything, with the best intentions, the cycle of economic recession followed by resurgence still governs our actions.

–Roger Waters (talking about feeling personally responsible for his father’s betrayal)

While Pink Floyd produced highly-rated classics such as The Wall, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and Animals, The Final Cut is still my favourite album – even as you will later learn, one band member tried to disown it.1

This contrarian preference may cause a few hairs to bristle, but I have several good reasons for liking the album frequently regarded as the one that finally broke up the band for good. Even the band members agree that during the production of The Final Cut, their 12th studio album, friction between them had reached a crescendo. The name of the album is therefore about as appropriate as you can get.

Acrimony between band members started manifesting more prominently during the production of The Wall, and by the time The Final Cut came around, keyboardist Richard Wright had already been fired. Roger Waters had assumed almost total creative control, and it showed in this album, which contained many songs which didn’t make it onto The Wall.

Many, both at the time and afterwards, would accuse Roger Waters of turning the album into his own pet project. It is sometimes actually regarded as a de facto solo album. David Gilmour didn’t appreciate the political stance Waters was trying to evoke in the recording. He even removed his name from the credits list as producer, although he has continued to receive production royalties.

(In case you’re wondering if I have some sort of animosity toward David Gilmour, I don’t. I regard him as one of the best and most influential guitarists in the world. And he was instrumental in getting one of my favourite female artists, Kate Bush’s career, into motion)

Having gotten all the unpleasant, acrimonious bullshit out of the way, it brings me to the two top reasons for loving this album so much.

Firstly, Waters is a creative writing genius. So much of Pink Floyd wouldn’t exist without him. I applaud him for taking creative control to produce an artistic work with significant political and humanitarian significance. Had Gilmour had his way, this album might not have seen the light of day.

Secondly, The Final Cut is a magnificent political statement and work of activism. It is an anti-war album. That in itself places it in very high esteem because it mirrors my own extreme distaste for war and warmongering. Waters would go on to have a highly successful solo music career, creating many albums that exemplify his humanity and activism work. It infuriates me greatly that he is frequently accused of antisemitism for merely pointing out the egregious injustices inflicted on the Palestinian population by Israel.

Waters wrote the songs in memory of, and in tribute to, his father, who died during WWII, but also to all the other soldiers who gave their lives in vain for the unrealised dream of a better, more peaceful world. Much of his writing since then still reflects his disappointment with a world plagued by a continuous stream of wars and warmongering as a preferred means of solving problems.

Then there are the songs themselves, each with lyrics that have very deep meaning, targeting specific events and people.

In The Post War Dream, we have the following lines which question what his father sacrificed his life for:

Tell me true, tell me why, was Jesus crucified?
Was it for this that Daddy died?
Was it you, was it me?
Did I watch too much TV?
Is that a hint of accusation in your eyes?

Also, in The Gunner’s Dream, Waters imagines an airman as he is shot down and descending, dreaming of a peaceful, just world free from tyranny, state terror, and the slaughter of children:

A place to stay, enough to eat
Somewhere, old heroes shuffle safely down the street
Where you can speak out loud about your doubts and fears
And what’s more, no one ever disappears
You never hear their standard issue kicking in your door
You can relax on both sides of the tracks
And maniacs don’t blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
And everyone has recourse to the law
And no one kills the children anymore
No one kills the children anymore…

Similar themes are explored in the other songs. In The Fletcher Memorial Home, as well as a few other songs, Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who was in office when the album was produced, comes in for particular stick. It is my favourite song on the album, and definitely one of my top five Pink Floyd songs.

https://youtu.be/zDDzR2zSgsM?si=bQ5h09AUROX7tBfH

In the song, Waters envisioned a special retirement home where the world’s political leaders, tyrants, and warmongers would be safely locked up and deterred from perpetrating any further harm to society.

Take all your overgrown infants away somewhere
And build them a home
A little place of their own
The Fletcher Memorial Home For Incurable Tyrants and Kings

They could appear to themselves every day
On closed-circuit TV
To make sure they’re still real
It’s the only connection they feel

(And now, adding colour)
(“Who’s the bald chap?”)
(A group of anonymous Latin-American meat packing glitterati)

Did they expect us to treat them with any respect?

Safe in the permanent gaze of a cold glass eye
Their favourite toy
They’ll be good girls and boys
In the Fletcher Memorial Home for Colonial Wasters of Life and Limb

Is everyone in?
Are you having a nice time? (Goodbye!)
Now the final solution can be applied

This song perhaps exposes a personal vindictive streak, hopefully the only one I harbour. I too wish for the so-called leaders of the world from North and South America, Europe, Africa, India and other countries we do not hear about all that often, to be incarcerated, not in a cosy retirement home, but in some sort of hard-labour concentration camp.

But would I want the final solution to be applied as Waters recommends in the song?

