Great to see younger people discovering my favourite band. I strongly suggest that you wear headphones while listening to PF. Especially the studion versions. But anyway: enjoy!
This was actually a guest singer called Roger Harper singing this. Roger Waters and Dave Gilmour weren’t happy with their singing versions so Roy Harper who was an acquaintance and was working in another studio agreed to sing the song.
Actually there's a documentary about this album I just can't remember what it was called but David gilmour wasn't best pleased about someone else but lost the argument with waters Edit its called pink floyd the story of wish you were hear
Slow funk is always a nice surprise. Especially when done in such a complete way. Lyrics, groove, production...everything in the right place. And, the keys...holy crap the keys. I love how they hold the foundation of the song. Great record too.
I used to be obsessed with this song. One of my favorite afternoons ever was back in 2008 when I drank an entire bottle of vodka while listening to Have A Cigar for about 20 strait times, it was quite a day.
Lead vocal is Roy Harper (not of Pink Floyd). Roger wanted David to sing it and David didn’t think he was right for the song. They went down the hall and a good friend helped
Oh man I saw your "Welcome to the Machine" reaction before here, ok so you're doing the "Wish You Were Here" album, great! I'd like to recommend "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", it's absolutely a Masterpiece! Funny story about the singer on this song, he'd not a member of Pink Floyd. The two main singers of Pink Floyd were David Gilmour and Roger Waters, and neither one of them thought either one of their voices fit this song. One of their good friends, who happened to be in Abbey Road Studios when PF was recording this song, was British singer Roy Harper. So he offered to do a take of the song, and the band loved it, so it stayed, the "Wish You Were Here" album was released in 1975. Two years after their iconic "Dark Side of the Moon" album. This whole album is about their good friend and bandmate Syd Barrett, Barrett was one of the co-founders of Pink Floyd in 1964. Unfortunately, his massive use of LSD and other mind-altering drugs led to him being forced out of the band by 1968, it was also reported he was schizophrenic. Besides Syd Barrett, (guitar, lead vocals), there was Roger Waters, (bass, vocals), Rick Wright, (keyboards, vocals), Nick Mason, (drums, percussion). This was the band from 1964 to the end of 1967, in 1968, David Gilmour replaced Syd Barrett on guitar and lead vocals. They stayed that way until around 1987 when Roger Waters quit the band. From 1987 to 2006 Pink Floyd consisted of the three remaining members, Dave Gilmour, Rick Wright, Nick Mason. David Gilmour continued on performing Pink Floyd music as well as his own, under his own 2016, ha was 70 years old.
Awesome Pink Floyd song. Brutal guitar by David Gilmour. Excellent choice. Another proposal for the future: From the Beginning, by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Just a note for those of the younger generations. Pink Floyd is supposed to be experienced as an Album. As tracks on DSotM, Wish You Were Here and Animals albums, flow cohesively right into the next Track on the Album. I consider those entire albums as a Song not so much the individual tracks. Here is another awesome Rock band from the 1970s ELP (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) Fanfare for the Common Man "Live" *Afternoon warm-up to an empty Stadium ruclips.net/video/c2zurZig4L8/видео.html
Led Zeppelin did a song called "Hats Off to Roy Harper" the man drafted to sing this as David and Roger could get their voices to work with the feel of this song.
David Gilmour (,guitar) and Roger Waters (bassl sang lead vocals for Pink Floyd and I'd always thought this was David singing, but neither Roger or David thought their voices were right for this song so they got guest vocalist Roy Harper who does a positively superb job. The song is about all the management that beseiges creativity when you're a rock and roll band and I like how the music has a rising and falling structure in its chordal structure that reflects this heavy notion of success or failure.
Great Review !!! Have A Cigar, is from 1975 Album, Wish You Were Here. Shine On You Crazy Diamond, is a masterpiece. Off same Album. You will love it. Floyd are David Gilmour, Guitar. Roger Waters, Bass Nick Mason, Drums Richard Wright, Keyboards. They all sing, except, Mason. Cigar, was sung by another Singer, Roy Harper. Thanks. Ronnie MC Nairney Ayrshire Scotland.
Check out "welcome to the machine" , "wish you were here", and "shine on you crazy diamond" great tracks from the album... Even though there were only 5 tracks on it lol..
