This has always been one of my of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. I just had to light one up and enjoy this reaction. More PF, and thanks for the content
It was written and dedicated to the original singer, Sid Barrett. Sid suffered from schizophrenia, and the band watched as Sid slowly lost his battle of being able to distinguish what was and wasn't reality (this is my understanding from a very in depth documentary of the band). It was a tribute to Sid and their way of expression at the loss of their friend. Wish you were here...
@@joehaller5155 yeah, im pretty sure theres a story of him walking into the recording studio when they were working on Animals (ive been informed its WYWH), and he was completely unrecognisable, it took them tens of minutes to work out who it was, then they basically never saw him again
Sad news guys Brian Humphries the sound engineer on Wish you were here, sadly passed away on 29th May 2024 !! My neighbour and friend will be sorely missed !😢😞😞
That’s a real shame. On a positive note if there is one, his work will last forever in this music, something that few people will have after they have passed away. He has left his mark on humanity.
Yay!! Another one I can cross off of my list! This is a good a place as any to start! This is one of my favorites by them, but literally all of their albums are awesome! U can just put them on and listen to them front to back! A few more u should check out are Brain Damage, Money, Time, Have a cigar, Mother, & On the turning away!
I feel sorry for kids today for the crap they have to listen to. This music actually got me to think growing up. Their music has the exact opposite effect.
Keep in mind when you're reacting to songs from the 70's, for the most part, we had no video's then. They were meant to just listen to(usually stoned), but listen to anyway. Most of the video's you see were added later, usually by fans, seldom by the bands themselves. That's why so many (often) are live, as that's the only times they were filmed. There are exceptions of course, like some Bowie or Beatles songs etc.. but they were cutting edge and the beginning of the rock video phenomena, which really didn't start in earnest until MTV in the early 80's. Just keep loving the music and lyrics, that's what it's all about.
Sounds like you lived the 70's like me... Perfectly describes it ... but we had Casey Kasem and Dick Clark.. Then the Midnight Special on TV. And Johnny Carson bringing on a band on occasion or waiting for Rock n Roll New Years Eve on tv... when MTV and cable was not even a thought of yet.
The pulse concert is unbelievably good. The version of comfortably numb they do in that concert may be one of the greatest live performances I've ever seen. The guitar solo in that is epic.
The big problem for me with that Pulse concert performance is the handling of the Roger Waters vocal parts, where they used multiple vocalists singing harmony, this kind of ruins the whole performance for me, I just can't get past it. I much prefer a later live version of David Gilmour's with Chuck Leavell doing the Roger Water parts, I am definitely in the minority on this though.
I'm 72 years old and Pink Floyd is still the best band I was lucky enough to see multiple times in concert ever. I was fortunate to see so many icons in concert but no one, imo, will ever surpass them. Full album immersion, again imo, is the best way to experience Pink Floyd. Enjoy your journey..Peace out.
Better with headphones. One of the best songs ever. Pink Floyd never grows old. I'm so glad that younger generations are discovering their depth and artistry.
We're like 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 I wish you were here Just how true for so many of us...
Two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl year after year … It doesn’t have to be huge. It can speak to lost time. Running the same neighborhood, but not running into each other. Not making time to meet up. You can lose years like that. And now you wish they were here. In can speak to a situation where that person is lost, or passed away, or even if that person has changed so much you don’t recognize them … The poetry allows everyone to find meaning for themselves. That’s what makes it so great.
My very favorite song with my very favorite line “Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?” Too many of us have done exactly that.
BP, not even for the channel, just for you... you should take some time, and listen to "Dark Side of the Moon" in its entirety. One of the best selling albums of all time, and I think it holds the record for the longest on the charts... right now I think it's at 988 WEEKS. but yeah, man... it's so so good. I think you'll get a lot out of it.
@@BlackPegasusRapsif you do, might as well do it for the channel as many others have. It will leave you a changed person. I have been listening to it since 1973. Approximately every 10 years it means something more to me. Today is my 6th anniversary of being diagnosed with an incurable (but somewhat controllable) cancer. “Time” and “Great Gig In The Sky” mean more to me now than they ever have. The rest of the album is a terrific look at where we were in 1973 and still very relevant to where we are in 2024. And none of these guys had reached their 30th birthday yet by the time this was written and recorded - that may be the most astonishing part of the whole thing. Great job on Wish You Were Here. I continue to be thankful you are here!
@@Laniefj we had an orange GMC van with black lacework painted around all the sides and orange and brown shag carpet with a mattress in the back and some nice speakers with Pink Floyd tapes! We all were in hippy stoned heaven!
I cannot believe this is your introduction song to Pink Floyd. This is the greatest band that ever existed. It's a great song and demonstrates their depth. There is so much out there by them. PF is something you just have to experience. Gilmour's guitar is revered even among the legendary guitarists. If you want to see it for yourself, watch Comfortably Numb live at the Pulse concert. Their album Dark Side of the Moon is a seminal album in the history of rock.