Perhaps! I might be tempted…

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The 1970s album Richard Wright and David Gilmour call Pink Floyd’s best

Credit: Storm Thorgerson / Sony Music Entertainment Sat 8 August 2026 18:00, UK Picking a favourite Pink Floyd…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #1970s #1975 #DavidGilmour #Entertainment #PinkFloyd #Progrock #psychedelia #Psychedelic #PsychedelicRock #RichardWright #UK #UnitedKingdom #WishYouWereHere
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Es wäre sehr lustig, die Sendung #klassikpopetcetera im #DLF zu hören und zu versuchen, aufgrund der gespielten Musik das Alter des/der Moderator*in zu erraten.
Michael Groß heute spielt "Wish you were here", ein Lied, für das ich etwas jung war, das aber 'die aus der Oberstufe' gespielt haben dürften.
#Westberlin #MichaelGroß
#klassikpopetc #PinkFloyd #wishyouwerehere
Und Pink Floyd fand ich eh nie besonders. 🤷🏻‍♂️

David Gilmour - Wish You Were Here
Live at the Circus Maximus
https://youtu.be/DmKPW9-sP9I

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Intentionally misinterpreted lyrics

What’s a song lyric that has stuck with you forever?

Songwriters are poetic geniuses. They’re really good at creating ambiguous lyrics that appear to have multiple meanings. Unless they explicitly tell you what their lyrics mean, we just have to guess or make up our own understanding.

Over the years, I have tried to interpret the meaning of so many songs, only to find later that I was completely off the mark. It’s, however, fun trying.

There are two excerpts from two completely different songs that reside permanently in my mind.

The first is a couple of lines from Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. It was written by Roger Waters as a sort of homage to former band member Syd Barrett, who was forced to leave because of mental health issues. Waters later also admitted that the song reflected his inner conflicts.

We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.

For me, those lines are a reflection of a very real current event in the world, which is being terrorised by two warmongering lunatics, namely, U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. It just seems so fitting.

The second is the chorus from The Outsider by A Perfect Circle. Written by the lead singer, Maynard James Keenan, the song attempts to express the depression experienced during withdrawal from addiction from the perspective of someone who doesn’t understand what the person is going through. Keenan was inspired to write the song after his friend Layne Staley of the band Alice in Chains died from an accidental overdose.

Disconnect and self-destruct
One bullet at a time
What’s your rush, now?
Everyone will have his day to die

Again, for me personally, those lines are a reflection of very real current events in the Middle East, which are being cheered on by religious zealots to usher in what they believe are biblical predictions of the end times and final judgement.

I’m referring, of course, to the disturbing belief by Christian Evangelicals that the creation of the State of Israel, and their constant warmongering and genocidal destructiveness, will lead to the building of the Third Jewish Temple before the end times approach. his they believe will ultimately lead to the Battle of Armageddon in the Middle East, the tribulation and the return of Jesus Christ to Earth.

These people believe that up to two-thirds of the Jewish population will perish in the tribulation, while the rest will supposedly convert to Christianity. The Jewish population, for their part, not only seem unmindful of this fate propesied for them as they blunder to “disconnect and self-destruct one bullet at a time,” they seem positively determined to satisfy that outcome.

Am I losing my mind, or are these interpretations uncannily too real for comfort?

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¿Por qué Pink Floyd dejó fuera a Syd Barrett, su fundador más frágil? #PinkFloyd #SydBarrett #RockBritanico #HistoriaDelRock #RockClasico #Psicodelia #DavidGilmour #RogerWaters #WishYouWereHere #ShineOnYouCrazyDiamond #TheDarkSideOfTheMoon #Musica #CulturaPop #felizmiercoles #8dejulio

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"So, so you think you can tell 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."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6qj09OHvjw

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Pink Floyd’s Legendary Album Hits A Longevity Milestone

Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here becomes the band’s third set to reach 600 weeks on the U.K.’s…
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/553769/ Pink Floyd’s Legendary Album Hits A Longevity Milestone #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #Music #PinkFloyd #PinkFloydChart #PinkFloydForbes #PinkFloydRockAlbumsChart #PinkFloydWishYouWereHere #PinkFloydWishYouWereHereCharts #PinkFloydWishYouWereHereSales #PinkFloydWishYouWereHereUKCharts #PinkFloydWishYouWereHereVinyl #WishYouWereHere

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“#LiveMusic #pinkfloyd #wishyouwerehere Wish You Were Here, released in September 1975, was the follow up album to th... / “Pink Floyd - The Story of "Wish You Were Here"” (1 user) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNqWn5vMyzc

https://www.europesays.com/ch/89162/ Wish You Were Here: A hiking trip to the Swiss Alps, fueled by hotels #adventure #Alps #backpacking #Europe #EuropeanTravel #FamilyTravel #France #hiking #italy #Switzerland #travel #TRIPS #Vacation #WishYouWereHere

@andycarolan @macpsych I think Richard has scooped Judith Chalmers old job and hasn’t told us yet ✈️ ⛱️ #WishYouWereHere

FIFTY FIFTY -- Wish You Were Here -- Like A Bubble -- Genie Magic -- Live:Verse
https://youtu.be/U-Nb-fYo8tI?si=3ufxzR8-40v4wqcp

-- Wish Hana were here.

-- Wish their agency had chosen "Genie Magic" as the title track.

-- Wish their vocals got wider recognition.

