Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

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?
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And 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 you found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here.

Wish You Were Here is a concept album by Pink Floyd released on Harvest Records in the United Kingdom and Columbia Records in the United States. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios between January and July 1975 and released on 15 September 1975. The album is regarded as one of Pink Floyd's greatest albums and was ranked 209 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Its lyrics, written by Roger Waters, concerned the music industry, and questioned the market-oriented record companies' lack of understanding and interest for musicians. The album also pays tribute to Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's former guitarist and chief songwriter, especially with "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and the title track itself.

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Released: September 15, 1975
Recorded: January - July 1975 at Abbey Road Studios in London, England
Genre: Progressive rock
Length 44:28
Labels:
- Harvest (UK original)
- EMI (UK reissue)
- Columbia (U.S. original)
- Capitol (U.S. re-issue)
Producer: Pink Floyd

Track Listings:
Side one
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)" (David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Rick Wright) - 13:31
"Welcome to the Machine" (Waters) - 7:30

Side two
"Have a Cigar" (Waters) - 5:08
"Wish You Were Here" (Gilmour, Waters) - 5:26
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX)" (Gilmour, Waters, Wright) - 12:28

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Pink Floyd are an English rock band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. Pink Floyd are known for philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album cover art, and elaborate live shows. One of rock music's most successful acts, the group have sold over 200 million albums worldwide[2][3] including 74.5 million certified units in the United States. Pink Floyd influenced progressive rock artists of the 1970s such as Genesis and Yes, as well as contemporary artists such as Nine Inch Nails and Dream Theater.

Pink Floyd were formed in London in 1965 when Syd Barrett moved there from Cambridge and joined The Tea Set, a group consisting of Regent Street Polytechnic architecture students Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Bob Klose. The group had moderate mainstream success and were one of the most popular bands in the London underground music scene in the late 1960s as a psychedelic band led by Syd Barrett. However, Barrett's erratic behaviour eventually led his colleagues ...

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