Pink Floyd is my favorite band. I have seen them four times live. I have seen so many concerts in the 62 years I have been alive, but I have never seen anyone perform better than they do. This song always hits me hard. I lost my brother to suicide a few years after we saw Pink Floyd in concert, and this song always brings back good and very bad memories.
The only Pink Floyd video that is an absolute must see is Echoes Live at Pompeii. They play live in an empty ruin of a coliseum in Pompeii Italy. A fantastic live performance.
The video of Comfortably NUMB was from there, a full crowd I think of 3,000...wish I could have been there..this music in an ancient site? What a vibe must have been throughout the whole area that night! I wonder if they had to go thru alot to get permission to do a show there...
Some of the greatest lyrics ever written. "Did you exchange a walk on part in the war, for a lead role in a cage." This line means so much...did you exchange a role where you made a difference, even a small one, to become the star only within your own prison. It really focuses on what is meaningful and what isn't.
“We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl year after year. Running over the same old ground, what have we found, the same old fears, wish you were here” I quoted this portion of the song for several years after my mother died in 1989 and it was just my father and I living on in the same house where my mother once was. This part digs deep, not just deep, but into a whole new level of depth. R.I.P. mom 9-13-1989 You are truly missed my best friend 😞🙏🙏💔
The Pulse Concert is something to see it’s absolutely brilliant and amazing. Listening to Pink Floyd is an experience you will never forget. David Gilmour’s guitar solos will blow you away.
Substance of choice, music of choice. Back in the day this was as close as I could get to heaven. Hands feeling like they are tied to 2 balloons.........those were the days
My favorite line in this song is “did you exchange, A walk on part in the war, For a lead role in a cage” I feel this line when I head into work in the morning sometimes lol
When Pink Floyd hit us all in the early 70s it was mind blowing! One thing you learned early on was to just go with the feeling of the music and not to dissect it too death! After the 100th listen you have an idea of what it all means to you! Pink Floyd, Moody Blue's, Led Zeppelin those of us that were lucky enough to be in the right place and time for all this truly great music and the culture know how to appreciate it all. Or at least most of us do! It's just so great to witness some of it to start over again when people are exposed to it all again! As long as there are new ears to hear and minds and hearts to understand and appreciate it!
One of the greatest songs from one of the greatest bands. The older I get(52), the more this song means to me...too many friends are no longer around to listen to it.
I lost my brother to suicide two years ago. He loved Pink Floyd and this song was played at his funeral. I miss him so much and wish he was still here.
Years ago, my 23-year-old younger brother looked at me, smiled, and took off the top of his head right in front of me with a 357 Mag. He wasn't just my brother; he was my best friend. I have been through many things that hurt, but I wouldn't wish that pain on my worst enemy. I'm so sorry.
This song has all the connotations of loss, grim reminders of friends and loved ones who took the final step to bring about the end. And wondering what their final last thoughts were as they succumbed to darkness.
Pink Floyd is just one of those few bands... The Wall will forever be my favorite album/s from them but they did very good, solid, honest and beautiful work afterwards!... And there's no way anyone can deny it!
You picked the perfect one. There were no videos, no MTV, no RUclips. Just the music, our ears, and our mind. Aaand something else 😉 That's how we enjoyed music in the 70s. Great reaction ❤
I was born in the early 80’s but still remember the calmness of this period of time and our ability to create our own visuals through the instrumentation on records.
Anything from Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You were Here and the Wall is fire. Anything from the Pulse concert and Great Gig in the Sky from the Delicate Sound of Thunder video, with Rachel Fury, Durga McBroom, and Margaret Taylor singing.
Pink Floyd was phenomenal for many reasons, and pretty much any live performance (esp the Pulse tour, esp "Comfortably Numb") is worth watching. As a musician, you'll like that Pink Floyd played the first surround sound concert in May 1967, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. They changed the experience of attending concerts forevermore. 💛
Nothing better than Pink Floyd, they are at the very top of my list Comfortably Numb, Us and Them, High Hopes, anything on Division Bell🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
All through the 60's in my house we mostly listened to Top 40 oriented music. Then in the early 70's my dad upgraded the system and we discovered album oriented FM radio and my life change forever. The golden age of music had arrived and we had so many choices of genres and artists without corporate dictators saying how long a song could be, what subjects were appropriate, which album cuts would be played. Artists like Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, CSN&Y, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and too many to name would have an entire album played on the radio uninterrupted. My most treasured possession when I moved into the dorm in college was my (very cheap) turn table. This was the soundtrack of our lives and we still travel in the sonic time machine back to those days. Welcome to the party.
Sid Barrett who founded Pink Floyd as a psychedelic rock band unfortunately suffered from schizophrenia that was exacerbated by drug use. Not just this song, but the entire “Wish You Were Here” album is dedicated to him after he was unable to continue with the band. You should also check out “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” from the same album.