There is a very good reason why it goes 'whoooosh!' to mono at the end, its a transition into the next track, Wish You Were Here. Reactors puzzle over this because listening to individual tracks with PF albums as you generally cut the transitions out. Listen to the whole album in one go, it makes more sense. Think of PF albums as one track, different moods.
I had just bought a new Quad receiver. put on that album when this song ended it sound like my front speakers just quit. then the next song came on it still sounded like the fronts where still not working, until the second acoustic guitar came on.
Pink Floyd are the best, but try 'Nights in White Satin' by the The Moody Blues and also 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' by Procol Harum, 2 distinctive 67' hits
The whole Wish You Were Here album carries two main themes. In this song, and in Welcome To The Machine, it is the the real nature of the music business. Hard nosed greedy corporate executives. Pink Floyd rose so quickly, after Dark Side of The Moon, from being a relatively unsuccessful arty-cult band to being huge megastars, with all that entails. I think they were not ready for what 'hit' them'. Roger Waters, the lyricist had to quickly come up with songs for the next LP (WYWH) and wrote about what he was feeling. Some of that was the pressure of rubbing up against the expectation of big business. The other theme of the album was how much they missed Syd Barrett, the original band leader and songwriter, and the sad story of what had happened to him. Mentally destroyed by too much LSD and not helped by record execs who wanted hit singles back in the late 60's. So, the Floyd were sad, pressured and a bit angry when they made this. Waters was airing his grievances, backed up by the wonderful emotional musicianship of his cohorts and Roy Harper did the vocals as he was a friend of theirs, was in the studio complex at the same time and solved a problem as neither Roger or David could quite deliver a vocal take they liked.
The guy singing this song is actually Roy Harper who is not even a member of Pink Floyd. The band has always been unafraid and experimental to try out new stuff, even if it means having a non-member sing lead vocals and it shows! You only need to look at the entire history of Pink Floyd to know that their music has changed three times, what I like to think of as, the three Eras of Pink Floyd (the Syd Barrett Era, the Popular/Mainstream 4 Band member Era, and finally the Post Roger Waters Era). Ummagumma is said to be their most avant-garde, experimental album ever. So yeah, Roy sang Have A Cigar. The only other Floyd song to my knowledge not sung by a Floyd member is The Great Gig in the Sky which is sung by Clare Torry (there are no lyrics in this song, she just uses her wordless vocals).
The album was , wish you were here, and it was written in rememberence of Syd Barret, a previous member og the group. The albums needs to be listen to from start to finnish. At least Dark side of the moon-Wish you were here-The wall, and you also need to listen to the pulse consert from 1994 an the live Echoes from 1972. It`s hard to pick, but these are some of my favorites. If there is some issues on the spelling, well , in my defence, english is not my native tung.Take care nd listen to much more PF.
They picked somebody else for singing, because the voices of David Gilmour and Roger Waters were gone at that moment. I forgot the guy's name, but I'm sure you can find out
Pink floyd on the turning away live 👌👌👌
It's so great to see a younger generation rediscover the great music of my generation.
Great to see younger people discovering my favourite band. I strongly suggest that you wear headphones while listening to PF. Especially the studion versions. But anyway: enjoy!
I'm young and I'm proud to have grown up with a ok me great an Jams
This was actually a guest singer called Roger Harper singing this. Roger Waters and Dave Gilmour weren’t happy with their singing versions so Roy Harper who was an acquaintance and was working in another studio agreed to sing the song.
Actually Roy Harper
Sorry, my fault for not reading your whole post before responding
Actually there's a documentary about this album I just can't remember what it was called but David gilmour wasn't best pleased about someone else but lost the argument with waters
Edit its called pink floyd the story of wish you were hear
Slow funk is always a nice surprise. Especially when done in such a complete way. Lyrics, groove, production...everything in the right place. And, the keys...holy crap the keys. I love how they hold the foundation of the song. Great record too.
This was released in 1975 off of the album " Wish you were here".. My favorite album by them as well..
The entire album "The Dark Side of The Moon" is their great classic, best listened to in one sitting from start to finish. Suggest headphones always.
I used to be obsessed with this song. One of my favorite afternoons ever was back in 2008 when I drank an entire bottle of vodka while listening to Have A Cigar for about 20 strait times, it was quite a day.
Guest vocalist Roy Harper on this song
I actively search for Pink Floyd reactions like this. Great stuff!
