Pink floyd followed the commercial breakthrough of dark side of the moon with wish you were here, a loose concept album about and dedicated to their founding member syd barrett.

Pink floyd wish you were here. Oh by the way von pink floyd; Pink floyd grounded that limitless sound with exacting explorations of mundane. In 2021, the song was ranked no.

4.8 out of 5 stars 4,315 ratings. The very name connotes something specific: Each song on the album is really good.

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It was released as the title track of their 1975 album of the same name. His crippling addiction to lsd had forced him out of the band in 1968. Wish you were here is the title track on pink floyd's 1975 album wish you were here.

The song’s lyrics encompass writer roger waters‘ feelings of alienation from. The song begins with lyrics about how or why syd went crazy and became a recluse. Wish you were here is one of pink floyd's most soulful albums, maybe second to dark side of the moon.

With syd barrett, joe boyd, venetta fields, jill furmanovsky. 302 on rolling stone's 500 greatest songs of all time. Sold by a2z blu ray and ships from amazon fulfillment.