You are such a lucky Man to get to listen to all of the Magical PF tracks for the first time … and then over and over for the rest of your life ! Congratulations !! 🎉 ⭐️
Music, at it's best, expresses glimpses of truth that language alone can not. A closer look at the bricks that build up the wall and excellence that brings the generations together is why music from this era is my favorite.
I lost my close friend Jimmy “Pink “ Floyd on graduation weekend 1995 . Over the past 29 years whenever I’m going through something , this song comes on . I feel it’s his spirit telling me it’ll all be all right.
I will be 62 next Friday, June 28th, and I LOVE Pink Floyd. I introduced my granddaughter to them in when she was 4. She loved to yell "Vera" to the song. "Vera". It's from the album "the Wall". Here is a little info on that song. "Vera is a beautiful and poignant tribute to Vera Lynn, a British singer whose songs provided comfort and solace during World War II. Listening to “Vera,” one can’t help but feel a deep connection with the past and the struggles faced by those during times of war. The song captures the essence of longing for a brighter future, where loved ones can be reunited once again. (Writer Unknown). If you want a couple more to react to I recommend, "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and Comfortably Numb, they are in my top 10. Thanks! Beth Ann
Peg reacting to Floyd is gold. When someone asks me who I think were the greatest rock bands, I tell them this. Zep, Floyd, Rush, Sabbath, and Purple were all above number one. After those 5, we can discuss who is number one. Maybe Beatles, the Stones, the Who, maybe Metallica?
The Beatles are the greatest band. Greatest Rock band maybe not.... greatest pop band...maybe not...psychedelic band...folk rock band...maybe not...overall though They stand above all those youve mentioned outside of genre
My dad told me when you listen to Pink Floyd, you just lay back, close your eyes and let the music flow through you. It's just a peaceful relaxing mellow time. Please do more of Pink Floyd
Ok, 1st don't be insecure!! Not all of us are aholes... The rest of us will stick up for you. 2nd, one of the stories that came out about this - and many of their songs - is that it's about Syd Barrett who was a founding member. He has a tragic story of mental illness. 3rd, most of us were stoned listening to Pink Floyd. So some of us might regress to saying 'Dude....' the rest of the day. Lol
Growing up in the 70's was slow, you didn't have cable TV you hung out with your friends and listened to albums. Your take about kicking back and just chilling to this song is accurate. Cable TV and the internet ruined everything. These bands like Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, The Beatles, the list was endless and a great song was not enough, the album had to have multiple quality/great songs. Neil Young -Harfest Moon, you could stay in the 70's with endless quality music. Even the 80's started to get commercialized with hair bands. But the 70's had quality lyrics and story tellers of all genres, like Yacht Rock, Hard Rock, Folk, Soul, Country, R&B. I think it's the greatest era for music, it was endless
heres a challenge for you. listen to the entire album start to finish. its dedicated to syd barret - founding member of pink floyd. he was late for rehearsal following the success of dark side of the moon. tragically he was located at the commune were he lived ,had taken a large dose of LSD and was lost in his own head and never fully recovered. the album hits about the presures of the music industry and how it uses up young artists !
I am absolutely surprised at your reaction. You did the right thing closing your eyes. Pink Floyd is a spiritual journey with so much truth that is still happening today. The song and album Brick in the wall as well as videos. are mind melting.
Wish You Were Here was my daughter's favorite song when she was 3 yrs. old back in 1993, and now she'll be 34 yrs.old in 2 days. Thank you for this reaction, if you wanna check out more of them try Mother, you'd really like that song.
You have to do "Shine on You Crazy Diamond". The whole album really. Because when you learn it's about how the music industry affected founding Pink Floyd member and friend Syd Barrett's mental health, it's made all the more heartbreaking and almost makes you angry.
David does exact guitar solo at the Pompeii show...and is more incredible because he's that much older and still killing it. The back up singers ,other musicians the historical site makes for my favorite show of theirs...
This has been my favorite Pink Floyd album ever since it first came out (yeah I'm that old). I've seen Pink Floyd in concert 3 times in Detroit. The 1st time still ranks as the best concert I've ever seen. It, as mention before, is about Syd Barrett.
I get so emotional listening to this song, it's so beautiful and the acoustic guitar is gorgeous. There are so many wonderful Pink Floyd songs, another one which means a lot to me is 'High Hopes', a live version from the Pulse concert is fabulous. The Pulse concert from 1994 must have been fantastic to attend and the song 'Comfortably Numb' from there has got one of the best guitar solos ever from David Gilmour, I think you would love it! Another one is 'Sorrow' from the same concert, the guitar sounds are incredible.