Lead vocal is Roy Harper (not of Pink Floyd). Roger wanted David to sing it and David didn’t think he was right for the song. They went down the hall and a good friend helped
Oh man I saw your "Welcome to the Machine" reaction before here, ok so you're doing the "Wish You Were Here" album, great! I'd like to recommend "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", it's absolutely a Masterpiece!
Funny story about the singer on this song, he'd not a member of Pink Floyd. The two main singers of Pink Floyd were David Gilmour and Roger Waters, and neither one of them thought either one of their voices fit this song. One of their good friends, who happened to be in Abbey Road Studios when PF was recording this song, was British singer Roy Harper.
So he offered to do a take of the song, and the band loved it, so it stayed, the "Wish You Were Here" album was released in 1975. Two years after their iconic "Dark Side of the Moon" album.
This whole album is about their good friend and bandmate Syd Barrett, Barrett was one of the co-founders of Pink Floyd in 1964. Unfortunately, his massive use of LSD and other mind-altering drugs led to him being forced out of the band by 1968, it was also reported he was schizophrenic.
Besides Syd Barrett, (guitar, lead vocals), there was Roger Waters, (bass, vocals), Rick Wright, (keyboards, vocals), Nick Mason, (drums, percussion). This was the band from 1964 to the end of 1967, in 1968, David Gilmour replaced Syd Barrett on guitar and lead vocals. They stayed that way until around 1987 when Roger Waters quit the band.
From 1987 to 2006 Pink Floyd consisted of the three remaining members, Dave Gilmour, Rick Wright, Nick Mason. David Gilmour continued on performing Pink Floyd music as well as his own, under his own 2016, ha was 70 years old.
Awesome Pink Floyd song. Brutal guitar by David Gilmour. Excellent choice. Another proposal for the future: From the Beginning, by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Just a note for those of the younger generations.
Pink Floyd is supposed to be experienced as an Album. As tracks on DSotM, Wish You Were Here and Animals albums, flow cohesively right into the next Track on the Album.
I consider those entire albums as a Song not so much the individual tracks.
Here is another awesome Rock band from the 1970s
ELP (Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
Fanfare for the Common Man "Live"
*Afternoon warm-up to an empty Stadium
ruclips.net/video/c2zurZig4L8/видео.html
All bands have to be judged by albums .. not by their only songs
One of my favorite's.
Great song. Nice reaction.
I appreciate your sweet, southern manner. Great reaction 👍
He has such a great voice he hit them high notes 🎶 really good 🤟💯🔥
Awesome reaction!! One of my favorite songs by them..
Led Zeppelin did a song called "Hats Off to Roy Harper" the man drafted to sing this as David and Roger could get their voices to work with the feel of this song.
David Gilmour (,guitar) and Roger Waters (bassl sang lead vocals for Pink Floyd and I'd always thought this was David singing, but neither Roger or David thought their voices were right for this song so they got guest vocalist Roy Harper who does a positively superb job. The song is about all the management that beseiges creativity when you're a rock and roll band and I like how the music has a rising and falling structure in its chordal structure that reflects this heavy notion of success or failure.
just a little hint u shoud use headphones when u listen to floyd both gilmour and waters sang lead
Great Review !!!
Have A Cigar, is from 1975 Album, Wish You Were Here.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, is a masterpiece.
Off same Album.
You will love it.
Floyd are
David Gilmour, Guitar.
Roger Waters, Bass
Nick Mason, Drums
Richard Wright, Keyboards.
They all sing, except, Mason.
Cigar, was sung by another Singer, Roy Harper.
Thanks.
Ronnie MC Nairney
Ayrshire Scotland.
They had a guest lead singer for this track, it is roy harper
Check out "welcome to the machine" , "wish you were here", and "shine on you crazy diamond" great tracks from the album... Even though there were only 5 tracks on it lol..
Such a great Jam thanks for reacting to It 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥
There is a very good reason why it goes 'whoooosh!' to mono at the end, its a transition into the next track, Wish You Were Here. Reactors puzzle over this because listening to individual tracks with PF albums as you generally cut the transitions out. Listen to the whole album in one go, it makes more sense. Think of PF albums as one track, different moods.
I had just bought a new Quad receiver. put on that album when this song ended it sound like my front speakers just quit. then the next song came on it still sounded like the fronts where still not working, until the second acoustic guitar came on.
