"Wish You Were Here" as written by Roger Waters David GilmourLyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLCNon-lyrical content copyright 1999-2020 SongMeaningsJavascript must be enabled for the correct page display Definatly not a biography, but inspired in some part by him or in some part about him? Syd). A smile from a veil? I never even thought of it that way but it makes perfect sense. Jarak, I joined this site so I could tell you how profound your interpretation is. Hot ashes for trees? Cold comfort for change? I am replying to myself......hence the name "ADDGirl." Figuratively a lost soul swimming in a fish bowl. I hope someday you come back to this thread and see what your words have meant.

It is a commentary on how people cope with the world by withdrawing physically, mentally, or emotionally. But it is well established that the song was actually written about Syd Barrett's decline due to mental illness and drug abuse, as has been described in other comments.

Having idealistic and maybe self centered ideals that tend to keep you in turmoil. Do you think you can tell? He didn't leave the band due to excessive drug use, they kicked him out because he lost his mind (exacerbated by drug use) But it never dawned on me that I was the "you" the song was referring to. A post that I had no recollection of making on a site that if you had asked me yesterday I would have said I have never heard of. I watch her try to contort reality into what she thinks is good, or what she wants at that time and inevitably sets herself back to a state of lesser understanding. We’re just two lost souls Swimming in a fis… Not sure if the wall was a biography of syd barrett though So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, Blue sky’s from pain. Personally I didn't care for early Floyd as much as the latter, and I prefer David Gilmour to Syd Barrett. How I wish, how i Wish you were here. he also showed up for the recording of this album but was bold and did not remember any of the pink floyd members which made them very sad and inspired them to do this song. Can you tell a green field From a cold steel rail? Wish You Were Here est une chanson de Pink Floyd, écrite par Roger Waters et composée par David Gilmour. Barrett was considered the creative one behind early Floyd. I just wanted to add that the last part of the song is what makes me think of loss and change (either physical or mental)

However, on the documentary The Story of Wish You Were Here, Gilmour and Waters separately describe the original concept that differs from this interpretation. La chanson précédente de l'album, Have a Cigar, s'achève sur un effet évoquant une radio que l'on change de station, passant par plusieurs bandes (notamment un en… Wow! This song is about the detached feeling most people go through life with. Wish You Were Here the song and the whole album is a tribute to syd barrett. Das Lied wurde seit seinem Erscheinen von Pink Floyd anfangs unregelmäßig, später immer regelmäßiger bei Konzerten gespielt. I thought it was Roger Waters' biography. Thank you >> without a doubt Wish you were here is a song about how they wish the old Sid Berrit was still with them and in saying that they agknowlage that he has changed into a monster that is not the Sid they know and love. And did they get you to trade Your heroes for ghosts? Die letzte öffentliche Aufführung durch Pink Floyd fand 2005 bei dem Der Song entstand während der Aufnahmen zu dem Album Schließlich wird ein verrauschter Sender eingestellt, auf dem eine Für das Intro des Liedes wurde die erste Gitarrenspur zunächst von Gilmour auf einer Die zweite Gitarre, eine 6-saitige Stahlsaiten-Akustikgitarre der Firma Der Song entwickelte sich zu einem der populärsten Lieder der Band und wurde häufig von anderen Künstlern interpretiert: I am just struggling with the strange situation of reading your own words as if for the first time.

I knew, of course, that the song was about Roger's missing Syd, and I really liked the instrumental introduction. Waters, who mainly wrote the lyrics complementing Gilmour's initial riff idea and subsequent joint composition, describes the lyrics as being directed at himself, as his lyrics often are. Having come here and read the post from me in the past, I have to say I like my style and still agree with what I said. I think aside from the album's Syd theme, there's a more general meaning. Well done, Sir. Symphonie von Tschaikowski, und zwar der 3. und 4. Charakteristisch ist die hörspielhafte Anfangssequenz von Wish You Were Here, die sich an das Outro von Have A Cigar anschließt: Jemand dreht am Frequenzrad eines analogen Radios, wodurch neben Gesprächsfetzen der Stimmen eines Manns und einer Frau auch ein kurzer Ausschnitt der 4. Dude.... fuckin' aye, you just nailed the song. Hot air for a cool breeze? You are correct. At least it's way more about him than Syd. In the commentary of The Wall, Roger Waters states that the inspiration was Pink Floyd founding member Syd Barrett and his ordeal with schizophrenia. Hi, its actually a tribute to fellow member/founder syd barret who left the band due to too much acid ect.. he was a child star ..do the math..! I truly enjoyed your comment on this...I was myself have love loved Floyd all my life and only 36yrs old....but did do a high school essay on Syd, I would give you two thumbs up if possible.