Wish You Were Here and Comfortably Numb are my most favorite songs by Pink Floyd. As teens we synced up The Darkside Of The Moon Album with the Wizard Of Oz (without sound) it was Awesome! My parents listen to Pink Floyd and got stoned with their friends after we went to bed at night. Many nights I fell asleep listening to them.. 😊 Thanks for the reaction.. I knew you would like this. ❤
Don’t listen to what people say. This is your show. Do you bro. It’s the music. Floyd is one of the best bands ever. Dive deep. Listen to time next. You might cry. Lol
The song is beautiful. Waters said this about writing the song; It’s to encourage myself not to accept a lead role in a cage, but to go on demanding of myself that I keep auditioning for the walk-on part in the war, ‘cause that’s where I want to be. I wanna be in the trenches. I don’t want to be at headquarters; I don’t wanna be sitting in a hotel somewhere. I wanna be engaged.”
the definition you found online is ridiculous, probably written by some nobody with lofty ideas ,spewing out nonsense from their own imagination. wish you were here was straight up written by rodger waters for his friend and former bandmate syd barret - period! if you have some free time look up the documentary - the story of wish you were here and hear it from the band members themselves !
i was balling in tears watching this reaction, listening to this song again, taking it in, and seeing someone else being able to experience this profound experience for the first time. As I did through you. thank you for this brother, i needed it
I remember lying on the floor between the speakers...stoned..and vibing.
Me too 😁😂
Me three. 😂
Ha! Me too!
I bought my JBL L-100s with some real power with my USAF re-enlistment bonus when I was stationed in Thailand. It was an out of body experience.
The way music should be listen to!! 🤣🤣
This has always been one of my of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. I just had to light one up and enjoy this reaction. More PF, and thanks for the content
It was written and dedicated to the original singer, Sid Barrett. Sid suffered from schizophrenia, and the band watched as Sid slowly lost his battle of being able to distinguish what was and wasn't reality (this is my understanding from a very in depth documentary of the band). It was a tribute to Sid and their way of expression at the loss of their friend. Wish you were here...
I think sid Barrett wrote most of*The Final Cut* ? Deepest Album I have ever heard.
Sid lost his mind doing acid and became unrecognizable even to his old buddies
@@joehaller5155 yeah, im pretty sure theres a story of him walking into the recording studio when they were working on Animals (ive been informed its WYWH), and he was completely unrecognisable, it took them tens of minutes to work out who it was, then they basically never saw him again
That was “Shine on your crazy Dimond” Sid Barrett
Cheers have a great day
@@P_B_FR ya sad as f**k. Really great guy and a Crazy talent just gone.
Sad news guys Brian Humphries the sound engineer on Wish you were here, sadly passed away on 29th May 2024 !! My neighbour and friend will be sorely missed !😢😞😞
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That’s a real shame. On a positive note if there is one, his work will last forever in this music, something that few people will have after they have passed away. He has left his mark on humanity.
Sorry for your loss.
@@normaedietrich9410 thank you ! May you be forever blessed !
Yay!! Another one I can cross off of my list! This is a good a place as any to start! This is one of my favorites by them, but literally all of their albums are awesome! U can just put them on and listen to them front to back! A few more u should check out are Brain Damage, Money, Time, Have a cigar, Mother, & On the turning away!
Best concert I’ve been to. Mellow, hard and all in between ❤️🔥
First song every guy of my era learned to play on the guitar.
Beautiful song.
"Welcome my son, welcome to the machine....." The deep rabbit hole that is Pink Floyd!
Perfect!
That is my favorite Floyd song.
“If you don’t eat yer meat you can’t have any pudding!”
Definitely
The rabbit hole has been opened. This is the deepest band you will ever listen to.
That's what my momma taught me. She use to say you need to just sit back and relax
My favorite band. Pink Floyd. Also my favorite album.
Definitely
Them and Tool
@@TheDopekitty Tool is in my top 5 as well.
Pink Floyd isn't just music 🎼, it's an experience ✌️
It’s a, RD trip, from, coast, to coast,,of your ,,nanna🍌
My 19 year old son has finally admitted that Pink Floyd is ‘good’ lol. He’s coming around 😄
There's hope for him yet!😂😂👍👍
@@greg2976 Exactly! 😆
BP, to completely appreciate this track you need to read a bit about how Syd Barrett fits into the PF picture. Poor sweet Syd.
Hahahaha they always come around.
I feel sorry for kids today for the crap they have to listen to. This music actually got me to think growing up. Their music has the exact opposite effect.
Keep in mind when you're reacting to songs from the 70's, for the most part, we had no video's then. They were meant to just listen to(usually stoned), but listen to anyway. Most of the video's you see were added later, usually by fans, seldom by the bands themselves. That's why so many (often) are live, as that's the only times they were filmed. There are exceptions of course, like some Bowie or Beatles songs etc.. but they were cutting edge and the beginning of the rock video phenomena, which really didn't start in earnest until MTV in the early 80's. Just keep loving the music and lyrics, that's what it's all about.
I know ,like the video they have out for Sabbaths WAR PIGS...was not around when I had the album...no videos.
He is absolutely correct about the incense and "higher vibration". A very, very high vibration.
The young guys forget that there was life before MTV LOL
Well said! Facts.