Pink Floyd are the best, but try 'Nights in White Satin' by the The Moody Blues and also 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' by Procol Harum, 2 distinctive 67' hits
Everybody else is just gree🤩eeen…
Yeah. Headphones are a must. Other good albums are Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, The Wall, & of course Wish You Were Here.
David Gilmour the king of guitar tone in my opinion
Best band ever
You need ya some headphones :) Try Pulse live 1994 concert SORROW. Also TIME from Dark Side of the Moon album, unbelievable timeless music.
Can't wait for my Andy gibb request
React on Pink Floyd raving and drooling studio version.
The whole Wish You Were Here album carries two main themes. In this song, and in Welcome To The Machine, it is the the real nature of the music business. Hard nosed greedy corporate executives. Pink Floyd rose so quickly, after Dark Side of The Moon, from being a relatively unsuccessful arty-cult band to being huge megastars, with all that entails. I think they were not ready for what 'hit' them'. Roger Waters, the lyricist had to quickly come up with songs for the next LP (WYWH) and wrote about what he was feeling. Some of that was the pressure of rubbing up against the expectation of big business.
The other theme of the album was how much they missed Syd Barrett, the original band leader and songwriter, and the sad story of what had happened to him. Mentally destroyed by too much LSD and not helped by record execs who wanted hit singles back in the late 60's. So, the Floyd were sad, pressured and a bit angry when they made this. Waters was airing his grievances, backed up by the wonderful emotional musicianship of his cohorts and Roy Harper did the vocals as he was a friend of theirs, was in the studio complex at the same time and solved a problem as neither Roger or David could quite deliver a vocal take they liked.
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The guy singing this song is actually Roy Harper who is not even a member of Pink Floyd. The band has always been unafraid and experimental to try out new stuff, even if it means having a non-member sing lead vocals and it shows! You only need to look at the entire history of Pink Floyd to know that their music has changed three times, what I like to think of as, the three Eras of Pink Floyd (the Syd Barrett Era, the Popular/Mainstream 4 Band member Era, and finally the Post Roger Waters Era). Ummagumma is said to be their most avant-garde, experimental album ever. So yeah, Roy sang Have A Cigar. The only other Floyd song to my knowledge not sung by a Floyd member is The Great Gig in the Sky which is sung by Clare Torry (there are no lyrics in this song, she just uses her wordless vocals).
Pink Floyd had two different lead singer In the past first singer David Gilmour then Roger Waters
React to "we got married" by Paul McCartney please, David Gilmore plays electric guitar on this track it was released in 1989..
That's a good one
i forget his name now but the vocal is performed by a friend of the floyd not any of the band members
If you're a fan of old 70s synth.. check out Rick Wakeman's solo stuff... he was the keyboardist for Yes.
Davrd Gilmour is the guitarist and the lead singer. DO you have a P,O, box to send you some head phones to?
I have earbuds I’ll use them next time
Ive got this cd..
Love your PF reactions….but alas from this end it’s sounds like we’re hearing it come straight out of your phone….very tinny…
Where you from girlie? You so cute. Love your reaction. And you.
you need to react to Mother from the album The Wall.
The album was , wish you were here, and it was written in rememberence of Syd Barret, a previous member og the group. The albums needs to be listen to from start to finnish. At least Dark side of the moon-Wish you were here-The wall, and you also need to listen to the pulse consert from 1994 an the live Echoes from 1972. It`s hard to pick, but these are some of my favorites. If there is some issues on the spelling, well , in my defence, english is not my native tung.Take care nd listen to much more PF.
Check out Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd.
That's not a member of Pink Floyd on vocals. The singer's name is Roy Harper.
great song / great reaction, but what happened to the sound quailty??
They picked somebody else for singing, because the voices of David Gilmour and Roger Waters were gone at that moment. I forgot the guy's name, but I'm sure you can find out
Gotta have decent headphones to appreciate the stereo/quadrophonic effects.....
Oh, by the way, which one's Pink?
you've listend to it throught the crappy cell phone speakers? FFS! Listen to it again through proper speakers or headphones, PLEASE!!
I definitely will
Missing a lot without headphones....just sayin
Audio is weird... Sounds like you are recording the music from speakers playing in the room. Sorry, but it's pretty bad.
the crapest sound ever!!!