#Kpop #FiftyFifty #WishYouWereHere #LikeABubble #GenieMagic #IdolRadio

Incubus - Wish You Were Here (from The Morning View Sessions)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg0k8ylbZe0

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Hear Lost Recording of #PinkFloyd Playing with #JazzViolinist #StéphaneGrappelli on “Wish You Were Here”

https://www.openculture.com/2014/04/pink-floyds-wish-you-were-here-with-stephane-grappelli.html

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Another glorious Sunday morning by the Charles River - warm light, calm water, and a view that never gets old. #CharlesRiver #Cambridge #Boston #Massachusetts #SundayMorning #CityWalk #WishYouWereHere #Video

Another glorious Sunday morning by the Charles River - warm light, calm water, and a view that never gets old. #CharlesRiver #Cambridge #Boston #Massachusetts #SundayMorning #CityWalk #WishYouWereHere #Video

It's funny how certain places stir old memories. #CharlesRiver #Cambridge #Boston #Massachusetts #FridayMorning #WishYouWereHere #Photography

It's funny how certain places stir old memories. #CharlesRiver #Cambridge #Boston #Massachusetts #FridayMorning #WishYouWereHere #Photography

Mornings like this are why I love living in Boston. 🤍 #CharlesRiver #WestEnd #Boston #Massachusetts #SundayMorning #WeekendWalk #WishYouWereHere #Photography

Mornings like this are why I love living in Boston. 🤍 #CharlesRiver #WestEnd #Boston #Massachusetts #SundayMorning #WeekendWalk #WishYouWereHere #Photography

Judith Chalmers, Television Pioneer, Dies at 90

Judith Chalmers, host of Wish You Were Here...?, passed away at 90 on May 22, 2026. Learn about her broadcasting legacy and her impact on British TV.

#judithchalmers, #wishyouwerehere, #britishbroadcasting, #televisionlegend, #obituary

https://newsletter.tf/judith-chalmers-death-at-90-legacy/

Judith Chalmers leaves behind a 60-year career in broadcasting. This is a major loss for the UK television industry as she was a household name for decades.

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https://newsletter.tf/judith-chalmers-death-at-90-legacy/

British television icon Judith Chalmers, who became a household name through ITV’s Wish You Were Here...?, has died at 90 https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/judith-chalmers-dies-90-wish-you-were-here-itv-presenter-british-tv-legend-immtd809?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #JudithChalmers #WishYouWereHere #ITV #RIP

Ver la letra de la canción “Wish You Were Here” de Pink Floyd
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https://daletra.net/pink-floyd/letras/wish-you-were-here.html

Veja a letra da música “Wish You Were Here” de Incubus
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https://daletra.com.br/incubus/letra/wish-you-were-here.html

"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a nine-part composition by the English rock band #PinkFloyd for their 1975 album #WishYouWereHere. It was written by #DavidGilmour, #RogerWaters, and #RichardWright, and first performed on Pink Floyd's #1974FrenchTour. The song is written about the Pink Floyd founder member #SydBarrett, who left in 1968 following mental health problems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu7oq3VNgpY

Wish You Were Here

We stopped for a break in St. John’s Church Garden where I spotted an art installation mounted on a rotary clothes line. A bit eye-catching!...

https://inphotos.org/2026/03/07/wish-you-were-here/

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Wish You Were Here

We stopped for a break in St. John’s Church Garden where I spotted an art installation mounted on a rotary clothes line. A bit eye-catching!

Every weekend I look back at the preceding week in Kpop and pick out a music video or performance that I have particularly liked. This week I have chosen Fifty Fifty – Wish You Were Here.

Unlike many men of my age, I have never treasured the original Pink Floyd song as an especially meaningful all time favourite; I quite like it, but it's never occurred to me to think of 'Wish You Were Here" as outstanding in any way.

The Fifty Fifty cover, on the other hand, has impressed me. I much prefer the instrumentation here, but above all the girls' timbres, ad libs, and harmonies make this version strike sympathetic chords within me in a way that the original has never done.

I hope Fifty Fifty continue with songs like this, "Gravity", or "When You Say My Name" -- that is, material which allows them to show off their vocal talents to their best advantage. As well as finding them pretty and charming, I like their singing so much that I feel I must support them even if come out with songs like "Skittles" that I do not care for at all.

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Official FIFTY FIFTY Cover)
https://youtu.be/vJYWz7gvKzM?si=j4YHD5oCmP-9fySS

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#WishYouWereHere #PinkFloyd #Rock #GirlGroups

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Test harnesses beget test harnesses.

This recording shows a new playground I’ve made to test a new “World Canvas” library. The demo encapsulates all of the common UX patterns from #LetterSet and #wishyouwerehere:
- multitouch-handler for simultaneous pan, rotate, zoom
- shape-elasticity for metal effects
- world-canvas for document-based pan / zoom / state
- protocol-based sheets with optional metal rendering.

#RandomForms #BuildInPublic #swiftui

I was today years old when I learned/realized that the song title

Shine on
You crazy
Diamond

was meant to spell out "Syd."

#PinkFloyd #SydBarrett #WishYouWereHere