Sounds like you lived the 70's like me... Perfectly describes it ... but we had Casey Kasem and Dick Clark.. Then the Midnight Special on TV. And Johnny Carson bringing on a band on occasion or waiting for Rock n Roll New Years Eve on tv... when MTV and cable was not even a thought of yet.
Smoke a bowl and float. That is Floyd
Only people with weak minds need to use drugs to listen to and enjoy music....
You got it!
The pulse concert is unbelievably good.
The version of comfortably numb they do in that concert may be one of the greatest live performances I've ever seen. The guitar solo in that is epic.
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I didn't think I could ever hear a guitar cry, but the amazing David Gilmour proved me wrong. Epic song and solo.
It is fire!!
The big problem for me with that Pulse concert performance is the handling of the Roger Waters vocal parts, where they used multiple vocalists singing harmony, this kind of ruins the whole performance for me, I just can't get past it. I much prefer a later live version of David Gilmour's with Chuck Leavell doing the Roger Water parts, I am definitely in the minority on this though.
It's actually The Division Bell concert and Division Bell tour. Pulse was the name of the live album from the Division Bell tour.
I'm 72 years old and Pink Floyd is still the best band I was lucky enough to see multiple times in concert ever. I was fortunate to see so many icons in concert but no one, imo, will ever surpass them. Full album immersion, again imo, is the best way to experience Pink Floyd. Enjoy your journey..Peace out.
I saw them in Madrid, mid-80s.
I'm so jealous ❤ there is a cover band coming to my region in September and I'm tempted to go check them out
@@jenniferworley7115 We were so fortunate to have so much incredible music as we grew up! What a soundtrack!
I've seen them twice, including the reunion at Glastonbury in 2002. Was Epic.
@@t.lee.p9182 Brit Floyd or Aussie Floyd? They are both fantastic. You are in for a treat.
Better with headphones. One of the best songs ever. Pink Floyd never grows old. I'm so glad that younger generations are discovering their depth and artistry.
Me too, dude. Floyd has helped keep my sanity since the 70s. I'm so glad that the music I grew up with lives on
I believe BP has some good quality studio monitors, so he doesn't use hp
Amen!
We're like 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
I wish you were here
Just how true for so many of us...
Two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl year after year …
It doesn’t have to be huge. It can speak to lost time. Running the same neighborhood, but not running into each other. Not making time to meet up. You can lose years like that. And now you wish they were here. In can speak to a situation where that person is lost, or passed away, or even if that person has changed so much you don’t recognize them …
The poetry allows everyone to find meaning for themselves. That’s what makes it so great.
Can't wait for my dude to dive into the lyrics for time.😊
My very favorite song with my very favorite line “Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?” Too many of us have done exactly that.
Amen. Sad but true
This, exactly
BP, not even for the channel, just for you... you should take some time, and listen to "Dark Side of the Moon" in its entirety. One of the best selling albums of all time, and I think it holds the record for the longest on the charts... right now I think it's at 988 WEEKS. but yeah, man... it's so so good. I think you'll get a lot out of it.
i need to do this
@@BlackPegasusRapsif you do, might as well do it for the channel as many others have. It will leave you a changed person. I have been listening to it since 1973. Approximately every 10 years it means something more to me.
Today is my 6th anniversary of being diagnosed with an incurable (but somewhat controllable) cancer. “Time” and “Great Gig In The Sky” mean more to me now than they ever have. The rest of the album is a terrific look at where we were in 1973 and still very relevant to where we are in 2024. And none of these guys had reached their 30th birthday yet by the time this was written and recorded - that may be the most astonishing part of the whole thing.
Great job on Wish You Were Here. I continue to be thankful you are here!
I highly recommend this
The best video for Pink Floyd songs are the ones in your mind with your eyes closed and headphones on
Truer words have never been said.
I would agree up to The Wall, but then those animations....
Sit in a dark quiet room, preferably wear headphones, listen to the album Dark Side of the Moon from start to finish without pausing. You’ll thank me.
"Comfortably numb" live from the pulse concert will blow you away!
Absolutely!!! Please check this one out , BP, you won’t be disappointed!!!!
I always suggest listening to the album version first.
Riding in a custom van, smoking a little weed and chillin to Pink Floyd. The best of times.
@@Laniefj we had an orange GMC van with black lacework painted around all the sides and orange and brown shag carpet with a mattress in the back and some nice speakers with Pink Floyd tapes! We all were in hippy stoned heaven!
Pink Floyd is for listening from each album start to finish with eyes closed and headphones on! And just hearing the sounds and words!
PINK FLOYD A SET OF HEADPHONES AND A GREAT BUZZ THOSE WERE THE DAYS ❤❤❤❤❤.
I've loved pink floyd for over 20 years. It wasn't until a few years ago that I listened to them on mushrooms. Transcendent experience.
My granddaughter just discovered Pink Floyd. She is in awe. Says it better than anything they have today
The songs all about Syd Barrett, who went crazy after doing too much LSD the rest of the band carried on, and this was a tribute song to him
I cannot believe this is your introduction song to Pink Floyd. This is the greatest band that ever existed. It's a great song and demonstrates their depth. There is so much out there by them. PF is something you just have to experience. Gilmour's guitar is revered even among the legendary guitarists. If you want to see it for yourself, watch Comfortably Numb live at the Pulse concert.
Their album Dark Side of the Moon is a seminal album in the history of rock.
Rock , one of the best but for me Black Sabbath is the greatest band of all times and everyone else is shit in comparison.
Pink Floyd is my favorite band. I have seen them four times live. I have seen so many concerts in the 62 years I have been alive, but I have never seen anyone perform better than they do. This song always hits me hard. I lost my brother to suicide a few years after we saw Pink Floyd in concert, and this song always brings back good and very bad memories.
The only Pink Floyd video that is an absolute must see is Echoes Live at Pompeii. They play live in an empty ruin of a coliseum in Pompeii Italy. A fantastic live performance.
The video of Comfortably NUMB was from there, a full crowd I think of 3,000...wish I could have been there..this music in an ancient site? What a vibe must have been throughout the whole area that night! I wonder if they had to go thru alot to get permission to do a show there...
Some of the greatest lyrics ever written.
"Did you exchange a walk on part in the war, for a lead role in a cage."
This line means so much...did you exchange a role where you made a difference, even a small one, to become the star only within your own prison. It really focuses on what is meaningful and what isn't.
I saw it this way as well.
Pink Floyd is the greatest band to ever play a song.
Another favorite of mine,Pink Floyd!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Pink Floyd is one of the GOAT bands. Brilliant, timeless, one of a kind. Welcome to the World.
"Time" has to be done, the older you get the more it hits home, one of Pink Floyds best songs!
I picked up my first guitar to learn this song. It's been a part of my life for over 40 years.
I'm going to join the thousands of others that will suggest "Comfortably Numb" ( live- Pulse concert)
“We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl year after year. Running over the same old ground, what have we found, the same old fears, wish you were here”
I quoted this portion of the song for several years after my mother died in 1989 and it was just my father and I living on in the same house where my mother once was.
This part digs deep, not just deep, but into a whole new level of depth.
R.I.P. mom 9-13-1989
You are truly missed my best friend 😞🙏🙏💔
The Pulse Concert is something to see it’s absolutely brilliant and amazing. Listening to Pink Floyd is an experience you will never forget. David Gilmour’s guitar solos will blow you away.
Substance of choice, music of choice. Back in the day this was as close as I could get to heaven. Hands feeling like they are tied to 2 balloons.........those were the days
Nothing is better than Floyd when you need to just make it through one more day
My favorite line in this song is
“did you exchange,
A walk on part in the war,
For a lead role in a cage”
I feel this line when I head into work in the morning sometimes lol
When Pink Floyd hit us all in the early 70s it was mind blowing! One thing you learned early on was to just go with the feeling of the music and not to dissect it too death! After the 100th listen you have an idea of what it all means to you! Pink Floyd, Moody Blue's, Led Zeppelin those of us that were lucky enough to be in the right place and time for all this truly great music and the culture know how to appreciate it all. Or at least most of us do! It's just so great to witness some of it to start over again when people are exposed to it all again! As long as there are new ears to hear and minds and hearts to understand and appreciate it!
One of the greatest songs from one of the greatest bands. The older I get(52), the more this song means to me...too many friends are no longer around to listen to it.
Pink Floyd is on a different level, brother! It's relax, chill, close your eyes and let the sounds take you away kinda music.
The best Pink Floyd videos can be found on the back of your eyelids when you just close your eyes and let the music loose on your imagination.
So, so true!
I lost my brother to suicide two years ago. He loved Pink Floyd and this song was played at his funeral. I miss him so much and wish he was still here.
Years ago, my 23-year-old younger brother looked at me, smiled, and took off the top of his head right in front of me with a 357 Mag. He wasn't just my brother; he was my best friend. I have been through many things that hurt, but I wouldn't wish that pain on my worst enemy. I'm so sorry.
R.I.P.
Sorry for your loss 😥
This Is music's power!
I'm Sorry for the Lost of your Brother, i Hope he's in peace now❤
This song has all the connotations of loss, grim reminders of friends and loved ones who took the final step to bring about the end. And wondering what their final last thoughts were as they succumbed to darkness.
Different vibration is a very accurate description for Pink Floyd. You are getting it.
Pink Floyd is just one of those few bands... The Wall will forever be my favorite album/s from them but they did very good, solid, honest and beautiful work afterwards!... And there's no way anyone can deny it!
You picked the perfect one. There were no videos, no MTV, no RUclips. Just the music, our ears, and our mind. Aaand something else 😉 That's how we enjoyed music in the 70s. Great reaction ❤
I was born in the early 80’s but still remember the calmness of this period of time and our ability to create our own visuals through the instrumentation on records.
I discovered Pink Floyd when I was 10, 57 now... still LOVE the music.
Right there with ya, Michelle. I'll be 58 in March
56. Same.
Anything from Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You were Here and the Wall is fire. Anything from the Pulse concert and Great Gig in the Sky from the Delicate Sound of Thunder video, with Rachel Fury, Durga McBroom, and Margaret Taylor singing.
Pink Floyd was phenomenal for many reasons, and pretty much any live performance (esp the Pulse tour, esp "Comfortably Numb") is worth watching. As a musician, you'll like that Pink Floyd played the first surround sound concert in May 1967, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. They changed the experience of attending concerts forevermore. 💛
Nothing better than Pink Floyd, they are at the very top of my list Comfortably Numb, Us and Them, High Hopes, anything on Division Bell🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Every time I hear this song I can't help but think back to special people I've lost. Beautiful song.
Anything from the Pulse concert is FIRE!
All through the 60's in my house we mostly listened to Top 40 oriented music. Then in the early 70's my dad upgraded the system and we discovered album oriented FM radio and my life change forever. The golden age of music had arrived and we had so many choices of genres and artists without corporate dictators saying how long a song could be, what subjects were appropriate, which album cuts would be played. Artists like Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, CSN&Y, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and too many to name would have an entire album played on the radio uninterrupted. My most treasured possession when I moved into the dorm in college was my (very cheap) turn table. This was the soundtrack of our lives and we still travel in the sonic time machine back to those days. Welcome to the party.
I'm so glad that I grew up with this music... best bands and music ever
Pink Floyd was my parents favorite band which I listened to since birth. It’s been my favorite also and now it’s my daughters.
Sid Barrett who founded Pink Floyd as a psychedelic rock band unfortunately suffered from schizophrenia that was exacerbated by drug use. Not just this song, but the entire “Wish You Were Here” album is dedicated to him after he was unable to continue with the band. You should also check out “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” from the same album.
They're not in the same fishbowl. Everyone lives in their own bubble until they remember to be 'here' in the present.
You are such a lucky Man to get to listen to all of the Magical PF tracks for the first time … and then over and over for the rest of your life ! Congratulations !! 🎉 ⭐️
Music, at it's best, expresses glimpses of truth that language alone can not. A closer look at the bricks that build up the wall and excellence that brings the generations together is why music from this era is my favorite.
I lost my close friend Jimmy “Pink “ Floyd on graduation weekend 1995 . Over the past 29 years whenever I’m going through something , this song comes on . I feel it’s his spirit telling me it’ll all be all right.
One of the most beautiful songs ever
I will be 62 next Friday, June 28th, and I LOVE Pink Floyd. I introduced my granddaughter to them in when she was 4. She loved to yell "Vera" to the song. "Vera". It's from the album "the Wall". Here is a little info on that song. "Vera is a beautiful and poignant tribute to Vera Lynn, a British singer whose songs provided comfort and solace during World War II. Listening to “Vera,” one can’t help but feel a deep connection with the past and the struggles faced by those during times of war. The song captures the essence of longing for a brighter future, where loved ones can be reunited once again. (Writer Unknown). If you want a couple more to react to I recommend, "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and Comfortably Numb, they are in my top 10. Thanks! Beth Ann
Goosebumps when the vocals start. After all these years.
Peg reacting to Floyd is gold. When someone asks me who I think were the greatest rock bands, I tell them this. Zep, Floyd, Rush, Sabbath, and Purple were all above number one. After those 5, we can discuss who is number one. Maybe Beatles, the Stones, the Who, maybe Metallica?
Tool belongs in the conversation. Queen gets a mention too
Peg pegging and getting pegged
The Beatles are the greatest band. Greatest Rock band maybe not.... greatest pop band...maybe not...psychedelic band...folk rock band...maybe not...overall though They stand above all those youve mentioned outside of genre
Yes Beatles, then Zep for forever...Bowie I think 3rd
You forgot Black Sabbath. Pink Floyd is still #1
My dad told me when you listen to Pink Floyd, you just lay back, close your eyes and let the music flow through you. It's just a peaceful relaxing mellow time. Please do more of Pink Floyd
Ok, 1st don't be insecure!! Not all of us are aholes... The rest of us will stick up for you.
2nd, one of the stories that came out about this - and many of their songs - is that it's about Syd Barrett who was a founding member. He has a tragic story of mental illness.
3rd, most of us were stoned listening to Pink Floyd. So some of us might regress to saying 'Dude....' the rest of the day. Lol
Funny
Stoned or vibing on something stronger. You should watch The Wall.
* he should. Sorry
Pink Floyd is a one of a kind music mood! When I’m in that zone nothing can replace their music. Comfortably Numb is a must listen!
Pink Floyd are the gangsters of music. Fact 💯
Growing up in the 70's was slow, you didn't have cable TV you hung out with your friends and listened to albums. Your take about kicking back and just chilling to this song is accurate. Cable TV and the internet ruined everything. These bands like Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, The Beatles, the list was endless and a great song was not enough, the album had to have multiple quality/great songs. Neil Young -Harfest Moon, you could stay in the 70's with endless quality music. Even the 80's started to get commercialized with hair bands. But the 70's had quality lyrics and story tellers of all genres, like Yacht Rock, Hard Rock, Folk, Soul, Country, R&B. I think it's the greatest era for music, it was endless
PINK FLOYD ....THIS IS A VERY DEEEEEP HOLE TO DIVE INTO BRO....KEEP GOING....SO SIMPLE BUT SO MEANINGFUL...
My favorite work from Pink Floyd! Classic!
heres a challenge for you. listen to the entire album start to finish. its dedicated to syd barret - founding member of pink floyd. he was late for rehearsal following the success of dark side of the moon. tragically he was located at the commune were he lived ,had taken a large dose of LSD and was lost in his own head and never fully recovered. the album hits about the presures of the music industry and how it uses up young artists !
Sid was out of his head and out of the band in 1968 way before Dark Side of the Moon, 5 years before.
But you can never say it was David's band cause everyone knows it was Syd's 💯
I am absolutely surprised at your reaction. You did the right thing closing your eyes. Pink Floyd is a spiritual journey with so much truth that is still happening today. The song and album Brick in the wall as well as videos. are mind melting.
Ahhh Floyd, music for the soul. Im loving your journey into some of the greatest music created
Wish You Were Here was my daughter's favorite song when she was 3 yrs. old back in 1993, and now she'll be 34 yrs.old in 2 days. Thank you for this reaction, if you wanna check out more of them try Mother, you'd really like that song.
Anyone who loves music loves pink floyd. Saw them at joe robbie stadium 20 yrs ago. It's an experience
The ultimate vibe, vibing, vibration band
Fact😊
You have to do "Shine on You Crazy Diamond". The whole album really. Because when you learn it's about how the music industry affected founding Pink Floyd member and friend Syd Barrett's mental health, it's made all the more heartbreaking and almost makes you angry.
This is and has always been my fav pink floyd song
next one from Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb ( live to Pulse concert 1994 ) = best live guitar solo .🎸🎶🎶
David does exact guitar solo at the Pompeii show...and is more incredible because he's that much older and still killing it. The back up singers ,other musicians the historical site makes for my favorite show of theirs...
This has been my favorite Pink Floyd album ever since it first came out (yeah I'm that old). I've seen Pink Floyd in concert 3 times in Detroit. The 1st time still ranks as the best concert I've ever seen. It, as mention before, is about Syd Barrett.
One of my fave Pink Floyd songs.
Definitely one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. My main favorites you should check out are Comfortably Numb and Time.
I get so emotional listening to this song, it's so beautiful and the acoustic guitar is gorgeous. There are so many wonderful Pink Floyd songs, another one which means a lot to me is 'High Hopes', a live version from the Pulse concert is fabulous. The Pulse concert from 1994 must have been fantastic to attend and the song 'Comfortably Numb' from there has got one of the best guitar solos ever from David Gilmour, I think you would love it! Another one is 'Sorrow' from the same concert, the guitar sounds are incredible.
Wish You Were Here and Comfortably Numb are my most favorite songs by Pink Floyd. As teens we synced up The Darkside Of The Moon Album with the Wizard Of Oz (without sound) it was Awesome! My parents listen to Pink Floyd and got stoned with their friends after we went to bed at night. Many nights I fell asleep listening to them.. 😊 Thanks for the reaction.. I knew you would like this. ❤
Don’t listen to what people say. This is your show. Do you bro. It’s the music. Floyd is one of the best bands ever. Dive deep. Listen to time next. You might cry. Lol
Love it when you watch the lyrics....makes me feel you understand, truly, the meaning of the songs. You did very well on this one.
The song is beautiful.
Waters said this about writing the song;
It’s to encourage myself not to accept a lead role in a cage, but to go on demanding of myself that I keep auditioning for the walk-on part in the war, ‘cause that’s where I want to be. I wanna be in the trenches. I don’t want to be at headquarters; I don’t wanna be sitting in a hotel somewhere. I wanna be engaged.”
To me listening to Pink Floyd is a very relaxing to listen to, I find that when I listen to them I close my eyes and just listen.
the definition you found online is ridiculous, probably written by some nobody with lofty ideas ,spewing out nonsense from their own imagination. wish you were here was straight up written by rodger waters for his friend and former bandmate syd barret - period! if you have some free time look up the documentary - the story of wish you were here and hear it from the band members themselves !
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE PINK FLOYD
The kid in the video for Another brick in the wall was doing the lyrics from their song Money off Dark side of the moon album.
I saw them live in the 80s, to this day, best i ever saw. Keep going with Pink Floyd, there are head and shoulders above most
i was balling in tears watching this reaction, listening to this song again, taking it in, and seeing someone else being able to experience this profound experience for the first time. As I did through you. thank you for this brother, i needed it
Beautiful, love this song
Best with Headphones on, lying on the sofa with a doobrie on the go
Listen to dark side of the moon, my favourite album ❤